jpdb beta

honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil

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to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house

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sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead

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to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake

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banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up

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resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants

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crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; (sitting) straight

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to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor

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to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour

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to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down

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lateness; tardiness; arriving late

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place to look (esp. when averting one's eyes)

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to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)

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sneeze

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what's the best thing to do?; what to do?

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peep; peeping; peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures

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now (while the time is ripe); while one still can

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every morning

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shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early

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anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)

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if so; in that case

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to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)

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unluckily

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to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash

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something (or other)

2

every person; each one; everybody

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to give a reason

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private talk; confidential talk; secret talk

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this evening; tonight

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to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice

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confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)

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love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by

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hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind

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failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards

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to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother

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table tennis; ping-pong

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The Karate Kid (film)

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repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly

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training

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action

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Hong Kong; Hongkong

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to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language

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to backfire; to have a harmful result

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to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)

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vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard

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to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point

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from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because

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to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words

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to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care

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talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping

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