jpdb beta

if I (we, etc.) could

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beer

1

to walk in on; to tread upon

2

at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else

3

not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether

1

at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being

2

honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly

2

several day period

1

to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)

2

preserved foods

1

taste; palate; sense of taste

1

deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free

1

cultivated land

1

to be found

2

mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)

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nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may

1

livelihood; living

1

to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on

1

to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

2

difficult to ...; hard to ...

3

appearance (in the eyes of society); decency

1

to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply

2

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

4

lonesome; lonely; forlorn

1

slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)

1

to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember

3

scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing

1

accommodation; lodging

1

occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally

2

to hit; to run into; to light on; to strike into; to come against; to deadlock

2

to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for

1

otherwise; or else; if not

1

to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud

2

outsider; someone outside of a group

2

doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion

3

to approach

1

to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed

1

I see; that's right; indeed

1

base (military, expedition, etc.)

1

perfect; complete; thorough; leaving nothing to be desired; more than satisfactory

2

when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned

1

amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities

2

to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle

2

about the middle

2

entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth

10

great difference; big difference; wide margin

2

to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time

2

one or two; a few; small number

1

-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be

2

forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front

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