jpdb beta

writing; authoring

1

careful reading; reading thoroughly; perusal

1

reading a book in turn

2

spectator; audience

5

deadline; closing; closing (a door, window, etc.); cofferdam

1

playwright; dramatist

1

spirituality; spiritual nature

1

positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive

2

literature

1

to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance

3

dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation (for the stage or screen); embellishment (of the facts); exaggeration; dramatization

1

stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)

1

business; work; operations; service; duties

6

clothing

1

bell (often globular)

3

to sit; to squat; to be implicated

3

return; coming back

2

to sit at a desk (to study); to be at one's desk; to set to work on revision, homework, etc.

1

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

2

unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking

2

to inform; to give notice; to tell in advance; to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first

4

profitable job; way to make a fast buck

1

counter for months

15

one thing or another; this and that; something or another

1

funds; capital

1

calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)

1

passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit

2

to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits

2

one's person; around one's person

1

busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden

1

time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun

1

to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract

8

this month

1

to get strong; to gain strength

1

to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped

2

to look forward to

1

purple; violet

5

descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance

3

clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor

3

enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to

10

point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; perspective; angle

8

snowflake

38

to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for

11

bleeding; haemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; casualties; losses

1

big treat; great offer

1

lucky-dip bag; grab bag; mystery package (with a variety of articles possibly worth more than the purchase price)

2

stuffing a shopping container for a fixed price

1

shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop

8

chivalrous spirit; chivalry

6

average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually

9