jpdb beta

fashion (current) of the times; general drift of affairs

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young and energetic; up-and-coming

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showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable

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great teacher; great master; great author; great doctor

2

to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at

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to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten

2

persecution complex; paranoia

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popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for

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to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate

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day before yesterday

2

simple work; repetitive job; unskilled work; menial work

1

how many; how old

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100; hundred

2

to count; to enumerate

2

two-digit number; "tens" column; two digits; double figures

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one by one; one each; one at a time

1

steady; honest; sober; straightforward

1

to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher

1

direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)

2

approach; approach shot

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thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow

4

efficient

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indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question

2

to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)

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Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam

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one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection

2

restriction; restraint; binding; constraint

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unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd

3

bullying; teasing

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society; public; community; social studies

1

satisfactory; decent

3

unpaid; nonsalaried

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something or other; one thing or another; this or that

4

inertia; force of habit

3

riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit

3

or; or else

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company; corporation; workplace

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to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)

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(one's) self; oneself

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there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when

3

to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind

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unexpectedly; surprisingly

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mummy

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taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix

1

instead; but (on the other hand)

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have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than

7

foolish talk; idle talk

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should do; ought to do

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stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck

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test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation

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