jpdb beta

soccer club (at a school); football club

1

turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling

1

self-introduction

4

to step forward; to volunteer

1

covering; protection; backing; relief

1

if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side

1

ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies

1

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

1

coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt

1

trifle; insignificant thing; (only) this much

1

guardian; protector; patron; parent

2

to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away

1

central part; heart (of a city)

2

to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront

2

mule

1

everybody

1

to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)

2

sociable

1

popular person; favorite; favourite

1

memory; sense; experience

1

honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix

1

your (his) mother

1

modesty; humility; being humble

2

to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together

1

family council

1

to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend

1

iced tea; ice tea

4

nonchalantly; without a care

1

How are you?; What's up?

1

unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to

1

term-end exam; end-of-term test; finals

1

ability; capability; competence; skill

1

-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action

1

How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?

1

to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)

1

foolish act; folly

1

syrup

1

to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)

1

return to one's country

2

procedure; process; proceedings; formalities

6

one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities

1

pretext for not revealing something (e.g. actual reason for one's failure, vested interest, etc.)

2

strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)

1

prompt decision; quick decision; immediate judgement; summary judgment; summary judgement

1

stay; sojourn

1

to pay the bill; to settle an account

1

suffix for room numbers; suffix for apartment numbers

1

to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored

2

mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary

1

at parting; on parting

1