jpdb beta

kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis)

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just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...

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mysterious bird; strange bird; eerie bird; monster that has taken the form of a bird

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to swoop down; to glide down; to fly down; to land gently (on); to alight (on)

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whipping; beating with a whip; whiplash

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spine; vertebral column; spinal column; vertebra

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my; one's own; I ...; one ...

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sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air

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to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated

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great speed; recklessly fast speed

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rising; ascending; climbing

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nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all

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to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)

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riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle

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center; centre; metropolis

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vertical; perpendicular

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fall; drop; descent; coming down

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one boat; one ship

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airship; blimp

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silhouette

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(single) bean; pea; something very small; tiny speck

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to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)

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fine thread

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elasticity

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rope

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who; what kind of person

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wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration

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courage; nerve; grit

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spot; point; place; position

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dive (e.g. into water); diving; dive (of an aircraft)

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the front; honest; upright; decent

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to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall

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execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run

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to lose one's senses; to go mad; to go off the rails; to fool around; to mess around; to lark about

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bungee jumping; bungee jump

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

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to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound

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just a handful; only a small number (of)

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to nod to one another

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to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)

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here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order

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smoke; fumes

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lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification

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density

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not only ... (but also); not just; as well as

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eyeball

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nasal cavity

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everywhere; all over; throughout

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to cough violently; to have a coughing fit

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cries of pain

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