jpdb beta

unprecedented in history; unheard-of; epoch-making

1

great emperor; ... the Great

1

foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land

1

to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten

1

Germanic peoples

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Celt; Celtic person

1

barbarian tribe; savage tribe

3

wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)

2

technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft

3

Rome

1

architect

2

spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering

4

shovel; spade; scoop

1

tool; implement

1

few days

1

fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification

1

battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war

5

to drive a wedge into (e.g. enemy defences); to wedge apart

2

ten years; decade

1

kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer

1

to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range

1

great wall (of China); long wall

2

afflux; influx

1

what is called; what they call; so-called

1

Adrian; Hadrianus

1

to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to

4

water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout

15

user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift

1

training; drill; practice; discipline

1

to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)

2

to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

5

practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout

2

shoulder

2

you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she

8

favour; favor

1

Yggdrasil; The World Tree

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inhabiting; living

1

few decades; many decades; several decades

2

turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling

1

nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web

1

to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled

2

older sister

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may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

2

great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago

1

to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study

3

uncertain; vague; ambiguous

2

excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you

1

trivial; trifling

1

assent; consent

4

to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)

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