jpdb beta

to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating

1

from the beginning; from scratch

1

remaining in office; staying in office; remaining at one's post

1

punishing a crime to make an example for others

1

withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction

2

demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move

2

calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness

1

reprimand; rebuke; censure; reproof

2

to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of

1

preliminary arrangements; spade work

1

to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent

1

best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent

1

humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits

1

to experience

1

distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration

1

to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding

4

from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored

2

most numerous

1

chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus

3

an eye for an eye

1

container (e.g. shipping); skip

7

hemisphere; dome shape

1

house; one's house; one's home; one's family

2

load; freight; cargo

1

to see through; to see the true nature of something

1

unfaithfulness; infidelity; unchastity

3

harmful insect; noxious insect; vermin; pest

3

helium (He)

1

contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade

1

liquid helium

1

worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace

1

to amuse oneself; to make merry

2

before now; hitherto

6

guerrilla warfare

2

having vague fears; feeling alarmed; feeling gloomy (about the future); feeling apprehension

2

trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)

1

whenever you want; any time you like

1

to become empty; to be emptied

1

foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me

6

to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss

1

to lure; to invite out

5

pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability

6

analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse

2

to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude

2

behavioral pattern

1

to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)

3

estrous; in heat

1

in name but not in reality

1

lamb

1

feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)

1