jpdb beta

balcony; veranda; verandah; porch

17

mixture; impurities

2

frosted (glass); matted; disillusionment; letdown

2

paint; coating; varnish

1

roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity

3

contrast

4

optic nerve

1

dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined

1

office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman

1

to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs

3

wooden; made of wood

3

steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking

1

sudden; unexpected; unannounced; abrupt

2

time; hour; moment

1

near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person

1

here and there; in places

1

accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)

1

to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)

3

entrance; front door

1

darkness

8

complete darkness; total darkness; pitch darkness

3

will-o'-the-wisp; ignis fatuus

1

primitive; crude; archaic

1

beauty of form (oft. used of nature); beauty of a sculpted shape

1

unheard-of; unprecedented; daring; wild; uninhibited

1

unreality; becoming disconnected from reality

3

pale; pallid; inexperienced; immature; face without makeup

1

unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette

2

bow; bowing (and greeting); declining; refusing

1

ignorance; innocence; stupidity

1

formal (way); orthodox; regular; in earnest; serious; proper

2

manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making

1

to say; to be called; to do

11

malice; ill will; bad air; noxious vapour; miasma

1

spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating

2

sanity; consciousness; soberness

2

to stammer; to stutter

1

one's whole body

4

self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health

3

to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain

5

slacks

1

casual; informal

1

smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick

2

white (complexion); fair-skinned

1

beautiful face; good looks; beauty

2

light gray; light grey

2

three; 3

105

to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)

3

river; stream; River; the ... river

14

small stream; brooklet; murmuring (as of a stream)

2