jpdb beta

to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known

1

exaggerated; overblown; pretentious

1

gesture; gesticulation; motion

1

somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

1

precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred

2

to talk; to chat; to chatter

5

tiredness; fatigue

3

to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes

10

sound of wind rustling through a crack; wheezing

1

breathing of a sleeping person

2

mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)

9

cooling; refrigeration

1

to mark the end; to spell the end

1

to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on

4

to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)

1

coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment

5

with hushed footsteps

1

door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch

2

to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal

5

being startled; getting a shock

1

to be relieved; to feel relieved

1

sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish

4

to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience

1

lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate

1

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)

2

downcast look

1

apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize

3

with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly

2

to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in

1

easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going

2

knapsack; rucksack; backpack

1

to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)

6

to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in

2

rucksack; sack

7

to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset

3

contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade

3

to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye

1

packing; wrapping

1

to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder

2

clay

1

plastic explosive

1

long ago; previous; of a former age

1

nitroglycerin

1

development; exploitation

1

beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially

2

instability; insecurity; crankiness

1

at that time; in those days

1

scientist

1

to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled

1

present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times

2