jpdb beta

snowfall; snow

2

doubling; marked increase; multiplying; redoubling

1

gunfire

1

Crimea (Ukraine)

5

estimate; estimation

1

to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend

1

Hollywood Bowl

1

craze; frenzy; enthusiasm

1

being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet

1

evidence; proof

3

alternately; by turns

3

paved road; paved street

2

hurried construction; hurried production; hasty manufacture; hasty formation

1

one plot (of land); one (city) block; one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke

2

as far as the eye can see

2

to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire

1

small build; small stature; petite; small pattern

1

to hang; to hang up

4

spy; secret agent; shill; stealth advertiser

1

to fire (from a job); to sack; to dismiss

1

ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies

1

Reuben

1

James

1

web; World Wide Web

1

soaked to the skin; like a drowned rat

1

leak; leakage; omission; oversight; I; me

1

to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash

2

balance; equilibrium

2

order; sequence; procedure

1

Japan and the United States; Japanese-American

2

special envoy

2

Kurusu Saburō (1886.3.6-1954.4.7) (1912.1.1-1998.10.1)

1

on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of

2

Newfoundland (Canada); Newfoundland (dog breed)

4

coastal waters; adjacent seas

1

making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing

1

industrial (labor-management) dispute (labour); industrial strife

1

labor union; labour union; trade union

1

employment; hire

4

closed shop

1

clause; article; stipulations

2

HMS Ark Royal (R09)

1

Gibraltar

1

sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time

5

Marine Corps; Royal Marines

49

to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)

3

suprapartisan; multiparty; bipartisan; nonpartisan

1

running (for election); coming forward as a candidate; going on horseback (to a battle); going in person; (arch.) letting out a horse; (arch.) taking out a horse

4

drainage basin; catchment basin; river basin; watershed; valley

1

Woods; Wookds

1