jpdb beta

aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad

2

to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square

4

style; way; shape; form; appearance; state

4

perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments

1

commoner; plebeian

11

wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)

1

to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away

4

giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

2

distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion

8

to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate

7

pale; pallid

2

being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)

2

end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once

8

to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)

5

to buy

1

price; cost

1

sudden rise (in price); sharp rise; jump; surge

1

something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman

1

even; but; however

3

skyrocketing (prices)

1

price; cost; value; worth; value

1

downtown

1

to disappear; to vanish

1

if; in case; supposing

11

town; city; municipal; urban

25

to accept; to receive; to agree

6

but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding

5

many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly

7

which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon

1

to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen

5

to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float

3

shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)

3

to rush over; to run up to

4

wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off

1

merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper

15

bag

3

roll of banknotes

2

to sell

4

reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground

6

citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)

4

ten years; decade

1

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

11

to be able (to); to be possible (to)

29

amount of money; sum of money

1

old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

11

soon; shortly; nearly; almost

1

to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished

1

safety; security

3

mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory

2

nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...

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