jpdb beta

receptionist; reception woman

4

coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay

2

to the end; to the last

1

shortish; rather short; somewhat short

1

knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice

1

somehow; somewhat; seemingly

1

awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing

1

straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank

1

to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)

1

simmer; bubble out; flow out

1

to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience

1

cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation

1

single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)

1

to shake one's head

1

by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking

6

to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct

5

to be reminded of; to call to mind

1

a few years ago; some years back

1

to go to see (something, someone); to visit

4

touch; contact

5

waste of time

2

matter; item; facts

1

essay on poetry; theory of poetry

5

(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case

1

location; address

1

Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good

18

excuse; explanation

5

to forget to say; to forget to mention

1

planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring

1

by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means

6

to try and do something; to attempt to do something

2

authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition

1

to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy

1

affirmation; affirmative (logic)

1

piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)

1

invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain

2

weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot

2

seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting

1

fatal wound

1

to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with

1

murder; killing; murderer

2

hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)

5

more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage

1

to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind

1

tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling

2

to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

2

bam; whomp; thump

1

armrest (of a chair); elbow rest

1

(body) weight

1

to slip down; to slide down; to glide down

1