jpdb beta

specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit

2

preface; introduction; preamble

2

question and answer session

1

to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)

2

vast; calm

1

small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master

1

proving ground; test site

2

laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig

3

sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)

1

whereabouts; what part; how much; what point

2

excellent answer; clever answer

3

rumour; rumor; hearsay; report

3

wanted poster; wanted person bulletin; search instructions

19

persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency

2

after a short time; presently

1

(scenic) view; prospect; outlook; viewing platform; overlook

2

good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter

5

small bottle

3

stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification

1

street performance

3

putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation

1

crosswise

1

crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over

4

as expected; as predicted

1

atrium; well (in building); blow-by; blow-bye; drafty; draughty

1

(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business

4

manager; proprietor

2

company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)

9

running off in the night (to leave one's old life behind, e.g. to get away from debt); moonlight flit; skipping town overnight; upping and leaving under the cover of darkness; midnight vanishing act

3

old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

9

clanging; empty; deserted

2

witch

3

cauldron

1

bucket; pail; tub

4

removal; taking away; dismantling (a building, facilities, etc.); withdrawal (of troops)

3

to flutter down (of leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing

3

small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest

4

inexperienced person; novice; greenhorn; green hand

1

instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching

4

to give; to present; to offer; to do for someone's sake

1

to hang; to hang up

1

for work; for manufacturing

1

made of iron

1

platform truck; hand truck; trolley; truck; bogie

1

to lure (someone) toward one; to lure (into); to entice

1

to cut off the retreat

1

because of this

1

strategic arrangement of go stones at the beginning of a game; opening moves; preparations; preparatory steps; arrangements

1

father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he

2

poisonous; toxic; noxious; malicious; spiteful; hurtful

3