jpdb beta

plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward

1

merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper

3

little by little

1

to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated

4

to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)

1

coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart

10

to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up

1

various; a variety of; all kinds of; many; diverse

1

to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled

1

exotic mood; exotic atmosphere; exoticism

1

tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe

2

unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy

1

to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction

1

sunrise

2

pitch dark; total darkness

1

special training; intensive training; crash course

3

to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)

1

accumulation; accumulate; store

1

damage

1

specific gravity; relative density; relative importance; weight

1

stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)

3

studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to

1

(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp

1

to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly

1

veil

1

intonation; accent; modulation; inflection

2

to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself

2

to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on

1

dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit

4

short sleeves

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long sleeves

2

leather; leather-bound; leathern

1

glove; mitten; mitt

2

long skirt

1

in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant

1

look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting

1

sleepy; drowsy

2

going through; going via; going by way of

2

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)

1

longtooth grouper (Epinephelus bruneus)

1

strike (i.e. industrial action)

1

remuneration; recompense; reward; toll

17

note; memo; memorandum

2

term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)

1

backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal

1

errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit

1

to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch

1

whereunder; thereunder

1

wavy line

1

walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)

1