jpdb beta

foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone

1

should do; ought to do

4

population of a fief

6

before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner

5

followers; subordinates; being under someone's command

8

to be true to nature; to be lifelike

1

to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete

1

to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)

3

so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much

4

report; information

11

to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for

2

in succession; one after another

1

to become clear; to be made public

2

each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of

3

final; eventual; ultimate

2

beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially

2

setting on fire; setting afire

1

one's troops

3

to gesture to come closer; to beckon; to call; to summon

3

start; leaving; marching off

2

quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes

2

to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout

3

to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

1

battalion; large force

1

bow and arrow; weapon; arms

1

equilibrium; balance

2

army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group

11

organization; organisation; forming

2

arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished

2

every place; various places

6

being dotted with; being scattered

5

expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture

5

to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than

4

large-scale

1

to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert

1

first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface

1

unexpected; unforeseen; strange

3

possible; likely; probable

3

to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment

4

to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly

1

to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness

1

darkness; the dark

2

in all directions

2

to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)

1

unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)

2

parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering

2

to squeeze out; to wring out

1

oh; yes; huh?; hm?

4

to raise one's voice; to shout

4

to do so; to do thus

5