jpdb beta

to seize the initiative

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that is to say; so that means

1

state of the war; war situation

1

to affect; to impact; to influence

1

particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

1

wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)

6

to talk to oneself; to mutter

1

to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails

2

battle dust; the tumult of war

2

angry roar; bellow

2

to become fully formed; to take proper shape

2

intermittent

1

lightning strike; torpedo attack

9

wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps

1

just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)

1

pulverization; pulverisation; reducing to pieces; crushing; smashing

1

impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock

6

joke; jest; funny story

3

to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big

8

direct hit

1

to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon

2

bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave

2

agitation; stirring; whipping; beating

1

cloud of dust

1

sandstorm; noise (video); snow

1

to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate

1

shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream

1

to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)

1

fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge

2

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...

7

member

2

enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier

5

shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes

4

resolute; determined; bold

1

device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement

1

to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple

2

stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece

1

throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment

1

most part; greater part; majority

1

still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least

2

to hide oneself

1

falling rocks; fallen rocks

2

shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)

2

to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)

2

to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx

4

to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

10

ten (long cylindrical things)

1

a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather

2

to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move

3

simple work; repetitive job; unskilled work; menial work

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