jpdb beta

to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain

1

to make a mess of; to sacrifice; to waste

1

profit; earnings

1

vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)

1

to get hold of money

1

surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play

1

trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish

1

expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation

1

parting; separation; farewell

1

to be profitable; to yield a profit

1

tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant

1

spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone

3

ostensible (surface) reason

1

personal connections

1

connection; pull

2

remuneration; recompense; reward; toll

3

to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)

2

connection; link; relationship

1

high price

2

to palm off; to force a sale

1

time; labour; labor

1

wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else

1

one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start

1

to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)

2

meeting place

2

disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing

1

appointment

1

to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up

1

income; receipts; revenue

2

fair or reasonable price

1

to grimace; to frown

2

to remain unsold; to be left on the shelf

1

act of mercy; helping another person

2

expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately

1

to shake one's head

3

(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts

1

not in one's right mind; insane

1

regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on

2

present point (i.e. in history); at the present time

1

to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)

1

that's a different matter; that's a different story

1

target group; target persons

2

unjust; inhuman

2

to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby

1

(only) one option; one possible choice

1

fundamental; basic

2

race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)

4

to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie

1

basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation

1

feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction

2