jpdb beta

participation; joining; entry; adherence

2

obstacle; hurdle

4

resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)

1

battle; fight; combat

1

troubled face; worried expression

1

winner; victor

1

four years

2

to make a serious effort

1

Olympics

1

cycle; period

1

anyway; anyhow; as one likes; by all means; at any cost; no matter what it takes

1

to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up

1

to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely

1

barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house

1

liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point

1

gross; disgusting

1

easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous

1

next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence

1

circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period

1

Russia

1

to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)

2

after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to

1

those interested in participating; persons wishing to participate

1

to win; to gain victory

4

to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in

1

bold; daring; audacious

1

performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment

1

race

3

digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else

1

motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination

1

quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely

1

straight line

1

to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)

1

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

3

history

1

name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext

1

to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)

1

running ability

1

net; netting; web

1

to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive

1

balance beam (in gymnastics)

1

(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around

2

bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)

3

to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time

3

many; numerous; various; large number of

1

obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability

4

clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)

4

playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)

1

athlete

1

difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm, interest, commitment, etc.

1