jpdb beta

forcefulness of speech; influential voice

1

propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work

1

to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)

2

mother; wife

1

lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child

3

branch office; agency; sub-branch

2

to cry and shout; to scream

1

much the same

1

being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands

1

bazaar; bazar; special sale (at a department store)

2

manners; behavior; behaviour

1

not so

1

closing; closure; shutdown; lockout

1

coming-of-age ceremony

1

it's not like; it isn't as if

1

(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)

1

moderation; standard

1

front line; forefront

1

stocking shelves; stock person; stocking person

1

at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove

1

very close (to); within a stone's throw (of); a stone's throw away (from)

2

wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse

1

voluntary restraints; self-limitation

1

to be detained; to take time

1

stress-free

1

to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in

1

tray

3

sharing a table with someone you don't know (e.g. at a restaurant)

1

to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off

1

older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)

2

resale

4

to buy up

1

quantity; volume; amount

1

to make oneself available (free)

1

regular customer; general audience; general public

2

establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)

1

eagerly; earnestly; zealously; wholeheartedly; diligently; assiduously

1

authentic; credible; creditworthy; dependable; reliable; sound

1

fundraising; financing; cash flow

2

acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption

2

chain of command

1

to distribute; to hand out

1

merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition

1

performance (of a duty); fulfillment (of a promise); fulfilment; execution (of a contract); discharge; implementation

1

infinite loop; closed loop

1

with a friendly grin; smilingly

1

to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)

1

if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well

1

to miss a meal; to lose the means to make one's livelihood

1

barley tea

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