jpdb beta

to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with

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here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally

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fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity

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disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus

2

to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely

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person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser

2

school gate

3

to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive

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entrance; hatch(way)

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dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction

1

interest; appeal; attraction; fun

1

same; similar; (just) like; equal

1

particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally

1

to chase; to run after; to pursue

1

load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility

1

outdoor shoes; outdoor footwear

1

shoe rack (in an entrance); cupboard (for shoes and clogs)

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softly; gently; lightly

3

corridor; hallway; passageway

8

entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)

2

vain person; ostentatious person; show-off

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the ostentation (bad taste) of the nouveau riche; air of vulgar prosperity

1

seems; I guess

1

founder

2

to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in

1

hut; house; boarding house; school dormitory; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)

1

to build; to construct

1

point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge

1

to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell

1

bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement

1

to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations

1

polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy

1

sample; specimen; pattern; model; example

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academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school

2

pupils who are not members of any school club; (lit.) go-home club

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beautification; glorification

3

committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting

6

the whole school

2

representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number

1

regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice

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this morning

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to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of

1

handbag; purse

1

early

1

to agree

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testimony; (verbal) evidence

1

to raise (usu. one's shoulders, with a jaunty, swaggering effect)

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student in a higher grade; upperclassman

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something like ...; something called ...

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joke; playfulness; kidding around

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