jpdb beta

general contractor; main contractor; major construction company

3

skyscraper

2

to build; to construct

3

just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of

1

so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already

3

details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view

1

public relations; PR; publicity; publicizing

1

to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

4

copy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript

1

that's the way it is; such is life

2

to obtain; to procure

2

come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see

1

company secret; industrial secret; trade secret

1

to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in

4

lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)

1

biggest; greatest; largest; maximum

1

scandal

1

cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)

1

material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick

3

profitable; lucrative

1

they

1

this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately

3

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

2

life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation

1

way (of doing); manner; method; means

2

to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do

1

oof; ough; ulp

2

from the beginning

1

to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)

1

to be erected; to be built

1

in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward

3

today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays

1

this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence

12

lending and borrowing

1

without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory

1

sounds

1

aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!

5

not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect

2

injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss

1

light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight

1

small fire

1

was; were

2

contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation

1

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

10

slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late

1

worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid

1

to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)

1

difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error

1

desk

1

to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out

1