jpdb beta

choices; alternatives; options

1

objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument

3

soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light

2

to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)

2

to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)

1

face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house

5

from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best

3

I; me; you; manservant

5

mother

1

brush tip; first on a list; head; chief

1

accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable

2

fact; truth; reality

7

to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only

6

to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied

1

reason; pretext; motive

8

to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way

1

in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start

9

indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted

3

evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge

1

feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection

1

by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being

1

to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)

1

sanity; consciousness; soberness

1

yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?

4

question; inquiry; enquiry

3

good and evil

1

unrealistic

1

to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist

2

who

4

management; administration; operation

2

of course; certainly; naturally

8

higher education

1

to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)

11

reading and writing

1

uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague

1

rule; government

1

(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely

1

if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle

1

education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education

1

to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)

2

no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable

2

to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss

3

democracy

1

near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly

2

your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)

4

tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)

4

that is to say; so that means

1

before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end

5

to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)

4

fate; destiny; lot

1