jpdb beta

just a minute; small quantity

3

receptionist; reception woman

2

telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone

5

in the meanwhile; during the time

2

staff; stuff; stuffing; filling

1

guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement

1

employee training; employee education

1

to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough

1

for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being

1

to finish; to graduate

6

after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter

2

inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)

4

to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen

9

my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!

1

unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)

12

to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple

3

he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing

3

smile

3

to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind

2

whatever brought that on?

1

(another's) daughter; young lady

1

man; male; masculine gender

2

together; at the same time; same; identical

4

to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of

2

lone wolf; loner; self-reliant person

2

to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be

1

to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with

1

to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)

12

contradiction; inconsistency

4

knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge

1

to bring up a subject

1

to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck

2

in bad taste; vulgar; tasteless

1

to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind

2

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

2

making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi

1

words of praise; eulogy; compliment

2

to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to

1

to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject

3

to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)

1

to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)

1

whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering

1

to sum up; to summarize; to summarise

1

quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless

2

means; way; measure

1

unpaid; overdue

1

does not seem; unlikely; improbable

2

ha ha ha (laughter)

3

store; shop

4

feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened

1