jpdb beta

entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university

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reservation; putting on hold; deferment

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achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization

2

where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually

2

return to one's country

2

meaning; significance

1

opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor

1

approval; endorsement

1

even

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to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation

1

again

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to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected

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stare; gaze; fixation

1

cheek (of face)

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restless; fidgety; in a hurry

2

(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake

3

(sound of) laughter; laughing voice

1

to burst into laughter

1

finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)

1

uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable

1

(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious

1

resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability

1

one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)

1

conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover

2

graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)

1

heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family

1

when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives

1

daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)

3

to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with

1

to half-rise to one's feet

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well; now; then

2

satisfying; pleasing; gratifying

1

thanks; gratitude

3

to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action

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silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling

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chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox

2

perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that

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older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy

7

liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

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brother complex; excessive attachment to one's brother; black contemporary (music)

2

you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!

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I; me

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one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common

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when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

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famous; fame

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cardinal

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George; Georgie

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scholar

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-like

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