jpdb beta

stew

1

roast beef

3

a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many

6

generously; liberally; magnanimously

1

to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)

1

to sit on a seat

1

cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery

1

with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can

1

to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake

2

living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood

4

to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with

1

stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete

1

poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious

1

to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped

1

-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now

8

quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument

7

marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse

1

however; because; as

1

to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess

1

pessimism; disappointment

1

front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive

2

good boy; good girl

3

what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn

13

to get to know each other; to make acquaintance

1

uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan

1

to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something

2

to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose

3

most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest

5

secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)

1

to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)

1

to pretend

2

promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

1

successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another

1

doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness

2

to throw at; to turn; to raise

1

after a long time; for the first time in a while

4

to stay indoors; to be confined indoors

1

to return; to come back

3

only; sole; unique

3

grandchild

7

opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows

1

child's room; nursery

1

employee; worker

5

business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...

3

to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire

12

to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate

5

to that extent; to that degree; so much; so

2

no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...

1

to need; to call for; to require

1

every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)

3