jpdb beta

playing dead; feigning death; playing possum

1

to keep (something) a close secret; to hide (the truth, one's pain, etc.); to keep hidden

4

crumpled; wrinkled; crinkled; creased

1

fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas

2

measure; step; action

3

sharp rise (in prices); steep rise; substantial increase; soaring

2

Germany

1

to blossom; to flower; to bloom; to flower (of a civilization, talent, etc.); to flourish; to become widespread

1

Venice (Italy)

1

boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English

2

receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)

1

dignified expression; solemn expression; serious expression

2

sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake

1

to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower

5

centrifugation; centrifugal separation

1

bad reputation; poor reception; unpopularity; disrepute

4

composition; synthesis; composite photo; (function) composition

10

saturation; satiation

5

gold dust

66

miniature garden

25

formidable enemy

1

to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)

1

habitual criminal; recidivist; recidivism; habitual criminal activity

1

to seize; to grab; to collar

1

to feel inferior; to feel small

1

gathering evidence; collecting evidence

1

main spindle; main shaft; linchpin; pivot; principal axis; main axis

2

reaching a peak; reaching the limit; plateauing; maxing out

2

hard to reach place; remote place

6

unheard-of; unprecedented; daring; wild; uninhibited

1

abuse; curse; swearing; insult

2

to fail to hear; to miss

3

city planning; urban planning; town planning

5

in-house; (on) the grounds; (in) the premises; hall; theatre; theater

2

retirement; resignation; stepping down

4

judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

1

candidate (for an election)

1

front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)

1

manipulation of information; spin

1

important matter; necessary thing; requirement

1

idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely

6

handing over (of a right, property, etc.); transfer; assignment

1

hotbed; breeding ground

1

foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury

1

short course; training

1

longevity; long life

1

to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)

4

to come for the first time; to become for the first time

1

decline; downturn; drop; (mental) depression; low spirits

2

Great Leap Forward (failed attempt to industrialize China and increase agricultural production; 1958-1960); significant breakthrough; great strides

1