jpdb beta

tenacity; endurance

1

lesson; precept; teachings; moral

7

more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others

10

see!; didn't I tell you (this would happen)

1

the more (people) fight, the closer they are; those who quarrel most are often the best of friends

1

exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC

8

drunken frenzy; drunken violence; person who is prone to violence when drunk

1

sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake

6

to knead; to turn

1

avoided by everybody; disliked by everybody; (lit.) not even a dog will eat (it)

3

hey; yo; hi; yessir; understood

1

relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly

3

close; intimate; on good terms

3

(pressing) hard; badgeringly; pesteringly; repeatedly; urgingly

6

intervention

4

to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed

3

terrible; dreadful; terrifying; frightening

3

to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred

6

the same opinion

6

(period of) a year; during the era (of)

3

absurd; nonsensical; preposterous

3

laughter breaks out

2

any and every thing; altogether; lock, stock, and barrel; the whole shooting match; the whole kit and caboodle; without reserve

2

to wait impatiently for

1

every evening; every night

1

one year ago

10

they; those guys

6

to sit in a row; to be present (and lined up)

4

exploration; expedition

7

casually (come or go); aimlessly; abruptly; detached (from the world); aloof

3

large-flowered

1

keeping things tidy and in order

1

the way one works; one's working manner

2

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

7

attentive; cautious; careful; watchful

9

may I ask (for); might I ask (that)

4

mutual aid; cooperation; benefit

1

organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)

2

an apprentice system; apprenticeship

1

compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement

3

detailed; minute

1

cleaning up someone else's mess; making up for someone else's mistake; ass-wiping; arse-wiping

3

common; ordinary; conventional; customary

2

slight; little; insignificant

1

careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent

5

hemp cord; hemp twine

5

three colours; three colors; triple run; winning hand containing the same chow in each of the three suits; triple pung; winning hand containing the same pung in each of the three suits

1

every kind; all sorts

2

to half-rise to one's feet

6

small; compact

3