jpdb beta

compensation; equivalent value; consideration

1

(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard

2

it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as

1

slow; lagging; tardy

2

vexing; irritating; impatient

2

discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance

4

manufacture; production

2

to sew on

1

long; drawn-out; very long

3

to step on; to trample down; to tread on

4

puffing (e.g. cigarette smoke); bobbing (to the surface); floating lightly

1

(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway

1

exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution

3

to pour into

2

second hand (of clock)

1

Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits

1

to talk; to chat; to chatter

3

to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)

5

to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk

1

any number of times

1

(one's) current position; current location; present position

3

to decide; to determine

1

lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)

1

complexity

1

branch (of a river); tributary; branch; offshoot; something not mainstream

1

to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite

2

the four seasons

3

patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy

1

untrodden; unexplored

3

a few hours; several hours; about two to six hours

1

recognition; acquaintance

2

abyss; ravine

6

sanity; consciousness; soberness

2

rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive

3

to pull up; to haul up

1

shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff

3

right beside; close to; nearby

4

to get (someone's) help; to ask for help

2

to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)

3

brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved

2

not so

1

adoption or rejection; selection; choice; option

1

to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on

2

depths of Hell; abyss; inescapable situation

1

inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round

3

surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it

2

unfinished

1

passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage

2

to reach; to get to; to arrive at

6

church; chapel; synagogue; tabernacle

1