jpdb beta

year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

16

heredity; heritage

1

vested interests

1

until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it

1

governor; leader; ruler

2

stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture

2

to abandon; to throw away; to discard; to forsake

1

fashion (current) of the times; general drift of affairs

1

adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing

4

dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp

1

real power

1

fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry

2

local (governmental) autonomy

1

abundant; plentiful; rich; ample

1

luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)

3

governing; administering

4

to be worried; to be troubled

6

a help; assistance

1

(sense of) presence

1

and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time

1

realism

1

-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of

3

affirmation; affirmative

1

to be called ...; to be referred to as ...

3

personal; individual; private

2

liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice

1

adviser; advisor

1

one's duty; responsibilities pertaining to one's work

1

no matter what it is; in every case

2

not limited to; not just ...

1

one's future; one's fate; prospects; one's way; one's path

1

to tell someone's fortune; to divine (the future); to predict; to forecast

1

monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself

1

with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff

4

opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items

2

to come back

1

all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly

11

to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted

1

cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood

6

cooked rice; meal

2

originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)

5

seeming sad

1

feeble

4

to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on

1

to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated

7

lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help

1

lunch; midday meal

3

to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for

1

cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike

3

direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means

2