jpdb beta

claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention

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impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky

1

baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage

1

disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty

2

boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!

2

lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild

1

isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine

1

to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend

2

the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like

1

fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)

1

to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for

3

rear; back; behind

1

somersault; looping-the-loop

1

pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast

1

on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully

1

to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind

1

acid; sourness; sour taste

2

pitching ability; counter for throws (of a javelin, bowling ball, etc.); counter for casts (of a line)

1

bowling (esp. tenpin)

1

crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling

1

fast-talking; always having another argument ready; not able to keep one's mouth shut; never at a loss for words

1

to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish

1

(one's parents') home

1

not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...

1

further; above (that); greater (than that); any more

1

impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions

1

meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect

1

friend

3

to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

1

injury; wound

1

of no use; useless; not fit for purpose

1

scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops

2

to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down

2

choice; selection; option

1

good person; virtuous person; good-natured person; gullible person

1

that's so, isn't it

2

war; fighting; fierce competition

1

at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just

1

thread; yarn; string

9

to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)

1

to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says

1

to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone

1

admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled

1

change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality

1

sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake

1

no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than

1

to get; to be given

1

for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)

1

wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer

1

inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)

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