jpdb beta

grinning; smirking

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showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable

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black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator

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to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create

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to suffer; to groan; to be worried

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to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at

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perfect crime

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fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy

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too; also; still; as before; even so; either way

2

seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)

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to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into

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to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline

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most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest

3

to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into

2

to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal

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to speak without hesitation or problems; to speak fluently or skillfully; to be talkative; to have a glib tongue

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the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening

2

to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx

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deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing

2

oh; ah; I'll be darned

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acquaintance

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complicity

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to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

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to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember

1

the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all

1

to chase; to run after; to pursue

3

quickly; calmly; intently

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wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward

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to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine

5

thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love

2

finally; in the end; on top of all that

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apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize

3

to choose; to select

6

taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)

2

to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die

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all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total

1

subject; curriculum

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perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite

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top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat

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school tradition; school customs; school spirit

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

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to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

3

to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply

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to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on

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to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal

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daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough

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advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint

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established fact; fait accompli

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(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it

3

insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task

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