jpdb beta

(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very

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that's so, isn't it

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the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability

1

another; different; something else

1

to grasp tightly

1

letter (of alphabet); character; writing

1

stone statue

2

to be able to conceal

1

I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one

1

before long

1

date and time

1

evening meal; dinner

1

to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with

1

before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later

1

what color

1

to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst

1

change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment

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to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

1

general (variety) store (shop)

1

purchase; buy

2

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

2

embroidery thread

1

after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably

1

to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone

1

order (for an item); request; demand; condition

1

paper bag

3

poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

8

to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb

2

how can (one) do something

2

past tense

1

appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style

2

painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable

1

to shake; to waver; to tremble

1

to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge

1

piercingly

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as if; as though

4

nearly one hour

2

to pay the bill; to settle an account

1

lint (as in a clothes dryer or a pocket); waste thread; fibers, such as might wrap around the gears in small mechanisms and cause them to jam; fluff

2

to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)

2

to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained

1

lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period

1

committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting

1

chatting; idle talk

1

classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)

4

to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else

1

the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person

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special promotion (in rank or grade)

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class

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general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different

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