jpdb beta

to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort

1

ten years; decade

2

muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line

1

protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)

1

headless; decapitated

1

child's mind; child's heart; young mind

1

timid; faint of heart

1

still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less

3

two copies

1

form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence

17

easy (simple) writing

1

one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)

1

sealed letter

1

aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad

2

to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten

1

family; relatives; dependents; household

3

government; administration; ministry

1

influence; clout; leverage

1

to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with

5

apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer

1

to employ; to hire; to engage

1

to get lost; to become lost; to go astray

1

secondary residence; vacation home; villa

1

carpet; rug; runner

6

residence; housing; residential building

1

plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly

1

to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)

4

elite; best; pick; cream of the crop

3

to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for

4

steward; butler

5

pitch-black; jet-black

7

hawk; falcon

11

Stuart

1

husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)

3

leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar

2

head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host

3

to step forward; to volunteer

2

tailcoat

1

monocle; lorgnon

1

last year

1

grandchild

5

to show

1

bad job; poor workmanship; bungle

1

under the control (of); under the dominion (of)

1

old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self

5

brave general; brave warrior; courageous general

1

lack of experience

1

decision; determination

1

new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer

1

to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter

2