jpdb beta

management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome

4

fire under suspicious circumstances; arson

1

conflagration; fire

1

several houses

1

destruction by fire; losing in a fire; being burnt down

1

to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)

2

juice; sap; soup; broth

2

noodles; (arch.) flour

2

plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception

2

newsworthiness; news hook; topicality; popularity (of a topic, issue, etc.)

1

seafood

1

all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation

1

as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively

1

to sit on a seat

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to boil something until it is done (e.g. vegetables)

1

sheep

1

sprouts; new shoots; young buds

2

cheap restaurant; eating place (house)

1

time and effort; trouble

1

moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable

1

elasticity; flexibility

1

to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)

3

to become empty; to be emptied

1

member of one's in-group (e.g. family member, colleague)

1

to go to see (something, someone); to visit

1

burned down; entirely destroyed

3

area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances

3

fire; conflagration

7

thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about

2

to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

3

to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin

1

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

2

everywhere; all over; throughout

1

wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off

1

stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)

3

to escape

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acquaintance

5

destruction of evidence

3

muzzling (a person); preventing (a person) from revealing something; silencing (a person); murdering (a person) to prevent them from revealing something

2

circumstantial evidence

6

overeagerness; rashness; forward step-out

1

as planned

1

to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)

2

unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected

4

dissection; autopsy; analysis

1

to practice magic; to practise magic

2

to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to

3

since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while

3

godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall

1

call; visit

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