jpdb beta

class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher

1

old boy; alumnus; graduate; out of bounds (golf)

1

asking; enquiring; searching; looking for

1

to go back to bed

4

(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead

2

area for washing one's hands and face; washroom; bathroom; toilet

1

morning mist

7

to smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to be hazy; to look dim

2

superb view; picturesque scenery

2

to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)

4

early morning

5

progress; development

4

supervision; superintendence; chairmanship; chairman

1

acting arbitrarily on one's own authority; acting arbitrarily without consultation

1

self-reliance; self-help

1

expression; phraseology

3

(a) scroll

1

famous picture; masterpiece (painting); film classic

1

to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings

1

boiled octopus; person as red as a lobster

2

to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on

6

in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically

2

superior to (e.g. professional, etc. in ability or achievement); ignoring (one thing) for (another)

1

stammer; stutter; stammerer; stutterer

1

move with haste (when you have no doubts)

1

chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken

1

giving a broad smile

5

fixed game; bid-rigging; put-up job; contest in which the victor is practically known beforehand (e.g. due to unfair conditions or an obvious difference in strength)

1

original method or procedure; serious; orthodox; classical

2

battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest

6

handicap

2

wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade

1

rule

13

victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome

7

if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle

1

any of; either of; (to) any

1

pure; clean; purity

2

to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)

4

one-to-one; one-on-one

2

to improve one's skill

12

to extol; to give praise

1

objection; dissent; protest

4

to declare; to plead

1

feigned ignorance; pretending not to recognize (somebody); unconcerned air; indifference

2

being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly

7

value; worth; virtue; blessing

1

hidden (talents, etc.); self-concealment; self-effacement

5

gambling; competition; game (of chance)

1

food delivery service; catering; walk-on part (in a play or film); background actor; extra

1

delicious; tasty

2