jpdb beta

to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still

3

examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test

14

admirable; laudable

1

to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory

4

(teacher's) platform; podium; dais

1

elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress

1

cooperativeness; spirit of cooperation

1

forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding

2

staff room

1

to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)

1

to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal

6

several seconds

2

without leaving any trace

1

to pulverize; to break into pieces; to beat to a pulp; to defeat completely; to crush

1

boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up

1

pinioning; binding arms behind the back

2

to view in a favourable light; to look favourably on

1

posture; stance

1

feint

1

rapid development; rapid unfolding

1

to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)

3

armful; employee

1

to come to one's senses; to calm down

3

to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate

2

uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently

2

stir; commotion; noise

1

to overhear

1

praise; tribute; inscription (on a painting)

1

murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post

3

written apology; written statement of regret

2

I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)

2

sudden change; complete change

2

to encourage; to cheer

2

right in the middle (of); midst; height

1

private room

1

nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all

1

back (of a chair)

2

elbow

1

to rest one's chin in one's hands

2

content of a letter

1

fair copy; clean copy

1

scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle

1

sketchbook

1

indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell

2

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

1

trust

1

perfect attendance and punctuality (at school or work)

1

repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year

4

to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward

1

to hang; to dangle

1