jpdb beta

studying very hard; studying like mad

2

pacing (e.g. in athletics, etc.); pacing oneself

1

sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical

1

question collection; problem collection; problem set; workbook

9

to overcut

1

to run swiftly; to speed; to dash; to charge ahead (in pursuit of some goal); to push forward

1

to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on

1

quick pace

1

staying up all night two nights in a row; double all-nighter

1

national; founded and run by the central government

1

to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath

2

weak-willed; lacking a purpose; lacking will power to be patient, purposeful, or resolute

1

saviour; savior; messiah; Messiah; Jesus Christ

1

owing a lot to someone; being indebted; never forgetting someone who has done a favour

1

to change the position of

1

outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence

1

to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility

1

ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious

1

take a chance; go for broke; nothing ventured, nothing gained

2

to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum

1

fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion

1

dressing up; putting on makeup; dolling (oneself) up

1

sneeze; sneezing

1

achoo; atishoo

1

shiveringly

1

to get goosebumps; to be deeply moved (so that one gets goosebumps); to get chills; to feel shivers

1

lack of sleep; insufficient sleep

1

reaction; response; reaction

1

to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain

1

to induce (someone to do something); to tempt; to act toward (someone in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to

1

to tame (an animal); to domesticate

5

carrot and stick; (lit.) candy and whip

2

steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy

1

completely changed; totally transformed

1

point worthy of note; good point; part worth seeing; (signs of) promise; good prospects (for the future)

1

cormorant fishing; cormorant fisherman

1

odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting

2

of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant

1

to admit fault; to admit one is wrong

1

to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander

1

ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound

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to become inclined (to do); to be in the mood (for); to get excited (about); to take an interest (in)

1

numerous; many

2

hesitation; indecision

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instant

2

legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small

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to saw; to grind (e.g. coffee beans); to mill

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Colombia

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country name

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Africa

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