jpdb beta

to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth

5

stingily; cheaply; slyly

1

to save money

1

at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can

3

few decades; many decades; several decades

3

small; compact

1

(political) power; authority; influence

2

to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure

2

maintenance; preservation; improvement

2

labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble

2

comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...

1

to start to move; to get going; to come alive

4

this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately

13

striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; throwing one's weight around; acting as if one owns the place

2

at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill

6

the front; honest; upright; decent

2

shape; form

1

store; shop; establishment; restaurant

7

this area; around here

1

dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered

1

store; shop; establishment; restaurant

5

if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say

1

to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate

2

ornament; decoration

1

inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness

1

to increase; to grow

3

clean; clear; pure; honest; clean

2

greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice

1

other nations; other peoples

1

citizens of one's own country; fellow countrymen; compatriots

1

to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak

2

to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited

5

choice; selection; option

7

in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless

4

like that; so

4

ideal; ideals

2

laws (of nature); (divine) providence

1

justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation

5

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

3

... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...

1

to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)

1

endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint

2

absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous

1

doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence

2

to be able (to); to be possible (to)

2

this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that

3

even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful

2

precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred

3

writing; composition; essay; sentence

1

hard to get; hard to come by

3