jpdb beta

factory worker

2

soldier

2

adhesion; conglutination; accretion; collusion; collusive relationship; cozy relationship

4

to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete

4

self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)

2

to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in

1

death in battle

1

spontaneous discharge; sudden outburst; accidental gun discharge

3

slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)

1

if one is unlucky; if one is careless

2

I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...

5

bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh

2

criticism; critique; review; commentary

1

to be at a loss for words

1

whole surface; entire

1

court service

1

fellow; mutual; companion; comrade

2

cooperation; coordination; collaboration; integration; linking

1

class; short course

1

(preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction; costarring; appearing together; match-up; pairing

1

implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation

2

measure taken too late; measure taken in haste

1

to be peevish; to sulk; to pout

2

please

3

once more; again

1

second floor; upstairs

3

conference room; council room

9

two o'clock

2

lunch; midday meal

4

to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)

3

to be inclined to do; to be willing to do

1

poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

2

in addition

2

to gather; to collect; to assemble

8

awareness that one is not good at something; feelings of inferiority

1

person who is socially ostracized (e.g. an ex-convict, mistress, illegitimate child); social outcast; person with a shady past; obscure person; person who lives in obscurity; person who has been forgotten by the world

1

sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly

1

with all due respect ...; I venture to say ...; Excuse me, but ...

1

picking up trash; litter picking; litter cleanup

1

odd job

1

dirty work; unpleasant task

1

special case; exception

1

to follow (a rule, precedent, etc.); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be proportionate to; to correspond to; to be equivalent to

1

cohabitation (esp. of an unmarried couple); living together

2

etc.; et cetera; and so on

1

main cause; primary factor

1

to be entwined; to be involved

1

expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation

3

to spread; to be propagated

4

trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)

1