jpdb beta

be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)

13

alone; by oneself; on one's own

10

ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity

1

1,000; thousand

1

counter for people

2

all people; everybody; ten thousand people

1

hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)

1

should; must; -able; probably; likely

11

exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)

11

object of avid desire; object of envy

1

position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view

1

securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying

1

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

5

illegal; unlawful

1

only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to

8

seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!

57

shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)

1

big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important

15

to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself

16

index finger; forefinger; second toe

4

to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)

9

fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)

7

to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up

1

to be found; to be discovered

3

equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")

3

to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)

2

in order to; for the purpose of; must; should

6

depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)

2

strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly

1

to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)

2

to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)

7

sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor

6

gram; gramme

9

to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)

1

I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

1

if so; in that case; in that situation

1

periodic; regular; routine

1

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

2

joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing

1

to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry

8

every morning

1

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

4

son

1

seeing; looking at

2

youth; springtime of life; adolescent

2

the end

2

best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent

2

to wait eagerly for; to look forward to

2

day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date

8

believable; credible; trustworthy

1