jpdb beta

control of the air; air supremacy

2

grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over

1

to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment

1

(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy

1

to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)

4

to crush (with the weight of misfortune)

2

to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)

4

intensification; aggravation

2

to continue (going along some trend)

1

to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)

1

skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme

1

to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out

3

condition; situation; prospects

2

to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink

3

victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome

1

somehow; for some reason or other

2

to cease; to stop; to be over

2

to show up; to appear; to turn up

1

riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious

1

battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)

2

incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness

1

to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination

1

being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes

1

pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear

8

gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike

1

dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty

1

something wrong; accident; change; abnormality; aberration

1

just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment

1

disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference

3

to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)

1

cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling

1

man

1

dispersing; breaking up; running away

2

evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat

1

your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right

1

subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing

1

guarantee of safety; ensuring safety

1

the latter

1

belligerent; warlike

1

reason; cause; history; origin

1

critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation

1

check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base

2

cover; lid; cap

1

to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)

1

cone

2

form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence

1

temporary

1

dividing into parts

1

to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off

2

surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)

1