jpdb beta

plate (often as in "tectonic plate")

1

drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office

10

hesitation; indecision; vacillation

1

chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table

2

visit; call

1

presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch

2

calm; composed; cool; quiet

1

detached; aloof; indifferent

1

oneself; one's body

1

somehow; somewhat; seemingly

1

to throw open; to leave open

1

to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)

2

sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head

1

thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting

1

decision; determination

1

propriety; right and wrong; advisability; pro and con; ayes and noes

1

argument; discussion; dispute; controversy

6

decisive; resolute; determined; firm

1

companion; follower; attendant; retinue

1

hostility; animosity; enmity

2

infant; baby; little child

1

leather-covered

1

counter for chairs or seats

1

-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)

1

face to face

1

to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)

2

(not) even; (not) any

1

swizzle stick; stir stick; cocktail stirrer

1

silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet

1

to fall completely silent; to become still as death

1

intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly

1

gentle; mild; meek; tender

3

suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption

6

healthy; sound; wholesome

1

to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for

1

arguments for and against; pros and cons; mixed reception; mixed reviews

1

supplement; complement

1

(providing) covering fire; supporting (backing up) someone (in a debate or argument)

1

gossip; corner of the mouth

2

provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué

1

minority opinion

1

while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily

1

should do; ought to do

1

grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)

1

pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance

1

association; socializing; socialising; fellowship

1

free from obstacles

1

in an easy-to-understand manner; in a very kind and detailed way

1

certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly

1

still (continuing); as ever; further

1