jpdb beta

to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst

4

to become frayed; to become loose

1

poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious

1

tool; implement; means; furniture

2

to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing

1

to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time

1

fray; frayed spot

1

to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)

2

to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible

2

well then ...; in that situation; in which case

1

pure; true; genuine; unmixed

1

long ago; already; a long time ago

1

to become rounded; to roll into a ball

1

to meet face to face

1

to discuss; to talk together

2

to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

4

slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose

2

to happen to pass by

1

if so; in that case; in that situation

1

probability; likelihood; chances

5

desperate; hopeless

3

hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit

5

to take one's eyes off

1

crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift

1

wind and rain; rainstorm

1

to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time

1

to push aside; to brush aside

1

to complain; to make a complaint

4

to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other

1

the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there

1

made of metal

2

to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)

9

hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)

4

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

1

to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

2

to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort

1

nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp

1

to scratch; to claw

1

in large drops

1

to peel off and fall; to flake away

1

destruction; disruption; (application) crash

1

when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...

1

showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy

2

to take time

4

to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in

1

to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move

1

ornate hairpin

2

to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)

1

cylinder or rod-shaped

1

alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)

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