jpdb beta

to capture; to seize; to plunder

6

second; number two; runner-up

3

to shave

1

pioneer; leader; taking the initiative; leading an attack; charging ahead of others (towards the enemy)

1

abandonment; desertion

5

to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off

1

to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment

1

to take; to carry (something) away; to bear

4

incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost

1

to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high

1

to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)

1

anywhere; here and there; common; run-of-the-mill; ordinary

1

education; training; discipline

1

sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor

1

wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line

1

hail of bullets

1

wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely

1

to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)

1

the times

1

receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)

1

who

2

battalion commander

1

hey there; I say; see here

1

notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding

2

important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency

1

something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another

1

near; close by; within reach; familiar

1

to call together; to convene

1

short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty

1

ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage

1

indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless

1

unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away

1

friendly troops

2

writing in large letters

2

inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary

1

stereotype; preconceived idea; preconceived notion

1

obstruction; hindrance

1

to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted

1

dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze

1

to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish

1

to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall

1

to extend (e.g. a house); to add to (e.g. coals to a fire)

1

arrogance; haughtiness; conceitedness

2

enemy attack; enemy raid

1

to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind

2

gazing at (in wonderment)

1

to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind

1

childish; child-like; immature; infantile

1

wholeheartedly (approve, agree, etc.); unconditionally; completely

1

approval; endorsement

1