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to get wet

1

gym clothes; gym uniform; PE kit

1

to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation

1

pleasant feeling; good vibes

1

setting sail; putting out to sea; starting anew; embarking on something new

3

tail (of an animal); cauda; tail (of a kite, etc.); tail end; tail (of a comet); slope at the foot of a mountain

2

delight; great joy

2

to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone

2

leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning

3

running aground; being stranded; grounding; beaching

1

(meeting with) disaster; (having an) accident; mishap; shipwreck; distress

1

civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict

1

and various other things; and many others; and all the rest; and so on and so forth

1

(sea) voyage; navigation; sailing; passage; cruise

1

usual state of things

1

confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter

1

just because; even if; even though

1

instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability

3

current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present

1

assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb

1

to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)

2

to look around; to survey

4

one's own ground; one's own position; one's own area of the field (soccer, rugby, etc.)

6

to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on

3

average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to

2

perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility

2

to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of

1

change; changing; exchange (e.g. of goods); change of sides (in baseball, American football, etc.); switching ends (in tennis, volleyball, etc.)

1

complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)

1

witch

1

skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious

3

to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)

2

to manage (to do successfully); to get through

1

absolute best; very finest; top-class; first-rate; elite

1

not quite first-class; between first and second class; semi-first-class

1

staff; member (club, society, etc.)

3

manager; person in a (school or university) sports team in charge of administrative and miscellaneous duties

3

recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)

2

specific gravity; relative density; relative importance; weight

1

reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph

1

provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant

1

to speak frankly; to put things bluntly

3

when it comes to; concerning

1

drop in the bucket; pittance; chicken feed; insignificant amount; (lit.) sparrow tears

1

serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not

6

staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly

1

simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping

1

faucet; tap

1

to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily

2

expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs

2