jpdb beta

history of; experience of

2

historic; historical; traditional

1

use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation

1

to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

2

the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life

5

prima donna

1

to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on

4

to dance (orig. a hopping dance)

16

having an ancient and honorable origin

1

you (plural)

1

both; (not) either

2

reason; cause; history; origin

1

collector's item

1

to steal

1

mystery case

1

to crack; to develop a crack

1

fair-skinned; light-complexioned

1

to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)

1

tone

4

originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful

2

last year

2

sudden death

1

to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)

1

to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue

1

condolence; condolences

2

formal; courteous; ritual; ritualistic

1

exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste

1

strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger

1

to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt

2

frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

2

please

2

suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy

2

to become brilliant; to become cheerful

1

not bad; not half bad; pretty good

1

to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up

3

glove; mitten; mitt

1

nimble; quick; agile

1

to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)

2

series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza

1

gesture; movement; action; acting; performance

1

in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh

2

as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

2

manifestation

1

difficulty

1

cheerful (look); healthy (complexion)

1

to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate

2

observation; survey; watching

4

choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy

1

to exchange words

1

center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused

1