jpdb beta

hot topic; talk of the town

1

wherein; therein; thereinto

3

such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?

1

to laugh away; to laugh off

2

how many years; how long; what year

1

to push aside; to brush aside

1

it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...

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

1

having said that; on the other hand

1

further; above; anymore

1

preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery

2

without saying a word

1

cancellation (of a lecture, class, etc.)

1

allocation; assignment; allotment

1

reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance

26

very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly

2

to be reflected in a mirror

3

wrinkle; crease; ripple

1

impossible; unlikely; improbable

2

assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)

1

reeking of liquor; smelling of alcohol

1

drunken person

2

certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts

1

to take up employment

1

to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)

1

dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself

2

to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)

2

banquet or reception hall

11

meeting place; rendezvous (point); roll-call (assembly) point; appointed (designated) place

1

office (e.g. the Oval Office)

1

100; hundred

1

massing (of troops); gathering

1

quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless

1

yellow

1

purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce

2

normally; habitually

2

advanced level; high grade; senior

2

rarely; seldom

1

to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against

2

yellow; amber

5

field of activities; area of activity; range of behavior (behaviour); habitat

1

the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation

2

one's twenties

2

reaching; attaining; arrival

1

pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking

1

black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person

1

ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)

1

observation; survey; watching

6

end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part

2

to glance at; to glimpse

2