jpdb beta

popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for

4

extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of

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to be preeminent; to be outstanding

1

beautiful face; good looks; beauty

2

talent; ability

4

and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not

2

trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)

8

stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)

3

mother

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three; three years of age

2

role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role

2

to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself

2

hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently

5

go that far; to that extent

6

one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself

2

impossible; unlikely; improbable

2

daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)

2

to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol

1

ignorant of the ways of the world

1

to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone

2

hey; hold on; come on

2

with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain

2

projection; reflection; image; match; harmony

1

adulterous partner (in a relationship); adulterous lover

1

comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...

1

very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary

2

magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly

2

(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point

1

when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives

1

OK; okay

10

10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various

1

to make a payment via bank deposit transfer; to discard another player's winning tile

1

Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!

5

early (days); initial stage; initial

1

registration fee

1

useful thing; usable article

1

to sell

1

various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)

7

expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs

1

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

6

clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.

10

charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of

2

traveling expenses; travelling expenses; carfare

1

hotel charge; lodging expense

1

to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)

2

to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank

1

considerably; fairly; quite

1

to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete

1

(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red

2

to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up

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