jpdb beta

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)

9

blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature

2

to shed light; to cast light

2

giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

1

gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream

1

heart; guts; nerve; central part

10

painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable

5

retreating figure; appearance from behind

5

to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)

9

to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far

1

intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary

6

to repeat; to do something over again

4

for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now

1

in that manner; like that

3

trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing

1

exactly opposite (of)

2

fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement

1

to hold one's tongue; to shut up

2

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...

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to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on

3

ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric

1

body; group; party; company; troupe

1

fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless

1

to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)

2

inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

3

to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard

1

falling in love; attachment

1

to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

3

mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted

1

to kick down; to defeat

1

rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)

1

obedient; docile; quiet

2

(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point

2

just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"

3

to become inverted; to become reversed

2

to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded

2

repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring

1

to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut

4

to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)

3

slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)

2

to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)

1

profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)

3

in low spirits; dejected; sad

1

to sit down

2

to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

4

at present; now

1

tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act

1

to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder

9

to drop one's shoulders

2

look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute

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