jpdb beta

to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses

1

thought; consideration; thinking

1

unnatural; affected; studied; forced

1

temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction

1

these guys; these fellows

1

not without its worth; not to be undervalued; not altogether hopeless; nothing to sneeze at; pretty impressive

1

odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling

1

to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely

2

to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand

1

hollow; cavity; hole; cave

1

collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration

1

to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)

1

trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support

1

to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that

1

war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset

3

to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan

2

patronage; protection

2

injury; wound

2

to shed blood

1

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

1

advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful

1

exactly right!; indeed; damn straight

1

present condition; existing state; status quo; current state

1

lack of experience

1

one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)

1

support; backing

1

to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)

1

thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan

2

back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)

5

clue; lead; key; handhold; hold

1

to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen

1

huge rock; crag

2

to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

1

to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at

1

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

2

crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against

1

to begin shooting; to shoot out

3

beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously

1

to use as an intermediary; to worry; to mind; to care

1

loss (of assets, profit, etc.)

1

to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with

1

defense; defence; safeguard; protection

6

extensive; vast range; wide scope

1

to affect; to impact; to influence

1

very likely; very probable

1

to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts

1

appearance; look

1

cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible

1

to hide oneself

2

shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes

1