jpdb beta

upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above

1

office (e.g. the Oval Office)

5

to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide

1

thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor

3

to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off

2

wood chip; splinter; worthless thing; worthless person

1

sudden change; complete change

1

hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation

2

request

1

manners; courtesy; etiquette

2

deviation; departure; (accidental) omission

1

hello; good day; good afternoon

1

invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass

1

to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for

5

perfect circle; cute

2

a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment

1

astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock

1

head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest

1

aide

1

private secretary

1

men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders

2

young (usu. of a woman); blooming; in the prime of youth; with a charm appropriate to one's age

1

to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw

1

entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher

2

Adele

1

to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue

1

to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently

1

weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend

1

I; me

19

to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)

1

both persons

1

to have the nerve to

2

seeming to want to say something; looking like one wants to give one's opinion

1

passing each other (without meeting); entering somewhere just after someone had left; coming in just as someone had gone out; inserting in the wrong order

1

drink; beverage

3

many; much; plenty; hardly

1

bell (often globular)

1

to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist

1

feeling; sensation; mood

2

one's self-possession; one's presence of mind

1

older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl

2

to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded

2

to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb

1

hegemony; leadership; initiative

1

to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)

2

smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful

2

bell; bel (unit); B

1

to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble

3

formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious

2

yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?

2