jpdb beta

downcast look

1

apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize

1

eyelashes

4

two times; twice; two degrees

1

three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again

2

thin; slender; fine; unlucky

6

worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom

1

upper body

1

ordinary; plain; commonplace; usual; normal

1

townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street

1

to apologize; to apologise

3

to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of

2

recently; lately; these days

1

progress; being under way

4

enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly

2

calling someone directly (by telephone); phone number

1

in form; ceremonial; for form's sake; pro forma

1

whole company; all the companies

1

introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation

2

meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting

1

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

2

lesson one; first lesson

3

evaluation period (software, new employee, etc.); trial period; probation period

1

measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion

1

to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate

3

question mark

1

curtain; bunting; act (in play)

1

new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)

3

to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)

2

to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included

4

doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion

1

hamster

1

to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)

1

fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent

1

nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband

1

fried chicken with vinegar and tartar sauce

1

near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides

1

to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off

1

black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator

1

smoking a cigarette without holding it with one's fingers; holding a cigarette in one's mouth

1

to gaze out at; to look out over

1

to answer the phone

2

about when; about what time; how soon

1

two o'clock

1

balcony; veranda; verandah; porch

1

at that time; in those days; at that moment; then

2

at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion

8

to get a phone call

1

older brother and younger sister

2

younger sister

5