jpdb beta

taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness

1

section manager; section chief

15

waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser

1

rare

2

retirement age; (arch.) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion

1

section staff

1

personality; character; personal appearance; gentility

1

(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups

2

leisurely post; do-nothing job; sinecure

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

in the course of one's duties

3

know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look

1

unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy

1

to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair

1

dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

2

quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument

1

(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture

1

cold war

1

baritone

1

to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else

1

towering; astonishingly high

1

white (complexion); fair-skinned

1

youth; young man

2

standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal

1

skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument

1

several sheets (flat objects)

2

reception (e.g. of visitors); dealing with

1

to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate

1

deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely

1

blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper

1

curious; strange; unusual

1

prescribed form (of writing); format

6

act of war; hostile act

2

written application

3

other side; other party; other end (e.g. of phone connection); opposition

1

reorganization (e.g. of a company); reorganisation; consolidation; scrap-and-build

1

report; notification; registration

2

moving; relocation; change of address; transfer (of deeds, property, etc.); demise

1

proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation

1

to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied

2

managerial liability; executive responsibility; accountability

1

(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure

1

bureaucratic routine; red tape

1

form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode

1

bull's-eye; the mark

1

invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion

1

to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to

1

public institution; public organization; official body

1

system; institution; organization; organisation

1

job; work; duties; trade; skill

1