jpdb beta

know-how; expertise; the ropes; the knack

1

secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings

1

to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in

3

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

3

individual; one by one

1

measurement error; calculation error; discrepancy; deviation; difference

1

remarkable; striking; obvious

1

feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction

1

this world; this life; world of the living

3

strict; close; precise; scrupulous

1

that is to say; so that means

1

if it is (the case that ...)

6

for example; for instance; e.g.

1

to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)

2

someone; a certain person

2

each individual; each person

1

to ponder; to brood

4

to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand

2

one and only; unique

1

peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy

4

only; sole; unique

1

to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one

1

war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces

1

love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by

1

calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable

5

keep it up!; way to go!; you've got it!; that's it; attaboy!; attagirl!

1

day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date

7

to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)

1

to go back

1

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.)

3

or

6

confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up

3

reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph

3

what on Earth is this?

1

large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)

4

heaps; a lot; plenty; with a thud

1

chief; main; principal; important

2

manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining

44

copper (Cu); bronze (medal)

3

hill; knoll

2

to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake

4

to pinch; to nip

1

to carry in; to bring in

2

to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

4

good morning

1

good morning

2

thought; consideration; thinking

3

reproduction; duplication; reprinting

4

first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least

1

stealthily; secretly; in secret

1