jpdb beta

middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart

3

(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that

2

taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven

3

to be erected; to be built

1

construction; architecture (of buildings)

5

(raw) material

1

to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)

2

construction work

6

visit; call

2

complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment

3

settlement; solution; resolution

11

incompletion; incomplete; unfinished

3

to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody

2

this area; around here

4

tradition; legend; folklore

8

to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart

5

feelings; thoughts; meaning

2

to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care

2

any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

1

I don't want to boast but

2

ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large

1

poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

7

to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard

2

ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom

1

subhuman; demi-human; Argentinian (person); (arch.) American (person)

4

eyewitness report; eyewitness information

3

at present; now

1

subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge

1

to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)

1

flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession

2

pardon; forgiveness; forbearance

1

to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound

3

simple; plain; modest

2

main gate; main entrance

1

to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away

1

horse; horse racing; promoted bishop

2

to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

7

large; large-sized; large-scale; big

2

common; usual

2

few in number

2

touting; tout; barker; pander

1

new; fresh; novel

7

in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh

3

earth (color, colour); ashen; deathly pale

2

Hale; Hales

3

to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal

9

bandage; dressing

1

ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying

1

source of worry; source of distress

1

to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else

2