jpdb beta

commerce; trade; business

1

major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle

1

competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)

1

as much as one can; as much as possible

1

index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe

2

bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh

2

formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious

1

around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing

4

employee; worker

1

acquaintance

1

seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be

2

getting free admission on the strength of one's name; being let in somewhere because one is recognized

1

procedure; process; proceedings; formalities

3

to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down

1

stairs; stairway; staircase

13

third floor

3

to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)

1

corridor; hallway; passageway

1

declaration; proclamation; announcement

1

corner room; corner apartment

1

better; superior

1

pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says

6

charge (for admission, a meal, etc.); fee; price

1

room rent

1

for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion

3

and then; and so; and; so then

1

walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring

4

walking about town; stroll around town; walking the streets (e.g. for exercise)

1

hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping

2

to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open

2

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

3

first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank

3

appointment

1

to say (something) over one's shoulder

1

to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in

2

spirits; excitement; tension; tension (mental strain); anxiety

1

to drag in; to pull in

1

to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober

5

just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of

3

pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest

2

no!; no no!; no, not at all

8

please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother

1

I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go

2

guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room

1

admiration; wonder; astonishment

2

breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor

2

to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants

5

certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly

1

bed

7

closet

1