jpdb beta

defense; defence; safeguard; protection

1

fate; destiny; lot

1

before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to

2

lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many

1

to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of

1

severe famine

1

volcanic ash

2

to cover fully; to wrap around

1

harvest time

1

right in the midst of; right at the height of

1

to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake

4

yours sincerely; respectfully yours

1

chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)

2

urgency; emergency

1

congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly

7

call; summons; convening; convocation

1

safety; welfare; well-being

2

urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once

1

crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly

1

weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless

1

to fight against; to oppose; to face

2

to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)

2

initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor

2

delay; lag; postponement; falling behind

1

last chapter (book, etc.)

1

a considerable number; a fair number

1

dysfunction (often medical); malfunction; insufficiency

1

being alive

2

shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact

2

blood relative

1

to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

1

assistant (esp. in show business or sumo); attendant; chaperon

1

to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to

1

dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)

1

definite; sure

1

fifth day of the month; five days

1

just now; a moment ago; this very minute

1

difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect

2

complication; confusion; disorder

1

urgent; requiring quick (response)

1

accession to the throne; enthronement

6

form; shape; figure

2

vacant post; vacancy; post in name only

1

obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit

1

to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple

1

newspaper

16

printing

1

development; growth

1

employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker

1

layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)

2