jpdb beta

daily employment; hiring by the day; day laborer; day labourer

1

celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name

2

ideological

1

exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement

1

reading too much into (what ... says)

1

to be softened; to calm down

1

rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations

1

to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well

2

occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom

2

considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal

2

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

1

idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation

1

what would (you) do?; what to do about it

1

to ask a question; to ask questions

3

exceedingly; very

1

at once; immediately; without delay; promptly

1

(means of) transportation; transport; transportation facilities; transportation system; transit system

1

arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations

1

selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases

2

... is the reason; ... is my excuse

1

to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)

1

to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt

1

loser; defeated person; the defeated

2

electric (goods)

1

large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university

2

prosperity; flourishing; thriving

1

chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)

1

line; queue; procession; matrix

1

place to go; destination

1

to meet; to assemble; to congregate

2

to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out

1

scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)

2

efficiency

1

(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess

1

to stop walking; to pause

1

weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation

1

to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise

1

membrane; film

1

to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off

1

vivid; clear; distinct

1

guidance; leadership; leading the way

1

fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity

8

at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment

1

to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear

1

counter for people

1

to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in

1

narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable

1

snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily

1

stature; height; size; physique

1

looks; features

1