jpdb beta

stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs

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second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student; behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness

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tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act

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promotion (school, military, etc.)

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to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about

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to rewind; to rally; to recover; to come back

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funny story; funny anecdote

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dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt

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good-for-nothing; useless; worthless

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to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up

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no; nope

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to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

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to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer

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excuse; pretext

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trap

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harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict

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one's legal wife

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(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially

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bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling

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opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes)

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to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap

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to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch

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to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate

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to not take seriously; to take lightly

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to lose one's mind; to lose control of oneself

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rehash; (boring) rerun; second brew of tea

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to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)

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to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air

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everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular

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(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl

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to sigh; to breathe a sigh

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victory; triumph; win; conquest; success

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to catch fire; to be ignited; to ignite; to flare up (of an emotion, controversy, etc.); to blaze; to be ignited (of a dispute, commotion, etc.)

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self-conceit; pride

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clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely

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dismissal (from one's post); firing; being relieved from one's post; discarding; throwing away; becoming useless

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to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by

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declaration; proclamation; announcement

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moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable

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supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being

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with a snap; (breaking) cleanly; (rejecting) sternly; flatly; smartly; (dressing up) well

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index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe

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to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon

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to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt

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family; relatives; dependents; household

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ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon

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dwelling; house; home; den (of criminals, demons, etc.); nest

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(present) head of a family

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for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages

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relative; relation; kin

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