jpdb beta

to shrug one's shoulders

1

shopping; purchased goods

4

sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity

3

to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of

2

coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency

2

yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?

5

fruitcake

1

cookie; biscuit; cookie; browser cookie

2

hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate); extraction; pulling out

1

invitation; introduction; temptation

3

going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing

1

always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively

3

encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)

1

to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

3

between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea

2

counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth

2

to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on

4

yes; that is so

2

(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food

1

purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

2

connection; link; relationship

1

cruel; hard-hearted; harsh; unkind

1

to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in

6

superior; superiors; senior

1

at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn

1

to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote

1

by force

1

dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point

2

speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...

1

insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness

6

assortment; product lineup

1

there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when

6

to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one

2

pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says

2

no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable

2

to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up

3

insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy

3

to bring up a subject

1

welcome

2

check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out

1

very deeply

4

everywhere; everywhere one goes; wherever one goes

1

to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)

1

well connected; well known; having a large, diverse circle of acquaintances

1

chrysalis; pupa

4

spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence

1

imago; adult (insect)

4

emergence (of insects); eclosion; growing wings

1

diameter

2

dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch

1