jpdb beta

collapse; downfall

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to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort

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parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering

2

godsend; gift from providence

1

to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen

3

slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long

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apple pie

2

to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake

1

holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night

2

pie; tart

1

appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre

1

to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge

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to stick into; to pierce; to run into

1

at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)

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fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation

1

to let out a cry; to shout

2

never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up

1

older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy

1

to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down

2

being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes

1

to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like

2

fit; spasm; attack; seizure

1

to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size

4

goes without saying; needless to say; obvious

1

to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)

5

birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin

1

opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat

2

trend; tendency; movement; attitude

2

but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess

1

quickly

1

to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing

1

to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate

1

half

5

pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"

1

still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...

2

feelings of guilt

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to escape

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honey

2

feeling a sudden chill; feeling a shiver; feeling sudden surprise (fright, horror, etc.); shuddering

1

describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure

1

dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

3

ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf

2

harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict

4

in one's imagination

2

evidence; proof

1

terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

1

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

1

saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly

1

marriage proposal; courtship

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type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing

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