jpdb beta

to pilfer; to filch; to swipe

2

to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed

1

abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy

1

definite; sure

1

with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay

1

to escape

2

to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind

1

schoolgirl; female student

1

to happen to pass by

1

to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in

1

rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering

1

staff room

1

to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning

1

to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do

1

stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity

1

coupled with; together

1

to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise

2

(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze

1

to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach

2

back (of a chair)

2

to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on

2

swoon; faint

1

decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon

1

to attract attention

1

(most) basic of basics

1

ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law

1

to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed

1

to win after tough bidding

1

axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem

1

paper-thin (difference)

1

passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing

2

to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of

1

basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation

1

creed; belief; conviction; article of faith

1

competition

1

right beside; close to; nearby

1

to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up

2

the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous

1

upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor

1

charge; rush; dash; assault; attack

2

intercept; interception; counter-attack

1

the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come

1

to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind

1

passage

5

chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing

1

to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze

1

linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple

1

to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to

1

choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy

2

look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression

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