jpdb beta

shawl

5

to put on (coat, gown, etc.)

2

to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl

1

shopping basket; market basket

1

handkerchief

4

to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve

7

resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag

3

grandmother

127

endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint

6

cruelty; hard-heartedness

1

if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...

1

sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen

5

to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely

4

to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out

6

with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can

2

-years-old

2

height (of body); stature

1

to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say

4

river; stream; River; the ... river

1

proper; appropriate; due; suitable

2

receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death

1

duty; obligation; responsibility

1

to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)

2

to add (to); to add on; to append

1

near oneself; close to one; familiar

1

abrupt; sudden

6

to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath

1

disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem

6

crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive

1

boiling point

1

to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)

1

father and mother; parents

1

almost; roughly; approximately

1

first meeting; first interview with

1

under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side

6

to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on

1

season; time of year

1

to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank

1

personality; character; personal appearance; gentility

1

to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate

1

bitter experience

1

relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen

1

to trust; to relax one's guard (around)

2

difficult to approach; inaccessible

1

worm-eaten; moth-eaten; holes eaten in clothing, leaves, etc. by caterpillars, moths, etc.; leaf warbler (any bird of genus Phylloscopus); chiffchaff

1

tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard

1

to pull together with the hands; to adjust (e.g. one's collar); to arrange

1

grandchild

6

to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off

2

clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely

1