jpdb beta

meal; dinner; diet

2

preparation; arrangements

1

older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl

3

beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially

1

plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation

5

slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late

11

hypothesis; supposition; assumption

1

dog

3

evening meal; dinner

5

preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)

3

leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning

2

to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for

2

wild beast; wild animal; brute

1

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

4

same; similar; (just) like; equal

1

attack; charge; raid

1

to be in danger of; to be liable to

2

no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

3

contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation

2

frozen food

1

range; stove; cooker; microwave oven

2

thaw; defrosting; decompression (e.g. of a file); unpacking; extracting

1

altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced

1

technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft

1

once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time

1

laundry; the washing

1

to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate

1

they; those guys

3

too much; excessively; too

2

super technology; technology beyond our current capabilities, mainly in science fiction

1

order (for an item); request; demand; condition

3

to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)

2

comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery

1

last resort

1

home delivery (of food); outside catering

1

to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend

9

this month

1

food expense

1

one's house; one's home; one's family

3

the big two...; two major...; two main...

1

problem child

1

next year

3

twenty-five

3

measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment

1

simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light

7

way of solving (a problem); solution

1

in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically

1

safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction

13

committee member

3

suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently

1