jpdb beta

flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick

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investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking

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to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)

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vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump

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(someone else's) child; child; kid

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disillusionment

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high; high school

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believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan

1

no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

1

great joy

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new religion

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charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity

1

home tutor; private tutor; coach

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reconciliation; make peace with

3

demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire

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craft; cunning; guile; serpentine wisdom

2

put; place; leave; do (in preparation)

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to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky

1

regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected

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in addition

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certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid

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to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable

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new school term

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this year

3

return to one's country

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smuggling; contraband trade

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trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade

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doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion

1

dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome

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someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)

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to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away

2

light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car

1

well

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mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh

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escaping the summer heat; going somewhere cooler during the summer; summering

1

in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh

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pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of

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to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself

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scarce; few remaining

1

lickety-split; quickly

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summer clothing

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to boost; to force up; to push up

1

respect; esteem; regard

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to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform

1

to kill time

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to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide

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since when; from when; how long

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to catch a cold

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to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with

2

small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude

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