jpdb beta

(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse

1

finding employment; getting a job

2

place of employment

1

gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out

2

pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability

6

width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)

2

without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)

1

to rust; to become rusty

1

rehabilitation

2

exact copy; slavish imitation

2

humanity; human nature

1

to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one

1

to butt into a conversation (from someone uninvolved)

1

always; all the time

2

unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic

1

even if I told you

2

expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...

2

three parts; three copies

1

shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof

8

convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience

1

steel; sword steel; sword

1

to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)

2

to have the nerve to

1

as if it weren't already enough; to an extreme degree; to excess; more than enough

2

(home) tutor; private tutor; private teacher

2

not only ... (but also); not just; as well as

7

supporter; sponsor; patron; backer

1

purchase; buying; buying used articles as a company; trade-in; purchase on a no-return policy; lump-sum payment

1

to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)

1

powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging

3

to buy; to purchase; to buy out

1

fragrant olive (Osmanthus fragrans var. aurantiacus)

1

with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter

3

equinoctial week (when Buddhist services are held); Buddhist services during the equinoctial week; nirvana; opposite bank; opposite shore

1

to begin to turn

1

carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually

1

compensation; equivalent value; consideration

1

delivery

1

to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)

1

queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess

1

haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing

3

the very picture of ...

1

to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)

3

to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread

2

home delivery (of food); outside catering

1

outsider; someone outside of a group

1

to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.

1

beyond that point; after that

3

to stop talking; to break off; to pause

1

to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere

3