jpdb beta

uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient

2

to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last

1

locational advantage; advantageous position

1

drawn-out (protracted) war or contest

1

self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally

2

enclosure; box; siege

2

to grip; to grasp; to squeeze

2

to join forces; to cooperate

1

to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)

1

understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)

1

to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of

1

ten times; tenfold

1

fortune; luck

1

U-shape

2

seat (of a chair)

1

comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy

1

disgraceful; shameful

1

grimace; sullen face

1

leaving one's seat (before an event is over); excusing oneself (from a meeting, conversation, etc.)

1

difference; discrepancy; variation

1

not yet; un-

1

to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out

1

inquisitive (e.g. look); questioning; quizzical; interrogative

1

suspension; interruption; stoppage; tie-up; cessation

1

piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.

1

to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten

2

no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

2

shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff

1

forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced

1

moment by moment; hour by hour

1

understanding person; supporter

1

to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something

1

antsy; agitated; irritated; anxious; vexed

1

to join together; to sum up; to combine; to unite; to mix; to agree with

1

to raise oneself up to one's full height; to strike a daunting pose

1

to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege

2

touching; moving; painful

1

ball-point pen

1

ink

1

to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch

1

a sentence; one sentence; (short) piece of writing

1

to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)

2

misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea

1

tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person

1

male; manly; brave; larger (of the two); greater; (arch.) man

1

being isolated and helpless; fighting (struggling) alone and unassisted

1

sooner or later

1

evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat

2

concrete-block wall

1

tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn

1