jpdb beta

difficult to ...; hard to ...

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go home; get out

1

picked troops; elite soldiers; crack troops

1

praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause

3

to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit

2

threat; menace

1

to make known

1

to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down

1

meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous

1

rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky

2

thumb; big toe

1

to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of

1

to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry

1

about when; about what time; how soon

1

start; leaving; marching off

1

late at night; small hours of the morning

1

dazzling; radiant

1

morning sun

1

to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at

1

to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter

1

to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter

1

receiving (from a superior); bestowed

1

substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange

1

defeat; loss; reverse; setback

3

empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless

1

all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent

1

one arrow; retort

1

to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge

1

to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death

1

all present; all concerned; all of us

1

to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

1

to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

1

prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante

1

succeeding; following; trailing; next

1

to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)

1

(suffering) damage; injury; harm

1

so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite

1

yes; that is so

1

to follow suit; to imitate or follow someone blindly; to ride on someone's back; to ride someone's coattails; to take advantage (e.g. of another's popularity)

1

(providing) covering fire; supporting (someone in a debate, dispute, etc.); backing (someone) up

1

to annoy; to irritate; to cause offence; to provoke; to get on someone's nerves

1

hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; paw!; shake!

1

to trouble; to bother; to annoy

1

then; if so; if

1

(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism

1

extremely; highly

1

listen!; you see; mind you; remember

1

to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in

2

generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality

1

informal; unofficial

1