jpdb beta

to look into; to peer in

4

slumping; flopping down; heavily rotating

1

licking; dead drunk; blind drunk

1

salaried; with pay; vacation; (paid) holiday

1

to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important

1

at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else

1

very much; exceedingly; extremely

1

cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool

1

wrong; different; not like that

1

to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up

2

dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now

1

to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage

1

to cut corners; to be shoddy

1

at once; immediately; right now

1

vein (esp. in head)

1

to look around; to survey

4

it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...

3

ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage

4

to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)

3

moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable

3

overly optimistic; easygoing; irresponsible; naive; simple-minded

1

arm; skill; efforts; ability

1

if you do this; if this is the case

1

to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into

1

way (of doing); manner; method; means

3

affirmation; affirmative (logic)

1

chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply

2

to put someone to work; to make someone work

1

to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited

2

desk; copy editor

6

to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen

1

huh?; what's up?

2

one hour

2

retort; back talk; backchat

1

to close (one's eyes); to shut

1

head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

1

mental; spiritual; emotional

1

unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy

2

personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR

1

holding two or more positions concurrently

1

interference; meddling; butting in

1

to perspire; to sweat

5

gesture; movement; action; acting; performance

3

explanation; interpretation

2

fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly

3

startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch

4

or

1

document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone

1

to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud

2

contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation

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