jpdb beta

drunken driving; driving while intoxicated; drinking and driving

1

newspaper story (article, account)

1

human relations; personal relationships

4

curious onlookers; rubbernecks

1

to check through; to thoroughly investigate

1

towards; against; regarding; in contrast with

4

wariness

1

doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples

1

tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground

2

to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)

7

to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw

2

ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right

1

lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision

4

hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious

1

policewoman

1

ticket (e.g. for a traffic violation)

1

to tear; to rip

1

to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign

1

destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force

1

way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!

2

these

1

mainly; primarily

1

rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations

2

a certain somebody; you-know-who

1

founder (of a company)

1

hateful; detestable; loathsome

3

be inextricably involved; be in a sticky situation

1

via; through; by doing; by means of; using

4

profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing

2

to bring; to take; to bring about

1

rent; rental

2

pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe

1

convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency

1

to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for

1

to suit the convenience of; to accommodate

1

to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize

1

not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means

1

to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair

2

common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide

1

indicates means of action; cause of effect; by

1

conglomerate

1

not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless

1

every kind; all sorts

1

body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field

1

in addition

1

government office; public office

7

to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent

1

period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness

4

to inherit; to succeed; to take over

6

himself; he himself

1