jpdb beta

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

2

to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

2

period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty

1

beyond imagination; unimaginable

1

to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down

1

to grasp tightly

1

to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to

1

to stop (plug) one's ears

1

scream; shriek; shout; exclamation

1

proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment

2

(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion

1

battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict

3

to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for

1

to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)

1

spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration

1

to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)

1

defeat; lost battle; losing a war

3

to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate

2

where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent

4

(doing) as one is told

1

mother

4

(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis

4

to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)

1

(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style

1

to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good

1

88 years old; (arch.) rice

18

mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh

18

I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said

1

to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake

1

to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself

1

to lessen; to decrease; to diminish

1

to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues

1

as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible

1

inattention; absent-mindedness

1

dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered

1

to show in; to usher in

1

to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep

2

soldier

2

ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom

4

to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die

4

suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly

1

wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason

2

incident; affair; happening; event

1

to keep face; to save face; to not lose face

1

to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

1

to be the case that

2

now that you say that; now that you mention it

1

next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to

1

superficial; half-hearted; shallow

1

if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well

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