jpdb beta

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

5

young girl; lass; adolescent female

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to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on

2

to be in luck's way; to get lucky

1

natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly

3

in the sea

3

home ground; home field; one's haunt; one's stamping ground; one's domain

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underwater

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hostage

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to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful

2

to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)

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particularly; especially; in particular; expressly

3

(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it

3

I don't want to boast but

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in comparison to; rather than

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splendid; magnificent; gorgeous

1

to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve

2

to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie

4

doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")

4

seawater; saltwater

5

(eating or drinking) to one's heart's content

2

to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress

7

courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness

1

fall; drop; descent; coming down

1

to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard

1

to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float

2

pride; boast

2

thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected

2

comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...

1

great idiot; fool; (saying) something silly or stupid

1

to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)

1

promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently

1

to pull up; to haul up

1

to drag in; to pull in

3

acorn barnacle (Balanomorpha spp.)

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carapace; shell; crust

1

sea animal; marine animal

1

side or bottom of a ship; ship's hold; bottoms; shipping; tonnage; freight space

1

to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)

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to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch

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to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with

4

drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other

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to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength

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(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere

2

to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)

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to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle

3

sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops

3

welcome!; nice to see you!

2

finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little

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field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity (unrivalled); one's monopoly

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