jpdb beta

law; act; method; mood; dharma; law

2

in those days

1

vigor; vigour; ardor; ardour; high spirits

1

in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form

1

if it's the case

1

newspaper company

5

president's office; director's office

2

evening; evening hour

1

plentiful; lot of; much; pile of

1

document; papers

16

gradually; slowly but steadily

1

moisture; humidity; dampness

1

continuous; continual; unceasing; incessant; without interruption

1

telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone

14

operation; functioning; running

1

the four seasons

1

flying; false start; doing something before the scheduled time or date; breaking the street date

7

number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.

2

of all things (people, places, days, etc.)

1

that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the

1

investigator; researcher

1

to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of

1

other people's affairs; someone else's problem

5

company president; manager; director

14

to chide; to rebuke; to reprove

1

blond hair; blonde hair; golden hair

2

trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess

1

pardon; forgiveness; forbearance

1

low salary

1

I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words

1

otherwise; or else; if not

1

editorial department

1

it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but

4

Nicholas; Nicolas

11

wane

1

accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable

1

to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with

2

very messy; (stuff) all over the place; (lit.) no space even for one's feet

1

place to put something; storage space

1

deepest part; deepest portion; depths (of the ocean etc.); innermost

1

apple pie

2

to cut and divide; to cut up; to cut into pieces; to distinguish (e.g. facets of a problem); to isolate

2

skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable

1

if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)

1

outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly

1

origin; beginning; start

2

legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order

2

bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh

6

to be moreish; to have a quality that encourages you to eat (drink) more of them after; to have lingering effects

1

to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with

3