jpdb beta

confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)

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stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs

3

twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); monetary offering (or gift) wrapped in paper; twisting throw

1

change; alteration; modification

1

writing; composition; essay; sentence

1

to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)

1

instead; but (on the other hand)

4

the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible

2

not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling

1

bereavement; separation by death; loss

1

changing schools

1

graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting

2

oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!

4

finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)

3

to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)

3

one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)

1

working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)

1

fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best

1

choice; selection; option

6

library (usu. single-room); small library

2

to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)

1

common; ordinary; conventional; customary

1

talent; ability

4

brain; brains; mind

1

to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight

1

to lay bare; to expose; to reveal

3

woman

1

to like; to love; to be fond of

2

weak-willed; easily pressured; pushover

1

to be on the same wavelength; to think alike; to get along

1

favorable; favourable; friendly; vividly colored; vividly coloured

1

if is not; if are not

1

that's true; of course; obviously

3

close; intimate; on good terms

1

closing a room; keeping a room closed; closing down an office; closing down a facility; closing a department

1

nameplate; doorplate

1

to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over

1

pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)

1

repeatedly; to a tremendous extent

1

bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; attachment; contact play; sound effect produced by striking a wooden board with clappers

1

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

6

particularly; only; in the case of

1

foolish; stupid; silly

4

to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard

1

scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle

2

covered with; stained; smeared

1

to get dry

2

magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number

1

closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently

1

common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide

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