jpdb beta

pit dwelling; dugout

1

brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot

1

you; I; me; oneself

1

deep affection; dear; beloved

1

treasure hunting; treasure hunt; lucky dip; game involving finding hidden prizes from a sand box, barrel of leaves, etc.

2

way; route

1

to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth

1

sunrise

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all-out attack; general offensive

5

in sign of; in proof of

1

descending a mountain; descent

1

to gather; to meet

1

meeting; gathering; village assembly; two wrestlers approaching each other

2

advanced age; old age

1

meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention

1

observation platform; lookout platform

4

trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing

5

to state one's opinion

1

self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy

1

as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment

1

discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference

1

legislative organ

1

dignitaries; very important persons; luminaries; big shots; VIPs

5

killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game

1

reinforcement (e.g. of troops)

2

long ago; a long time ago; already

1

to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)

2

old person (knowledgeable about events of the distant past); elderly person; elder

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all the inhabitants

1

enough about ...

2

idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk

3

boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English

1

receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)

2

visible ray

1

mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation (in Hegelianism)

1

body temperature

2

to continue (to say)

1

military technology

1

mercy

1

association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion

1

showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable

1

transactions; dealings; business

1

remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland

2

to defeat

2

to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to pay (fees, taxes, etc.)

1

breaking off short (in one's speech); rendered speechless for a moment

1

inscrutable; incomprehensible

1

to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully

2

(another's) son

7

on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of

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