jpdb beta

small build; small stature; petite; small pattern

3

whispering into a person's ear

2

rather than; more ... than ...

2

to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something

1

never; not at all

1

hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.

1

to kill time

1

not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope

1

to be understood; to be comprehended; to be grasped; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered

1

once more

1

to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn

2

to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled

1

to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business

1

this occasion; at this time; now

2

everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

4

to some extent; to a certain extent

2

minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum

1

zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch

1

change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality

1

somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other

1

person concerned; interested party; related party

2

in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea

2

originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible

1

to be perturbed; to be agitated

1

to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter

1

one-to-one; one-on-one

1

to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)

1

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

1

lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision

3

making no progress; getting nowhere; remaining unsettled

1

like this; this sort; this way

2

falling out (with); quarrel; discord; estrangement; being on bad terms

1

safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory

1

but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

4

this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that

1

probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not

1

beard (esp. on the chin); goatee

1

approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like

1

stripping (of rights, rank, etc.); deprivation; forfeit; revocation; divestiture

1

to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch

1

lesson; discipline; example (e.g. set a bad example); revelation

1

besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so

1

several times; a few times

1

order; directive; instructions; command

1

breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)

1

to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)

2

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.

5

unexpected; unforeseen; strange

1

in that way; like that; that way

1

to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern

2