jpdb beta

tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard

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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

very; extremely; that is

5

good luck; fortune

3

slum

4

age 10

1

lucky; fortunate

2

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

1

one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)

5

to dispose of; to sell off

1

mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)

5

madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits

1

cold-blooded; unfeeling; heartless; heart of stone; inconsiderate

1

to become broken; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated with; to be outdone (by someone)

3

to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)

1

epilogue

1

to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race

1

only; nothing but

1

to assume an air of importance; to be self-important; to put on airs

1

to be blunt; to be curt

1

to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress

2

marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons

2

disillusionment

1

and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that

1

saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)

1

you; I; me; oneself

2

fire; flame; blaze

5

fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)

2

soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself

2

friendly

1

diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)

1

care; kea (Nestor notabilis)

1

to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded

2

to like; to love; to be fond of

3

business; trade; operations; sales

1

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

1

shithead; bastard

1

whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life

1

ease and comfort

1

lifetime employment; permanent employment

1

waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser

3

boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up

2

(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently

1

customer; client; patron

1

and yet; though; when; in spite of

8

contract; compact; agreement

2

business world; business circles; (the) industry

1

to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on

2

elite

1

outskirts (of a town); run-down district

1