jpdb beta

beginning of hostilities; beginning of competition

1

for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion

1

to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)

4

this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence

9

basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation

1

strategy; tactics

2

some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort

1

influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on

2

to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause

3

don't you think?; indicates question

1

(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally

1

considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal

1

right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?

1

this time; now

1

such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o

1

vermilion

2

indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

6

I; me

1

willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition

1

bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly

1

hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit

2

to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent

1

thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality

5

so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already

3

be (that) as it may; having said that

1

selfish; self-indulgent; arbitrary

1

establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration

1

cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)

1

-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now

2

large army

2

large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university

3

military force; force of arms; strength of an army

7

level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level

2

predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy

1

establishment; settlement

1

good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result

4

to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding

4

indispensable; essential

1

main cause; primary factor

1

but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

7

tactics

2

(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all

1

in that way; thus; so; so?

2

particularly; especially; in particular; expressly

2

terrain; geographical features; topography

3

reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)

1

cause of defeat

1

one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of

1

also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise

5

to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

2