jpdb beta

to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble

2

difficult to ...; hard to ...

4

to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out

1

to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

1

to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon

9

check; restraint; oppression; suppression

1

business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy

1

high time; about time

1

energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life

1

quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful

1

sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic

1

to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)

2

copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy

1

to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to

1

rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless

1

breathing; respiration

1

both parties; both sides

1

frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

4

to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb

1

copier; copy machine; photocopier

1

to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky

5

surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly

1

surely; certainly; without doubt

2

another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to

1

Good heavens!; Oh my god!; gee whiz

1

bold; daring; audacious

1

sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible

4

for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now

3

to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)

1

opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand

1

to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate

1

interest; appeal; attraction; fun

1

Zen temple

1

place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)

2

comfort

1

ending up right back where one started

1

degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about

4

sentiments; passions

1

mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing

1

floral pattern; flourish; ornament; star (actor, player, etc.)

1

emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment

2

to be jumbled together

1

Dracula

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blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings

6

vampire; bloodsucker

1

rare; seldom

1

sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity

1

inferiority complex

1

resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret

1

ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people

1