jpdb beta

tea set

2

to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said

2

to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire

4

hey; hold on; come on

4

habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

5

order (for an item); request; demand; condition

5

notice; notification; report; posting

6

devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding

1

earthly paradise; Shangri-la

2

to go out for tea (or coffee, etc.)

3

every night

1

true state; actual condition; reality

2

tranquillity and peace; tranquility and peace; peaceful and uneventful

1

nature; spontaneity; natural airhead

4

special case; exception

1

limits; end; bounds

2

fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)

3

if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...

1

impassioned speech; fervent speech

1

priority; order of precedence

2

in person; personally; (do) oneself

1

to raise one's voice; to shout

1

valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing

1

coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate

4

sniff; sniffle; snuffle

2

conference room; place of assembly

2

tall tree

1

large statured; tall

1

frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere

3

if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say

3

intimate; close

2

major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle

3

to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)

2

winning a prize or place (in a contest)

8

borrowing

1

physical condition; state of health

1

even more; still more; further

4

to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of

2

the person concerned; the person in question; the said person

1

not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable

1

exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit

1

(a) look; gaze

7

bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood

1

established reputation

2

team play

1

filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)

1

to not take seriously; to take lightly

3

livid

3

person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head

29

(my) wife; inside the home; one's family

2