jpdb beta

to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of

1

scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick

3

ingenuity; resourcefulness

1

mighty; powerful

2

battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict

1

to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)

1

to assemble everything together; to do something as a group

1

new; fresh; novel

3

darkness

1

Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good

1

ballad

1

to write down; to record; to register

1

by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing

2

mainly; primarily

1

to threaten; to terrify; to frighten

1

key; lock; key (to a problem); clue

2

to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)

1

to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate

1

absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting

1

pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance

1

indefinite

1

stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition

1

how; in what way; by what means

6

formidable; not to be sneered at; not to be made light of

1

mother

3

Helen; Helene; Hellen; Heren; Herren

1

cost; expense

1

like; as if; the same as

1

failure; mistake; blunder

2

at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money

2

brass

1

questionable; doubtful; suspicious

1

scrap iron

1

to sell off; to sell completely

1

here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now

2

holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)

1

private tutor; coach; governess

1

watchdog; chaperone; watcher

1

saint

3

Kurea; Clair; Claire; Clare (Ireland)

2

youth; young man

2

during vacation; during the holidays; during one's break; (temporarily) closed; on break

1

homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question

2

question collection; problem collection; problem set; workbook

1

to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end

2

certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me

1

engine; agency; organisation; system; facility

1

government official

1

settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards

1

working feverishly; strenuous efforts; furious dedication (to a task); (arch.) having dishevelled hair; (arch.) fighting with dishevelled hair

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