jpdb beta

office (room)

1

younger sister

2

hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)

1

to become better; to improve

2

pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model

1

Amelia

3

success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence

1

mother; wife

1

inheritance; something given or received

1

exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting

1

a long time (since the last time); first in a long time

1

older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl

1

hard worker; hardworking person

1

presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...

2

clearing one's throat; cough

1

shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship

1

oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance

2

not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options

1

unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous

1

rationality; reasonableness

1

great majority

2

encryption; encipherment; password protection

2

city police; municipal police

2

right and wrong

1

to make known

1

memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad

1

to be hungry

1

sniper; sharpshooter

1

spotter

2

preserved foods

1

cooking; food preparation

3

insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task

1

sniper

1

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

1

to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent

1

going around; patrol; round; tour

2

temporary truce; ceasefire

1

staying behind; remaining; residual

1

seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading

1

note; memo; memorandum

1

code; password; cipher

1

small number of people

3

class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate

1

not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means

1

to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)

1

forty; 40

2

secret understanding; collusion

2

useful thing; usable article

1

random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned

1

ten o'clock

6