jpdb beta

affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious

1

scoundrel; rascal; villain

1

it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...

3

here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...

3

surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid

1

to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up

2

sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt

1

no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price

1

to take one's eyes off

1

commissioner

2

spy; agent provocateur; covert operative; maker; builder; constructor

1

to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark

1

previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time

1

indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions

1

in accordance with; according to

1

erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)

1

to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch

1

comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)

1

slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long

2

to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case

1

I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that

2

ha ha ha; hee hee hee

1

accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons

2

to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only

1

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)

1

speed (per hour)

1

kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer

1

unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident

1

quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt

1

to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect

1

indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

1

class-A; A class; A grade

1

license; licence

1

is not; am not; are not

1

shit!; damn!

2

more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time

1

to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become

3

alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay

2

waterworks bureau; water department

1

breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest

1

investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody

1

yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr

7

employee; worker

1

(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)

1

toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory

1

washing with water; rinsing; flushing

1

condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner

1

and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...

1

a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

1

telephone call; telephone (device)

1