jpdb beta

membership-based

1

breakfast

3

other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for

1

cost; expense

2

rarely; seldom

2

to pay out of one's own pocket

1

taxi fare

1

railroad; railway; rail transport

2

(passenger) fare; freight rates; shipping expenses

1

to pay with one's own money; to pay out of one's own pocket

1

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

1

often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly

1

injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity

2

moneymaking; earning money

3

back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means

1

to know thoroughly; to have full knowledge of

2

many years; a long time

4

service; duty; work

1

order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations

1

violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement

1

smooth sailing

1

dismissal (of an employee); discharge; firing; layoff

1

influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely

1

relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen

1

family; relatives; dependents; household

1

that field; the authorities (esp. the police); the yakuza; organized crime circles

1

prosecution; indictment

6

to (an extent); up to; there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...; even if there is no need to ... (at least ...)

1

professional duties

1

criminal act

1

overlooking; turning a blind eye

1

return to one's country; return to one's hometown

7

counter for languages

1

to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

2

suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy

1

early on; earlier on; from early

1

occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade

1

boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)

1

judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal

5

ancient times; distant past; antiquity

1

present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era

1

to have an eye for

2

source of one's livelihood; one's bread and butter

1

one's financial situation; one's finances; state of one's purse

1

card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; card; program

1

checking account; current account

1

to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out

1

racecourse; race track

1

hunting

1

Monte Carlo (Monaco)

1