jpdb beta

system; institution; organization; organisation

2

probability; likelihood; chances

4

although I say; although one might say; although called

1

taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story

1

achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization

3

finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little

4

to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully

1

to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on

11

live-in (e.g. job)

8

to open (e.g. path); to clear (the way); to break up (e.g. land)

1

worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst

2

one's (living) environment

4

week

4

to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)

3

living by oneself; living alone

1

housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters

1

(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large

1

to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide

6

top floor

2

attic; garret; loft

6

hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar

3

roof leak

1

bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry

4

stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled

1

intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...

4

cooking

1

to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire

6

eating out; dining out

1

getting an advance (on one's salary)

1

to be saved up (of money)

4

to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own

1

working without pay; free service; work for nothing

1

to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)

7

the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality

3

shriek; scream

4

long ago; already; a long time ago

5

to save up (money)

6

storehouse; warehouse; godown

33

black-dyed leather; leather dyed in deep indigo; edible mushroom in the Thelephoraceae family

17

to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even

12

during; for the duration of

1

destitution

1

living environment; habitat

1

for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being

3

to drop one's shoulders

6

ups and downs; bobbing up and down; rising and falling; ebbing and flowing

1

steady; sound; reliable; solid

1

one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)

3

to grimace; to frown

5

just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)

2