jpdb beta

honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil

1

strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle

3

rebellious phase; rebellious age

1

serious; not joking; straight

4

English writing; English sentence; English text; English literature; English lit

1

word; vocabulary

4

from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because

4

isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

4

grammar

1

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

1

sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus

1

to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)

3

to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular

1

again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and

22

copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy

6

long sentence; long piece of writing (e.g. passage, letter, article, telegram)

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reading comprehension

1

from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth

5

to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack

1

limit; bounds

1

question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion

30

selection; choice; option

3

which; what (way)

1

minimum; at the very least

1

knowledge; information

1

two; 2

9

counter for choices, options, etc.

2

to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine

1

correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)

1

to score points with (a person); to curry favor with (favour)

1

important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)

2

to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire

20

English (language)

2

failing mark (e.g. in exam)

7

grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly

1

(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by

1

to be reliable

2

thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward

1

to be needed; to be wanted

6

to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate

2

excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance

1

there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there

1

to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up

1

to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block

8

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

3

opinion; view; comment

3

to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride

6

(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of

4

to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder

2

to walk; to move forward; to make progress

1