jpdb beta

meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence

1

shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma

1

what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?

1

surely; certainly; without doubt

1

to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)

1

I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal

2

luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)

1

clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another

1

menu board (small blackboard on which the specials of the day, etc., are written)

1

to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out

1

to discuss; to talk together

1

hindrance; intrusion

1

to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)

3

youth; young man

3

one's twenties

1

first half

1

large statured; tall

1

to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)

1

to wear; to be dressed in; to have on

1

garments; attire

6

(sense of) cleanliness; (sense of) freshness

2

one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing

3

out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb

1

extremely; very much

1

it's been a long time; long time no see

1

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.

8

to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted

2

no!; no no!; no, not at all

1

fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent

1

reward; prize

1

why yes, thank you

1

bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh

2

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

2

dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving

1

to be slow in saying

1

Karim

46

feudal lord

2

(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case

1

thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift

1

all present; all concerned; all of us

8

to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for

1

originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible

2

to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)

1

to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to

2

to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to

6

this occasion; at this time; now

2

truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right

1

unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold

1

perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility

3

I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately

1