jpdb beta

clanging; empty; deserted

4

drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office

11

cookie; biscuit; cookie; browser cookie

1

because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every

1

Mary Celeste (famous British ship found in 1872 without crew or passengers)

1

ocean

1

middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart

2

crew member; crewman; crew

1

rim; brim; edge; brink

2

natural disaster; natural calamity; act of God

1

earthquake

4

infinite loop; closed loop

1

supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super

1

plumber

1

same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category

1

one leap (i.e. skipping intermediate stages); one jump; one step; jumping (with both feet together)

3

another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking

1

to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)

1

And Then There Were None (1938 novel by Agatha Christie)

1

have a pain in one's chest

1

two groups; two bands

3

exposure by washing away; washing out; exposed aggregate (finish); exposed aggregate concrete; revealing the grain of cedar boards by washing and scrubbing; finding out (after an extensive search or investigation)

2

village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown

1

ouch; ow

1

flustered; confused; panicked

2

to clatter; to rattle; to flap (noisily); to get in a panic; to get in a flap; to rush around

1

quirky; idiosyncratic

1

idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk

3

adoption; selection; choice

3

suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily

7

to rely on

3

breathily (while talking)

1

youngest

3

pain and itching; mental anguish; unhealthy emotions

1

(in) one's own way

1

point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; field inspection (e.g. in architecture, building)

1

neocortex; neopallium

1

archicortex; archipallium

1

cerebrum

1

to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember

2

to cry one's eyes out; to make one's eyes swollen from crying

1

to skin; to peel

1

stripping (of rights, rank, etc.); deprivation; forfeit; revocation; divestiture

2

protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation

6

entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher

2

antipathy; prejudice

1

to pass by; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it; to go too far

2

product which meets the (safety) standards

1

to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other

1

pity; compassion; mercy

1