jpdb beta

to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)

2

adds force or indicates command

6

to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner

2

preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving

1

to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)

1

genuine article; real thing; real deal

1

to survive

1

to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

2

fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she

1

to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away

1

to be manageable; to be able to handle

1

undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); surge; billow

1

together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

1

hero; great man

1

new era; new period; new age; new epoch

1

-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now

2

ability; faculty

1

riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious

1

natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly

1

(field) marshal; (fleet) admiral; general of the army

2

country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)

2

command; direction

1

below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after

1

here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...

1

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker

3

oh; ah

1

lunch; midday meal

2

time; hour; period; class

2

yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?

2

ice age; glacial period

1

to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal

1

good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

1

companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)

1

however; but

1

Nico; Nicod; Niko

1

to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?

1

I; me

1

dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable

4

to escape; to run away

2

to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour

1

diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily

1

thaw; defrosting; decompression (e.g. of a file); unpacking; extracting

1

to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light

1

easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...

1

to be careful; to pay attention; to take care

2

rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match

1

for example; for instance; e.g.

1

such; this sort of; like this

1

to break; to smash

1

oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!

3