jpdb beta

to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)

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company president; manager; director

2

Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

1

was

3

small and medium-sized enterprises; small and medium-sized businesses

1

formal marriage interview; marriage meeting

3

perhaps; probably; generous; many; much

1

then; well; so; be; is

15

swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction

1

to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink

1

abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning

1

marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials

1

until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to

2

to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)

1

quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to

1

indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!

7

to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with

1

absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting

1

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

2

chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)

5

what's the matter?; what's wrong?

1

older sister; lass; young lady

11

it seems that; as if

1

to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in

2

delicious; appetizing; appetising

1

forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive

1

appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style

3

but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

2

don't you think?; indicates question

1

by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly

4

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)

1

please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give

1

immediately; right away; at once; instantly

1

to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize

1

to chase; to run after; to pursue

1

by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means

1

too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as

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

1

the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life

2

to die

1

person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others

8

how; in what way; by what means

1

to win; to gain victory

2

honorific/polite/humble prefix

5

care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter

2

may I ask (for); might I ask (that)

1

from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point

2

evening meal

1

shopping; purchased goods

1

together (with); at the same time; in a lump

4