jpdb beta

degeneration; retrogression; atrophy; regression (e.g. of society); deterioration; degeneration

1

to feign composure; to act like one has (time, money, strength, etc.) to spare

2

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

3

to grip; to grasp; to squeeze

4

increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less

9

to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken

1

another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very

8

to knock down; to knock off

1

to burn; to roast; to grill; to bake

3

strangulation (with the hands or arms)

1

one's last moments; hour of death; death throes; agonies of death

3

palm (of the hand)

5

to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot

4

to pulverize; to break into pieces; to beat to a pulp; to defeat completely; to crush

1

dust; small debris (e.g. dirt, crumbs); trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit

4

to name; to call; to christen; to term

2

exhibition; display

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

1

top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled

2

it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves

2

as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly

1

to expel (from the body); to let off (a fart); to utter (a lie, nonsense, etc.); to say; to do

1

to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to go straight to one's head (of alcohol); to feel the effects (of an illness); to lose one's wits

1

absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer

1

tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster

1

to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly

2

young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic

1

to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself

2

to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction

1

to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)

2

isolation; being alone; being friendless

5

laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky

6

screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring

1

to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

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(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit

1

on the occasion of; at the time of

1

to be muffled; to be mumbled; to be muttered

3

rag; old cloth; tattered clothes; ragged clothes; fault (one is trying to hide); defect

1

tch; ugh; damn

4

dizzyingly

1

to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)

5

to push up (one's hair) with one's fingers; to comb up; to smooth back (a wisp of hair)

2

in a little bit; after a short while

1

bump; lump; protuberance; swelling

3

to straighten oneself

3

same color; same colour

3

to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)

3

to feel depressed; to be down

1

involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation

3

using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on

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