jpdb beta

great hurry; great haste; rush

1

banker (gambling); bookmaker; person who runs a gambling den; manager; boss

2

victory or defeat; match; contest; game

3

member of one's in-group (e.g. family member, colleague)

2

unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all

6

to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor

7

this year

2

winter

10

amount of money; sum of money

3

betting; gambling

2

crime; offence; offense

1

clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright

1

to sing at the top of one's voice; to belt out a song; to express one's feelings fully in a poem; to praise in poetry

1

suggestion; hint; implication

1

to pause; to have a short intermission

1

to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)

1

dance

2

as you want; as you will

2

to sigh; to breathe a sigh

4

early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker

1

thank you

2

mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for

1

to comfort; to console; to amuse

1

quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord

2

(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey

2

the way back; the way home; return trip

1

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

2

to waste time

1

(written) report

5

to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled

2

extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd

2

gambling house; gaming room; gambling den

1

dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour

1

individual; private person; personal; private

1

money; cash

2

face value; par

1

every person; every mouth; every entrance

3

idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression

1

(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum

7

capital; funds; seed money; asset

2

to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate

2

broke; poor; short; skint; having no money

1

national expenditure; government spending; public funds

1

embezzlement

1

censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming

4

excellent plan; best policy

1

head; leader; top; (arch.) important part

3

battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war

42

injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity

2

investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking

1