jpdb beta

cavalry; cavalryman; trooper

1

cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required

2

war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces

1

elite; best; pick; cream of the crop

1

to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish

1

to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon

1

dismounting

1

puzzle; problem

1

to be surprised; to be astonished

1

there, there

2

to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)

1

twins

1

historical event; ancient event; tradition; folklore; legend

1

waiting upon (someone)

2

consent or refusal; yes or no; decision to accept or decline; up or down (vote); assent or dissent; accept or reject

1

to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)

1

talk (of the town); rumour; rumor; gossip

1

favoritism; favouritism; discrimination

1

to line up points in a speech

1

signature

1

joint signature

1

the times

3

personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy

3

crisis; critical moment; critical time

1

bronze

1

-made; make

2

muzzleloading

1

smooth-bore gun; unrifled gun

1

firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation

1

gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance

2

(made of) steel

1

clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)

1

running continuously; firing in rapid succession

1

military affairs

1

distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement

1

calendar making; number of years; one's fate; the year

1

medicine; Pharmaceutical and Food Safety Bureau

1

philosophic principles; philosophy

1

acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard

1

diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing

1

trade; commerce

3

Hong Kong; Hongkong

1

Opium War (1840-42)

1

end; conclusion

1

at once; immediately; without delay; promptly

1

personal feelings; self-interest

1

busy; having no (free) time

2

tip of the tongue; speech; way of talking

1

main; principal; chief; primary; major

2

youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new

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