jpdb beta

wage; recompense

1

to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)

4

to smoke (e.g. pipe); to puff (cigarette)

3

express messenger

3

the same age; same period

1

rightly or wrongly; by all possible means

1

to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself

1

losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose

3

full of troubles, difficulties

1

sour look; surly face; pout

2

hard-liners; diehards; hawks

1

to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour

3

unusual power; superpower; ability beyond that of humans

4

at a young age; while still young

4

slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble

2

to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end

2

major cleanup; spring cleaning

2

keel

4

incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting

3

to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin

8

dead

10

large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool

11

never mind!; don't worry about it

3

recovery; rescue; recapture

3

pink; rose

1

information sharing

8

to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious

4

enquiry; inquiry; consultation

1

risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh

1

Tet; Vietnamese New Year

147

and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not

11

to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe

9

to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools

2

all members; whole army

1

80000; many

1

weak (organization, organisation)

1

to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath

1

difficult situation

1

full-time service

2

to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside

5

with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly

1

army corps; corps

1

destructive blast; blowing up; explosion

2

combat engineer; military engineer; combat engineering; military engineering

1

castle siege

3

dragoon

4

(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)

4

negotiation

1

property; fortune; assets

3

fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge

2