jpdb beta

eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning

2

radioactivity; radiation; radioactive material

1

poisonous; toxic; noxious; malicious; spiteful; hurtful

1

to tag along; to follow; to tail; to shadow

1

empirically; from experience

1

(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look

1

example; an instance

3

Pisa (Italy)

2

to bring someone along

1

bed; couch

5

beside; nearby

1

Saint John the Baptist

1

conception; becoming pregnant; pregnancy

4

Jakob

2

quail; Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica)

1

pupil (of the eye); one's eyes

1

to concentrate; to focus on; to devote; to stiffen; to become tense

4

for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being

3

staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)

1

both feet; both legs

1

pulling power

1

to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice

3

falconry

1

falconer; hawker

2

to fly in the air

1

black kite (Milvus migrans); Inverness cape; filcher; sneak thief

1

to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on

3

insight; power of observation

2

ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot

3

original author (of a work)

1

article; discourse; dissertation; editorial; leading article; leader

17

mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice

1

to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of

10

to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...

2

to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap

3

ability; faculty

16

one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object

2

genuine article; real thing; real deal

2

benefit; use; good; profit; gains

4

that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!

7

a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course

2

very timid; very nervous; faint-hearted

1

historian

9

one thing

3

fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax

1

to ponder; to brood

1

careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate

8

guarantee; security; assurance; warranty

4

cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating

1

many people; a large number of people

1