jpdb beta

miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic

1

to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure

1

to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off

3

to look at; to gaze; to stare at

1

rest; break; recess; intermission

8

to cool oneself; to cool off; to enjoy the cool air

1

to get used to hearing

1

to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain

4

section manager; section chief

2

success; prosperity; boom

1

appreciation; thanks; gratitude

1

no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable

2

pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize someone (recognise); feigning ignorance; playing innocent

1

to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing

1

to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself

1

elbow

1

to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on

1

to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice

1

everything one does; whatever one does

1

to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended

1

to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death

2

sociable

1

usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally

2

people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various

3

attendance

1

wholesale; wholesaling

1

retail trade; retailing

1

top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile

1

stocking; buying up

1

the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person

1

long visit; overstaying

1

turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling

1

one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn

1

among (them); of (them)

1

presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch

5

to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even

3

to turn completely into; to become completely

1

to distract one's attention

1

salvation

1

mainly; primarily

1

way of calling

2

wavy hair

1

to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)

1

member; the membership

1

to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to

1

full moon; moon on the 15th day of the month (by the lunar calendar); full moon of the eighth lunar month

123

one way or another; in many ways; in various ways

1

don't worry; there's no need to worry

1

Jesus (Christ)

2

speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...

1