jpdb beta

to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve

3

to sigh; to breathe a sigh

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metaphor

2

stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece

1

traditional (Chinese or Japanese) dry landscape garden

1

evil dog spirit; dog god

1

Thibault

1

people; men and women; each person; everybody

4

generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points

1

crime; criminal act; offence; offense

1

to (see and) choose; to select; to diagnose (as); to judge; to estimate; to liken (to)

1

ornament; decoration

3

reality; actuality; hard fact

6

work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus

3

hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no

4

to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink

1

haunted house

1

murder case

3

to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear

3

(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle

2

to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend

8

Salinger

1

one's own work; making by oneself; farming on one's own land; independent farmer

1

change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification

9

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

2

to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled

1

disastrous scene; terrible spectacle

1

to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with

2

dark age; hard times; winter years

1

somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

4

to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled

1

season; time of year

3

(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)

5

prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury

1

glacial period; glacial epoch; glacial era; tough period; drought (of opportunities, jobs, etc.)

1

dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)

1

business world; business circles; (the) industry

2

the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way

2

continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring

1

technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft

1

friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by

2

sports bra

1

to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)

2

creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly

1

to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct

1

duty; role; function

1

to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely

2

to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread

1

genre; category; kind

2

permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis

1