jpdb beta

to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on

2

diplomatic card; diplomatic weapon; bargaining chip; diplomatic leverage

1

from the beginning

1

(not) a single person; (no) one

1

to conspire (with); to prearrange

1

extremely

1

ornamental garden stone (placed to give a natural appearance); garden rock; sacrifice stones; sacrifice (of oneself, one's career, etc.); stones used in a foundation; riprap

1

uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)

1

birds of prey (of order Falconiformes or Strigiformes); raptors

1

to collapse; to give up; to lose one's nerve; to have one's knees give way

1

to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check

2

revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing

1

strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting

1

efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services

1

foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone

1

capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel

2

to claim victims; to cause casualties

1

bad influence; negative influence

1

unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable

1

self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial

1

to be easily mistaken for (something else); to be indistinguishable from; to look just like; (arch.) to intermingle; (arch.) to be in disorder; (arch.) to be in disarray

1

early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning

1

advantage; benefit; profit; interest

1

(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely

1

to the end; to the last

2

military gains; war results; fruit of battle

1

focus of one's attention; what one is looking for

1

to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling

1

profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view

1

to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)

1

sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)

8

to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address

1

darkness

1

(a) light; lights; lamp

1

to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits

1

darkness; the dark

1

reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth

1

to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist

1

endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint

1

(it is such) a thing

1

help; rescue; assistant

1

one act (of a play); scene; event

1

to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across

1

to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)

1

end; conclusion

1

(reciprocal) communication; (coming to a) mutual understanding

1

to be sad; to mourn for; to regret

3

all that one has; all that there is; the whole

1

to suffer; to groan; to be worried

2

in large drops

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