jpdb beta

cane; walking stick; staff; wand

14

secrets; mysteries

3

tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)

1

branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray

2

cultivation

1

treatment; service; handling; management

1

to be extremely difficult; to present a major challenge

1

carrying

1

comparatively; relatively

1

compact; compact (cosmetics); portable powder case; compact car

1

to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)

2

preservation; retainment; keeping

1

ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand

1

to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself

16

right beside; close to; nearby

4

to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)

1

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

1

breaking down; defeating; abolishing

3

common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide

1

to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on

3

mutual enemies

2

quiet; still; surreptitious

3

even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...

3

both in name and reality; both in name and substance

1

winner; victor

4

to reign supreme; to assume the leadership (hegemony); to dominate

1

to knock down; to defeat

2

four times; four-colour process printing; CMYK printing

1

to frown; to scowl

2

institute; academy

1

tragic but brave; heroic; grim

1

index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe

1

extension; elongation; (total) length; extension (e.g. of one's work); continuation; extension (of a line segment); extension (property of occupying space)

1

from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top

4

by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency

2

airship; blimp

23

abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon

2

to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause

3

the mistake of a wise man

1

goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final

1

to disappear; to vanish

3

swimming; bathing; getting on in the world

1

propeller

1

quietly; soundlessly

1

atmospheric current; air current; airflow

1

decrease; reduction; decline

1

to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance

1

contempt; derision; slight; disdain

1

tide; current; tendency; trend

1

fundamental; basic

2