jpdb beta

reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries

1

having one's fill (of food or drink); eating (drinking) to one's heart's content; enjoying to the full

1

troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle

1

to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell

1

crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue

2

to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray

2

extreme cold; intense cold; coldest season; midwinter

1

murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post

1

to gather; to collect; to assemble

3

fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends

1

one's own handwriting; autograph

1

to dishevel (hair)

1

gasp; pant

2

nine; 9

1

shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (of the economy, a project, etc.); losing momentum; loss of efficiency

1

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

4

shelving (a matter, plan, etc.); pigeonholing; tabling; keeping (goods) off the market (to adjust the supply-demand balance)

1

to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated

2

to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)

1

immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing

1

occupied territory

1

to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for

1

impossible to do (although wants to)

1

supply line; line of communications

1

peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled

1

how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how

2

useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point

1

to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

2

hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

1

another (person); the other person; one more (person)

1

advantage; benefit; profit; interest

1

to join forces; to cooperate

2

fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely

1

matter in question; that matter; the matter; the issue

1

spring tide

3

afternoon; p.m.

2

rough plan; draft

1

to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with

2

to whine; to make feeble complaints

1

cousin (younger female)

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unrestrained; unreserved; candid; frank

1

regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better

1

gathering (esp. troops); getting together; mustering

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supreme commander

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audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep

1

brand new

1

all kinds of things; various things; large number of people

6

night; nighttime

2

sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...

1

feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness

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