jpdb beta

elementary, junior high and high school

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primly; with one's nose in the air; smugly

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verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words

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(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling; slander; abusive language

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human; human-like; as a person

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to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

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midyear examinations

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collecting; assembling

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quickly and skillfully; to the point; succinctly; concisely

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to find useful; to think highly of

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title; name; degree

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school cafeteria

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gallant; dashing; jaunty

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death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without

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absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance

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to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up

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comic; comics; comic opera; comic; comical

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eyes and nose; looks; facial features; shape; form

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to leave; to evacuate; to withdraw (from); to move out (of a house, etc.); to vacate

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canvas; duck; sailcloth; burlap; sackcloth

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shoulder bag

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coordinate; co-ordinate; matching (e.g. clothes, accessories, furniture, colours); coordinated outfit (clothes and accessories); ensemble; coordinates (items of clothing, furniture, etc. designed to be used together)

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divine; sublime; solemn

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Japanese history; history of Japan

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to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to buy (someone a meal, drink, etc.); to be extravagant; to live in luxury

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Mary (mother of Jesus); the Virgin Mary; Mary (of Magdala); Mary Magdalene

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to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer

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one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand

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divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment

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help; assistance; aid

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to tangle; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated; to become difficult

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to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)

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back gate

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this device; this machine; this appliance; this plane

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(telephone) extension; additional telephone handset; portable handset; cordless telephone

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to be main; to be principal; to be important

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(being) empty-handed; lapse of manners of paying a visit without taking a gift

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next time (occasion)

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ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card

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gently; quietly; calmly

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moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key

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energy; vigor; vigour; vitality

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devoting (oneself) to; concentrating (one's efforts) on

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hip joint; coxa

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sticky; thick (e.g. thickly plastered); icky; to stick closely

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beyond comparison; incomparable

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to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)

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good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend

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cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection

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discord; dissonance; cacophony; discord (in a relationship); disagreement; disharmony

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