jpdb beta

to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)

2

antipathy; prejudice

1

to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)

1

to be worth it; to pay

1

you (plural); all of you; you all

1

to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of

1

devoted; self-sacrificing

1

one drop (of fluid)

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to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants

2

finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)

1

beginning of the year; early in the New Year

1

big job; great task

1

easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...

1

decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out

1

delivery; handing over; turning over; extradition

1

stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)

1

to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

1

to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on

1

alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)

1

such ... as; or some such

1

contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation

1

second

1

careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate

1

meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly

1

confusion; bustle; turmoil; to rush around; to act frantically

1

putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation

2

thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery

1

seeing one off; farewell; escort

1

report; notification; registration

1

perhaps; probably; generous; many; much

1

to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)

1

postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)

1

(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it

1

cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood

1

plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)

1

dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

1

to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on

1

wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam

3

black tea

1

beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn

3

son of a bitch; piece of shit

1

picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage

3

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

2

bathtub

1

oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)

1

goodness; excellence; virtue

1

cooperation; collaboration

1

thanks; gratitude

1

in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data

1

because; as; since

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