jpdb beta

oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition

1

to inherit; to succeed; to take over

1

tradition; convention

1

why; how

4

to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)

2

stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete

2

slow; tedious; sluggish; irritating

2

here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up

1

to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate

3

speedy; as rapid as possible; as soon as possible

1

board of directors

1

matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)

2

approval; agreement; support; favour; favor

1

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of

1

doing whatever one pleases

1

on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity

3

cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat

2

before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares

2

appointment

1

family; members of a family

3

important; significant; precious; valuable; careful

1

friend

1

months (period of)

2

before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them

3

to make an apology

1

everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly

4

anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity

3

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

3

to have an acute sense of smell; to have a good nose (for bargains, something amiss, etc.); to have a keen nose; to have an ability to quickly uncover things

1

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

2

to loiter around; to wander about

2

to hate; to dislike

1

here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over

2

buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end

1

to wipe; to dry

1

to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)

1

to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do

1

thank you; thanks a lot

1

obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse

1

to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire

1

to that extent; to that degree; so much; so

5

that sort of; like that

2

to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken

4

there is no way that ...; easy; simple

3

gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal

1

like that; that way

1

two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)

2

second generation; second; junior

2

amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute

1

previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age

3