jpdb beta

to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)

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needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry

2

to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)

1

attack under the cover of darkness; surprise attack; sneak attack

4

our school; my school

1

to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to

2

not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is

1

to make a gesture or say something during a break in conversation, playing of songs, etc.; to interrupt

2

to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter

1

care; precaution; guarding; caution

3

to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house

1

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)

1

to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)

1

to succeed; to bear fruit

1

present condition; existing state; status quo; current state

1

to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on

1

opposition faction

13

skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery

1

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

1

degree of accuracy

1

to think too much; to be over-concerned

1

anyone can see that; it's obvious that

1

(with) only a few left; (with) little left

1

somehow; for some reason or other

1

close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate

1

this (very thing); this precisely

1

being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.); attendance (with); sitting with; same (seating) precedence; same rank

1

four o'clock

1

(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry

2

mathematics

1

study of foreign languages; linguistics

1

individual; separate; personal; case-by-case

1

to be late; to be unpunctual

1

measurement

1

quiz; short test; mini test

1

measuring instrument

2

advice

1

each (person); everyone; individual; respective

1

passing mark; qualifying marks (score)

1

taking (a class); studying; completion (of a course)

1

to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of

1

stairs; stairway; staircase

2

separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)

1

keeping things tidy and in order

1

lounge suite

2

face-to-face

1

the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket

1

questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)

1

as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather

1

inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing

1