jpdb beta

blow; hit; stroke

1

violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism

1

anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside

2

a bag; one bag

1

you (plural)

2

creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming

1

to stay indoors; to be confined indoors

1

area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances

1

cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking

1

legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small

1

(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead

1

to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in

1

at least

1

carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease

1

broke; poor; short; skint; having no money

1

long ago; already; a long time ago

1

to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)

1

least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least

1

you guys; buddies; pals; you lot

1

stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)

2

imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-

1

favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter

1

siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate

3

heartening; reassuring

2

to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished

1

(my) wife; inside the home; one's family

1

good feeling; feeling good

1

strong; hard; manly

1

to spread rumors; to spread rumours

1

to make a serious effort

2

confrontation; showdown

1

high efficiency; high performance

1

publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda

1

shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering

1

very much; exceedingly; extremely

1

soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)

2

(growing) quickly (esp. children, plants); (developing) quickly; fast; rapidly

1

what's the best thing to do?; what to do?

4

love of drink; fondness for alcohol; person who likes to drink; drinker

1

timid; faint-hearted; wimpish

1

to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening

1

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

1

efficiency

1

as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")

1

drink money; drinking money

1

to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase

1

just a little

3

price; cost

3

in the same manner as before; the same as always

1

upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite

1