jpdb beta

teacup

5

table

4

above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)

8

softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is

2

highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly

2

this one; with this; in this way

1

to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe

11

direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)

2

to buy; to purchase; to buy out

1

yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?

20

employee; servant

5

before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden

1

to be worried; to be troubled

15

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

9

only; merely; but; no more than

3

price; cost

1

to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on

2

to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate

2

acquaintance

5

what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement

1

to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain

2

detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)

12

to open (one's eyes) wide

2

talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity

1

of course; certainly; naturally

4

from now; from this moment; henceforth

1

500; five hundred; many

1

year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

3

manufacturing method; recipe; formula

1

handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission

1

stoppage; interruption; cessation; suspension

1

(a) few; some; several

1

period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness

4

masterpiece; masterwork; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality

1

certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)

12

condition; state of preservation

1

to count; to enumerate

2

everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

7

to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)

3

great joy; delight; jubilation

1

collection (of art, stamps, etc.); collecting; collection (i.e. a range of new clothes); fashion show

1

pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast

4

smiling face; smile

28

low voice; whisper

3

genuine article; real thing; real deal

20

short; brief

3

reply; answer; response

4

to occur; to happen

1

bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement

10

a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)

6