jpdb beta

shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes

1

confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging

1

she; her; girlfriend

3

falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses

3

government official

3

manservant

2

maidservant

1

(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much

1

magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly

3

causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart

1

thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound

1

to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew

1

wall; fence

6

to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy

1

to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance

1

admiration; appreciation; enjoyment; viewing (for pleasure)

1

windbreak

1

harmless but pointless; neither bad nor good

1

(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees

4

ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)

1

to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious

1

glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view

1

to be found; to be discovered

13

mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet

1

key; lock; key (to a problem); clue

2

to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included

3

irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going

1

manner of using one's hands

2

to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out

6

to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear

6

long and narrow

2

both sides

2

to get between; to be caught in

1

bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood

6

dubious; puzzled; suspicious

2

to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)

4

to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up

2

endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint

9

sooner or later

1

dying from blood loss; bleeding to death; hemorrhaging to death

1

to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert

1

false impression; deceptive appearance; mere show

1

to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse

1

otherwise; or else; if not

1

salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation

2

muzzling (a person); preventing (a person) from revealing something; silencing (a person); murdering (a person) to prevent them from revealing something

2

to cut at; to slash at

1

hostage

4

ruffian; villain; scoundrel

4

to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about

1