jpdb beta

bombarding; shelling; bombardment

8

broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens

1

official post; regular post; principal post (as opposed to secondary post); I (of someone in government or the civil service)

1

commandant; commanding officer; general

1

to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)

1

to fire (a gun); to shoot; to let off; to loose off; to blow (someone) away

1

sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment

8

lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)

1

to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away

2

chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply

1

sighting device; sights

1

short distance; close range

1

to leap over

2

column of water; water column

1

to bear fruit

1

what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?

1

you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you

1

land troops

1

sailor; marine

1

now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again

1

to reattach

1

then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so

1

doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)

1

loud sound; loud reverberation

1

bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive

1

to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)

1

any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer

1

to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten

1

crosshair; crosshairs

1

operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking

1

to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance

1

full speed

1

one's junior; younger generation; next generation; moving backwards; backing up; reversing

1

alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay

1

stop

1

to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

1

frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed

1

to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)

1

is something that; is that which

3

in the meanwhile; during the time

1

survivor

1

triumphant return; returning in triumph

2

far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)

2

important task; important duty; important mission; heavy responsibility

1

magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly

1

British capital; London

1

(both) young and old

1

tall building; high-rise building

1

the five colours: green, yellow, red, white and black; the five colors; five-coloured porcelain; five-colored porcelain

1

to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly

1