jpdb beta

discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced

2

(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red

1

that's not my concern; that's none of my business; that's not on me

1

credit purchase

1

unfavorable conditions; unfavourable conditions

1

faint-inducing; dizzying; overwhelming; mind-numbing; staggering

1

(death from) starvation; starving to death

1

amount billed or claimed

1

total (money); full amount; sum

1

preparing for winter; winter clothes

3

to go to one's heart; to cut one to the quick; to give one a deep impression; to clutch at one's heartstrings; to hit home; to strike home

1

postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence

1

to know thoroughly

1

to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance

2

soul; spirit

1

dirt cheap; very cheap

1

to squeeze out; to wring out

3

to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape

3

way; method; means

1

quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off

1

to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy

2

proposal; offer; request; application

2

to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive

1

to despair of; to see the vanity of

1

high interest rate

1

loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending

2

to conspire; to act in collusion; to be hand-in-glove

1

to crack a joke; to tell a joke

1

to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)

1

business; errand; nature of one's business

1

my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!

3

cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind

1

to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please

1

not having enough workers; being understaffed; having nothing one can do about something; having no options; no reason not to ...; can't afford not to

1

to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely

1

disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray

1

true character; real nature

1

to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed

1

to do everything in one's power; to do all one can; to leave nothing undone; to exhaust one's resources

1

(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning

1

to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)

1

9th day of the month; nine days

1

to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop

1

eye mucus; eye discharge; sleep

1

(even) a little bit

1

afterimage; after image

1

to make contact

1

long-term

1

currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air

1

to become like a different person; to have a change in personality

1