jpdb beta

by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly

6

behaviour; behavior

1

to come to light

1

therefore; for that reason; such being the case

1

interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance

3

care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation

5

cleaning company

2

staff member; employee; worker; personnel

3

to feel like; to feel inclined to do

1

going to work (e.g. in the morning); coming to work

1

garbage collection; waste collection; rubbish collection

1

salary; wages; pay

4

thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery

1

to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded

3

payslip

1

the whole country

2

cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging

1

trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade

1

company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)

3

average; mean; balance; equilibrium

1

to shade an account; to add something extra

1

hush money

3

(animal) collar; necklace; choker

3

implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation

2

to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion

1

to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together

1

if one is unlucky; if one is careless

2

blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)

1

law-evading drug (e.g. amyl nitrates, MiPT); quasi-legal drug; designer drug

1

sales; selling; marketing

2

to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)

3

one's high school days

1

extortion; shakedown

1

a matter for the police; a brush with the law

4

to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close

2

each time

1

trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern

3

besides; moreover; in addition

2

misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness

1

to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)

8

never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up

3

to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)

1

although I say; although one might say; although called

2

taking the initiative

1

to write (a person) up (in a positive or negative light); to write something up so that it stands out; to write up in an exaggerated fashion; to detail; to list

1

sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...

2

how long; how much; to what extent

6

to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into

5

they; those guys

4

changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (geisha, prostitute, etc.)

2