jpdb beta

orphanage

3

hostage

1

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

1

way (of doing); manner; method

1

such-and-such a place

4

information technology; IT

1

enterprise; business; company; corporation

1

bank; banking institution

1

real estate company; real estate firm; property firm

1

with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new; cleaned (of a plate, etc.); finished

1

signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name

1

modus operandi; criminal technique; trick

2

commercial (on radio, TV, etc.); advertisement; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial

1

scary

1

legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order

1

as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much

3

society; public; community; social studies

2

going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court

1

hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm

28

treating someone like a child

1

somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

3

grinning; smirking

1

to smirk; to grin broadly

1

working adult; full-fledged member of society

1

association; socializing; socialising; fellowship

2

to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of

1

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

3

telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration

1

sediment; earth and sand

1

to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in

1

damage

1

manuscript; version; draft

1

snuggling; nuzzling; cuddling

1

flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness

1

to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly

2

pressure; force

2

's house; 's home

39

hegemony; leadership; initiative

1

thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words

1

body temperature

1

damply; moistly; clammily; stickily

1

short break; breather

1

pressure

1

how much; how many; to what extent

4

farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation

1

to make out; to neck; to canoodle; to fondle each other; to flirt (with)

2

gooey; viscous; sticky

2

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)

2

trip; excursion; outing

1

hogshead; puncheon; foudre

1