jpdb beta

standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine

7

defense; defence; guard; policing; security

1

pure; genuine; pure (of a subject of study; as opposed to applied, practical, etc.); genuine (parts, accessories, etc.); official

1

birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)

1

loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity

1

to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by

3

eating with one's fingers; snitching food; snatched food; embezzlement; misappropriation; flirting

3

exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though

1

what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?

2

pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern

1

I love you too; (lit.) I would (now) not mind dying

1

steak

8

seasoning; flavour; flavor

1

salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold

4

usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally

3

to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through

3

full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full

1

to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up

2

field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness

1

penalty; sentence; punishment

1

to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin

1

gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees

2

being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)

4

more than one can eat

2

to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many

3

to have a meal; to take a meal

1

preservation; conservation; storage; save (to storage)

3

with a plop; with a plonk; with a plunk; with a flop

1

storage; preservation; stocking; hoarding (of goods or money without productive use)

1

digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else

2

amount left over; remaining portion

1

pickling in salt; food preserved in salt; holding on to (shares, land, etc.) for an extended period until its value increases; leaving unsold; leaving unused

2

rejection; dismissal

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cooking; food preparation

4

smoked food; smoking (fish, meat, etc.); smoked

3

materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis

2

equipment; device; installation; stage setting

1

still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition

3

to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake

2

rather; better

1

smoke; fumes

1

boa (snake); boa (scarf); (tidal) bore

4

payment (for labour); pay; charge; wages

1

percent; per cent; percentage

5

instead; but (on the other hand)

2

detailed statement; detailed account; minute description; specifications; list of particulars

2

exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail

4

as planned; according to plan

1

to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)

5

sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor

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