jpdb beta

downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes

2

lance; harpoon

1

riverbank; riverside

10

splash (of water); spray

1

neigh; whinny

1

to leave behind

3

fat; thick

2

neigh; whinny; bray

1

quits; even; square

1

to gain strength; to gather momentum; to be encouraged; to be heartened; to be invigorated; to take heart

1

I thought so; I suspected as much; just as I thought; now you're talking; that's the spirit

1

concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial

2

the end of the line; the end of the road; curtains

2

bottom of the water; bottom of the sea; river bottom

1

big problem; major issue; big controversy

4

throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...

1

financially scraping by; meagre existence (meager); hand to mouth existence; living one's life without plan; living life day-by-day; taking life one day at a time

1

hardships of life (esp. due to lack of money); life's struggles

1

the most extreme

1

to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)

1

firmly; solidly; heartily

1

to turn down (heat, sound, etc.); to weaken

1

to take great care (in doing); to pay attention; to be careful

1

one grade; first-class; primary

1

to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct

1

pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting

1

to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited

1

racehorse

1

to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum

2

canopy (esp. the cloth or canvas used for it); awning; top (of a convertible); hood

1

reference; example; inquiry (about a product, business deal, etc.); enquiry; being summoned to appear to court; witness

1

company employee; office worker; white-collar worker

1

to open a pathway (to); to find a way (to); to open the door (to); to pave the way (for)

1

meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast

2

to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind

3

to be inclined to do; to be willing to do

1

trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause

1

dry riverbed; river beach

1

of course; certainly; naturally

1

basketball

4

to throw into; to dump in together

1

(air) bubble (esp. in a liquid)

3

boiling water

3

to be completely boiled; to be sufficiently boiled

2

cheek

2

to be torn off; to come off

1

bookkeeping

1

lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness

1

good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality

4

with a snap; with a crack

1