jpdb beta

I; me

1

pride; boast

1

grandchild

1

be; is

1

entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university

1

severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)

1

goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark

2

to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp

1

should do; ought to do

1

serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)

1

playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together

2

spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone

1

shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early

1

(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)

1

to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)

1

cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack

1

school arts festival

1

level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level

1

to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than

2

imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing

1

beyond this point; from now on; after this

1

several tens

1

year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

1

to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use

1

phew; whew

1

eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey

2

to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of

1

slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling

1

before the week is out; before the week is over; within the week; sometime this week

1

to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash

1

to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)

5

somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

3

lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit

1

nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not

2

bakery; baker; pastry shop

1

to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with

1

important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game

2

the other day; lately; recently

1

love letter

5

voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)

2

while; during; while; although; all; both

1

(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent

1

imagination; supposition; guess

1

to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)

1

to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on

3

we; us

4

fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man

1

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

1

hey; say; look

1

and yet; though; when; in spite of

2