jpdb beta

examination of tickets; ticket gate; ticket barrier

2

to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear

2

silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling

2

how long; how far; how much

1

silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling

1

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

1

first meeting; first interview with

1

to panic; to freak out; to fly into a tizzy

1

even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)

1

communication skills; communication ability

1

to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect

1

main question; real issue at hand

1

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

3

unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking

1

leather shoes; leather boots

1

to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble

3

(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of

1

origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material

1

tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health

3

day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)

1

Thursday

2

further; above; anymore

2

to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with

1

or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...

1

the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since

1

to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in

1

to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed

2

just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"

1

beforehand; in advance; previously

1

without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory

1

confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging

1

journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling

1

choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy

1

in the meanwhile; during the time

1

evening; dusk

1

comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious

1

gloomy; obscure

1

slow pace

1

jazz

2

small-format paperback book; pocket paperback

1

healthy; sound; wholesome

1

student (esp. a university student)

1

to divert; to distract

1

story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend

1

conclusion; completion

1

page

1

to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up

1

little by little

1

to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember

1

letter (of alphabet); character; writing

1