jpdb beta

chance; opportunity

2

often; frequently; now and then; occasionally

1

one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years

1

to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)

1

episode; anecdote; vignette

1

to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating

1

the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person

4

pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person

5

almost every day; almost daily

1

threatening letter; intimidating letter

1

uh-huh; sniff-sniff

1

one day; (on) a certain day

1

to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous

1

atelier; studio; workshop

1

that day; the very same day

6

apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment

1

to vacate; to move out

2

money on hand

1

France

5

to live; to reside; to inhabit

1

master; masterhand; maestro

1

lake (in place names)

1

imperial palace; shrine; Grand Empress Dowager; Empress Dowager; woman of imperial lineage who has borne a child; elderly woman of imperial lineage

1

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.

1

Montespan

1

plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme

1

broke; poor; short; skint; having no money

1

sea route

1

-years-old

2

advanced age; old age

1

to board a ship

1

senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)

1

to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop

3

to be contrary to one's expectations

1

job; work; duties; trade; skill

1

penniless; broke

1

joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious

1

means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull

1

to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)

2

to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap

1

to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous

2

foundation; basis

1

to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in

1

in a sense; in some way; to an extent

1

studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to

1

(one's) life

1

everything; anything; nothing

2

to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)

1

premature; untimely (e.g. death); early

1

it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as

1