jpdb beta

school rules; school regulations

1

guardian; protector; patron; parent

3

newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens

3

it seems so; that's what it looks like

1

garden tree

1

weeding; weeder; weeding fork

1

summertime; summer season

2

legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small

2

ability; capacity; capability; physical strength

1

special selection; finest pick; top pick

1

to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity

1

completely changed; totally transformed

2

tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)

3

left ear

3

to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant

2

end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)

2

large-statured; tall

4

most likely contender; prime candidate; top prospect; leading candidate

4

spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming

2

nervousness; oversensitivity

2

to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal

1

upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite

2

an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable

1

exemplar; model; example; pattern

1

answer; solution

1

afternoon; p.m.

7

brick

1

hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln; young girl; childlike young woman

1

manner of using one's hands

2

in bad taste; vulgar; tasteless

1

above the knee; on one's lap

1

(knee-length) shorts

2

increase in amount; increase in quantity; increase in volume

1

no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising

1

headband

2

week

2

how; in what way

2

washing; laundry; relaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.)

1

privately; with outsiders barred; en famille

1

to date; as of now

1

young bird; fledgling; chick; (young) chicken

1

to strangle; to constrict

1

talking about memories; reminiscences

4

ponytail

2

to ask elsewhere; to try another (store, service, etc.)

1

circuitous; roundabout; indirect

2

desire for improvement (in social standing, etc.); ambition to rise in the world

2

protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval

1

to let one's actions do the talking; to lead by example; to walk the talk

1

to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger

2