jpdb beta

drunkard; drunk

1

leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered

3

horseman; rider; jockey

2

good idea; good plan

2

I thought so; I suspected as much; just as I thought; now you're talking; that's the spirit

2

trivial; not amounting to much

1

to use completely; to use up; to exhaust; to exhaust someone's civility; to give up (on someone)

2

sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation; fixing

1

from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because

1

appearance (in the eyes of society); decency

1

grim face; angry look

3

(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy

1

to begin to catch (attention, etc.); to begin to collect

1

forgetting; lapse of memory

1

to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind

6

ornamental (foliage) plant; houseplant

1

ill-omened; unlucky

1

tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart

1

bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh

1

trick that may deceive a child; transparent ploy; mere child's play; trivial (e.g. scheme); transparent; trifling (e.g. matter)

2

boo-hoo; boo-hoo-hoo

4

errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use

2

progress; advance; improvement; development

3

to abide one's shame

1

while; although; (but) at the same time; on the other hand; half the face; profile

1

in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance

2

troublesome; annoying; complicated

1

feeling refreshed; feeling relieved

3

tough (world); hard (times); cold; stingy; miserly; mercenary

1

recreation; diversion; relaxation

6

to feel like an idiot; to make a fool of yourself

1

placebo effect

1

to do by the use of

4

transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)

1

to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off

1

mixing; blending (e.g. spices); compounding (e.g. a medicine); making up; dispensing (a prescription); preparation

7

tall story; tall tale; cock-and-bull story; bullshit

1

to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)

4

distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin

1

sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart

2

to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed

1

foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse

1

heirloom

2

to pawn; to pledge

1

to live in want

2

to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished

2

judgement; judgment; connoisseur

4

fake (work); counterfeit

1

distinction

2

to succeed (in doing); to manage to do; to accomplish; to carry off; to pull off

3