jpdb beta

to gather; to collect; to assemble

4

remarkable; striking; obvious

2

because of; owing to; due to

3

close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related

1

(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)

2

back street; back alley; off-street

1

to pick a fight

1

to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down

5

to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)

6

riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit

1

or; either ... or ...

2

hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)

11

to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation

7

various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that

3

quickly; calmly; intently

1

to invade

3

person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person

18

five; 5

6

interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)

5

drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other

9

to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with

1

out of habit; by inertia; by force of habit; mechanical

1

being buried; remaining unknown; being forgotten; being absorbed (e.g. in research); being immersed

1

will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness

2

to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to

2

to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass

7

stone statue

15

to set up shop; to open a store

1

appearance; look; dress

1

a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment

2

visitor (to a store, restaurant, etc.); (in-store) customer; patron

1

stability; steadiness; consistency; stable

1

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

7

commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise

4

to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)

7

customer traffic; customers; custom

1

to increase; to add to; to augment

3

successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through

1

day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date

10

magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand

5

taking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.); parent with child

1

target

1

art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance

5

announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing

3

toy shop; toy store; toy dealer; toy seller

8

child; children

22

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

mine (ours) for the taking; something under one's full control

1

client; sender

1

smoke; fumes

19