jpdb beta

employer

2

hmm; I see; hrm

1

I see; that's right; indeed

1

brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited

1

olden days; former

1

reward; prize

2

to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause

1

that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage

1

wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to

2

won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you

1

particularly; especially; in particular; expressly

1

to be needed; to be wanted

1

humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits

1

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

1

troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)

1

treating someone like a child

1

child

1

to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand

1

to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says

1

still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least

1

better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth

1

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

1

to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved

1

inn

1

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

4

to follow; to come along with one; to accompany

1

slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)

1

to clap

2

indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged

1

magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell

3

to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back

1

(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style

1

many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common

1

to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in

1

travel; trip; journey

2

peddler; pedlar; hawker

1

right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages

2

to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate

1

to be able (to); to be possible (to)

1

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

1

how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know

1

to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!

2

bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly

1

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

1

to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned

3

hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker

1

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

2

already; too late

1

to call again; to call someone back

1

in this way; like this

1