jpdb beta

neck; head; dismissal; discharge

1

the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem

1

personnel cut; labor cut; labour cut

1

skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery

1

instead of; replacing; on behalf of

1

consumable goods

1

unnecessary; not needed; not necessary

1

consumption; expenditure

3

population problem

1

to ignore; to disregard; to overlook; to connive at

1

consumer

1

advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful

2

enterprise; business; company; corporation

1

living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood

3

convenient; handy; useful

1

dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall

1

nuclear weapon

1

poison gas

1

assumption; supposition; hypothesis

1

once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time

3

construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation

3

to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

1

style; way; shape; form; appearance; state

1

monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself

1

scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)

2

extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation

2

precognition

2

(divine) providence; dispensation

1

advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging

1

cut; reduction; curtailment

4

decisive action; carrying out; resolute enforcement; execution

2

don't you think?; indicates question

2

still; even now; to this day

1

creation; Creation (by God)

1

to inherit; to succeed; to take over

1

scholar

1

idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression

4

groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat

1

well then ...; in that situation; in which case

2

to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)

1

intention; aim; design

3

with one's own hands

1

indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)

2

industrialist; entrepreneur

1

service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free

1

how long; how much; to what extent

1

throwaway; disposable; single-use

1

can; tin; canned food

1

Coca-Cola; coke

1

disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination

2