jpdb beta

to purse one's lips

1

forty; 40

1

man; male; masculine gender

1

age; era; period; date

4

protest; objection

1

knowing; (an) acquaintance

1

to be called ...; to be referred to as ...

1

assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)

1

carer; nurse

1

acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance

1

calm; composed; cool; quiet

1

to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)

1

irritation; annoyance; frustration

1

to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)

1

to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve

1

to dig up; to unearth; to uncover

1

insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned

2

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

1

on purpose; deliberately; intentionally

2

state examination

1

success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility

1

until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it

1

to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind

1

all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of

1

if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle

1

staff; stuff; stuffing; filling

5

mistake; error; blunder

2

due form; official; formality

1

to gain the understanding (of); to obtain consent (from)

1

difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy

1

professionalism; professional awareness

1

to employ; to hire; to charter

1

itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally

1

quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to

1

sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)

1

to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher

1

ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies

1

point in time; occasion

1

cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping

1

to be afraid of making mistakes; to fear failing

1

comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly

1

to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)

1

to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)

1

whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")

2

a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many

3

to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience

1

declaration; proclamation; announcement

2

proud; haughty; arrogant

1

determination; resolution

1

to hide; to keep to oneself

1