jpdb beta

relieved; refreshed; frank; candid; easy-going

1

to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits

1

behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy

2

worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst

2

confinement; imprisonment; incarceration

2

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

1

lukewarm; tepid; lenient

2

winning over; placation; gentle persuasion

1

success; hit

3

if you can't beat them; join them; you can't fight city hall; if your adversaries are stronger than you, it is better to join their side than to fight them

1

this and that; one thing or another

2

pillage; plunder; looting; robbery

3

to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded

1

one day; (on) a certain day

2

abrupt; sudden; unexpected

1

going to work (e.g. in the morning); coming to work

2

to catch a cold

1

pneumonia

2

indirect

1

to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated

5

to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing

4

safety; security

5

head over heels; headlong; head first

1

denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation

3

death; mortality; to die; to pass away

1

business that exploits its employees (e.g. through unpaid overtime)

1

population of a fief

1

shop; store

1

employee; worker

1

black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface

1

hastily made; improvised preparation

3

workshop; works

1

provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.); providing a meal; lunch service

1

cooked rice; meal

1

electrical appliances; electric appliances

1

labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble

1

widow

2

to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss

3

outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else

5

to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch

1

counter for colours

2

to comb back

1

fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating

1

dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest

1

at least; at most; (even) just

2

your home; your residence; you (referring to one's equal; epistolary style)

1

blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative

2

end; tip; extremities; terminal

2

maintenance; preservation; improvement

3

the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life

3