jpdb beta

favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence

2

exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail

2

as promised

3

to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset

1

fist

1

to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)

1

(raw) ore; unpolished gemstone

2

to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to

1

scarcity; rarity

1

use; service; purpose

2

usefulness

1

to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)

1

magic stone (in fiction)

6

to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

2

engineering

2

original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal

3

invention

1

fuel

1

gem; jewel; precious stone

1

internal (e.g. mechanism, feature); built-in; equipped (with)

1

to be on a (completely) different level; to be on a different scale; to be in a different league; to be of a different order of magnitude; to stand no comparison

1

manufactured goods; finished goods; product

1

craftsman; artisan

1

ornament; decoration

1

this sort of; this type of

1

wearer

1

grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit

1

neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district

7

because; for; the reason why is ...

1

months and years

2

unusual occurrence; variation; mutation

1

in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se

1

earning extra money (e.g. from a side job)

2

underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly

1

habitat; home (e.g. of the tiger)

2

grade; class; degree; magnitude

1

containing (an ingredient, mineral, etc.)

1

fist-sized

2

double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n

1

criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation

1

gold standard system

1

use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement

1

possession; retention; maintenance; holding; keeping

1

to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of

1

a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly

1

to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)

6

petty bourgeois; lower middle class

1

main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject

4

principle; theory; fundamental truth

2

astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful

2