jpdb beta

yesterday

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endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement

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yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?

2

information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.

1

lesson; class work; teaching; instruction

1

midterm (mid-semester) test or exam

1

extent; scope; sphere; range; span

1

to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach

2

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

4

to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound

1

after school (at the end of the day)

1

to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered

1

coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK

4

so-so; passable; now, now; my, my

1

tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony

1

to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress

1

confections; sweets; candy; cake

1

entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining

1

opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse

2

fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment

1

artificial feeding; accustoming wild animals to eating food given by humans

1

no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not

1

unexpected; surprising

3

to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

2

weak-willed; easily pressured; pushover

1

role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role

1

never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up

1

enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful

1

presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others

4

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...

3

poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

1

of course; certainly; naturally

2

leading part; leading actor; leading actress

1

expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming

1

to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with

1

election

1

speech; address

2

outward appearance; ostensible; public; official

1

smirkingly; broadly (grinning)

1

to show; to display

1

to that extent; to that degree; so much; so

1

tension; mental strain; nervousness

1

this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately

1

in a sense; in some way; to an extent

1

acting; performance

1

to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated

1

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

1

go that far; to that extent

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as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...

1

once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat

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