jpdb beta

payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment

1

long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for

1

this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now

1

coarse; rough

1

evening paper

1

photogenicity

1

big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with

1

good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)

1

thickness

3

labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work

3

one way or another; in many ways; in various ways

1

grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit

1

stomach cancer

1

rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous

4

redoing

1

to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on

1

evidence; proof

1

embezzlement; misappropriation; pocketing; stealing

6

previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance

1

fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)

1

to break up (e.g. a meeting); to call it a night

1

sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable

1

to bring up under one's personal care

1

to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture

2

favorite pupil; favourite pupil; teacher's pet

1

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

2

magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid

2

plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme

4

(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)

1

calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance

1

complete devotion; body and soul; one's best

1

indicate reason; infers some protest

1

bank; banking institution

2

passbook; bankbook

2

confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)

1

indicates emphasis

1

such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?

2

liar; fibber

2

swindler; imposter; crook

2

running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood

4

long stretch; long haul; marathon; long scene (in a play); long act

1

from what time

1

pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)

1

sleeping face

1

unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy

1

arrangement; preparations; search (by police)

1

as usual; as is one's habit

1

set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo

1

big quarrel; huge fight; big row

1

at any rate; anyhow

1