jpdb beta

to find fault with everybody; to make oneself disagreeable

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now; nowadays

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disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination

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to be the first to speak; to break the silence; to open something for the first time; to broach (e.g. a cask); to break a seal

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bruise

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designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at

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large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant

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to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)

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origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning

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inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

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to remove; to take away; to clear away; to tear down; to pull down; to demolish

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ceremony; rite; ritual; service

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three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)

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finally; at last; in the end; ultimately

4

to hate each other; to hate mutually

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frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

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formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding

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occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when

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assembly-line system

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bringing up; rearing; upbringing

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right (to do something); authority; power

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to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on

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indiscriminately; blindly; at random; recklessly; thoughtlessly; excessively

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to be dispelled (of doubts, ill feeling, etc.); to disappear; to be put behind one; to burst (of a boil, abscess, etc.)

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instead; but (on the other hand)

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exploitation; overuse; abuse

2

recommendation; referral; endorsement

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one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart

3

system where all students live in dormitories; residential system; boarding system (e.g. boarding school)

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school with a high proportion of graduates accepted into high-ranking universities; school focused on preparing students to get into high-ranking universities; school with a high proportion of graduates who go on to university or junior college

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determination; resolution

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to visit frequently; to haunt

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deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score

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school; proofreading; proof

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passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification

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to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely

2

reaction; recoil; kick; backlash

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to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)

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the opposite direction; the other way

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noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky

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to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits

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life story; personal narrative; story of one's life

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pedestrian mall; car-free mall; (lit.) pedestrian paradise

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shopping district; shopping street; downtown

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narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining

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taking the family along

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to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander

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talk; chat

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young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth

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to go past; to pass; to pass by

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