jpdb beta

castle siege

1

to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range

7

width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)

1

range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)

3

had better; is advisable

2

locational advantage; advantageous position

1

to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate

1

beginning; start

1

one third; a third part

1

party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit

1

confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging

2

opportunity to show one's abilities; time to show one's stuff; one's province

1

to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop

1

dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable

1

standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert

1

floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)

2

to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip

1

chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply

1

this morning

1

to lose consciousness

1

still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least

1

(medical) doctor; physician

2

to examine (medically)

2

cause unknown

1

make no progress; remain unsettled

1

case; situation

5

opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism

2

means; way; measure

2

to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for

1

sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart

1

to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with

3

to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together

1

bank; coast; shore

1

to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)

2

admiration; being impressed (by)

1

sign; signal; cue

2

to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned

1

simultaneously; all at once; in unison

3

to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over

1

to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)

15

shell; cannonball

3

extensive; wide; broad

1

still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...

3

shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext

3

fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard

1

injury; wound

1

rapid-fire

1

gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance

4

retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)

3

slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose

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