jpdb beta

narcotic; drug; dope

1

private secretary

1

silent; mute; dumb

2

important matter (for discussion)

1

next year; next fiscal year

1

generation

4

rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion

2

wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper

1

hypocrisy

2

evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy

1

wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief

1

to the end

1

to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame

1

setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative

1

social; societal; societary

3

crime; sin; vice

1

field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth

1

(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology

1

to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

4

that's so, however ...

3

unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on

1

trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering

4

humming a tune (while doing something else)

1

clearness; clarity; skillfulness (skilfulness)

18

incense

28

bursting at the seams; bulging

1

receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)

8

good evening

3

(telephone) receiver

1

symbol; sign; (secret) price mark; secret language; code

1

introduction; meeting

1

making use of; application; practical use; operation (esp. of a boat); steering

3

to giggle

1

unnatural; affected; studied; forced

2

open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent

3

exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose

2

to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)

1

cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying

1

frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken

1

secret weapon

1

see you tomorrow

3

(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission

6

A4 (paper size)

1

(two-page) spread; two pages opposite each other

1

to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)

2

slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.

2

waist (the part of the pants located above the crotch); pant rise

1

flustered; confused; panicked

7

fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale

1

shoe store; shoe shop; shoemaker

1