jpdb beta

pupil (of eye); eye

2

to look into; to peer in

2

charming; fascinating; enchanting; bewitching; beguiling; captivating

1

brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter

1

to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up

2

several times; once or twice

1

talking in delirium; incoherent muttering

1

voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)

3

to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants

1

to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

2

consenting to; being convinced of; being satisfied; understanding

1

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

12

to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

3

to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree

1

thank you; thanks

1

to be of use as a reference; to be helpful

1

until now; so far; up to the present

4

to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend

1

to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than

1

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

2

curtain; bunting; act (in play)

1

to tuck (e.g. sleeves); to roll up

1

alone; by oneself; on one's own

2

to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach

9

smile

2

to answer; to reply

3

where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually

3

um; er; nuh-uh; no; oof

7

be; is

2

to stare at each other; to lock eyes with

1

loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal

1

silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction

1

to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)

1

come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see

2

slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long

1

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

2

to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention

1

reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)

2

together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

2

indoor; inside the room

1

comfort

1

bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly

2

silence; stillness; quietness

2

isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words

2

all on one's own

2

to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop

2

shelf; ledge; rack; trellis

1

alarm clock

7

ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound

1

to mark the passage of time; to let (feel) time pass

2