jpdb beta

patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master

2

daily income in cash; money paid by daily installments; money paid by daily instalments

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

2

to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)

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just like

2

migratory bird; bird of passage

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to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)

4

at times; occasionally

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stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)

1

family name; house name; family honour; family honor

2

personal (employee); employed; retained

2

painter; artist; painter supported by patron

3

to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

1

to expel; to drive out

4

unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with

1

just because; even if; even though

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shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof

1

to be branded a ...; to be labelled a ...

1

to pick up; to find; to gather

1

artist

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rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

1

to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen

1

technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft

2

to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous

1

ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)

1

easy; simple; light

3

even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is

1

food

1

to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause

1

sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)

1

something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another

4

one's last moment; one's death; one's end

2

to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about

2

to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely

3

to subsist; to keep on living

1

painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh

3

to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards

1

direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...

1

(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances

1

to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)

1

inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

1

to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)

2

careless; carefree

1

to have a hard time of it

1

shady; underhanded; questionable

1

bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross

2

when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally

1

to hesitate; to waver

1

even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little

1

to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder

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