jpdb beta

blackboard

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fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line

1

physique; bodily build

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person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head

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coercive; overbearing

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chalk; choke; chock

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wherein; therein; thereinto

3

blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper

2

writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)

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all the questions (in an exam, quiz, etc.)

1

taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story

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all day long; all the day; throughout the day

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at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn

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in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)

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to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in

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at every opportunity; whenever possible; whenever the occasion arises; from time to time; occasionally

1

should do; ought to do

1

to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase

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substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial

1

foster parents

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to lose one's temper; to throw a tantrum

1

to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)

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to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful

1

something to wear; clothes

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to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)

1

marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles

2

excessive; immoderate

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bad habit; vice

1

to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition

1

to cut corners; to be shoddy

2

shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper

1

(doing the) ironing

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favourite dish (favorite); favourite food

1

nutrition; nourishment

1

extraordinary; uncommon

1

to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about

1

easy; simple; plain

1

rice seasoned and cooked with various ingredients

1

selling on the market (in the marketplace, in stores, etc.); making something commercially available; commercial (e.g. software); over-the-counter; off-the-shelf

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glutinous rice steamed with red beans or some other ingredient; (arch.) trickery; (arch.) deception

1

unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient

1

delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient

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sense of loss; feeling of loss

1

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

1

burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering

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madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic

1

severe; fierce; stern

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trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)

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pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"

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to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than

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