jpdb beta

to spend all of one's time in idle amusement

1

leaving a letter behind; letter left behind by someone who has departed; farewell letter

2

(short) run; drive; ride; spin

2

editor-in-chief

7

pen

1

piling up high (food in a bowl); filling (a bowl); heaped bowl

1

to wait for one's punishment; to wait before one gets what's coming to one; (lit.) to wash one's neck and wait (i.e. for one's beheading)

1

journalist

4

outside the company

1

well-informed person

2

only the results matter; it's all about the results

1

interviewee; subject of an interview

1

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)

1

to change; to replace

2

full ripeness; full maturity

7

café au lait

2

restless; fidgety; in a hurry

1

to grow old; to age

1

to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other

1

if possible; preferably; if circumstances allow

1

re-erection; rebuilding

2

court service

2

hot; (hot) coffee

5

suspension of business

1

curry and rice; rice and curry; curry rice

1

degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction

2

being addicted to; being wholly absorbed by; falling ill; becoming sick

1

dinnertime; suppertime

1

in (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter; back nine

1

faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate

1

perpetual night; continuing all night

1

sunshine; sunlight

1

migratory bird; bird of passage

1

to come back; to return

1

surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality

1

aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing

1

to be unusual (of a person or thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be eccentric; to be different

1

to be main; to be principal; to be important

1

every person; each one; everybody

1

to slip through; to slip past; to evade

1

military academy

3

letter (e.g. of complaint); letter to the editor; letter from a reader; contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.)

2

to dismiss (an employee); to discharge; to divorce one's wife; to give a holiday; to give vacation time

1

candle

1

having poor eyesight

1

sale; offering for sale; putting on sale; putting on the market; release (for sale)

1

to be absorbed in reading; to get lost in reading; to be immersed in (a book)

1

day something goes on sale; date of issue; release date

1

to amuse oneself; to make merry

1

outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment

1