jpdb beta

to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to

1

main spindle; main shaft; linchpin; pivot; principal axis; main axis

1

bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio

8

top-class

1

speed

1

high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway

1

at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current

4

accurate; correct; precise; exact

2

if so; in that case; in that situation

2

starting point; origin

2

electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking

2

compared to

2

to take time

6

passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)

1

paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor

1

popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for

2

scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market

1

desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable

2

heavy fog; dense fog; thick fog

1

posture; stance

3

to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)

2

check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base

2

evasion; avoidance

5

to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself

1

finishing blow; coup de grâce

1

decision; settlement; definition

1

important; significant; precious; valuable; careful

4

routine

2

novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic

1

time lag

1

even more; still more; further

2

to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)

1

actually; really; truly; in practice; practically

4

to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces

1

preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike

1

disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation

1

every kind; all sorts

1

in the end; at the end of the day

1

arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation

1

water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout

13

emperor (of Japan); mikado

3

absolute zero

2

freezing; freezing over

1

area; domain; territory; field; range; region

1

increase in speed, acceleration

1

to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip

2

to go through the proper procedures; to follow the required steps

1

trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected

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for this reason

4

to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance

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