jpdb beta

to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)

1

setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference

1

existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have

5

patronizing; expecting gratitude in return; acting like one is doing someone a favor; condescending

1

to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited

1

behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)

5

heir; successor

1

satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)

6

please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of

1

cold; short; curt; blunt

1

to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)

1

first night; first watch of the night; bridal night

1

called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...

4

meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one

1

lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision

5

forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what

2

to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need

5

meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly

1

if one is unlucky; if one is careless

1

several tens

1

year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

1

point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead

1

frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed

5

any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

2

as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit

1

when it becomes; when it comes to

1

state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances

2

to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate

1

as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much

1

to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play

1

condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite

2

cooperation; collaboration

2

when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days

2

no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable

2

royal family

1

relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect

2

firm; strong; solid; stable

1

to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete

1

to bear; to endure

2

to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through

1

prediction; estimation

1

impossible

1

to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)

2

to tell (somebody) to (do something)

2

to laugh scornfully

3

Mary (mother of Jesus); the Virgin Mary; Mary (of Magdala); Mary Magdalene

58

-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now

2

receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me

1

head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

3

lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid

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