jpdb beta

expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately

10

to answer the phone

2

indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution

1

to be imaginable; to be conceivable

2

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

2

work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty

3

telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration

1

hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)

2

(taking) notes; copying

1

as expected; predictably; not surprisingly

1

pressing; urging; demanding; demand

2

illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure

2

the end

2

several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number

4

aptitude; aptness; suitability

1

to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with

3

division of labor; division of labour; specialization; specialisation; assembly-line production

1

waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand

1

pressure

1

I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)

2

other side; opposite side; other party

2

faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre

1

to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored

1

close; intimate; on good terms

4

clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain

4

to pick up; to find; to gather

1

time; pause; space; room

1

when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days

5

interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter

1

trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention

5

habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

1

Chinese whispers; telephone (game)

1

unnecessary; not needed; not necessary

1

telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call

2

to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)

1

slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly

1

for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first

5

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

1

straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct

1

to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)

2

existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no

1

to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound

1

before the week is out; before the week is over; within the week; sometime this week

1

progress; being under way

1

feelings of guilt

3

Friday

1

this week

1

sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course

2

Monday

2

to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn

1