jpdb beta

formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff

1

holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night

1

even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...

1

panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind

1

to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be bored (with); to be unable to bear

1

marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles

1

reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for

1

new student

1

reason; cause; circumstances

2

maintenance; preservation; improvement

2

classmate

1

envy

1

hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing

1

innate ability; innate talent; natural gift

1

it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?

1

to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)

1

deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score

1

high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score

1

to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together

1

average

1

reigning; controlling; dictating

1

nationwide; countrywide; national; throughout the country

1

bright person; talented student; prodigy

1

previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance

11

knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes

1

receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)

1

convenient; handy; useful

2

one's every action; every single move; slight effort; least trouble; small amount of work

2

privacy

1

easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply

4

to admire a person's courage; to approve of someone's ambition

1

bag

1

fierce attack

1

to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)

1

to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate

1

quarrel between siblings

1

rare; uncommon; rare; lightly cooked; rhea (bird of family Rheidae); Rhea (Greek goddess)

1

therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason

1

to that extent; to that degree; so much; so

2

to look forward to something

2

as usual; as is one's habit

1

as always; as usual

1

declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)

2

abstention; nonparticipation

2

to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)

1

until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point

1

to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to

1

telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone

3

depressed in spirits; dispirited; disheartened; rejection

1

even now; still; as yet

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