jpdb beta

tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable

9

courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness

1

evidence; proof

1

to steel oneself to; to brace oneself

1

sense of purpose

1

effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)

2

school (building)

1

to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)

1

by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance

1

adoptive parents

1

one year; some time ago

2

reasonable; natural

1

no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be

1

to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention

1

stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison

1

vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump

2

impatience

3

to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble

2

difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn

1

trivial; not amounting to much

1

half step; half a step

1

to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away

1

lip; lips

3

index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe

1

secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)

1

several days later

1

solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive

2

auditorium; lecture hall

3

three times

1

hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

2

new student; freshman; first-year student

5

average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually

1

last year

1

well; in good health; safe; free from accident

2

moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)

1

to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces

1

to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful

2

painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing

2

role; part; job; assignment

1

year before last

1

to couch (a sword); to look at cynically or ironically; (arch.) to stand ready (to do); (arch.) to adopt a formal attitude

1

dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic

1

demon; daemon (in Unix, etc.)

2

contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import

4

to begin to speak

2

everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

3

each; respectively

4

joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)

1

together; jointly; at the same time; with; both

5

progress; pace; carriage; step; stage

1