jpdb beta

how long; how far; how much

1

unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful

10

to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)

1

rival; competition

7

appearance; arrival; make one's appearance

1

bare hand; empty hand

3

to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still

2

army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group

3

catcher

33

indeed; it's no wonder

2

to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into

1

friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by

3

when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...

3

using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately

1

saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)

3

vaulting horse; vaulting box; box horse

1

to be silent; to say nothing

2

to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist

1

to realize; to realise

1

gymnasium

1

shoes

1

blunder; bungle; clumsiness

1

river; stream; River; the ... river

2

to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

17

to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch

5

to tattle; to tell on; to inform a superior of someone's actions

1

finally; at last; ultimately; in the end

1

to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up

6

drinking habitually; being fond of (a drink)

1

shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!

3

to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst

3

in this way; like this

2

wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect

2

long time; long interval; for quite some time

1

emotional scars; mental trauma

1

to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)

1

circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances

2

to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do

1

graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)

1

to thank

1

it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?

1

one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)

22

treasure; treasured item; prized possession

1

perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that

6

beginner

1

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

1

indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)

4

that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!

2

ten; 10; ten years of age

1

weekend; Saturday and Sunday

2