jpdb beta

the former

1

the latter

3

ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity

2

insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint

1

discrepancy; discord; disagreement; mismatch; dissonance

1

to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)

5

denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation

5

scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market

1

short story

2

still image

1

monochrome

2

to cut corners; to be shoddy

2

to attempt; to test; to try out

2

leadership; initiative; spearhead

1

whole book (volume); complete episode

2

video

3

nothing in particular; none in particular

1

tourist information (brochure, map, center)

3

promotional video; music video

1

production

1

intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)

2

other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for

1

realistic; pragmatic

4

cost

1

time; labour; labor

2

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

7

the very thing; itself

6

workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings

1

to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected

2

predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy

1

one week

3

schedule

14

summer

4

purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

3

most suitable; optimum; optimal; best

2

solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation

1

claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention

3

be considered; be deemed; be thought to be

1

fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade

3

whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")

7

to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind

2

genre; category; kind

5

masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner

2

good piece of work; honourable mention (honorable)

1

negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated

1

that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such

4

example; precedent; case

1

to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in

2

motivation

4

to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)

2