jpdb beta

stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation

6

cost; expense

3

awfully; terribly

1

deployment; disposition; posting; stationing

2

to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted

1

not just once; more than once; many times; again and again

1

raging stream; rapids

1

downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes

1

southwestern part; the southwest

1

old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe

1

construction at top speed

1

to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent

3

(raw) material

1

expert; skilled hand; person of experience

1

not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it

3

revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing

1

extermination (esp. pests); expulsion; destruction

3

farewell gift

2

fee; charge; fare

1

inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation

3

massing (of troops); gathering

2

day by day; with each passing day; as the days go by

2

expeditionary force

2

shooting star; falling star; meteor; blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)

1

calamity; misfortune

1

lucky omen; happy; auspicious

1

officers and men

1

magnificent spectacle; thrilling sight; grand view

1

in swarms; in throngs; in droves; in hordes

1

to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack

1

crossbow (incl. large models operated by a number of people); netted apparatus atop a wall containing large stones, which were dropped onto attackers by cutting the net; slingshot; catapult

16

watchtower; watch tower; lookout tower

2

to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess

1

right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...

1

self and others; this and that; both sides; oneself and one's opponent; he and I

1

clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit

1

to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue

1

accidental death; casualty

2

Hades; the hereafter

2

miscellaneous matters

1

because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece

1

real number

1

middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield

3

castle siege

6

door(s) of a gate

3

prefabricated; knockdown; demountable (e.g. motor); flatpack (furniture)

4

catapult; ballista; mangonel; sling; slingshot

9

six (long cylindrical things)

1

opening and shutting

1

counter for articles; counter for military units; individual

3