jpdb beta

to eat a mouthful; to take a bite

1

tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively

1

quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money

3

shop selling prepared food

1

to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on

2

exclusive; attached to; specialist

1

multi-use; combined use; combination; serving two purposes

1

shaft; axle; mandrel; arbor; centre of a group

1

serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of

2

to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into

1

ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source

1

to live long; to survive

1

to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in

3

luckily

1

without trouble; easily; readily

1

to give a glance (at); to take one look at

2

to save money

2

this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that

1

safety first (principle)

1

friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured

1

to revive (e.g. a company); to boost (e.g. morale)

1

maintaining contact (with); keeping in contact (with); keeping in touch (with); introducing (unacquainted people); getting acquainted (with one another)

2

to head home; to leave for home

1

racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer

5

moisture; humidity; dampness

1

duty room; staff room; waiting room

1

carbon

3

companion; company

2

feel uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home

1

start of work; commencement; opening

1

negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated

1

continuation; continuance; maintenance; persistence; going on

5

feeding habit (e.g. of an animal); feeding habitat

1

depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit

2

damage; injury

1

countermeasure; counter-measure

1

covering (a loss, deficit, etc.); making up (for); compensating (for); supplementation

1

isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine

1

to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)

1

presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch

1

gift of money (contained in an envelope); money reward (for services rendered)

1

charcoal kiln; charcoal pile

2

(written) report

1

trouble; bother

1

to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling

1

place name; toponym

1

interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions

1

predecessor; pioneer; ancestor

1

construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation

1

unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to

1