jpdb beta

to call; to summon; to send for; to call together

1

person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)

3

indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission

1

unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement

1

to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore

3

hoodlum; ruffian

1

surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed

1

least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least

1

greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice

4

shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly

1

company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)

1

different (quality, nature); heterogeneous

3

selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases

1

desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving

1

change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality

2

felony; serious crime

1

something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts

2

logical; cogent; well-reasoned; logically consistent

1

(not so) much; (not) very

2

emperor; king; prince

1

question; query

2

important documents; important papers

1

separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)

3

to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign

3

seeing one off; farewell; escort

1

to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate

1

zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch

1

equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent

1

at work; in the midst of work; working

1

crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness

3

order; sequence; procedure

2

to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide

2

to burst (open); to break; to split

1

the late; the deceased

1

pillage; plunder; looting; robbery

1

impression

3

persuasion

2

to leave; to depart; to take one's leave

1

conclusion

1

to reach; to get to; to arrive at

2

to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)

1

quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift

1

to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away

3

rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse

1

next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to

1

in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)

1

to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)

1

presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in

4

to come to light

1

seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement

2