jpdb beta

absolutely; positively; decidedly

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studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)

5

to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)

1

look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!

1

occasionally; once in a while; now and then

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to let your hair down; to have fun after a period of work or stress

2

degassing; gas drainage; gas venting; letting off steam; giving vent to one's frustrations; cooling off

3

to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses

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force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse

3

gas (as a fuel); gas (state of matter); poison gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove; gas cooker

4

be inextricably involved; be in a sticky situation

1

to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear

6

to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up

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stress

2

to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up

4

to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away

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to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body

1

unfortunately; sorry, but ...

2

sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)

2

this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now

1

resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness

2

increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less

2

to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself

4

bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive

1

(land) with a thump; slumping (of something heavy); (lying down) with a flop; effortlessly (throw onto); roundishly (shaped; of something large)

1

breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening

1

puzzle

1

to interlace; to fit together; to combine; to mingle

1

to draw (water, etc.); to scoop up; to pump up; to draw on (ideas) (from subordinates, the public, etc.); to take into account; to adopt

1

sports ground; playing field; playground

1

dance hall; ballroom

1

to be lazy; to be idle; to slack; to neglect (e.g. one's work); to be neglectful of; to skip (e.g. school)

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examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test

2

now; nowadays

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strictly; severely; fully; closely; tightly

1

trial and error

1

pitching; throwing a ball; bowling (in cricket); pitched ball

1

nerve; nerves; sensitivity

1

free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control

2

elastic; flexible; telescoping; expandable; retractable; extensible

1

devotion; attachment; obsession; infatuation; (romantic) obsession

1

to be main; to be principal; to be important

1

one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage

1

dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

1

to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)

3

to admit fault; to admit one is wrong

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empirically; from experience

1

detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)

3

several steps; much (better, higher, etc.); several cuts (above)

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just right (time, size, length, etc.)

3