jpdb beta

evacuees; displaced persons; refugees

1

ruby; Jonathan apple

2

second daughter

1

young noblewoman; princess

2

when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives

1

(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream

1

to happen suddenly; to take place unexpectedly

1

temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent

1

to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny

1

(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp

1

to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into

1

miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic

2

do-nothing, plan-nothing (government, etc.)

1

becoming a mere shell; becoming a dead letter; losing (one's) substance; being reduced to a formality

1

counter for horsemen

2

just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"

1

capital city; metropolis

4

to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound

1

indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating

1

while surprised; suddenly

1

ability to get things done

1

preface; introduction; preamble

1

tedious; lengthy; wordy; long-winded

1

procedure; process; proceedings; formalities

1

without

1

to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)

1

to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do

3

white flag; truce flag; surrender flag

1

to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish

1

demilitarization; demilitarisation; demilitarized; demilitarised; unarmed

1

going together

1

close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)

1

inland

1

navy

1

necessity

1

to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated

1

favorable; favourable

1

reply (to a letter); response; answer

1

to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break

1

to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat

1

in the meantime; meanwhile

1

as expected; predictably; not surprisingly

1

eighth day of the month; eight days

1

mountain district

1

mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district

2

to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange

3

mountain range; mountain belt

2

proud; arrogant; haughty

1

defense; defence; protection

2

sudden; abrupt; unexpected

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