jpdb beta

leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar

1

my husband; one's family; family member

1

the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way

1

to lend an ear to; to listen to

1

talking while standing; standing around talking

2

serve; serving (e.g. of food)

1

plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice

2

family a woman has married into

1

to turn up (of evidence, etc.); to become known; to be arrested; to be caught (of a criminal); to be moved to a higher position (of a body part); to be raised (e.g. of a hand to ask a question)

1

application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal

1

fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity

1

talk; conversation; informal expression of opinion; off-the-cuff remarks; discourse

1

candidate; applicant

2

to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge

1

suitable age (esp. for marriage); marriageable age

1

spirit; heart; disposition

1

one vote; one ballot

1

to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce

1

optimistic; hopeful

1

charming

1

later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant

1

manservant; male attendant; valet

2

to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire

2

to employ; to hire; to engage

7

to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice

1

right now; just now

1

sharing a meal

1

wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible

1

wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue

1

charm; incantation; spell; curse

1

provoking; rather annoying; (speaking ironically) darling

1

straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look

1

sunny (room, etc.); well sunlit

1

to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom

1

viewing through a window; passing through a window; going through a window; doing through a window

1

after a meal

2

to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)

1

oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then

1

employment; hire

1

else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides

1

semiannually; biannually; half-yearly; every six months

1

to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer

1

practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot

1

construction; establishment

3

literacy rate

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tenant farming

2

leased land

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redistribution

1

appointment; assignment; promotion

2

distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference

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