jpdb beta

acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand

1

tone (of speech, writing, etc.); style

1

smoothly; easily; readily

1

wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason

4

it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...

6

success; hit

2

to possess; to haunt

2

to continue writing

1

to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself

1

inside; interior; inner part

1

story; tale; talk; discussion

1

sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course

8

to be absorbed in reading

1

to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart

4

chatting; idle talk

1

to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over

3

seeing one off; farewell; escort

3

the way back; the way home; return trip

1

now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again

7

irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial

1

to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back

1

back seat (of a car); rear seat

4

over one's shoulder

12

space (room, area, outer space)

1

inevitable; necessary

1

turning sideways; landscape orientation

1

danger; peril; hazard; risk

3

back; behind; rear

21

operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)

6

not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...

1

night before last

1

to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot

1

ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only

3

shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early

1

cut; gash; incision

1

edge of the eaves; house frontage

1

distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness

2

to explain the situation

1

terminus; last stop (e.g. train)

1

to reduce (one's) speed; to slow down (driving, cycling, etc.)

1

attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning

4

Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!

1

to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination

5

to put on the brakes; to put a stop to

1

creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep

2

to rub; to scrub; to scrape

2

stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition

5

suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)

1

to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered

4

being startled; getting a shock

1