jpdb beta

to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)

1

personnel change; personnel shift; reshuffle; (annual) staff reassignment

3

time; season; period; phase; stage

3

one way or another; in many ways; in various ways

1

courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds

1

laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)

2

this year

2

suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy

1

humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits

2

babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper

22

whoosh (of water); hiss (of a cat, snake, etc.); sizzle

7

Redman

5

calling on; visiting

2

grandpa; granddad

10

grandfather; male senior-citizen

1

to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)

1

picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage

1

skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery

1

painter; artist

2

discipline; training; teaching manners

2

to pamper; to spoil

1

brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost

2

to grow up; to become an adult

1

old man; old geezer

1

alcohol; sake

5

cirrhosis (of the liver)

9

torture

1

thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love

2

easy; simple; there's no way that ...

6

large-size refuse (e.g. furniture, electrical goods); oversized garbage; bulky rubbish; useless man about the house; husband who is retired and considered a nuisance

2

tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing

1

rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter

1

(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture

1

if it's the case

2

plenary session; general meeting; plenum

4

schedule; program; programme; agenda

1

nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents

3

to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect

1

to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of

1

grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man

1

Tohto University

1

professor emeritus; emeritus professor

1

seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be

1

brain surgery

1

authority; power; influence; (an) authority (on); expert

2

elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients

1

(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas

1

transplanting (a plant); transplant; transplantation (of an organ, tissue, etc.); transplant; embryo transfer; embryo transplant

1

comparison

1

self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)

3