jpdb beta

to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour

3

low voice; whisper

2

occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom

4

to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl

16

tremendous; immense

1

bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter

3

teary eyes

2

force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum

6

to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound

2

protest; objection

2

foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity

1

easily moved to tears; given to weeping; lachrymose

1

you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...

154

I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal

13

safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good

21

Mr (junior); master; boy

40

to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled

4

uproar; disturbance

2

as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all

11

until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it

10

to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)

1

everyone; anyone; no one; nobody

35

what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn

15

what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?

3

to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on

6

come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see

9

what would (you) do?; what to do about it

3

to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up

9

to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare

4

helping hand; help; support; aid

1

outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else

3

to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)

1

excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home

2

slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late

9

excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you

3

door; gate; opening; title page

8

to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out

6

to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold

19

clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record

2

tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement

3

staff room

1

to come back

7

timewasting; killing time

1

ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah

22

thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue

1

to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry

5

yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof

35

but; however; although

113

what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?

6

thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow

2