jpdb beta

mild; mild-mannered; gentle

1

to flourish briefly (esp. before retiring or stopping); to have a day in the limelight; to have a stint of success

1

senior leadership; senior leader; upper echelon (of power); top-ranking officer

2

extraordinary; exceptional; unprecedented; solecistic; non-standard; irregular

1

to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease

1

to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever

1

dreadnought class (of warship)

1

to grow dark slowly

1

exchange; conversion

5

boss; chief; head

4

going in and out of style; changes in fashion

1

subspecies

2

woah

2

university hospital; teaching hospital

2

to raise oneself up to one's full height; to strike a daunting pose

1

incorrigible; dogged

2

soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby

1

to fulfill one's responsibilities

1

playing the victim; playing the victim card

1

for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account

1

to knock down; to topple

1

texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail

1

to cheat (someone out of); to swindle; to wangle; to wheedle; to get

1

muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness

1

to recall; to remember

4

to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape; to make good one's escape

1

archeological excavation (archaeological)

1

native people; aboriginal; indigenous people

1

feral child

1

anthropoid ape; anthropoid; ape

1

with a crack; with a cracking sound; with one's veins about to burst (from pent-up anger)

1

(the) best of one's life; lifetime ...

1

interval; break; pause; gap (e.g. in the clouds); rift; cleft

1

final exam; term-end examination; end-of-term examination

6

study group; study meeting

2

failing mark (e.g. in exam)

2

supplementary lessons

1

exemption; exoneration; discharge

1

high score

1

herbal tea; herb tea; tisane

3

(home) tutor; private tutor; private teacher

1

to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into

1

deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score

1

riddle; puzzle; enigma

1

subject; curriculum

1

end of term

1

something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts

7

researcher; lab worker

3

acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption

1

to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)

1