jpdb beta

checkmate

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to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve

1

satisfactory; decent

2

defense; defence; safeguard; protection

2

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

1

direct hit

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motive power; driving force

1

(being) within range (radio, commuting, etc.); (being) within the sphere (e.g. of influence)

1

to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse

1

nonstandard; substandard

1

(feelings of) love

1

consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care

1

surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance

2

to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)

1

puddle of blood; pool of blood

1

(a) few; some; several

1

completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)

1

to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize

1

failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards

1

salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation

2

to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back

1

body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field

1

to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places

1

after a short pause

1

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

1

dumbfounded; in mute amazement

1

to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)

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repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly

1

strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)

1

to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

1

pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability

1

to have no chance (of succeeding)

1

180.39 millilitres; 180.39 milliliters; 0.3306 square metres; 0.3306 square meters; one-tenth of the way (from the foot of a mountain to the top)

1

gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum

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to attack; to assault; to assail

1

to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract

1

brute force approach (esp. in a video game)

1

defeat; loss; reverse; setback

2

to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated

1

limit; bound

2

burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)

1

to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

1

the universe; the cosmos

1

seven

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eight; 8

1

to count; to enumerate

1

horizontal; level; even

1

to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

1

stake all (on something); play for all or nothing; throwing all into a task

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certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet

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