jpdb beta

mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit

8

to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver

52

to look into; to peer in

11

slumping; flopping down; heavily rotating

4

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

18

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

6

very much; exceedingly; extremely

2

to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp

8

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 get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool

1

to cut corners; to be shoddy

2

at once; immediately; right now

1

vein (esp. in head)

1

to look around; to survey

15

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

11

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

13

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

5

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

4

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

1

arm; skill; efforts; ability

16

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

2

way (of doing); manner; method; means

3

affirmation; affirmative (logic)

13

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

31

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

2

huh?; what's up?

31

one hour

2

retort; back talk; backchat

2

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

to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)

4

mental; spiritual; emotional

8

unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy

11

personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR

3

holding two or more positions concurrently

1

interference; meddling; butting in

1

to perspire; to sweat

8

gesture; movement; action; acting; performance

5

explanation; interpretation

2

fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly

7