jpdb beta

to rack one's brains

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quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly

1

to bear; to shoulder

1

versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing

1

claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention

4

paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow

1

confrontation; showdown

1

repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually

1

head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest

1

to take back; to recapture

1

confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself

1

possession; retention; maintenance; holding; keeping

1

no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents

1

to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out

1

compulsory education

1

to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist

1

to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)

1

gallant; dashing; jaunty

1

winter vacation; winter holidays

1

to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible

1

camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment

1

joint struggle; common (united) front

2

to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind

1

to increase; to add to; to augment

1

I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)

1

to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than

3

playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together

1

long-awaited; much-awaited

1

(rolling) along; (rolling) over and over; with a bright, ringing sound (e.g. of a bell); (laughing) in a bright, high-pitched tone; (changing) frequently (of opinions, conversation topic, etc.); constantly; (losing) all too easily

2

hundred; 100

2

not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)

1

hooting; jeering; heckling

1

to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over

1

to anticipate; to foresee

1

plus; addition; positive (number); plus sign; positive symbol; advantage; plus

3

1,000,000; one million; million; many

11

in any case; at all events; no matter how things turn out; whichever way it goes

1

serves you right!; see what happens!

1

to burst into laughter

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look; glance; sight; summary; list; table

1

kiss; squeak (of a mouse); with a slurp

1

bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me

1

seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)

1

provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation

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opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism

1

tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet

1

damn it; damn; beast; animal; person reborn into the animal realm; brute

1

innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded

1

I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one

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money in one's possession

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