jpdb beta

polishing (a piece of writing); improvement; revision; refinement

1

activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex

1

joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)

1

religious group

1

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

1

decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing

2

hostility; antagonism; opposition

1

censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming

1

to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)

1

originator; founder

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large-scale

1

eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; original

1

Pope; Buddha

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saint; holy woman

2

decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay

3

religious organization; religious organisation

6

establishment; founding; organization; organisation

1

throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...

1

heresy; nonconformism; heathenism; paganism

1

last years; closing years; last days; closing days; end; last stage

1

to prosper; to flourish; to thrive

1

judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

1

assertion; declaration; affirmation

1

to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something

1

furious opposition; strong opposition; vehement protest

1

to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to decline (e.g. of morals); to be lost; to go into decline (of a town, business, etc.)

1

poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow

1

despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of

1

together; jointly; at the same time; with; both

2

whole nation; whole land; whole country

1

to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen

2

to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat

1

to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe

1

to be pleased with; to suit

1

establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)

2

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

orphanage

1

(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy

1

house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building

1

structure; building

1

purchase; buying; buying used articles as a company; trade-in; purchase on a no-return policy; lump-sum payment

1

organizational change; organisational change; organizational reform

1

thorough; exhaustive; complete

1

assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement

1

arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration

1

relief activity; relief work

1

to build; to construct

1

demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment

1

construction; architecture (of buildings)

2

firm; strong; solid; stable

1