jpdb beta

staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement

1

good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark

1

to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at

1

twenty-first day of the month; twenty-one days

1

transition; change; progress; passing (of time)

1

twenty-second day of the month; twenty-two days

2

ferry; free on board; FOB

1

rīchi; declaring that one is one tile away from winning while one's hand is completely concealed; being one step away from completing something (winning, losing, game over, etc.)

2

twenty-seventh day of the month; twenty-seven days

1

surprise attack

3

collection of handwriting (usu. old); model; example

1

battle

1

state of the war; war situation

1

now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns

1

break in the deadlock

2

main force; main troops

1

throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction

3

kilometer; kilometre

1

triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate

1

Sata

1

residence

1

disfavor; disfavour; disinheritance

1

being blocked (and contained); reduced circumstances

1

tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing

1

Sada

1

to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into

1

on bad terms; at loggerheads

1

to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience

2

to be settled; to be brought to an end

1

assertion; declaration; affirmation

1

doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious

1

day and night

1

together; in company

1

to underrate; to make light of

1

decisive; resolute; drastic

1

to push down; to knock down

1

to claim victims; to cause casualties

1

gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth

1

to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)

1

wooden watchtower; battlefield watchtower

6

to compose; to put together

1

best

1

catapult; ballista; mangonel; sling; slingshot

2

enemy camp; enemy line

1

rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)

1

covering; protection; backing; relief

1

watch-keeping; guard; lookout

3

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

1

to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect

1

sixteenth day of the month; sixteen days

3