jpdb beta

quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking

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and then; in addition to that; also; even so

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formal marriage interview

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laughing matter

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to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone

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doing whatever one pleases

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horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside

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play; drama

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going to the hospital for regular treatment

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heart attack; angina pectoris

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last month

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physical examination; medical examination; health checkup; health screening

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to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

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administration; medication; dosage

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control

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aloneness; loneliness; solitude

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one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face

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weight; body weight; importance; weight; emphasis

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heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)

2

breaking off an engagement

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that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage

4

pupil in ... year; student in ... year

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Parent-Teacher Association; PTA

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enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to

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of late; lately; this part; this point; here

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some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot

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skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination

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sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity

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now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

3

to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

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manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something

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amusement park

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all you want; as much as one wants

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envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)

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to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo

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to be born; to come into the world

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blood type; blood group

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to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal

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maybe; could be; might

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to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in

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to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught

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to comfort; to console; to amuse

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tuition; school expenses

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to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important

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to fulfill one's responsibilities

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to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)

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to move forward; to move on

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through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)

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fiercely (e.g. of a fire burning); bong-bong (of clock ringing); with repeated bangs (e.g. of fire cracker); striking clock; green young man from a well-to-do family

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to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)

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