jpdb beta

center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused

1

failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy

1

Northern Europe; Nordic countries; Scandinavia

1

northern part; the north (of a region)

1

Netherlands; Holland

1

to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck

1

ban; prohibition; interdiction; injunction

2

thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception

2

through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)

1

what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?

1

imported goods

1

embargo

3

where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes

1

(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while

1

to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)

5

corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with

1

staying up all night

2

continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

2

clenched fist

1

ten times; tenfold

1

bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh

1

master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent

13

finish; finishing; finishing touches

1

please

2

young; youthful

2

apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer

9

(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business

2

guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper

3

workshop; works

6

customer; client; patron

1

control; management (e.g. of a business)

1

bulky; massive; thick; heavy

4

to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out

3

absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming

1

to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice

2

new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer

1

to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)

3

each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage

1

speaking fondly about one's sweetheart (spouse, girlfriend, etc.); going on about one's love affairs

1

to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of

1

normal duties; (one's) regular work

1

many; many kinds

1

to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart

1

unadjusted

1

unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty

1

is something that; is that which

2

(raw) material

2

ability; skill; facility

1

monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself

1

feelings of guilt

1