jpdb beta

check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base

2

you could say that; that might be so

1

windbreak (forest); shelterbelt

1

what day; how many days

2

middle of the night; dead of night

1

guest of honor; guest of honour; good customer; important customer

1

nice person; good-natured person

1

reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety

1

unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd

1

consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern

1

powerful person; influential person

1

for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account

1

good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression

1

joy; pleasure; delight

1

stir-fry; stir-frying

2

cook

1

buying (of stock, materials, etc.); purchasing; stocking; laying in; procurement

1

first impression

1

point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark

1

good impression; favorable impression

2

praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd

1

bad impression

2

stochastic; probabilistic

1

lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking

1

mobility

1

double; twice (as much); twofold

1

six; 6

3

to jump up and down; to hop

1

just a little

1

entertainer; performer; celebrity; entertainment personality

1

variety show (on TV or radio)

1

in this way; like this

1

(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food

2

fried prawns; fried shrimp

1

elasticity; flexibility

1

flat-tasting; bland; lacking in flavor; dull; flat; unimaginative

2

very deeply

1

submitting to (a demand, one's fate, etc.); putting up with; resigning oneself to; accepting (without complaint)

1

shameless; shameless person

1

marriage

1

unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all

1

beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker

2

opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism

1

to cause; to induce; to bring about; to produce

1

mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with

1

for use as food; edible

1

demand for; request

2

mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary

4

prize money; monetary award; reward

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

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