jpdb beta

famous; well-known; renowned; your name

1

scholar

2

emergency; extraordinary; unusual

1

hint

1

to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools

1

in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically

1

bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering

1

match; game; bout; contest

1

to catch the eye; to attract attention

1

distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness

1

to step forward; to take a step forward

1

to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still

1

especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though

3

meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody

1

something or other; one thing or another; this or that

3

substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange

1

nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp

1

to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)

1

good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless

1

Elaine

73

Bordeaux

1

roast chicken

1

to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded

1

tray

1

table

3

younger brother

3

to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity

1

salad

2

that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there

4

before long; even now

1

several years; a few years

3

to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic

1

look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting

1

to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength

1

to guess right

1

wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane

2

selfish

1

end of school year

2

to go to see (something, someone); to visit

3

term of office

8

repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback

2

via; through; by doing; by means of; using

2

exemption; exoneration; discharge

3

practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)

3

to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)

1

with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly

1

to reach; to get to; to arrive at

3

spell; charm; incantation; magic word

3

economical; bargain; good value; good-value

4

ten; 10; ten years of age

4