jpdb beta

desk; copy editor

9

tsk; tut; shoot; chirp

1

rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing

1

to half-rise to one's feet

1

twentieth day of the month; twenty days

6

performing a surgical operation

1

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

2

reporter; journalist

6

business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed

3

opinion; view; comment

3

considerably; not a little; in no small numbers

2

to sniff out; to get wind of

2

no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it

1

premature; untimely (e.g. death); early

2

several people; a few people

3

relatedness; associativity; relation; relationship; relevance

1

to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question

1

to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate

1

beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

1

large stone; boulder; large group of stones (in the game of go)

1

to be bewitched by a fox; to be confused

2

how; in what way; how about; questionable

4

to think; to use one's head; to exercise one's brains

2

always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively

3

newspaper reporter; print journalist

2

many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly

4

secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings

1

if it's the case

1

noon; midday; daytime; lunch

6

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

3

adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing

4

seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be

2

hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently

2

person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff

2

to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by

4

now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

2

interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun

4

gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn

1

glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)

1

to pretend

2

to leave one's seat

3

sidewalk café; footpath café

3

quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)

1

busy; hurried; confused; flurried

1

sigh of relief

1

to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up

2

to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away

4

to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded

6

branch office

2

to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)

1