jpdb beta

trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession

1

to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)

1

scoundrel; rascal; villain

1

stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics

1

what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few

3

father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he

4

debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark

8

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...

7

but; however; although

7

already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more

8

10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various

2

to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon

1

the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

36

I; me

27

marriage

9

if; in case; supposing

3

indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

104

writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)

2

to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed

12

father

1

exchange; conversion

1

now; the present time; just now; another; more

5

exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of

1

poison fang; sinister ways; crooked means; clutches

1

to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)

1

to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case

3

Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam

16

really; truly

1

until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far

5

thank you; thanks

1

as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever

1

this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")

13

desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity

1

state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances

1

inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during

1

to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup

1

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work

28

to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made

9

don't you think?; indicates question

1

story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend

2

virginity (of a male); (male) virgin; (Catholic) nun; sister

1

love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections

14

fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)

1

original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal

1

to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into

1

don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow

13

to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

2

miracle; wonder; marvel

1

to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine

1

honorific/polite/humble prefix

3