jpdb beta

to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject

1

small talk; chat; gossip

1

noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism

1

to blow through; to blow across

1

tone (of voice); tone (e.g. in Chinese)

1

overhead; above one's head; high in the sky

1

electric line; electric cable; power cable; telephone line; telegraph wire

1

visual hallucination; vision

1

act; deed; conduct

4

to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack

2

to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour

3

to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)

1

climax; uprush; bulge

1

far away; far off; far; long ago; long before

2

to look upward

1

to incline one's head

2

brilliant; bright; dazzling

1

white clouds

1

to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver

1

beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)

1

mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends

1

to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat

1

to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable

1

desire; request; wish

2

to produce (e.g. movie, play, show, event, musical recording, etc.); to design (e.g. new commercial product, restaurant concept, etc.); to create; production; creation; design

1

regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to

1

reply; answer

2

interrogative sentence

1

zero (points, marks); no marks; zero (of a function); root; zero degrees (Celsius); freezing point

1

romanticist; romantic; dreamer

1

compared to our company's products (a phrase often used in advertising when comparing old and new products); in this company's comparison; as I see it; by my estimate

1

desperate

1

countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick

1

pre-established harmony (Leibniz theory); harmonie préétablie; (events) proceeding in a predictable fashion; turning out the way everyone expected; convention

1

achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service

1

to show off; to make a display (e.g. of wealth)

1

new moon; crescent moon

2

ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious

1

upper body

1

manners; behavior; behaviour

1

eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality

1

to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished

2

reality; consciousness

1

to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak

1

I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...

1

spineless; backboneless; timid; cowardly; weak-kneed

1

tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain

1

starry sky

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to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath

1

to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify

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