jpdb beta

certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly

1

to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply

1

coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt

1

to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)

1

advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint

1

group; bunch; crowd; group

2

to burn out

1

blackout curtain

1

to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)

2

to push down; to knock down

1

position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint

1

to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)

2

coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane

1

fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent

1

crossbow (incl. large models operated by a number of people); netted apparatus atop a wall containing large stones, which were dropped onto attackers by cutting the net; slingshot; catapult

1

machine; mechanism; gadget

1

loading; charging; filling

2

large; large-sized; large-scale; big

2

ballista

2

to jump up; to spring up

3

circumference

1

parabola

1

reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt

1

obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction

1

impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned

1

boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)

1

to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)

1

horizontal; level; even

1

to rush back; to run back

1

arrowhead

1

self-sacrifice; self-renunciation

1

farewell gift; parting gift; viaticum

1

muddy stream

1

to wash away

1

to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark

1

having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end

1

trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)

1

light (e.g. colour, color)

1

ink black

1

sunshine; sunlight

2

several months

1

to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)

1

breaking off; snapping off; suddenly stopping

1

to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength

1

irreplaceable

1

to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter

1

licentious; profligate; dissipated; riotous; wild

1

to shake someone awake

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misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess

1

cavalry

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