jpdb beta

to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful

4

strict; close; precise; scrupulous

1

just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)

1

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

2

sophistry; sophism

2

concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial

3

otherwise; or else; if not

2

claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention

3

argument based on emotion; sentimental argument

1

no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than

2

what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any

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plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious

1

normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station

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very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best

1

small number; few; minority

1

is not; am not; are not

5

to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind

1

to replace; to move; to change the position of

1

heterosexual (person)

1

compared to

2

number; amount

2

evidence; proof

2

numerical; quantitative

1

occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally

1

majority group (party, faction)

1

just because; even if; even though

2

without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after

3

minority group (party); minority

1

good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

2

mere; simple; sheer

1

violence by weight of numbers; tyranny of the majority

1

justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation

1

armchair theory; impracticable theory

1

idealistic thought (argument)

1

to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)

2

minority

2

argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise

1

logic; logical

1

arms; armament

1

remaining unchanged (from the old state of things); none the better for the change (if at all)

1

argument; discussion; dispute; controversy

1

theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse

2

inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

7

bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross

3

physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts

1

unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)

1

distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)

1

sense of values; values; value system

1

against; contrary to

1

go that far; to that extent

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