jpdb beta

to answer the phone

1

to be able (to); to be possible (to)

1

working on a day off

1

taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton

3

what with this and that; for a number of reasons

1

scrap

1

father; dad; husband; you; he

6

mother; wife

1

um; er; nuh-uh; no; oof

2

match; game; bout; contest

1

next day

1

first thing in the morning

1

sports newspaper

1

what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any

1

small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)

1

article; news story; report; account

1

happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying

1

to cut out; to clip from; to extract

1

morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning

1

five o'clock

1

to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen

1

doing long training runs

1

morning training (e.g. before school)

1

evening; night; dinner

1

practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout

1

to return; to come back

1

eleven o'clock

1

every day

4

living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood

2

how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way

2

to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up

7

recommendation; referral; endorsement

1

one year; some time ago

1

activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role

1

regular; regular member (e.g. of football team, etc.); regular (petrol, gasoline)

1

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

1

as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much

1

retirement

1

bench

1

to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from

1

hair (of the head)

1

to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out

1

to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...

1

to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out

4

the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality

1

job hunting; job searching

1

everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

6

to work hard; to make an effort

2

mum; mom; mummy; the missus

1

aloneness; loneliness; solitude

1