jpdb beta

(team) pairings; match-ups

3

disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment

1

dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull

1

to have no chance (of succeeding)

1

to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits

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in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another

1

fighting spirit; (will to) fight

1

to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into

1

glory; splendour; honour

1

to say no more; to sink into silence

1

surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in

2

scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer

1

to go bad (of food); to spoil; to turn sour

1

to be embarrassed; to lose face

1

green youth; immature youth; novice; greenhorn

1

and yet; though; when; in spite of

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

2

to begin grandly; to start with a bang; to make a spectacular beginning; (lit.) to throw open the curtains

1

silhouette

1

commotion; stir

1

solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout

1

to increase; to grow

1

grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness

1

armor; armour

2

heroic; brave; majestic; soul-stirring; lively; gallant

1

versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing

4

form; shape; figure; morph

2

to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone

1

reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding

2

treasured sword

1

to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly

1

to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

1

tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard

1

extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary

2

huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion

2

to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)

1

ability; performance; efficiency

1

correction; revision; amendment

1

to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned

1

all things; all creation

2

steel; sword steel; sword

2

to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear

1

convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience

1

irregular; bad bounce (in tennis); bad hop (in baseball)

1

vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard

1

hegemony

1

pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character

1

altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced

1

abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning

1

geometrical

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