jpdb beta

second-hand shop; curio shop

1

at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because

2

tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health

3

we; us

4

qualifications; requirements; capabilities

2

indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted

1

companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)

16

one animal (small)

2

to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square

7

going around; patrol; round; tour

3

the reverse; other side; lining

2

that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family

5

rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom

1

fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift

3

people

2

five; 5

2

glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling

1

to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam

1

coupled with; together

1

very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)

1

pure; clean; purity

1

beyond one's means or position

1

guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper

1

boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless

1

visit; call

1

to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark

1

small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person

1

opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat

11

armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track

6

to slip through; to make one's way through quickly

4

restriction; restraint; limitation; limit

1

walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)

3

to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie

1

number; amount

3

wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven

1

rest; break; recess; intermission

6

to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

2

largish; biggish; a little bit larger

2

to take a break

1

alternately; by turns

1

I; me

10

covering; protection; backing; relief

10

to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on

5

to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on

1

even though; despite; when

4

encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)

5

how long; how far; how much

6

don't you think?; indicates question

3

it seems that; as if

2

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

6