jpdb beta

general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate

2

oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally

1

presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out

1

courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts

1

correction; revision; amendment

1

disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss

1

unspecified large number (of people)

1

to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

4

to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject

1

combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting

1

precious; valuable

1

important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident

2

despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of

1

to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)

1

slaughter; massacre

1

to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire

1

to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit

4

sortie; sally; attack

1

recovery; rescue; recapture

1

opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor

1

firm promise; definite promise

1

opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat

5

sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy

1

to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce

1

right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right

3

yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle

1

metallic sound; metallic clank

1

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

2

contrary to one's expectations

1

quickening; foetal (fetal) movement; fomenting (trouble)

1

heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding

1

to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm

3

outer wall

2

to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell

1

to do so; to do thus

1

firm; strong; solid; stable

1

worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering

2

to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)

1

fragment; scrap; piece; shred

1

exception

1

gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull

1

in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

1

trivial; slight

4

under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side

1

debris

1

roar; howl; yell; bellow

4

dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance

1

made of metal

1

armor and helmet (armour)

1

carapace; shell; crust

5