jpdb beta

play; drama

1

an eye for people; the ability to judge character

1

disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty

1

at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove

1

home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains

1

rewriting; rewrite; fair copy

1

to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on

1

head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major

2

in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue

1

Alberto

8

(grape) wine

1

to feel at ease; to feel relaxed

1

to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)

1

(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)

1

legion

1

both people; two people; two directions; both directions

2

goes without saying; needless to say; obvious

2

to pay respect (to)

1

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

2

memory; sense; experience

1

as we know

1

respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor

1

go that far; to that extent

1

teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)

1

glory; splendour; honour

1

assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb

1

to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)

1

concubine (of a noble)

1

or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still

1

brothel

1

coming and going; commuting

1

recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement

1

to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)

1

to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession

1

to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to

1

to leave one's seat

1

sincere; honest; faithful

1

effective; successful

1

challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try

1

indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very

1

apology; excuse

1

mansion; residence

1

to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

1

unnecessary; not needed; not necessary

1

change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest

1

not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is

1

it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but

1

such; like that; in that way

1

mature woman; middle-aged woman

1

how long; how much; to what extent

3