jpdb beta

to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking

7

station wagon; estate car; minivan; people carrier

2

in a train (car, bus, etc.); on a train

3

bitter-tasting bug

1

to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher

3

to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)

1

orphan; child left by the deceased; abandoned child

1

husband and wife; married couple

3

support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy

1

to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service

1

research results

1

of all things (days, etc.)

1

research institution

2

to sell over to

2

leader; authority; mainstay

1

(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy

1

powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent

1

action of making something; -ification

1

male (animal, plant)

1

migration; immigration

1

change of occupation; career change

1

local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

1

patent; special permission; licence (license); proprietary

1

to underrate; to make light of

1

making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt

1

treachery; betrayal; perfidy

2

to chide; to rebuke; to reprove

1

to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission

1

longevity; long life

1

to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)

1

connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence

1

to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)

1

betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer

2

punishment; penalty

1

aftertaste

2

alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)

1

educational institution

1

inevitable; necessary

1

attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student

1

preliminary investigation; preparation

1

(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of

1

accomplishment; execution

1

under blazing sun

1

at every opportunity; whenever possible; whenever the occasion arises; from time to time; occasionally

1

recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances

1

kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself

1

knowing; (an) acquaintance

2

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...

1

irony of fate; twist of fate

1

one's self-possession; one's presence of mind

1