jpdb beta

competent; suitable; qualified

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aggressiveness; aggression

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tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)

2

knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)

5

to speak; to hear a voice

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to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)

1

that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family

7

to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken

3

as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to

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reason for (one's) application (esp. to a company)

1

within; inside of; less than

1

to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention

1

(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement

1

to giggle

1

entrance examination

1

to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol

1

keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently

2

more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once

2

to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain

2

another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally

5

each other; one another

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without cause; without reason

1

to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive

1

going on about oneself; talking about oneself

1

at this stage; at this point; (only) now

1

to finish saying

3

embarrassing; awkward

2

self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself

1

to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest

5

to regret

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to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict

3

to settle; to finish; to bring to an end

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monotonous

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monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself

2

to penetrate; to pervade; to spread

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boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless

2

perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime

1

crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility

2

to see; to look; to watch; to rule; to govern

1

to expect; to hope for; to look forward to; to resolve (to do); to decide upon; to prepare for

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that's so, isn't it

2

previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session

4

miscalculation

2

both eyes

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with a click (e.g. camera shutter); with a snap

1

one-eyed; first (in a series); initial

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just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of

2

to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)

3

perfect; complete

7

visit for no reason; going on a fool's errand

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