jpdb beta

to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address

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in large quantities

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large profit; a killing

1

to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite

1

talking in delirium; incoherent muttering

3

suffering from the heat; heatstroke; heat prostration

3

to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse

6

to remove; to move out of the way

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(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement

6

to look away; to turn away

2

spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop

4

putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage

1

effect; efficacy; omen

1

to lend an ear to; to listen to

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watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)

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(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake

4

greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop

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crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid

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certainly; surely

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free (of charge); gratuitous

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to be sold out

1

seat; sheet

1

stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon

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(hand) towel

2

desperation; self-abandonment

2

small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt

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to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)

1

sound of rustling leaves

2

determination; resolution

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

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how many hours?

2

love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by

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pulse; pulse rate; pulsation; stroke of pulse

1

operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking

1

temporal region; regio temporalis (capitis)

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faucet; tap

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to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily

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middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart

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water current

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to drain the water; to lose the water; to squeeze out the water

2

hipbone; innominate bone; fortitude; perseverance; endurance

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to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)

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anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation

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gauge

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handkerchief

5

to soothe; to calm; to pacify

2

water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating

2

to shake one's head (in denial)

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going together

4

to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject

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