jpdb beta

bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh

5

to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get

4

God; god; ace; king; superior person

1

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

2

thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift

2

to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff

2

many people talking noisily; chowing down; scarfing down; roughly (of actions)

1

expressing emotion; drawing facial expressions

1

fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man

1

to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down

1

collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration

1

to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to

1

unexpected; unforeseen; strange

3

reply; answer; response

1

to be bewildered; to be perplexed

4

accident

1

originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful

1

to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide

1

one lump; one group

1

with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain

2

to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself

1

dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled

1

insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising

7

to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out

3

always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop

1

foolish; stupid; silly

1

crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive

1

to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended

2

to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound

2

authenticity; credibility

1

with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)

2

point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site

1

to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical

2

transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation

1

mask; disguise; guise; mask

2

failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards

1

to harm; to cause harm to

1

to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)

4

there is no way that ...; easy; simple

1

reliance; trust; faith; confidence

5

safety; security

3

equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")

1

committee member

1

to thank

2

to bear fruit

1

follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot

1

doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation

3

calling by name; designation; nomination

1

to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)

3

to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare

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