jpdb beta

working one's way up; self-made person; veteran

1

evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights

1

noisily; bleatingly

1

to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye

1

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

1

teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder

4

overly familiar; overfamiliar; too friendly; too free; cheeky

1

strongest

3

title; name; degree

1

origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient

2

instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching

1

rare

1

practice; practising; training; study

2

eyesore; offensive sight; offense to the eye; obstruction (to the view of something)

1

to cling

1

expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming

5

(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)

2

to dream (of)

1

whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life

1

alone; by oneself; on one's own

2

to hold fast; to protect to the end

2

to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy

1

small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest

1

even (e.g. even a child)

3

to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)

2

failure; mistake; blunder

1

patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy

1

to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand

1

many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time

1

to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out

1

pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed

1

to give up on; to turn one's back on; to abandon; to forsake; to desert; to leave

1

to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)

1

six; 6

1

two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)

7

such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?

2

(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently

1

to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience

1

such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of

1

circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)

3

to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard

2

to be struck by lightning; to be yelled at (by someone of higher status); to be scolded harshly

1

thundercloud

1

to do as one likes

1

body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field

1

generally

1

public morals; discipline; rules governing social behavior

1

waking up early; getting up early; early rising

1

honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly

2

to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)

2