jpdb beta

fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them

1

(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)

1

publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda

1

first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all

1

flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance

4

to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush

1

oversupply (of goods, etc.); excessive supply

2

spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering

12

stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)

1

even now; still; as yet

2

to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)

2

to sell

5

shall ...; to assume; to suppose

1

column; shaft; cylinder; round pillar (esp. in buildings)

1

to offer for sale; to put on the market

1

the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)

1

acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand

1

maintenance

4

to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)

1

open sea; ocean

4

news; word; tidings; omen

2

usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common

7

unloading (cargo, etc.); discharge

2

just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that

1

hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste

1

departure from a port; leaving port; setting sail

7

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

4

arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour

6

low price

1

will not do; do not; does not

1

to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge

1

to come back

2

transactions; dealings; business

1

genuine; authentic; true; real

1

stature; height

3

firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly

1

expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately

8

to have an idea; to have a clue

1

to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)

1

mine (ore)

2

et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like

3

to be lacking in options; to be too few

1

healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable

1

amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute

4

to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in

2

ha ha ha (laughter)

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to be preeminent; to be outstanding

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huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion

2

unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful

2

each; every

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