jpdb beta

life story; personal narrative; story of one's life

2

to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry

2

one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future

2

gas station; petrol station

3

bartender

1

bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building

2

tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant

1

broadcasting station; broadcaster

1

construction worker; laborer (labourer); navvy

1

sales; selling; salesman

1

salesman

1

substantial matter; significant item

1

repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly

3

tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)

4

wandering

2

character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)

9

universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous

1

(leading) a vagabond life; (leading) a wandering existence

1

inclination; tendency; nature; character

4

my husband; one's family; family member

1

religious; spiritual

3

artistic

1

to sniff; to smell

2

by force

1

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

4

to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)

3

now that; since; so long as; because

4

cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)

2

particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information

2

danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

1

postscript; post scriptum; PS; P.S.

1

enclosing (e.g. with a letter)

3

disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty

2

express; special delivery

2

congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!

1

white Christmas

2

to draw near

1

twenty-ninth day of the month; twenty-nine days

1

forwarding; sending on; redirecting (e.g. mail); deadheading (e.g. train)

2

paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label

1

address; destination

1

even so; anyhow; at any rate

2

letter-paper; letter paper; notepaper

3

tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed

6

to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash

4

to reread; to read again

2

to become dim; to become blurred

1

to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study

22

bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase

2

atlas

1