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that's so, isn't it

5

higher rank; better position

2

case; situation

3

bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.)

2

to hell with; be damned

3

technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft

1

lower rank

1

chance (of success); odds

1

nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all

2

beginning of the game; kickoff; face-off

3

countdown

4

in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...

1

chivalrous spirit; chivalry

2

reassessment; reappraisal; reevaluation; revaluation

1

irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy

1

whistle (sound made with the lips)

1

to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist

1

no!; no no!; no, not at all

2

so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why

11

breath; breathing; tone; mood

8

great speed; extreme speed; swiftness

1

two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)

1

beginning; start

1

home page; horsepower; HP; half-pipe (i.e. in snowboarding); HP (i.e. a 'hit point' in a role-playing game)

6

to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase

2

approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction

4

one second

3

incident; affair; happening; event

3

going down; fall; knocking down (in boxing); flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)

2

pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase

1

impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)

1

immediately; right away; on the spot

9

vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept

2

jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise

1

booster

1

licking one's lips; licking one's chops

3

to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around

2

atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere

7

beast; brute; animal

2

to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like

4

alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation

1

perfect; complete

9

to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited

2

wherein; therein; thereinto

2

doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness

6

to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind

7

frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise

3

answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result

6

to rise; to erect; to get up

2

to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone

1