jpdb beta

reply; answer; response

10

possible; likely; probable

3

in this case

2

tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent

3

to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press

1

OK; okay

2

what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?

1

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

1

to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up

1

tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly

1

to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out

2

loud (of a voice)

2

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

8

threat; menace; coercion; terrorism

1

spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention

6

exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite

4

sending a manuscript to the printer; receiving a manuscript from the author

2

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

3

long telephone conversation; being on the phone for a long time

1

tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability

2

editorial department

9

compromise proposal

1

out of stock; sold out

2

number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.

77

ten-odd; a dozen or so

6

proposal; proposition; suggestion

3

returned goods; returning purchased goods

1

to come back

4

to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity

1

damage

1

to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of

4

commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise

1

by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking

1

cutting; cutting off

1

to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign

2

to shed silent tears

1

to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire

8

to hang up; to end a telephone conversation

2

to get to work

1

to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon

19

price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee

6

months (period of)

8

after

10

remittance; sending money

2

to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice

1

retainer; vassal; servant

1

a short while ago; already

1

to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly

1

really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit

4

interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance

3