jpdb beta

puzzle ring; wire puzzle; exercise where students link crossed hands in a circle and try working together and without letting go

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brain; brains; mind

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stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation

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while; during; while; although; all; both

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bright; intelligent; clever; smart

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intellectual

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effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)

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indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

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to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from

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self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)

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frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed

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everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

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to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded

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please

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unexpected; surprising

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difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy

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skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough

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hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff

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head; brains; intellect; understanding

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clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect

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to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)

2

while; even though; despite

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hey!; oi!; ahoy!; I; me

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today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays

2

afternoon; p.m.

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until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to

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always; forever; very; greatly (esp. of hopes and desires)

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weather

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approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like

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professional

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as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...

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oh, yes?; really?

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weather; temper; mood

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older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl

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to cease; to stop; to be over

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in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

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paper doll to which children pray for fine weather (usu. white, and shaped like a Buddhist priest)

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to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

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child

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masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner

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I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that

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life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic

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I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me

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ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making

1

to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support

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anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most

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to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than

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to name; to call; to christen; to term

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wild idea; delusion

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sun

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