jpdb beta

as a matter of fact; to tell the truth

3

awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing

4

business; errand; nature of one's business

3

SM; S&M; sado-masochism; shopping mall

40

another time; some other time

1

fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift

3

retreating figure; appearance from behind

8

ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)

9

to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink

4

to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver

23

worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom

2

sounds

5

thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete

1

field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons

6

body; frame

2

natural enemy

2

two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth

2

hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy

1

unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky

5

chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air

4

to burn into one's memory; to sear an image

1

dumbfounded; in mute amazement

1

pen case

2

clattering; rattling

1

to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)

6

to push away; to push aside; to shove

6

looking directly at; looking straight at; looking squarely at (e.g. a problem); facing (e.g. the truth); normal vision; emmetropia

1

to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale

5

moving about; stirring about

9

unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy

3

to spy out; to smell out

2

to cover up; to conceal

3

writing implement; writing tool

2

unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to

1

to stick into; to pierce; to run into

4

to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)

1

all; as much as possible

1

uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)

2

to assert; to declare; to list (one by one); to enumerate; to spread rumours (rumors); to go on and on (about)

2

chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)

5

to give a reason

1

nimble; agile; quick; quick (thinking); smart; alert

1

to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)

7

to be slow; to not make progress; to be inefficient

2

fatal; deadly; mortal

1

to hold one's breath

3

to mumble; to mutter

1

next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)

4

prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering

1

clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate

6