jpdb beta

to get to know each other; to make acquaintance

2

secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings

5

to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)

2

assistance; support

2

to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes

2

dominion; territory; possession

1

duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention

1

peddler; pedlar; hawker

2

foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land

1

coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway

1

goods; articles

1

to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in

1

occupation; calling; livelihood

1

the way one works; one's working manner

1

peerage; court rank

1

love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting

1

easy; smooth; without a hitch; quick

1

weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health

3

family a woman has married into

1

my; one's own; personal; privately owned

1

well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good

1

don't worry; there's no need to worry

1

monger; peddling

2

one's employer's house; one's employer; place of apprenticeship

1

to lie down (in bed)

2

patient's condition; pathology

1

dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy

1

doctor

1

to care for someone; to look after someone

1

bedroom

1

frequent; incessant

1

to be away from home; to be out of the house

1

aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support

3

leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning

3

destination; place one stays during a trip

1

happy family circle; sitting in a family circle and enjoying conversation; harmony in a family

1

to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out

6

to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch

1

playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)

1

children

2

largish; biggish; a little bit larger

2

to dismiss (an employee); to discharge; to divorce one's wife; to give a holiday; to give vacation time

1

worry; anxiety; concern

1

live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service

1

to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge

2

ill-mannered; rude

1

(one's) pay; wages

1

formal marriage interview

1

straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt

1

application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal

1