jpdb beta

border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region

2

to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)

1

look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting

3

to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard

2

inside; within

4

paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement

1

ground; earth's surface

7

stature; height

2

density

3

crack; fissure; rift; split; chaps; skin fissure

1

proper; right; reasonable

2

doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion

3

chain; chains

6

padlock

2

pitch black

4

to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate

4

unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch

1

unification; integration

1

sand; grit

5

to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished

6

fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune

1

judgment; judgement; divination; judgement

2

hesitation; indecision; vacillation

7

to stand stock still

6

as a child; when one was a child; childhood

6

early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker

1

to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)

1

to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp

2

fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress

1

rent; tear; split

4

invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass

1

all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy

1

to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort

4

horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside

9

to fly around; to scatter

7

to pull tight; to brace; to tighten

1

immediately following

4

blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)

1

wall; fence

4

to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

1

iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner

3

snappingly; with a snap; merely ...; having just ...

1

to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)

4

rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework

1

along; parallel to; in accordance with

2

focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving

1

metal fittings; metal fixtures

2

pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead

2

to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on

1

to be smeared; to be covered

3