jpdb beta

body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander

3

operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing

3

stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing

5

for work; for manufacturing

4

slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness

1

under one's arm; (in) the armpit

1

milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter

7

engine; agency; organisation; system; facility

6

pistol; handgun; revolver

7

suitcase

2

alarm; warning

1

smartphone; smart phone

6

call; visit

1

moreover; in addition

1

fully armed; armed to the teeth

1

accompanying; being accompanied by; going with

1

attendance; accompanying; following; adjoint

1

strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing

1

sense; infer

2

what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?

2

to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home

1

end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all

1

to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself

1

to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight

2

to complain; to make a complaint

2

to apologize; to apologise

1

folding one's arms

3

to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)

1

freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration

2

to push aside; to brush aside

3

puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex

2

eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam

1

to pray; to wish

1

delight; great joy

1

struggle (for); scramble; contest

1

extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more

3

sharp-eared; have sharp ears; picks things up fast

1

fit; spasm; attack; seizure

1

thoroughly; through and through

1

reckless remark; rash remark; thoughtless words; falsehood

1

so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why

2

don't worry about it; forget about it

1

exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover

2

depending on; dependent on

2

to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl

3

to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb

1

echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound

3

speaking of; (I told you) already; come on

1

mighty; powerful

1

force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort

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