jpdb beta

chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory

3

doctrine; rule; principle; -ism

1

I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

2

searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something

2

for example; for instance; e.g.

2

minuscule amount; extremely small quantity

2

prognostic symptoms; after-effect; sequela

1

purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive

2

variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.

1

regulation; adjustment; control

1

always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively

2

risk

1

discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure

1

to be found; to be discovered

5

much less; to say nothing of

6

guess; conjecture

3

still; even now

1

still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less

3

to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed

1

oh, yes?; really?

1

echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound

1

smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)

2

to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede

6

because of; owing to; due to

7

to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)

1

how; in what way; by what means

5

to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny

1

to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble

1

to lower one's voice; to speak more softly

1

to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)

1

sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)

1

to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on

2

yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh

3

fighting with one's back to the wall; having burnt one's bridges; last stand; last-ditch effort

1

alone; by oneself; unaccompanied; unaided; single-handed; without one's family

2

enemy camp; enemy line; last 3 rows of the board

1

to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about

2

later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while

2

not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited

1

outside a window

2

to be perfectly clear

2

to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess

7

victory or defeat; match; contest; game

1

failed at every attempt; defeated in every (match, battle, etc.)

1

to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)

2

to burst (open); to break; to split

1

to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive

2

to discuss; to talk together

1

end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring

2

to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block

3