jpdb beta

measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy

1

ability; faculty

1

striking; remarkable; considerable

1

diversion (e.g. of funds); appropriation; misappropriation; making use of (for another purpose); reuse; repurpose

1

following (a precedent, former policy, etc.); continuing with; sticking to; observing

1

dialogue; conversation; talk; discussion; communication

1

to paint a picture; to draw a picture

2

obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)

1

unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty

1

every time; each round

1

correct answer; answering correctly; giving a correct answer

2

perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem

1

to incorporate; to include; to fill (a vessel) with

1

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

3

thorough; exhaustive; complete

1

preparation for a lesson

1

perfect score; full marks; perfect; entirely satisfactory; excellent

8

corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)

1

(process of) elimination

1

provisional; temporary; tentative; interim

1

to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble

1

identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination

1

all the more; still more

2

rewriting (e.g. of a book); renewal (of a license, bond, etc.); transfer (of ownership); putting (something) in another's name

1

cheating (on an examination); cribbing

6

(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger

1

to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade

2

thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan

1

clearly (understand, see, hear, etc.); distinctly; perfectly; as if it were right in front of one

1

fluent; smooth; flowing

2

pen

3

gigantic stone; megalith; massive boulder

1

savings

1

to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear

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to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)

2

to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important

2

work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device

5

evidence; proof

9

showy; ostentatious

1

manly; masculine; like a man

1

to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case

1

it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written

1

no penalty; no punishment; acquittal; impunity

1

unfair practices; wrongdoing; malpractice; cheating; foul play

1

failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade

2

unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful

1

(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit

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to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of

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merry; joyful; gleeful

2

single word; a few words; brief comment

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