jpdb beta

to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up

6

ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather

3

respect; honour; honor

1

genius; prodigy; natural gift

1

paper-thin (difference)

1

eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo

1

gossipy; abusive; critical; jabbering

2

to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)

3

establishment; settlement

6

some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort

12

small fraction; small proportion

2

cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine

3

to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at

1

after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter

2

confidential matters

2

telling others; revealing to others; letting out a secret

1

to go on reading

5

keeping soil in good condition

1

manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost

2

to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer

1

religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity

1

being startled; getting a shock

2

to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)

5

to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on

2

correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)

7

thought; consideration; thinking

5

to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)

1

soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself

2

to grimace; to frown

7

sidelong glance; short grain (paper)

8

to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to reflect; to muse; to ruminate

1

to obtain; to procure

18

double (two-leaf) door

2

cabinet; housing (of equipment)

5

contrary to one's expectations

5

made of metal

1

safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury

2

to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)

1

old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

5

careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate

3

diary; journal

36

skimming (a book, etc.)

4

secrecy; highly classified information

6

deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing

2

trial and error

4

even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful

2

turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes

2

population of a fief

7

love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland

1

to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch

2