jpdb beta

to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate

3

salary; wages; pay

1

necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement

1

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

4

to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated

1

mother

2

brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost

5

to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson

1

second son

1

inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

1

expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...

1

particularly; especially; in particular; expressly

1

understanding (of people's circumstances and feelings); perceptiveness; sympathy; wisdom

1

workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings

1

mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better

1

elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself

1

by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being

1

disused article

1

treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like

5

anything and everything; just about everything

1

inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

1

even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that

1

to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt

1

to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old

1

as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much

1

company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)

1

carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky

1

when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days

2

regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better

1

vexed; irritated; fretful; shaggy; bushy; ragged

1

look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute

4

to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste

1

to smile

1

bitch; wench

1

waste of time; killing time

1

toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything

1

source of revenue; financial supporter

1

to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract

1

for your information; I'm telling you

1

disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination

1

occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom

2

to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)

1

no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not

1

to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)

1

on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with

2

to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable

1

besides; in addition; also; moreover

1

shadow; tail; following

1

to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon

1

meaning; significance; sense

2