jpdb beta

to rise into importance; to gain strength; (lit.) to raise one's head

1

to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)

1

to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)

1

close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry

2

pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining

1

person with supernatural power; person capable of extrasensory perception

1

to warm (up); to heat (up)

1

to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)

2

to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature

2

zone; area; belt; region

1

April; fourth month in the lunar calendar

1

famous product; special product; speciality; specialty

1

bacon

5

Novum Organum

1

hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind

2

Roger Bacon

1

Francis Bacon

1

Renaissance

1

period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)

1

knowledge is power

1

empiricism

1

empiricism; judging things from personal experience

1

way of thinking; point of view; opinion; approach (e.g. to a problem); attitude

1

to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with

2

modern science

1

inductive; recursive

1

philosophy of science

1

heart-pounding; exciting; thrilling; to have one's heart pound; to be thrilled

1

curiosity; inquisitiveness

2

preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice

1

race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)

1

cave; cavern; grotto

1

market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market

1

theatre; theater; playhouse

1

lecture

3

to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed

1

author (usu. of a particular book); writer

3

to frown; to squint

2

Stephen King

3

horror

8

week

2

month-long period; month

1

Stand by Me

1

all sorts of things; (anything and) everything; by all means; at any cost

1

opportunity; chance; trigger; cause

2

The Shawshank Redemption (1994 film)

1

horror film; horror movie

1

to soothe and humor; to coax

2

prostrating oneself; kowtowing; going down on one's knees

1

prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling

1