jpdb beta

mercy

1

(attacking and) sinking (a ship); sending (a ship) to the bottom; crushing defeat; utter failure; complete exhaustion; collapsing (onto a bed, desk, etc.)

5

(being on the) defensive

1

defensive fight (battle)

1

common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known

1

established fact; fait accompli

1

technical; technological; practical

2

strong person; the strong; the powerful

1

weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person

1

to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)

1

to announce; to declare

2

to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent

1

emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit

2

indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless

1

beginning of hostilities; beginning of competition; first match (in a series)

1

submarine

2

standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against

1

trench warfare

1

Balkans; Balkan Peninsula

2

Egypt

3

Suez Canal

1

armour (e.g. tank); armor

2

(army) division

1

underestimation; undervaluation

3

overestimation; overrating; overvaluing

2

easily; readily; with ease; without trouble

2

generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual

1

astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock

1

financial difficulty; distress

1

public opinion

2

worker; (manual) laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker

1

internal (domestic) affairs

1

well-ordered; systematic

1

to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture

1

depravity; corruption; degradation

1

even

1

to pay respect (to)

1

strength in one's arms; physical strength; muscular strength; force; violence

1

to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss

1

wariness

1

brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved

1

clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude

1

to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to foresee; to predict

1

security; stability; safety; peace

1

reason; logic; method; system; order

1

supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)

2

external; foreign; with foreign countries; towards foreign countries

2

army, navy and air force; land, sea and air forces

1

unloading (a ship); landing; disembarkation

1

public opinion poll; straw poll

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