jpdb beta

thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow

1

to pound away; to hit at random; to hit ceaselessly

2

being greatly in the red; taking a big loss; heavy deficit

1

to be profitable

1

to increase in value; to gain prestige

1

while there is life, there is hope; without life, there is nothing; don't waste your life

1

to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond

1

cowardly; timid; easily frightened

1

falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy (logic)

1

to accompany; to follow; to keep up with

1

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

1

to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved

1

to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around

1

to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being

2

(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely

1

the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous

1

neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity

1

closely contested constituency; highly competitive marketplace; (fig.) battleground

1

one's possessions; ownership

1

to provide (a person) with a bodyguard

1

gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester

1

at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step

1

to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline

4

next month

1

to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment

1

to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)

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to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth

1

strong; intense; severe

1

at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know

1

quiet conversation; gossiping; idle talk

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wish; desire; ambition

1

boys and girls

2

domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)

1

orphanage

5

qualitative difference; disparity; gap

1

affiliated company; affiliated business

1

orphanage; children's home; foster home

1

guardian; protector; patron; parent

1

to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)

1

economic strength

1

to expel; to drive out

4

to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)

3

large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive

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common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice

2

sense of values; values; value system

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parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner

6

just because; even if; even though

2

disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation

1

economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy

2

loss (of assets, profit, etc.)

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