jpdb beta

few in number

1

regular customer; valued client

1

all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking

1

coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay

1

condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on

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.)

1

heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing

1

approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)

3

eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine

1

bitter melon (Momordica charantia); bitter gourd

1

terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

1

trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)

4

vegetable; marijuana; cannabis

2

to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)

1

way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression

2

in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case

1

to go crazy; to go off one's head

1

reluctant (to part)

2

simile; metaphor; allegory; parable

1

easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all

3

cylinder or rod-shaped

1

desire; appetite; lust

1

to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge

1

calling on; visiting

1

scene of the crime (offense, offence)

1

to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach

1

interference; obstruction; sabotage

1

that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you

1

(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement

1

even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on

1

feeling of fellowship; fellow feeling

1

tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart

1

hostile nature; inimical character

1

factor; factor; divisor

1

theft; stealing; larceny

11

to perceive; to grasp (the situation)

1

to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer

1

beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously

1

target

1

looking for (a suitable thing or person); searching for; hunting out; picking out; shopping around for; searching (a place)

1

to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade

2

short term; short time

1

skill; ability; dexterity; performance; workmanship; craftsmanship

2

period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture

1

arrest; roundup

1

good policy; wise policy; best plan

1

to loiter; to hang around; to wander around; to prowl; to roam

2

periodic; regular; routine

1

bookshop; bookstore

1

convenience store

1