jpdb beta

hitch-hike; hitchhiking

1

departure (of a train, car, etc.); starting; leaving

1

now (while the time is ripe); while one still can

1

narrow escape from death

1

light; easy; non-serious; minor

2

unsafe; insecure; careless; dangerous; incautious; imprudent

2

beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive

1

(passenger) fare; freight rates; shipping expenses

1

substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange

1

principal occupation; core business

1

remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard

1

gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked

1

businessperson; businessman; businesswoman; entrepreneur; captain of industry

1

numerous; many

1

my husband; one's family; family member

1

real name

1

looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance

1

degree of familiarity; popularity; name recognition; notoriety

1

to prevent (something) from occurring; to forestall; to avert; to nip in the bud

1

market value

1

secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes

1

bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion

1

sun; sunshine; sunlight

1

Bayesian

1

to be on a (completely) different level; to be on a different scale; to be in a different league; to be of a different order of magnitude; to stand no comparison

1

to sell at a loss; to sell cheaply; to sell off; to dispose (of)

1

trace; tracks; site; remains; scar

1

abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty

1

price tag; price label

1

drink money; drinking money

1

black market

2

Stacey; Stacy

8

to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of

1

finance; financing; credit transacting; monetary; financial; credit

1

consultant

1

male prostitute

1

to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)

1

temporary employee placement

1

to build; to construct; to put up; to build up (a fortune, reputation, enterprise, etc.); to establish (a relationship, system, etc.); to create

2

stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK

1

illegal act

1

securities exchange; stock exchange; bourse

1

listing (on the stock exchange, etc.); taking (a company) public; performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation

1

unique; distinctive; novel; different color (colour)

1

to walk away; to walk off

1

to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check

1

cinders; ashes

1

entry; going into; approach

2

narrow; cramped; small-sized

1

right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon

1