jpdb beta

attic; loft

5

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

1

title

1

not worth considering; out of the question

1

sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue

1

translation; deciphering; decoding; translation

1

important; momentous; essential; principal; major

1

support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation

1

to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

2

to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)

1

wicker trunk; wicker luggage

3

author (usu. of a particular book); writer

5

Laurent; Lorrain; Rolland; Roran

3

Fonteyne

6

birth; creation; formation

5

French (language)

1

title; index; heading; headline; caption

1

decipherment; interpretation; making out; identification

2

one's whole life

1

the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous

4

parents; both parents

1

the street; the town

1

to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)

1

to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come

1

to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge

1

ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity

1

ripeness; mellowness; maturity; perfection

1

learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)

1

three years

1

specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit

1

trial product; prototype model

1

to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent

2

ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml

1

one's own effort

2

being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to

1

the same; the said; likewise

2

to sell

1

to collect the best; to put together the cream of the crop

1

to see the light of day; to be revealed (to the world); to be realized

1

border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region

1

pace

1

striking; remarkable; considerable

1

originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with

1

second half; latter half

1

announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known

4

retirement (from the world); seclusion

6

obstinate; stubborn; headstrong; self-centred; self-centered

1

to have a rumor circulating

1

these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately

1

ethnic conflict

1