jpdb beta

look of amazement; looking dumbfounded

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

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the latter; the second; successor; descendant

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lower half of the body; nether parts

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river; stream; River; the ... river

3

balance; equilibrium

1

to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)

1

depth

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you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only

2

drop (e.g. of water); drip

1

near-death experience

1

bank; coast; shore

2

to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side

1

drowned body

1

to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied

1

dripping wet; soaked; drenched

1

to take refuge in; to succeed in running away

1

even now; still; as yet

2

to lie down; to throw oneself down

1

exaggerated; overblown; overdone

2

such ... as; or some such

2

to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place

1

to hang one's head; to droop one's head

1

clue; lead; key; handhold; hold

2

worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst

2

to be about to enter (a bath, etc.)

1

buoyancy; floating power

1

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

1

to get wet

2

sick person; patient; invalid

1

manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks

1

wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm

1

indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless

1

back tooth; molar

1

to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust

1

to be slippery; to be slimy; (arch.) to behave charmingly; (arch.) to walk merrily

1

riverbank; riverside

1

to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath

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cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless

3

upper half of the body; upper body

2

to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against

1

mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...

1

audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep

1

discouraged; dispirited; despondent

1

echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound

1

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

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quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute

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water plant; aquatic plant; waterweed; hydrophyte

1

to lend a hand; to help

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to be stingy; to be tightfisted; to look shabby; to appear wretched

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