jpdb beta

taking care of oneself (esp. used as an epistolary imperative); self-love

1

to act like a know-it-all; to pretend you know everything; to fancy one is an authority

1

to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)

6

clapping hands; applause

1

granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman

1

stingy; cheap; very frugal

1

woman; lady; adult female

3

young and old; all ages

1

high and low (social standing)

2

beauty or ugliness; personal appearance; looks

1

trivial; trifling

2

preeminence; supremacy; distinction; excellence

1

face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour

1

affected (appearance, attitude); stuck up; pompous; self-loving

1

dandy; dude

4

same color; same colour

1

cover; mantle; shroud; hood

5

to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)

3

to lean against; to set against

3

on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture

1

silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow

12

riding together; riding with

2

mother and daughter

6

to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)

1

presumption; assumption; estimation

2

food

5

to pull over one's eyes (e.g. hat); to wear pulled down over one's eyes

2

barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty

1

to go into a huddle

3

passenger

1

gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn

2

reciting Chinese poems

1

to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected

3

fondness for women; woman admirer; lustful man; being attractive to women; being a lady-killer

4

high-handed; oppressive

2

(divine) providence; dispensation

4

moderation; standard

1

since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while

1

attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture

1

your home; your family; their home; (my) home

2

harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict

1

railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip

1

man with a gentle nature; man of delicate features; man of slender build; effeminate man; feeble man

2

misrepresentation; false statement

3

I; me

5

to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up

1

graciously

1

imperial sanction; royal charter; chartered (e.g. chartered accountant)

1

decapitation; beheading

3

pardon; forgiveness; forbearance

4