jpdb beta

to crowd; to flock; to swarm

1

one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth

1

preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard

4

defense; defence; guard; policing; security

3

hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

2

to make contact (with); to get in touch; to enter into relations; to come to an understanding

1

alarm; warning

2

cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating

1

robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion

1

to pretend; to feign

1

hostility; antagonism; opposition

2

to palm off; to force a sale

2

love letter

1

cryptogram; cipher text

1

trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected

1

doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)

1

several people; a few people

2

to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered

1

leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered

1

stray cat; alley cat

3

coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate

6

absence (from work)

1

something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time

2

to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter

1

disposition; nature

1

just above; right overhead

1

to send (rain); to shed

1

emptiness; vacuum; blank

4

once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning

1

to begin to rain; to begin to snow

1

to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed

1

guard (soldier)

2

to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter

1

because of; owing to; due to

3

instinct

1

firing; discharge of gun

1

evasion; avoidance

3

feet; foot

8

client; sender

1

living expenses

1

denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like

4

something; some kind of; for some reason

2

latest; newest; late-breaking (news)

2

expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs

1

tonight; this evening

1

one or two; a few; small number

1

to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's

2

to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated

2

dry run; rehearsal

1

to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

2