jpdb beta

to make one's own; to take possession of

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by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through

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for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first

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enemy camp; enemy line

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to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)

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wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond

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(within a) territory; domains

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to invade

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bridgehead; beachhead

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to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up

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road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)

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once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time

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opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat

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dominion; territory; possession

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to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve

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military; strategic

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most; extremely

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important; momentous; essential; principal; major

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transport; transportation

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route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)

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but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

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bridge

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to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain

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via; through; by doing; by means of; using

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state of the war; war situation

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big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important

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to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon

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reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)

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they; those guys

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heart; guts; nerve; central part

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I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt

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to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess

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to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)

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house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name

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year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

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to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range

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to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart

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and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing

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art of war; strategy; tactics

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pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says

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to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command

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to control; to command; to get the better of

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if it's the case

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defense; defence; safeguard; protection

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approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like

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to attack; to assault; to assail

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to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case

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have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than

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therefore; consequently

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garrison

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