jpdb beta

the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life

2

representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney

1

to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service

1

lieutenant colonel; commander (navy)

1

circuitous; roundabout; indirect

1

explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend

1

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

3

to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to

2

to do

4

taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...

3

Iwan; Ivan

1

personal combat; one-to-one fight

1

it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...

1

beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism

1

dogfight (aircraft); dog fight

1

result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently

2

cruise; cruising

2

warship

13

bombarding; shelling; bombardment

7

by means of; due to; because of; according to

3

to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end

1

although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish

2

necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement

3

was; were

2

to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case

3

at times; occasionally

1

ha ha ha (laughter)

1

tactics

1

extreme; extremity

1

the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)

1

deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong

1

Minc; Mints; Mintz

1

first lieutenant; lieutenant junior grade

1

pointing out; identification

1

avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)

1

foolishness; stupidity; silliness

1

something like ...; something called ...

2

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

1

to gain time; to play for time; to buy time

1

as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

1

he; him; boyfriend

1

trick; trap; stratagem; intraoperative; during surgery

1

to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender

3

to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)

4

to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)

1

profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately

1

to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided

1

battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)

1

how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how

1

to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)

2