jpdb beta

to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)

3

scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market

7

Al Mukha; Al-Mukha (Yemen)

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

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to sigh; to breathe a sigh

7

low voice; whisper

2

to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour

1

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

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because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece

1

to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable

9

perhaps; probably; generous; many; much

9

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

2

weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)

1

isn't that right?

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all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names; abusive language; torrent of abuse; stream of insults

1

direct; immediate; personal; firsthand

4

attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation

2

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

3

coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)

1

behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence

1

poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

8

anyhow; in any case

3

honorific/polite/humble prefix

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to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone

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to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to

9

opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling

1

staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring

1

to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything

2

reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)

4

remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively

9

impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength

1

nape of the neck

2

how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)

7

genuine article; real thing; real deal

2

bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan

1

to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by

1

uh-oh; oops; sorry

4

to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)

1

perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that

12

extortion; shakedown

1

to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)

1

force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort

5

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)

2

painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)

3

pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants

2

to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into

2

-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now

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perfect; perfection; perfect game

4

extreme sadist; very sadistic

3

condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner

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