jpdb beta

proposal; proposition; suggestion

3

what kind of; what sort of; what

4

interest (on a deposit, loan, etc.)

2

condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite

3

trembling with fear; in great fear; filled with trepidation; nervously; timidly

1

to sit on a seat

1

presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)

1

weaver

1

mason; stonemason; stonecutter

1

carpenter

1

to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

9

what's on hand; whatever is available

1

purchase; buying

2

amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute

2

to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with

2

professional job; profession

1

to have a trade; to have a vocation

1

interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions

1

(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball

1

how many people; a number of people

2

(wanting something so badly that) one can almost taste it; (lit.) a hand reaches out from one's throat

1

unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously

3

loading and unloading

2

unskilled labor; simple labor; menial job

2

wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane

2

there is no way that ...; easy; simple

4

all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost

8

money; metal

7

to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote

4

value; worth; merit

2

to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause

7

ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies

1

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

3

it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written

1

wariness

1

borrowing; debt; loan

1

many people; a large number of people

1

to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to

1

how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)

13

explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend

5

persuasion

1

you (plural)

1

to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to

11

chief; head; leader

1

lady; gentleman; person

1

to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe

1

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

1

how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know

1

to add (to what was said before); to say in addition

1

happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying

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