jpdb beta

to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)

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family

2

food; foodstuff; prey; victim

1

to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up

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management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome

3

a few years ago; some years back

2

sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid

1

to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)

1

to disappear; to vanish into thin air

1

one hand

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example; precedent; case

3

(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all

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rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)

1

alcohol; sake

2

to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted

2

medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic

2

to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)

4

small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness

1

to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

3

(sink) deeply (into mud, snow, etc.); (thrust) deeply (into a soft object); (involved) too deeply (in a matter, relationship, etc.); drenched; soaked; (arch.) extremely (drunk)

1

life story; personal narrative; story of one's life

1

not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...

1

to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times

1

bankrupt person; insolvent person

1

at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just

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to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse

5

just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of

1

gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase

4

to become better; to improve

5

to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)

2

why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

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-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of

3

originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with

1

regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to

1

doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness

1

many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common

2

powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness

2

at least; at most; (even) just

3

relief; aid; rescue

2

comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery

3

serious illness

1

exactly right!; indeed; damn straight

2

skull; cranium

1

to crack; to get cracked; to develop a crack; to develop a fissure

1

brain; brains; mind

4

influence; effect; impact

2

half

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becoming turbid; becoming muddy; becoming muddled (of thoughts, senses, etc.); growing dim (of consciousness); disorder; chaos

1

frequent; incessant

4

to pass (of time); to elapse

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