jpdb beta

to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate

3

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

2

yeah, yeah; whatever; yes; sure; hello; giddy-up

1

well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case

15

probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many

8

discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude

6

to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of

2

to hang up; to end a telephone conversation

2

first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

2

had better ...; had better not ...

6

to join hands (with)

1

to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken

8

blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end

2

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

3

next; secondly; subsequently

1

incense

1

dazzlement; bewilderment; daze

1

to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)

10

to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)

2

to pretend; to act (as if)

3

unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all

5

surveillance camera; security camera

6

that's so, isn't it

5

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

3

nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may

2

to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive

8

suspicious-looking; fishy

1

to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone

6

slow; late; too late

6

(being) empty-handed; lapse of manners of paying a visit without taking a gift

1

doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness

12

way; method; means

2

light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy

4

to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical

1

to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip

3

back seat (of a car); rear seat

3

rearview mirror

1

any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer

17

(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)

1

to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)

5

order; turn

1

middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart

1

from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point

10

human society

13

to subsist; to keep on living

2

strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger

1

a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

8

to have a talk; to tell a story

11

to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...

1

to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory

2