jpdb beta

pace; step

3

absolute beginner; complete amateur

1

showing no sign (of)

5

head; leader; top; (arch.) important part

2

chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain

2

splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!

4

answer; solution

2

to distort; to strain (an interpretation); to stretch (the meaning of a word)

1

to chop; to cut off; to chop off; to hack off

3

settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)

5

spiritualism; idealism

2

joke; jest; gag

4

with a loud, shrill laugh; with a cackle; (laughing) wildly

3

details; particulars; everything; every last detail

9

serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel

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while looking on in blank amazement; before one's very eyes; before one knew what was happening

4

gunfight; exchange of shots; firefight

6

advance party; advance team; advance group; vanguard unit

1

mobilization; mobilisation

6

reinforcements; reserve troops; rear guard; attacking from the rear; pincer movement from the back

2

castle siege

1

to put it in an extreme way; to put it in extreme terms

1

to be enthralled by; to be disguised as

4

strategy meeting; council of war

3

dawn breaks; day dawns

7

looking into distance; watchtower; distant view

3

to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in

6

officers and men

1

part; portion; glimpse; bit

5

to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)

1

sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; spectator; viewer

2

full length; total length; overall length

7

to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)

3

filling (up); replenishing; filling in (a tooth); loading (a gun with ammunition, a camera with film, etc.); packing; plugging

5

to turn over; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (a flag); to let (a skirt, cape, etc.) flap in the wind

3

target; objective

1

go on!; right!; here goes!

2

moment; instant

2

800; eight hundred; multitude; large number

4

tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm

7

to reach; to get to

11

looking on from afar; being a spectator

2

to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw

3

moustache; mustache

1

to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug

3

to teach someone a lesson; to show someone a thing or two; to show someone what one can do

2

rule by military force; military rule; (way of the) conqueror; path of supremacy

2

you; people

3

ascertainment

2

to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)

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