jpdb beta

to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to

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to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on

1

and then; after that

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mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both

3

to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance

1

admiration; wonder; astonishment

1

delight; great joy

4

gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth

1

undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows

2

before one's eyes

6

to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait

7

promenade; esplanade

1

gutter; ditch

1

to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)

13

fern (esp. species Gleichenia japonica); fernery

6

kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like

5

common maidenhair (species of maidenhair fern, Adiantum capillus-veneris)

2

to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge

2

hundreds

3

book; volume; this; present; main; head

5

(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees

10

exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite

12

light green

1

here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots

1

(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty

3

to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)

1

back; behind; rear

13

(made of) stone; stone-built

4

tenement house; row house

4

kink; twist; twirl

2

chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter

4

vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts

5

plant; vegetation

6

mullion

2

window

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to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

5

monastery; convent; cloister; abbey

5

surroundings; environs; circumference

2

lawn; grass

11

contest (between performers); competitive performance; competition between theatres putting on the same show

1

Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson

3

ancient times; distant past; antiquity

1

sacred ground

1

to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)

6

pigeon; dove

14

bee; wasp; hornet

1

flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh

2

actually; really; truly; in practice; practically

10

to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide

14

hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense

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