jpdb beta

usual state of things

3

head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host

8

every night

2

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

1

preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving

2

spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone

4

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

10

considerably; greatly; a lot

2

to keep (a person) waiting

3

free (of charge); gratuitous

2

to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

5

ticket; coupon; bond; certificate

1

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

3

dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim

1

to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)

3

to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still

13

(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl

7

mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short

2

to do for (the sake of someone else)

1

than; other than; except; but

2

to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation

3

half-finished (cigarette); half-smoked

1

reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight

2

will not do; do not; does not

3

detention (usu. during investigation); imprisonment; poundage; custody

5

to smoke (tobacco)

2

serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady

3

similar

1

how; in what way; how about; questionable

1

please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give

3

beer

1

bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial

1

since; this person

2

to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)

8

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

2

unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate

10

to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)

2

to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress

16

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

6

to make someone drink; to force someone to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable

2

small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive

5

to be conceited

1

to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp

1

then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case

1

this much; this amount

1

clincher; pick-up line; honeyed phrase; telling phrase; phrase that brings someone around, esp. in personal relationships

1

bright; intelligent; clever; smart

1

only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)

2

to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo

1

The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully

2