Jump
Jump noun - The more favorable condition or position in a competition.
Usage example: get a jump on the competition by starting early
Minus
Minus noun - A feature of someone or something that creates difficulty for achieving success.
Usage example: a plan with lots of pluses and only a few minuses
Both words in one sentence
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If you jump into water while wearing the Goron Mask, Link will instantly drown, then respawn minus one heart of health.
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Minus World: If you jump at a wall at just the proper angle, you'll end up in a weird mirror-land where all the landscaping is the same but all the walnuts and enemies are eerily absent.
Source: Video Game / Bugdom - In Rockman 4 Minus Infinity, the battle against Dive Man starts off this way, but he and Mega Man can jump up to the platform above the aquatic arena.
Source: Underwater Boss Battle
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