jpdb beta

pre-war days; before the war

2

whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt

13

to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)

5

shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext

4

hill

8

top; summit; peak

4

foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base

4

in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)

1

basin (e.g. between mountains)

21

the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)

2

one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object

3

mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief

11

short (of a person)

1

grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL

4

being dotted with; being scattered

2

primeval forest; virgin forest

5

wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds

1

to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait

2

defense; defence; protection

9

encampment; position

5

line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)

17

west side; west bank

1

to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)

2

to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)

1

eastern part; the east (of a region)

2

mountain district

1

mountainous zone

3

to cross (e.g. road); to traverse

1

(dead) body; corpse

5

mountain range; mountain belt

5

by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing

2

to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)

1

entering the rainy season; beginning of the rainy season

7

supplement; complement

2

billeting; camp

1

logistical support; combat service support

1

unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable

1

field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity (unrivalled); one's monopoly

2

of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)

4

and; thereupon; because of that

2

to change the position of

1

line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)

16

absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively

5

to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed

17

foreigner; alien; stranger

1

royalty

4

direct management

1

to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out

2

real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks

1

idleness; inactivity

1