jpdb beta

to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address

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to thrust away; to send flying

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bottom; sole

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to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into

3

water's surface

2

once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning

4

to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated

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way; method; means

1

downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes

1

hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done

1

treading water

1

bank; coast; shore

1

easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over

1

drainage; ditch; gutter; sewage; black water

6

to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by

1

water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout

3

along; parallel to; in accordance with

1

passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle

3

good grief

1

to produce a sound

1

dripping wet; soaked; drenched

1

squelching; gurgling; bubbling; raking in (money); rolling in; hand over fist

1

baby; infant

1

to overflow from something full

1

to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip

1

to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer

1

annoying; provoking

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to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff

1

upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes

2

to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved

1

flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event

1

to swim

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surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it

1

for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being

1

useless; deadhead

1

minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole

1

contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)

2

lighting (a lamp); turning on a light

1

isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words

1

with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward

1

for one thing ...

1

period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness

1

prognostic symptoms; after-effect

1

a period (of time)

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unexploded ordnance; unexploded shell; unexploded bomb; UXO

5

to blow off; to be blown off

1

willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord

1

taking the initiative

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suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action

2

to show one's age (e.g. to start creaking at the joints); to wear out (e.g. machinery)

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