jpdb beta

written examination

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passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)

1

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

3

long; drawn-out; very long

1

white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch

1

disinheritance; disowning

1

pessimistic; gloomy

1

to assist; to help out

1

request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust

3

easy task; no problem

2

commitment; pledge; promise

2

at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step

2

to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself

1

door (Western-style, car, etc.)

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extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness

2

to happen to meet; to come across

1

new wife

1

return; coming back

2

social standing

2

confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent

1

trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)

1

small household fly (e.g. fruit fly)

1

(hand) gesture; movement of the hand

1

to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse

2

to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together

2

to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot

2

to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much

2

to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard

2

both; (not) either

2

to rack one's brains

2

outbreak; occurrence

1

hardness of hearing; bradyacusia; deafness; hearing loss

1

one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate

1

the smartest thing in a tight situation is to beat a retreat

1

to delay; to put off; to procrastinate

5

being good-for-nothing; useless person

1

prickling; stinging; tingling

2

pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear

2

assassin; to assassinate

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lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)

2

East Asia

2

the whole area; all areas

2

influence; power; might; strength; potency; force

3

headquarters; head office; main office

3

business district; office complex

2

high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper

2

exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral

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symbol

2

carving; engraving; sculpture

2

to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)

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