jpdb beta

middle-aged man

4

to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout

1

moustache; mustache

1

to have time free; to have time to spare

1

rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite

1

absurd; unreasonable

1

(talk of a) moneymaking scheme; moneymaking idea; get-rich-quick proposal

2

peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy

1

gently; quietly; calmly

1

confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)

3

to push and push; to keep pushing to the end

1

negative; minus

1

roughly

1

timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)

1

to have nerves of steel

1

emperor

3

to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to

1

big yawn

1

merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine

1

push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness

1

fierce attack

1

to soothe and humor (humour); to coax

1

big business

1

contract; commitment

3

occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling

2

carpenter

1

authorized architect and builder; licensed architect; registered architect

2

minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough

1

difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap

2

to win fame; to be widely-known; to be well known; to make a name for oneself

1

to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair

1

grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence

1

romanticist; romantic; dreamer

1

(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large

1

treatment; service; handling; management

1

technical; practical

2

to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture

1

involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation

1

surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it

3

warm heart; kindliness

1

ability; skill; facility

2

odd; strange; queer; peculiar

2

common sense; common knowledge; common understanding

1

weak person; the weak

1

to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying

1

row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally

1

defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste

2

peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly

1

come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something

1

very careful; thoroughly prepared

1