jpdb beta

to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together

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side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway

4

biting louse (any louse of order Mallophaga); small winged insect (esp. a flying ant or termite)

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to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation

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damp; moist (negative nuance)

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feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)

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straying; wandering off course

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the very best; utmost

1

blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end

1

dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point

1

to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into

1

to be at a loss; to be puzzled

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to be inclined to do; to be willing to do

1

heir; heiress; inheritor; successor

1

to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off

1

itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager

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to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution

1

exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite

1

you could say; you might say; verging on the

1

uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable

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odds and ends; all; every

2

still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet

1

half share; half a man

1

the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly

2

to play a hand game (e.g. rock, paper, scissors)

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to be dependable; to be reliable

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cousin (male)

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to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish

2

leave it to me

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to treat someone; to entertain someone

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to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other

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hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

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to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)

3

passing by

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older brother and younger sister

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journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling

1

recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances

1

advertising poster hanging over the centre aisle of a train, bus, etc.

1

progress; development

1

pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor

2

faltering; hesitation

1

rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework

1

joint; seam; joining point

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to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over

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clickety-clack

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rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles

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ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance

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everything; anything; nothing

2

to bear fruit

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racing (an engine); idling (an engine); going in circles (esp. argument, discussion, etc.); spinning one's wheels

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