jpdb beta

mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation

2

assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)

5

explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling

2

doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious

1

one second

3

calculation; reckoning; count; forecast

1

fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet

3

end; break

1

inside; within

2

feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear

2

atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere

3

to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate

2

whispered conversation; whispering

1

off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant

3

quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to

1

reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn

1

sounds

1

silence; stillness; quietness

2

to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still

1

to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things

1

mistake; error; blunder

2

noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills

2

opposite; reverse; contrary

1

in terms of; from the point of view of

1

to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off

3

without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...

1

seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading

4

before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to

1

under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown

1

to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down

1

to add (e.g. a postscript)

1

continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring

1

striking; remarkable; considerable

1

advanced level; high grade; senior

1

to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in

1

superiority; predominance

1

substitution

1

had better ...; had better not ...

1

to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)

1

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)

2

complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment

9

reaching; attaining; arrival

1

same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence

1

flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession

1

pen

1

ah; oh; hey!

1

to prepare for death; to get ready to die

1

rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling

1

improvement; reform

2

to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote

1