jpdb beta

this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that

3

uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan

4

big welcome; welcoming greatly; being very welcome

1

we

3

as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly

1

shortest distance (to)

1

abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning

4

black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator

7

hmm; I see; hrm

2

natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder

1

this morning

1

though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless

3

to approach; to draw near

1

very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...

2

deep emotion; impression; inspiration

1

to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard

1

handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation

1

(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase

2

to frolic about; to mess around

1

close; intimate; on good terms

1

on bad terms; at loggerheads

1

purplish

1

to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes

1

arrow; wedge; chock

1

to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)

2

to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate

1

largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger

1

tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation

4

natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary

1

to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)

1

brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows

2

pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest

2

remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers

1

trend; tendency; movement; attitude

2

to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer

2

darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy

3

to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)

1

pitch-black; jet-black

1

rope; cord; policeman's rope

4

to make an appearance; to show up

2

to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds

1

aria; singing; chanting; reciting (e.g. a spell)

2

appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence

1

point in time; occasion

2

to give directions; to issue instructions

1

standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against

1

to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)

3

dark; blackish

2

up and down; lightly; nimbly; casually; (strolling about) without a care

1

(one's) gaze; line of sight; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (to obscure their identity); eye censor bar

1