jpdb beta

adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined

2

to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line

1

chief; main; principal; major

2

what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?

3

calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness

1

to chide; to rebuke; to reprove

2

strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance

2

control; check; restraint; inhibition

5

there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...

3

flash (of light); glint; schiller

11

to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death

6

to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)

7

thunderous roar; roaring sound

8

skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament

3

(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock

2

to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver

11

bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave

2

to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)

2

explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)

20

to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen

11

coming alongside a pier, quay, etc.; reaching land (of a boat)

3

to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about

12

sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt

4

going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob

3

weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)

17

to spread (of flames)

1

black smoke

1

to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest

3

strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious

1

to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm

3

existing

1

evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress

1

system; organization; organisation; architecture

1

to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)

2

sign; signal; cue

3

as if; as though

4

on-board ship; inboard

7

to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out

3

(suffering) damage; injury; harm

8

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

1

appeal; call for something; request; axiom

1

injured person; wounded person

7

to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner

2

foot of a mountain; base of a mountain

3

branch office; agency; sub-branch

1

to raise one's voice; to shout

2

actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set

4

to happen to be present

1

coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency

8

primary business; primary function; primary focus

2