jpdb beta

self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride

1

crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against

1

all-terrain vehicle; quad bike; dune buggy; beach buggy; buggy; stroller

2

to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow

9

to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

14

baby; infant

2

with a clatter; with a rattle; (almost) empty; (mostly) vacant; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle

1

to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

2

quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt

2

to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)

1

slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness

1

quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion

3

pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting

1

society; the world; the times

12

flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event

2

to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded

3

the person in question; the person themselves; said person

4

academic background; academic credentials; academic record

1

occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade

10

opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse

18

to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic

2

simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive

2

woman; female; feminine gender

20

to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed

3

borderline; boundary

1

uncool; lame; unfashionable; unstylish; tacky; tasteless

1

elite

4

work; job; labor; work

36

within ...; inside ...

2

variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.

2

by means of; due to; because of; according to

9

direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)

2

assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor); research assistant

1

director

1

to die; to expire

2

organic farming

2

to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear

1

without; unless; have to do

1

change of job; change of occupation; career change

1

decision; determination

1

reasoning; logic; persuasion

1

strict; hidebound; inflexible; being a stickler for the rules; sticking hard and fast to the rules

1

present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era

2

mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary

7

division of labor; division of labour; specialization; specialisation; assembly-line production

1

agriculture; farming

14

fishing industry; fishery

1

primary industry

1

suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange

2

mechanism; mechanics; machines; mechanic

1