jpdb beta

lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend

2

half a year; six months

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many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly

2

explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence

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flashback

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exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change

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(points of) difference

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person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff

2

first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all

1

personal history; background; career

1

to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)

2

school district; school area

1

within ...; inside ...

1

passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit

1

one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends

1

to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with

1

to overlap

1

came; went; was (somewhere); here it comes!; there it goes!; as expected!

1

day duty; day shift; class duty (students)

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(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor

1

to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)

1

permission; approval; authorization; license

1

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

1

door; gate; opening; title page

3

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

1

Dear

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tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone

1

fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly

1

alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)

1

and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time

1

the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life

1

early in the morning

1

chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat

1

fierce animal; beast of prey; big game

1

licking one's lips (at the sight of appetizing food); licking one's lips (in anticipation); waiting eagerly (for); salivating (e.g. at the thought)

1

why yes, thank you

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to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high

1

uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual

1

(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard

1

inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these

1

single; solo; solitary; just one; only one

1

since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while

1

side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time

1

best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most

1

how much; how many; to what extent

2

to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick

1

to gain in skill; to improve; to get better

1

first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface

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of tender years; very young

1

to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)

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