jpdb beta

illegal; illicit; unlawful

2

possibly; by some possibility; perhaps

1

possible; likely; probable

1

waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser

1

to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of

2

(mouth) gag

1

to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)

4

to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying

2

to knock down; to knock off

1

to make do errands; to set to scutwork

1

(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing

1

to be nauseating; to be disgusting; to be revolting; to throw up; to vomit

1

to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress

1

(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy

1

benefactor; patron

1

that gentleman; that lady; he; she

4

lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate

3

to try and do something; to attempt to do something

1

to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command

1

tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance

1

substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice

1

control; check; restraint; inhibition

1

lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful

5

to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy

1

patronage; protection

3

salvation by faith in Amitabha; relying on others; depending on others

1

angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger

1

crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets

1

whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper

1

half a year; six months

3

everything; anything; nothing

1

ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished

2

in one's own way or style

3

easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply

1

carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease

1

change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality

1

trial; judgement; judgment

3

temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical

1

internment camp; detention facility; POW camp; refugee camp

1

taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away

1

rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations

1

to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

1

embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation

1

to lodge a complaint

1

large number (of); many; majority

1

original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal

1

carved seal; engraved stamp; to engrave (a seal); to carve; to make an impression (with a seal)

6

fake (work); counterfeit

1

accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable

1

crime; offence; offense

1