jpdb beta

in the background; not standing out

1

presence (impressive quality)

3

missing; lacking

13

uncertain; vague; ambiguous

4

to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)

4

is it?; isn't it?; be; is

2

natural span of life; 250 years old

2

greeting; a fine thing to say

2

to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)

2

inexperienced; incompetent; inept; incapable; careless

2

engagement; betrothal

1

to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct

3

indescribable; having no way to express

1

to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent

7

limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically

7

reset; fresh start; new beginning

3

without rest; tirelessly; incessantly

1

to become thin; to fade; to grow pale

1

to fight; to exchange blows

1

obstinate; stubborn; headstrong

2

origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry

6

to solve a mystery

3

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

1

astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful

1

to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate

4

prison

1

punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding

2

weird; odd

1

to talk on and on; to talk one's head off

1

chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox

7

to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with somebody's suggestion; to be talked into doing

2

harmonious; intimate

3

sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance

4

guess; conjecture

8

to be careless; to be inattentive; long and disheveled (e.g. hair) (dishevelled); (arch.) flaring up (fire); (arch.) rising (e.g. steam)

2

indicates emphasis

2

all but dead; half killed

1

round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw

2

agreement; rules; code; protocol; convention; bylaw

1

violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement

1

look!; there!; here!; that is

1

going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another

2

genuine; authentic; true; real

3

soon; shortly; before long; having no time to ...; with no time to ...

5

to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing

1

way (of doing); method

3

antipathy; prejudice

2

elite; best; pick; cream of the crop

7

set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one

1

elite

2