jpdb beta

whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself

10

busy (phone)

5

to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes

5

dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly

4

every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)

1

stature; height

1

dwarf (esp. in folklore or fantasy literature)

5

to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way

2

(someone else's) daughter

1

Pedro

22

guts

4

thin washer on either side of the guard (tsuba) of a sword; (up to) the hilt; wits' end

1

to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)

1

in search of; in order to look for

1

that gentleman; that lady; he; she

8

being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net

1

to look upwards; to look up

2

acceptance

4

sorry to bother you, but ...

1

district; section; sector

6

smith; blacksmith

1

listening comprehension; aural comprehension; hearing what others say; gathering information, opinions, etc.; public hearing

3

thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual

2

to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself

6

to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray

5

inn town; post town; post-station town

7

missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown

5

eyewitness testimony

3

initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor

1

missing person

12

personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs

1

in the mountains; among the mountains

3

mountain climbing

2

private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular

2

rescue team or party

1

relief; aid; rescue

16

1,000,000; one million; million; many

2

fee; charge; fare

3

mountains

1

insurance; guarantee

5

in spite of; regardless of

4

nine; 9

1

fee contingent upon success; contingency fee; completion bonus

2

spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful

1

deferred payment

1

security; guarantee; collateral (e.g. mortgage)

3

difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble

1

promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

4

close to the ear

2

to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour

4