jpdb beta

low-priced; cheap; inexpensive; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; cheap (e.g. government)

2

intimacy; friendship; familiarity

1

abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)

1

easy to understand

1

to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise

2

to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says

5

not only ... but (also); as well as ...

1

black sheep (of a family); ostracism

1

isolation; being alone; being friendless

1

ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy

1

how many people; a number of people

2

a help; assistance

1

effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving

2

depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program

1

to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of

3

scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful

10

intervening

1

willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord

1

surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance

1

so; like this; in this way

3

put; place; leave; do (in preparation)

1

if so; in that case; in that situation

1

(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression

1

everyday; always; at all times; frequently

1

moderate

1

ho-ho

1

lady; gentleman; person

2

seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)

1

shop; small store; business; firm

1

the more one looks (at it) the more...

1

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

1

untouched; unused; intact

1

unnecessary; not needed; not necessary

1

restaurant (esp. Western-style)

1

to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread

2

to visit less often

1

older sister; elder sister

2

to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

6

memories; recollections; reminiscence

2

to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)

4

to count; to enumerate

2

receiving; receipt

1

together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)

2

to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

1

pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements

1

together; abreast; side-by-side

1

to cling

5

willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling

1

lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up

2

to become hungry; to get an empty stomach

1