jpdb beta

to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk

4

powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent

1

to undertake; to take on (task); to assure; to guarantee; to vouch (for)

1

easy; simple; light

1

comfort; consolation; diversion

2

to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)

2

true; real; genuine; proper; utter

1

meaning; significance; sense

4

himself; he himself

2

pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character

1

door; gate; opening; title page

12

to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound

1

to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner

3

to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps

7

to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)

1

to breathe heavily

2

lost article; something forgotten

2

(stand to) attention!; standing at attention

1

handle; grip; knob

1

abrupt; sudden

6

to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)

1

promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate

2

studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)

2

oath; vow

7

herself; she herself

1

as (somebody) says

1

erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary

1

spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention

11

to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen

1

(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down

3

to be impatient for; to wait (anxiously) for; to eagerly look forward to; to long for

1

strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious

1

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood

6

intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy

1

to tie; to link; to connect; to correlate

1

store; shop; restaurant

3

to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember

2

to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return

3

to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)

5

to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)

4

to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken

1

to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)

1

cold; frigid; bracing; dignified

3

lunch; midday meal

1

three meals (a day)

2

embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful

7

to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully

3

so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore

4

everything; all

2

superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)

2