jpdb beta

bell signalling that work, class, etc. has formally begun

1

saviour; savior; messiah

1

class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher

1

to open the door

1

very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow

1

mass

1

extremely; terrifically; super

2

mechanical

1

speak; speaking

1

listen

1

duplicity; treachery; double-dealing

1

Wu Hu (five tribes that migrated into China in 300-500 CE: Xiongnu, Jie, Xianbei, Di, Qiang)

1

innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)

1

first period (e.g. first class in school day)

1

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

1

to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)

2

profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)

1

to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)

1

school cafeteria

2

irreproachable conduct; good conduct; high morals

2

May; fifth month of the lunar calendar

1

end of consecutive holidays

1

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

2

indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions

2

attendance; presence; appearance

2

religion; cult

2

roll-call; muster

1

dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

3

time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)

1

fifty; 50

2

frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)

1

China

3

to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)

2

meeting; greeting; welcome

1

here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now

2

palm reading

1

to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)

2

in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing

1

a 'seeming' of ill fortune concerning women

1

trouble with women

1

serious; earnest; honest; real; legit

1

general situation; general trend; general tendency; way things are moving; current (of the times); tide (e.g. of public opinion)

1

student in a lower grade; underclassman

1

to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb

3

to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody

1

to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up

1

confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)

1

to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with

3

both; both sides; both parties

1

cool; stylish; awesome; sick; sweet; dope

3