jpdb beta

trapezium; trapezoid

1

iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner

2

to play a central role; to take a leading part

2

rank (e.g. of soldiers); horizontal line

2

little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak

1

archer; shooter; bowman

12

group; (free) radical; counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)

3

rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match

1

doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation

1

to take (be in) charge of

1

right-wing (politics); extreme right-wing group; right wing (bird, plane, etc.); right field; right flank; right fielder; high rank

11

to encamp; to take up positions

2

riding separately

1

to employ; to engage

2

enlistment; recruitment

9

deck cargo; upper layer of goods; extra; to pile on top of

1

manufacture; production

1

to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)

1

someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)

1

left-wing (politics); left wing (of a bird, aircraft, formation, etc.); left flank; left field

5

new recruit; conscript

1

truce bearer

2

to hammer out the details; to work out details

1

moment by moment; hour by hour

1

preceding paragraph; first part

2

half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns (of print) (centre)

3

latter or second part

2

third stage; three stages

2

battle formation; battle array; lineup (of a team, etc.); cast; staff

1

rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match

1

same number

1

battle of wits; contest of wits

1

to claim victims; to cause casualties

1

march; advance

5

stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition

2

horn (instrument; made of animal horn); bugle; hunting horn

4

self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned

3

to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)

3

losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal

2

this and that (esp. complaining or protesting); something or other

1

tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox

1

joint together; opposite; facing

1

plot; ulterior motive; thing; article; penis

1

monolith; large slab of rock

1

not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means

1

efficiency

1

elder sister; effeminate man

4

to crush (with the weight of misfortune)

1

to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)

1

I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference

1