jpdb beta

acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent

1

interpretation; explanation; reading; construction

5

official post; regular post; principal post (as opposed to secondary post); I (of someone in government or the civil service)

1

you

3

unnecessary; unneeded

2

by all means; at all costs; absolutely

2

accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank

4

huh?; what's up?

10

to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered; to roll one's eyes up and down

1

standing at attention; standing stiffly upright

1

let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...

7

(a) few; some; several

1

to ask; to enquire; to query

12

front; frontage; facade; main

1

and then; after that

2

to talk; to chat; to chatter

1

ceremonious; unduly distant (e.g. towards a friend); overly formal; reserved

1

to accept; to receive; to agree

3

long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged

12

association; socializing; socialising; fellowship

7

to (go into a) sulk; to get cranky; to get cross; to become perverse

1

to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment

3

to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute

1

any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

4

to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible

1

secrecy; highly classified information

2

to leak; to run out

1

absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate

1

feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment

11

to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down

1

to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)

10

myself

2

fundamental; basic

1

to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)

2

simple and clear

1

crime syndicate; criminal syndicate

1

engine; agency; organisation; system; facility

2

to provide (a person) with a bodyguard

2

someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour

1

to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

3

four years

1

large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)

1

(student) exchange; study abroad

1

to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)

1

few decades; many decades; several decades

1

muffled voice

1

mm; hm; ngh; hm?; huh?

5

unclear; indistinct; obscure; opaque; inarticulate; dim

1

to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire

1

to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation

2