jpdb beta

choice; selection; option

2

space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin

1

putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage

1

heartening; reassuring

1

nine o'clock

1

even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is

1

pedestrian traffic

1

to exceed; to be even more (so); to exaggerate

1

lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking

1

center; centre; metropolis

1

to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in

1

to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of

2

to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity

1

trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon

3

to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go

2

honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest

1

to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away

2

anxiety; concern; fear

1

to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind

1

gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness

3

any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away

1

grief; lamentation

1

to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for

3

large-pupilled; dark-eyed; having large irises

1

downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently

1

to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind

1

to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)

1

(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger

1

to come to realize; to become aware (of)

1

nothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than

1

courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts

1

darkness; the dark

3

brightly lit; brightly lighted; lit up; lighted up

1

vending machine

3

cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree

5

plastic bottle (made of polyethylene terephthalate); PET bottle

4

inside pocket

1

to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits

1

walking sound; footsteps

1

dusk; twilight

1

faraway; far-off

1

airplane; aeroplane; plane; aircraft

1

luminous point

1

win; victory

1

to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset

1

180 degrees; complete (about-face; in policy, opinion, etc.); radical (change); hundred-and-eighty degree (turn)

1

in a terrible mess; in complete disorder; chaotic

1

acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning

4

saving (e.g. energy); cutting down on (e.g. alcohol); save; save

1

to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb

2