jpdb beta

maintenance; preservation; improvement

3

armor; armour

1

sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)

1

transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay

1

hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes

2

what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?

2

earthquake

2

huge; gigantic; enormous

1

landslide

2

to ascend; to go up; to climb

1

course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy

1

(one's) grasp of the situation; knowing how matters stand

1

news (from someone); letter; contact; (someone's) whereabouts; (someone's) movements

1

central part; heart (of a city, etc.)

1

tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?

2

foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base

1

heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion

3

intentional; on purpose

1

water vapour; water vapor; steam

1

explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)

9

more than expected

3

isolation; being alone; being friendless

4

minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough

1

laws of nature; physical laws; physics

1

probability theory

1

including ...; inclusive of ...; bundling together (items of different size, quality, etc.); lumping together; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second

1

new; fresh; novel

1

intercept; interception; counter-attack

2

urgency; emergency

4

one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route

1

time of emergency; (in an) emergency

2

success in life; advancement in life; rising in the world

1

wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes

1

to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to

1

duty; role; function

1

to settle (a dispute)

3

fighting with one's back to the wall; having burnt one's bridges; last stand; last-ditch effort

1

dropping (something) headfirst down a precipice; downhill rush; plunging down a precipice

1

classical; classic

1

tactics; strategy

1

to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

1

to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise

2

ten; 10; ten years of age

1

duel; shoot-out

1

equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms

1

first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

5

right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right

2

pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity

1

before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner

3

auto; automatic; auto; automobile; three-wheeler truck; oat

1