jpdb beta

sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time

3

to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with

1

to create (a sensation); to cause (a commotion); to give rise to (controversy); to raise (a cloud of dust); to kick up (dust)

2

double; twice (as much); twofold

2

painting of a scene in Hell; a picture of Hell

1

ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid

1

packing material (boxes, insulation, shock resistance, etc.)

1

with a pop; with a squish; grainy; crunchy; bubble wrap; small grains

1

to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher

3

to change the position of

1

main constituent; core; nucleus; subject

2

with a bang bang (e.g. repeated sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace; with great vigor

1

with gusto; with wild abandon; enthusiastically; energetically

1

act of barbarity; barbarism; brutality; savagery

2

opportunity; chance; trigger; cause

1

to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)

3

to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light

2

in turns; in series; in order; by rotation

6

to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up

2

persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate

1

watery grave

1

to pressure; to put pressure (on); to press

1

-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)

1

ten times; tenfold

1

not worth considering; out of the question

1

to use someone's (argument, attack) against them; to use (an attack) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a negative situation)

2

hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation

1

1000 sheets (of paper); many pages; book tripe; bible tripe; leaf tripe

1

to a great extent; incredibly (tasty, much, etc.); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)

1

to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)

1

pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)

5

land; shore

1

rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations

1

a gap develops; a significant difference emerges

1

trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation

2

to pay respect (to)

1

alternative plan

2

to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate

1

favourable terms; favorable terms; favourable conditions; favorable conditions; place in the sun

1

breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor

1

to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down

2

perpetrator

1

to become desperate; to give in to despair

1

wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse

1

to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of

1

practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis

1

just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...

1

to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose

1

one party; one faction; one clique

1

obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude

1