jpdb beta

empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness

1

that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?

1

the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person

1

Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

1

acquaintance

1

cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible

1

you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she

1

things; everything

1

value; worth; merit

2

human being; human; person; character (of a person)

1

be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)

1

to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous

1

reason; pretext; motive

2

Oh well; yeah; good; OK

2

few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom

1

certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)

1

than; from; out of; except; but; more

2

great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough

1

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

1

and yet; though; when; in spite of

1

to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)

6

person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others

1

to look down (on); to condescend (to)

3

mother

3

he; she; that guy

1

to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize

1

older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella

1

be; is

6

right now; just now

3

number one; first; best; most; game; round

6

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

3

immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily

3

guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation

3

guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper

1

to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)

1

shit!; damn!

9

everybody; every last one of them; all

2

to have the nerve to

4

even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that

1

genuine article; real thing; real deal

2

to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical

1

utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus

1

auction

1

successful bid; winning a tender

1

troublesome; bothersome

1

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

1

(printed) instructions; manual; explanatory leaflet (pamphlet, note); description

1

reaction; response

2

oh; ah; I'll be darned

1

hey!; oi!; ahoy!; I; me

3