jpdb beta

argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise

1

to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive

2

in addition to this

1

late at night

7

shock; tremor; impact; vibration

4

omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor

1

two o'clock

1

deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong

5

class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy

3

to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off

1

duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus

1

glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling

1

to cling to; to embrace

3

truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth

1

complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)

1

good evening

4

appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom

2

somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

2

to look young; to seem young

1

oracle

29

destroying; annihilating; eradicating

11

passing by

2

advanced age; senility

2

light; easy; non-serious; minor

2

(sound of) laughter; laughing voice

2

the street; the town

1

people; citizens; subjects; folk

1

remaining in obscurity

1

announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known

5

cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)

2

filling (up); replenishing; filling in (tooth); loading (gun with ammunition, camera with film, etc.); packing; plugging

10

battery; battery; pitcher and catcher

2

treasure house; storage for valuable property

4

storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting

9

indulgence (esp. in the Catholic Church); excuse; justification; rationalization

3

money collection

1

reward and punishment

2

to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)

2

crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility

3

elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)

1

clear; distinct; evident; definite

1

to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)

1

nightlife districts; drinking districts

2

food

2

pleasure quarter

3

column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude

1

darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy

13

written invitation

3

to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to

2

proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative

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