jpdb beta

quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument

2

plural; multiple; several

1

-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person

1

to gather together

1

feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness

2

to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly

3

unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away

3

sincere; earnest; serious

1

desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application

1

to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)

4

merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling

1

both arms

1

gesture; charades (game)

4

to repeat; to do something over again

1

(sound effect for) collapsing; losing strength; slumping; losing balance

1

to drop one's shoulders

3

filing (documents, etc.)

3

simple work; repetitive job; unskilled work; menial work

2

given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...

2

dry and rough; desiccated; rustling

1

paper

2

to rub; to scrub; to scrape

1

reading (books)

2

hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky

1

painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh

4

diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away

1

aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell

1

to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on

4

to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to

6

repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring

3

at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money

2

to point at

7

unfortunately; sorry, but ...

1

technical skill; ability; capacity

1

slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably

8

confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)

5

to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by

1

bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit

1

just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of

1

life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation

4

danger; peril; hazard; risk

1

one more time; once more; once again

1

seven

2

letter (of alphabet); character; writing

2

to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)

1

three; 3

3

suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange

1

action; behavior; behaviour; (arch.) recommendation (of a person for a position)

1

one (written) character; (arch.) Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum)

1

vowel

4