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how things should be; the way something ought to be; ideal state; ideal form

2

society; public; community; social studies

1

total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale

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in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

1

locked up feeling; cooped up feeling; feeling of entrapment; feeling of hopelessness; being in a bind

1

from the beginning; from scratch

1

final exam; term-end examination; end-of-term examination

1

even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless

1

with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)

1

sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging

1

accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank

1

all; everything

1

disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful

2

to have a terrible time; to have a hard time

1

vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude

1

clean (pure) culture

2

shorts; short pants

1

child prodigy; infant genius; wonder child

1

collapse; ruin; destruction; break (on a printed line, letter, etc.)

1

tengu; red-faced and long-nosed goblin said to reside deep in the mountains; bragging; conceit; braggart

1

seeming very

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nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable

4

self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride

3

to pieces; into shreds

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competitive entrance examinations for prestigious kindergartens and elementary schools

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admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic

1

mock exam; practice exam; practice test

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

occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture

1

to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other

3

to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of

1

to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)

1

balance; equilibrium

1

worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match

1

to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate

1

mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together

1

to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate

1

ache; twinge

2

defense; defence; safeguard; protection

1

to recover; to be healed

1

weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly

1

in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh

2

simply put; putting it simply; in short

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to get along; to hit it off; to be on the same page; to work well together; to synchronize

2

coercion; extortion; compulsion; force

2

potential; latent faculties; potential capacities

1

rare; exceptional; extraordinary; unique; incomparable; unparalleled

2

to the previous extent; as much as previously; as much as one used to

1

to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike

3

to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity

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