jpdb beta

silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction

15

to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life

4

to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up

1

as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively

1

another (person); the other person; one more (person)

3

to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver

1

apathetic; indifferent

3

black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty

14

pricking up one's ears and listening; listening attentively

1

to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with

2

to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away

4

(telephone) receiver

1

worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom

1

to thank

2

a word or two

1

to hang up; to end a telephone conversation

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

before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares

5

to sit (down)

3

nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich

2

younger sister

4

third-year student

1

primary school; elementary school; grade school

1

to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)

6

outward appearance

2

body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)

5

inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)

3

rather; better; instead; if anything

4

elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself

1

even; but; however

2

taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative

3

iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast

1

mask; disguise; guise; mask

1

meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up

2

skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper

3

gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail

2

feathers; plumage; down

1

occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom

1

sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching

2

once more; again

3

flopping (e.g. on a bed); scattering (e.g. limbs horizontally)

1

to lie down (and rest)

1

refreshing; clear

3

clear autumnal weather

2

meeting up; gathering; assembly; set

1

body; body blow (in boxing)

1

surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality

2

fascinating; alluring

1

brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter

5

pitch black

2