jpdb beta

to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into

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school hours; hours of teaching (instruction)

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to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it

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to worry; to fret; to get anxious

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to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint

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being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher

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truancy; absence without leave

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to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought

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(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)

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bolt from the blue; unforeseen event; complete surprise

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development; revitalization; standing (something) up; waking up; tilling a rice field; drawing a card from the draw pile

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(together) with; -wide; including

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acquaintance

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curiously enough; oddly enough; strange to tell

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people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various

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to pay attention; to be watchful

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to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on

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knowing only too well; being fully aware of

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to carry something into a place

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appearing drowsy or intoxicated (of eyes, actions, etc.)

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talking in delirium; incoherent muttering

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to lure out of; to decoy out of; to drive to (tears, sleep, etc.); to evoke (sympathy, etc.); (arch.) to abduct; (arch.) to entice out of

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night

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innocent; cherubic; childlike

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shortcut

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lecture; sermon; preaching; moralizing; moralising

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to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient

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act of mercy; helping another person

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champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero

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to make an enemy (of); to antagonize

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self-control; self-restraint

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incompetent

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to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter); to be a stickler about; to be finicky about (some triviality); to take part (in some work); to hang about

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iron door

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mineral matter; metallic property

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hypodermic needle

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never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means

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a matter for the police; a brush with the law

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to violate the law

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to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)

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descending staircase

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to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy

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width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)

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tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training

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self-protection

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of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless

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good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto

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strong pressure; heavy pressure

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walking sound; footsteps

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sunglasses

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