jpdb beta

private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular

1

money; metal

2

to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)

1

diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization

1

for the general public

1

development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)

2

laundry; the washing

1

to spare time (for)

1

surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency

1

company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)

1

use; utilization; utilisation; application

1

to be profitable; to yield a profit

2

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

6

fundamental; basic

3

one's post; place of work; workplace

1

so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already

9

easy money; easy gain; making a killing

1

first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

8

relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation

1

than; from; out of; except; but; more

10

profit

1

to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)

7

no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not

14

that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?

6

trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession

1

means; is; as for

2

wealthy people; the rich

2

thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)

1

silk

1

to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend

9

from the beginning

1

things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that

1

hypothesis; supposition; assumption

3

dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle

1

ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic

1

several months

1

to use and then throw away

1

in that way; thus; so; so?

17

back of head

1

bed hair; hair disarranged during sleep; habit of moving around in one's sleep; sleeping habit

1

to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb

2

while; during; while; although; all; both

3

wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane

2

it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it

3

trouble

1

as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible

1

dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)

1

cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); hemp (fiber); linen; flax

1

cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)

1

main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist

1