jpdb beta

losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose

2

superior; better

1

the second time

1

to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)

1

three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again

1

sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive

1

two groups; two bands

1

pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase

1

force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party

1

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

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

3

structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination

1

criticism; judgement; judgment; comment

1

to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert

1

to sit on a seat

1

to be prolonged; to drag on

15

to follow in succession; to happen one after another

1

reconciliation (between warring nations); (making of) peace

1

(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means

2

(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say

1

important person; strategic person; key figure

1

to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away

3

to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

2

to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far

2

even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should

1

attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment

1

to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)

2

to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify

1

trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon

1

hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...

2

point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site

1

to rush over; to run up to

2

inherent; innate

3

we

2

contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation

1

convenient; handy; useful

1

(coming to a) mutual understanding; understanding each other

1

twins; twin

1

interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun

2

plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit

1

to refuse; to decline; to deny

1

reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation

1

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

1

attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment

1

art; technique; means; way; trick; trap

1

to point at

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to be bewildered; to be perplexed

1

which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon

2

place; room; margin; scope

1