jpdb beta

making an appointment

1

flexure; bending

1

information; news; report; reward; retribution

3

openhearted; frank; broad-minded

3

very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded

2

origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning

2

(sharp) creak; squeak

1

last resort

1

the right person in the right place

1

skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery

1

to hear a rumor; to get wind of

2

social gathering; get-together; (friendly) meeting

3

light meal

2

food and drink; eating and drinking

1

gathering; mixer; meetup; assembly; social; exchange meeting

1

artist; musician

1

stylish; smart; elegant; chic; refined; trim

1

to run up to

1

anticipated questions and answers (e.g. for a press conference, interview or oral exam)

1

not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means

1

patient; unhurried; leisurely

1

pedestrian bridge

3

Gothic (style); Gothic (typeface)

1

side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)

2

somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large size; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke

5

boldness; guts; courage; gall; sangfroid

1

isn't it (that) different (from usual, from what one could expect, etc.)?; isn't that wrong?; no, that's wrong; it's not like that; that's not the case

1

to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)

1

absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance

1

to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)

1

to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead

1

particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally

1

words of praise; eulogy; compliment

1

to lay bare; to expose; to reveal

2

assist; assistance

1

immunity; immunization; immunisation; being hardened (to); being unaffected (by); being accustomed (to)

1

sound of something small rolling once (often into a hole); easily; suddenly; completely (e.g. forgetting); utterly; disappointing; curling up into the fetal position

1

to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be

1

cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy

1

his style; her style; his way (of); her way (of)

1

human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness

1

good performance; good work; great success

3

to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip

1

to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs

1

launch

1

dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour

2

to nod to one another

3

to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints

2

appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view

1

street stall; stand; booth

1