jpdb beta

(wet) compress; poultice; fomentation

1

to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

2

clergyman; churchman; clergy

5

candidate; applicant

1

gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance

3

our school; my school

2

violence; mayhem

1

to treat badly

1

nature; property; disposition

3

distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion

13

question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion

7

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

63

fellows; comrade; colleague; one's equal

1

kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice

2

courteous; decorous; polite

2

severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)

8

to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular

2

that's so, isn't it

5

painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh

12

to begrudge doing; to find bothersome

1

early rising

2

to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use

4

expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately

11

hot water; hot bath

1

to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)

1

shopping; purchased goods

1

representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney

1

shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear

23

to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate

5

cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing

4

duty; role; function

3

failure; mistake; blunder

4

to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch

5

thanks; gratitude

4

nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib

1

treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like

4

satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)

6

declaration; statement

2

vicious circle; vicious cycle

1

ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)

1

to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)

1

system; institution; organization; organisation

4

annulment; abolition; repeal; rescission

1

right; privilege

4

to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal

2

opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery

2

to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain

2

difficult to ...; hard to ...

3

first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

5

there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you

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