jpdb beta

taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven

4

to hold fast; to protect to the end

2

head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)

2

since when; from when; how long

6

right in the midst of; right at the height of

2

strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness

5

to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check

2

our company; our firm

1

rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles

6

safety confirmation; confirming (something) is safe

1

for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being

2

train; electric train

3

to come alive; to get going; to start to move

2

tattling; telling on (someone)

1

to make one's rounds; to patrol

1

(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)

1

union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)

2

kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like

1

bring-your-own (e.g. food and drink); carry-on (e.g. luggage)

2

custom; practice; convention; precedent

3

management; administration; operation

2

control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order

1

to call again; to call someone back

2

business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed

3

to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)

2

not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...

2

repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud

2

miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary

1

to make a mistake

1

crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against

4

this much; this amount

6

machine

1

aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support

4

massing (of troops); gathering

5

to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)

9

bean

1

specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill

1

to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do

3

your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you

5

reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)

2

as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly

3

Venn diagram

1

middle period; medium-term

1

shape; form

3

threat; menace

3

ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to

3

potential

2

to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again

1

mantle; cloak; manteau

2

indeed; really; truly; very much

5