jpdb beta

(rock) crystal; high purity quartz

9

tooth

27

to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse

13

smoothly; swiftly

7

cuff; armhole

2

only; sole; unique

8

to stay indoors; to be confined indoors

4

amount of drink; one's drinking capacity

1

neglect of one's health; unhealthy living; intemperance

2

weird; disgusting; sickening

1

last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)

2

cranial nerves; cerebral nerves

1

to entwine; to follow about

1

as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible

5

to some degree; up to a point; to some extent

1

brass

10

to summon; to get used to call

9

once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning

1

for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest

4

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

4

speaking tube; voice pipe

19

vessel; ship; shipping; seacraft

1

pontoon bridge; floating bridge; bridge (of a ship)

1

engine room

2

factory; plant; mill; workshop

1

supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor

1

station; office; guardroom

1

workshop; works

1

extension telephone

2

to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough

2

guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room

1

(telephone) switchboard; switchboard operator

1

if one is unlucky; if one is careless

1

overwork; strain

1

to go crazy; to lose one's mind

1

Now let's return to the main subject; To return from the digression,.. (in a conversation, speech, or story-telling)

1

phone extension; indoor wiring; inner line

1

black rotary-dial telephone

1

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

9

active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try

2

on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time

4

ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience

2

to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence

4

reply; answer; response

2

comedy; funny show

3

to occur to one; to cross one's mind

1

archipelago

1

falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off

3

dead of night; shades of night; black of night

17

to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed

5