jpdb beta

best

3

planting a field with the same crop each year; repeated cultivation; collaborative literary work; story made up by several writers working on it in turn; series (of novels); cycle (of poems, songs)

1

(suffering) damage; injury; harm

1

to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)

11

rotation of crops

1

to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise

9

fallow soil; idle field; set-aside; idled plot

1

first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all

6

reform; reformation; reorganization

1

how many years; how long; what year

6

harmful insect; noxious insect; pest; vermin

1

crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products

1

disease

1

around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing

2

separate; special; another; separately

1

as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible

4

human body

4

harmless

1

Columbus' egg; egg of Columbus

1

technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft

12

smirkingly; broadly (grinning)

3

quick-wittedness; having tact; being sensible

1

self-; from (a time or place)

1

territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.

6

we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes

1

Patent Office; Patent Agency

1

cold-weather damage (to crops)

1

drought; long spell of dry weather

1

in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once

5

food

1

producing area

1

making use of; application; practical use; operation (esp. of a boat); steering

3

know-how; expertise; the ropes; the knack

2

accumulation; accumulate; store

1

pioneer; trailblazer; leader; groundbreaker; pathfinder; forerunner

1

advantage; point in favor; point in favour

3

maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum

1

practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection

5

to look up

1

still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet

6

huge mound; heap; pile

1

in this manner; in this way; like this

1

in succession; one by one

1

way (of doing); manner; method; means

4

all; everything

2

stagnation; hindrance; delay

1

among (them); of (them)

1

statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker

1

to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with

1

refusal; rejection; denial; veto

1