jpdb beta

treasure; treasured item; prized possession

1

to make light of; to ignore; to slight

1

being angry (suddenly)

2

anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside

1

there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much

2

obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse

2

to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect

3

person of doubtful origin; suspicious stranger

1

don't worry; there's no need to worry

1

in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing

1

custom; common practice; habit

1

small sum of money

1

widower; divorced man not remarried; (long-term) bachelor

1

east

1

west

1

brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited

1

to care for someone; to look after someone

1

to let one's guard down

1

rich person; wealthy person

1

absconding; making off; taking off; slipping away; vanishing; disappearing

1

standard; set; routine; decided

1

modus operandi; criminal technique; trick

2

thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances

1

remaining years (of an old person's life)

1

short; brief

1

let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...

2

still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition

1

to remain; to be left

1

look!; there!; here!; that is

1

to wet the lips of a dying person; to attend someone's last moments

1

to tell (to do); to order; to tell (on someone); to report; to often say; to be used to saying

1

lawsuit; complaint

1

people

2

everyone; anyone; no one; nobody

1

to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent

1

overly concerned with domestic affairs; having an air of domesticity

1

good old wife; one's wife of many years

1

performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move

1

it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?

1

suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange

4

together; in company

1

to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)

1

mother; mom; wife; proprietress (of a shop); female shopkeeper; middle-aged woman

1

to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

1

lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking

3

point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead

2

does not seem (to be)

1

to pilfer; to filch; to pocket; to make off with

1

carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky

1

smirkingly; broadly (grinning)

2