jpdb beta

gentle; mild; meek; tender

1

tone (of voice); manner of talking

2

to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe

1

to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with

1

your home; your family; their home; (my) home

1

sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...

1

oh!; ah!; oh no

3

failure (i.e. an unsuccessful work); flop; dud; bomb

2

carefully made; carefully produced; quality product; product made with care

1

the number of people; many people; a large number of people

2

small number; few; minority

2

history

1

researcher

1

botanist

1

yes

2

to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive

1

to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

1

unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point

1

family name; house name; family honour; family honor

2

past tense

1

to relate; to narrate; to describe; to confer (a rank)

1

approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like

2

authority; power; influence; (an) authority (on); expert

1

without cause; without reason

1

to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important

3

anecdote; story; episode

4

state; country; nation

4

management; administration; operation

3

ruin; destruction; fall

1

research results

1

presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in

1

specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying

1

title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank

4

seven

6

wise person; sage

5

general term; generic name

1

to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being

1

rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power

1

to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)

1

advocacy; proposal

1

to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only

2

to name; to call; to christen; to term

2

rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent

1

opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism

1

intellectual

1

to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of

1

owner

6

job title; name of one's position

1

relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting

1

Dutchman's pipe cactus (Epiphyllum oxypetalum); night-blooming cereus; queen of the night

1