jpdb beta

to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into

2

to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession

2

long time; several hours; long spell

1

body; physical system; (the) person

1

reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about

1

the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge

1

to have an interest (in)

1

anxiety; concern; fear

1

essential; important; crucial; vital; main

3

to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous

2

to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor

1

one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple

2

second (in a series)

1

fellow; mutual; companion; comrade

1

relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation

1

realistic; pragmatic

2

entrance examination

3

curiosity; inquisitiveness

2

to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply

1

to do as one likes

2

two weeks; fortnight

3

trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing

2

appointment; rendezvous; date

1

haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion

1

to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)

1

far beyond one's power; not at all equal; no match for

1

to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited

1

infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)

1

something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another

1

appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)

4

informal; unofficial

2

niece

2

well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...

1

anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case

1

to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)

4

center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused

2

showy; loud; flashy; gaudy

1

to have an eye on; to zero in on

3

to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead

3

another family; another house

1

great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible

1

to grimace; to frown

1

furthermore; even more

1

impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky

1

to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer

1

hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate); extraction; pulling out

1

or something

2

to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)

1

very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...

2

attendance (at school); going to school

3