jpdb beta

torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour

2

to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)

1

neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity

1

scale; scope; plan; structure

8

astronomical

1

increase; rise; growth; addition; increment

5

area of ocean

4

very great; enormous; serious

1

marine mammal

1

ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible

1

ocean; large sea; fabric pattern

3

main cause; primary factor

6

to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into

3

demon-infested place; ominous place; mysterious, unfrequented area; den of iniquity

1

closing; closure; shutdown; lockout

2

safety margin

1

to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)

4

middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary

1

island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf

1

ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual

1

to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)

1

to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon

1

ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous

1

on the sea; on the ocean; offshore

2

trade route

1

to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)

1

land route; overland route; by land; overland

1

leading part; leading actor; leading actress

1

railroad network; railroad system

1

maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development

2

coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation

2

scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick

1

argument; discussion; dispute; controversy

2

land; shore

1

transportation network; transport network; traffic network

2

mankind; humanity

2

contribution; service

1

historian

2

to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke

1

subject; theme

1

calamity; disaster; misfortune

1

truth is stranger than fiction

1

to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently

1

actually; really; truly; in practice; practically

4

to occur; to happen

2

often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to

1

continuation; succession; series

2

product; produce; result; fruit

1

historic; historical

1

posterity; future life; life to come

3