jpdb beta

guest

1

to throw at; to turn; to raise

4

execution

3

to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for

3

valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement

9

four-digit number; thousands column

2

number of years

1

governor; leader; ruler

8

guess; conjecture; surmise

1

to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard

2

heavenly body; celestial body; astronomical object

11

to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

7

Earth; the globe

3

(motion of) precession of the equinoxes; precession

3

north side; north bank

4

pole (north, south); climax; extreme (point)

1

to spend time (on doing something)

2

one revolution; one rotation

2

measuring; measurement

2

to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede

13

this is why; this means; it is the case that

4

active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try

6

North Pole; the Arctic

2

Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore

1

solar system

1

planet; dark horse

1

proper; right; reasonable

2

stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies

2

suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy

7

how many months?; how long?

1

pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely

6

hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory

1

to concern; to be related

3

another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking

12

substitution; alternation; alternative; substitute

3

substitution

2

to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)

1

important matter; necessary thing; requirement

2

relationship; relation

1

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

2

wisdom of age; sagacity of one's years; old-man's wisdom

1

calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind

6

astronomical observation; stargazing

1

to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose

7

to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up

1

to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)

1

scope; valid range; coverage

1

to distinguish between; to tell the difference between

1

shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties

1

optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion

6