jpdb beta

to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

2

fifty; 50

1

why; how; for what reason

3

to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

9

10,000; ten thousand; 10^4

6

limit; bounds

1

four people

1

one month

1

market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation

2

only; merely; but; no more than

1

to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from

1

to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)

1

to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)

1

merely; only; simply

1

to drive a bargain; to beat down the price; to haggle

1

to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for

1

to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide

5

inevitable; necessary

1

residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion

3

to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide

1

management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome

5

to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...

4

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

4

one's home; one's house

1

circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances

5

hanging around; wandering around (aimlessly); moving around (restlessly); running around

1

pleasant feeling; good feeling

1

but; however; provided that

3

two weeks; fortnight

1

progress; development

1

instead; but (on the other hand)

2

to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)

2

food expenses; money for food; charge for board

2

trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention

8

pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot

1

part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden

2

cooking for oneself; cooking one's own food; doing one's own cooking; scanning a book or magazine to create an ebook by oneself

1

to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire

1

hire (charge); rent; charge; fare; fee; freight

1

suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy

2

strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness

5

to go to see; to visit

1

to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to

2

round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm

2

to have a meal together; to sit at table

1

easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely

10

to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff

3

irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial

1

good heavens!; oh my god!; gee whiz

1

busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety

1