jpdb beta

dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing

1

to shed blood

1

side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time

2

to keep standing; to stand motionless

2

censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming

1

to use up all one's strength; to die

1

to die; to lay down life's burden

2

to come to one's senses; to calm down

1

empty; vacant; hollow

1

curb (stone); kerb

3

heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)

1

right foot; right leg

1

thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances

1

bungalow; one-story house

2

circuitous; roundabout; indirect

1

glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble

1

half the body; half length

1

to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn

1

to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge

1

rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)

1

potted plant; potting

4

even

1

steam; vapour; vapor

1

low table

4

desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech

4

(my) wife; inside the home; one's family

1

tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony

1

prison; jail; gaol; penitentiary

2

chance encounter (worth treasuring); a connection made with another person by chance

1

to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste

2

training; drill; practice; discipline

2

after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward

2

close; intimate; on good terms

1

turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling

3

to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos

1

to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter

2

to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)

2

to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to

1

surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement

4

indescribable

2

right now; just now

1

to bury in the ground

1

to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)

2

insufficient; inadequate; imperfect

1

to have a chill run down one's spine

1

on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead

2

to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain (in a place)

1

sympathy; compassion; pity

4

experience

1

home; household; family; hearth

1