jpdb beta

to soothe; to calm; to pacify

1

to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict

3

oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say

1

buying; purchasing

1

intervention

2

surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard

1

looking on; standing by and watching; sitting back and watching; remaining a spectator

1

to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself

1

to step forward; to take a step forward

1

what's the matter?; what's wrong?

4

insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile

1

cold sweat; greasy sweat

1

to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please

2

to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject

1

mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both

2

hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done

3

obstruction of business; interference with business

1

guard; sentinel; garrison

1

story; tale; talk; discussion

3

coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing

1

feeling of a house or a room

1

to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up

1

tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet

5

to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous

3

without a moment's delay; at once; immediately; instantly; promptly; without hesitation

3

to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...

2

back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind

2

to accompany; to follow; to keep up with

2

one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance

2

to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)

3

role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role

1

passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle

2

cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation

1

to turn one's back to

1

to eat untidily; to eat messily; to eat a bit of everything; to leave things half-eaten; to dabble in (something); to try one's hand at (various things)

1

great disaster; catastrophe; train wreck

1

(in the same way) as before; as always

1

imperial capital

13

to tell a lie; to fib

1

how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way

9

timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear

1

to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)

1

meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into

1

well, look at that

1

cost price; buying price

1

distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)

1

rapid succession (e.g. questions)

1

vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy

1

to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge

4

that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family

2