jpdb beta

glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off

1

term of office

1

long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged

3

defensive battle

1

to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)

1

at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance

1

to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed

3

existing

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military force; force of arms; strength of an army

2

approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction

3

3000; three thousand; many

1

Teodor

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

5

(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy

6

two; 2

5

thousand; 1,000

6

to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with

1

five; 5

1

a little less than; a little under; weakness; the weak; -lower (seismic intensity)

1

towards; against; regarding; in contrast with

2

correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications

3

to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out

1

reinforcement

3

appeal; call for something; request; axiom

1

what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any

2

few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient

1

to estimate

1

two weeks; fortnight

2

to need; to demand; to take; to require

1

holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors

2

war; battle; match; game; competition

4

low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key

3

sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)

1

to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)

1

(army) provisions; food

3

originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)

1

morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps

1

already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more

2

to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress

1

murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post

1

there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately

2

all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew

4

one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions

1

speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)

1

to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!

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enemy army

10

ocean; large sea; fabric pattern

1

billow; surge; large wave

1

to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down

1

small boat

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