jpdb beta

collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration

2

oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!

2

to go back to square one; to make a fresh start; to be back where one started

3

cicada; locust; small-sized pulley

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larva; grub; maggot

2

joints; points (of a speech)

1

good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show

2

creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly

2

to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl

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to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)

1

with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous

2

to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm

3

to be inclined to do; to be willing to do

1

to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback

1

edged tool; cutting instrument; knife

1

turmoil; chaos; confusion

1

groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find

2

established; existing; accomplished; accepted; completed

1

(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit

3

to have a good idea; to be able to predict

2

how many months

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because; the reason is; if you want to know why

3

condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise

2

to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)

7

how things should be; the way something ought to be; ideal state; ideal form

1

brink; verge; critical moment; crucial moment

1

plastic plate; plastic sheet

4

to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)

2

bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh

1

branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray

9

to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other

1

daily; day by day

2

increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less

6

third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person

3

obvious; undeniable

1

to gain weight

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(body) weight

1

kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer

3

scale; scales; bathroom scale; weighing machine

1

to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under

1

to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout

5

mother's body (esp. when pregnant or after giving birth); parent body; parent organization; base

1

to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to

2

silhouette

2

to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

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sensitive; susceptible; impressionable

1

tear gland; lacrimal gland

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to shed tears

1

to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly

5

to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end

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