jpdb beta

to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept

2

pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase; follow-up attack

1

to jostle; to crowd; to haggle

1

to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over

1

pressure; oppression; suppression

1

best in the world

2

impeccable; unimpeachable; cannot be faulted; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless

2

difference; variation; difference

2

calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance

1

to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed

1

as likely as not; fifty-fifty; even match; tie

2

death match; deathmatch; fight to the finish; desperate struggle; life-and-death struggle

1

not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond

1

evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat

2

seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up

1

one's own ground; one's own position; one's own area of the field (soccer, rugby, etc.)

1

restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence

1

drawn-out (protracted) war or contest

1

defeat; loss; reverse; setback

4

inevitable; unavoidable; certain; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

1

means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty

1

decisive battle of brief duration

2

potential energy

1

physical strength; muscular strength

2

vector; direction (e.g. of one's activities or interests); focus

1

finishing blow; coup de grâce

1

to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)

1

self-destruction; self-sabotage

1

defense; defence; protection

1

abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender

1

inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity

3

rapid (e.g. progress)

2

fall; drop; descent; coming down

1

to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress

1

(body) weight

1

(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum

2

this world; this life; world of the living

2

miracle; wonder; marvel

1

handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features)

1

to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered

2

to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone

4

spangle (species of black swallowtail butterfly, Papilio protenor)

1

in deep black; in jet black

1

eyelashes

2

to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)

1

immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily

1

to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)

1

to fascinate; to enchant; to possess; to bewitch; to enthrall

1

witch

1

deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick

2