jpdb beta

from the beginning

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to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol

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one question

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to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate

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disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful

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failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade

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killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous

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fundamental; basic

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measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy

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class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate

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transfer student; student changing schools

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on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with

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to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated

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situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances

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tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing

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cannot avoid (doing); cannot help (doing); have no other choice but to; must (do)

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to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature

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while crying; in tears

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repentance; confession; penitence

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to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important

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pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth

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(weep) quietly; silently; (cry) bitterly

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to break down crying

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dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity

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fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred

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if it's the case

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not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it

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greatly; very much; thanks a lot

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contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation

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hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden

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outbreak; occurrence

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period; term; interval

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substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange

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to hasten to join; to hurry to visit

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textbook; coursebook; schoolbook

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rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled

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another thing; exception; special case

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to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up

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influencing people by one's virtue

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giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger

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health and physical education

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any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away

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right in the midst of; right at the height of

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separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)

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sweet voice; seductive voice

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someone who gets in the way without serving any useful purpose; fly in the ointment; buttinsky; third wheel

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to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint

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something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts

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to manage something successfully; to be successful

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in the morning; during the morning

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