jpdb beta

advance payment; money paid in advance

2

guinea

2

wife and children; (arch.) wife

1

to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)

1

family; members of a family

2

food; foodstuff; prey; victim

1

to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up

13

management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome

3

a few years ago; some years back

2

to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss

1

to disappear; to vanish into thin air

1

one hand

8

example; precedent; case

3

(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all

9

rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)

1

alcohol; sake

3

to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted

2

medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic

2

to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)

4

small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness

1

to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

3

(sink) deeply (into mud, snow, etc.); (thrust) deeply (into a soft object); (involved) too deeply (in a matter, relationship, etc.); drenched; soaked; (arch.) extremely (drunk)

1

life story; personal narrative; story of one's life

1

not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...

1

to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin

1

bankrupt person; insolvent person

1

at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just

12

to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing

5

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

1

gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase

4

to become better; to improve

5

to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)

2

why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

7

-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of

4

originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with

1

regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to

1

incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness

1

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

2

powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent

2

at least; at most; (even) just

3

relief; aid; rescue

2

comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery

3

serious illness

1

exactly right!; indeed; damn straight

2

skull; cranium

1

to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured

1

brain; brains; mind

4

influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on

2

half

6

turbidity; cloudiness (of a liquid); opacity; disorder; chaos

1