jpdb beta

to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)

1

greedy; grasping; tightfisted; predatory (e.g. business); calculating; avaricious

1

skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good

1

connection; link; relationship

2

wool

1

to get; to obtain; to come by; to find

2

guild; trade association

4

plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post

1

to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by

1

introduction; presentation; referral; listing

1

to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)

1

detour; roundabout way

1

route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)

2

to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate

3

short way; shortcut

1

samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight

6

even; but; however

1

to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out

1

weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly

1

coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK

1

remarkably; noticeably

1

domestic animals; livestock; cattle

1

customs; customs house

1

thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

1

to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on

2

to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale

1

to be immersed; to be pickled

1

disregarding; ignoring

2

probability; likelihood; chances

1

even if not; even without

1

to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy

1

war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces

1

by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly

3

opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat

1

to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil

1

to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float

1

bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer

1

protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm

1

complete set; all; everything

1

to buy in; to purchase

5

payment of taxes

1

cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating

2

actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)

2

wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent

2

two classes; double; two sets

1

rather; better; instead; if anything

2

government official

2

(a) little; somewhat; somehow

1

to laugh scornfully

1

after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present

2