jpdb beta

spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)

1

to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that

2

croquette

2

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

rather than; more ... than ...

2

roadside

1

unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold

1

slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down

1

palm (of the hand)

1

even if; even though; although one might say; although called

1

heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah

1

shadowy past; murky past

1

back street; back alley; off-street

1

coercion; extortion; compulsion; force

1

emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment

1

to subsist; to keep on living

1

to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)

1

sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question

6

to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort

1

to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of

3

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.

17

stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs

1

bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful

3

smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed

1

(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly

2

excuse; explanation

1

secrecy; highly classified information

1

regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on

5

to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern

2

comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...

3

to push into; to stuff into; to be enthusiastic (about); to be crazy (about); to get excited; to be stirred up

1

very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly

5

to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)

1

better; superior

1

sublimation; sublimation (of an impulse); sublimation (i.e. transforming into a purer or nobler form)

1

large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university

5

important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game

1

to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on

1

to do as one likes

2

order; sequence; procedure

1

although

1

exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail

5

the whole area; the entire region; all parts (of); the whole field (of study); every field; the whole gamut

1

we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)

2

peddler; pedlar; hawker

2

spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating

1

nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all

5

enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)

1

apathetic; indifferent; nonchalant; callous

2

percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)

2