jpdb beta

goes without saying; needless to say; obvious

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anyone can see that; it's obvious that

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explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation

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vocabulary notebook; ring of vocabulary flash cards

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to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly

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(teacher's) platform; podium; dais

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to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)

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hallway slippers; indoor shoes

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slim; slender; slight; delicate

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life; living; I; me; student

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admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment

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all; everyone; everybody

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blackboard

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chalk; choke; chock

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barely; scraping by

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to stand on a podium; to teach; to be a teacher

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commotion; stir

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somehow; without knowing (it); unconsciously; unthinkingly

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to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)

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to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold

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to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind

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to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle

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to fall completely silent; to become still as death

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unprecedented; never seen before

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to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)

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loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)

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to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address

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eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam

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glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling

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remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted

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to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to

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principal's office

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doubting; questioning; being skeptical (of)

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authenticity; credibility

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thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances

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middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly

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to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important

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to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)

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changing schools

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to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing

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to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with

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teaching staff; faculty

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half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer

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transfer student; student changing schools

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even though; despite; when

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hey; say; look

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(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest

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to lose one's composure

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to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)

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day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)

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