jpdb beta

eldest child; oldest child; first child; eldest son; oldest son

1

roots; origin; one's roots; ancestry

1

to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of

2

founder; originator; pioneer

3

to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)

1

third; no. three

2

descendant; progeny; offspring

2

handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission

1

heavy drinker

1

daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)

4

alcohol; sake

1

true; real; genuine; proper; utter

3

to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite

1

establishment; founding; organization; organisation

1

hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...

1

substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)

1

management; administration; operation

1

to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official

2

generally

2

to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with

1

influence; clout; leverage

1

operating funds

1

wealthy person

1

unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel

1

as it is; frankly

1

under development; in development

3

outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world

1

mistake; error; blunder

1

as soon as; right after

1

investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking

1

question of where responsibility lies; issue of where liability lies; question of who is responsible

1

complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)

4

research institute; (research) laboratory

1

coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency

2

acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)

1

superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding

2

average; mean; balance; equilibrium

1

to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come

6

fourteen; 14

2

self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person

1

to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose

4

possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)

1

how long; how far; how much

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)

1

loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft

3

left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one

2

to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn

1

in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

2

gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine

2

one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position

4