jpdb beta

bait (for fishing)

5

(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling

3

to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)

2

quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)

1

sea; ocean; waters

9

aquarium (building); oceanarium

1

restaurant

2

fish pen; holding pond; fish tank; live well; live-box

1

fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger

1

have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to

4

reel

8

material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber

2

to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract

33

bucket; pail; tub

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way (of doing); manner; method; means

5

fishing line

8

string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions

1

utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus

1

to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt

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water's surface

6

thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound

4

weight; sinker

2

underwater

1

fish hook

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to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move

8

manner of using one's hands

5

to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant

3

good performance; good work; great success

1

(a) little; somewhat; somehow

2

alternately; by turns; one after the other

3

oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)

3

to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to

3

to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath

2

feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness

5

nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging

5

feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression

4

to land (a fish); to catch; to reel in

4

victory or defeat; match; contest; game

1

to be excited; to be elated

2

all one's strength; desperate effort; (lit.) strength one has when ready to die

1

exchange (of words, views, punches, cups, etc.); give-and-take; reply; answer; response

2

finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)

2

bank; coast; shore

2

riverside; riverbank; edge of a river

1

to scoop up; to dip up

2

bursting with youth and energy (esp. young woman); vivaciously young; (fish) jumping around energetically (e.g. when caught in a net); bursting (e.g. seams); tight; splattering (e.g. cooking oil)

1

to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits

7

to perspire; to sweat

2

to catch fish

3

later (on); afterwards

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