jpdb beta

period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture

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to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home (to someone); to teach (someone) a lesson

1

lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification

3

peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic

1

habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

4

to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)

1

unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate

7

force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort

4

to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light

2

soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light

1

various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)

3

just right (time, size, length, etc.)

3

becoming a pupil (of); becoming a disciple; introduction (to); primer; entering through a gate

1

to place (in relation to the whole); to rank; to position; to locate

1

degree of difficulty; difficulty level

2

monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding

2

to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)

2

firmly; flatly; definitely (wrong, different, etc.); absolutely; by far; far and away

1

easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all

2

dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk

1

hard education; hard training; Spartan education

1

to screw up (one's face); to scrunch up; to pucker up; to furrow (one's brow); to wrinkle

1

step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)

1

last; final; end; conclusion; rust

3

actually; really; truly; in practice; practically

4

to tell (someone) to ...

2

sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)

1

to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful

1

this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that

3

challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try

18

something; some kind of; for some reason

5

close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry

1

for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first

9

what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any

11

design

5

first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least

3

hemp cord; hemp twine

2

pebble; small stone

5

cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection

1

three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)

5

at regular intervals; evenly spaced

2

cutting in round slices; round slice; dividing into groups (e.g. by ability)

2

size

10

one by one; each; every; at intervals of

9

to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)

14

one-by-one; separately; in detail

2

(cross) section (e.g. in a drawing); transverse section; cutting plane

2

coarse; rough

1

to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)

3

contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features

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