jpdb beta

agreement; assent; Norway

1

to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty

4

pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love

2

head office; main office; main store; this store; our store

1

to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off

1

portion for two people

5

giving a royal welcome; extending every courtesy

1

hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat

2

older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl

1

greedy; avaricious; covetous

2

complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective

1

woman's beauty or charms; love affair with a woman; lust for women

2

being empty-handed; being penniless; having no capital (for starting a business)

1

real image; real form; real-life image; true picture

1

recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement

1

beginning; start; outset

2

hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)

1

to trouble; to bother; to annoy

1

sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay

2

polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy

1

slightly; faintly

1

peerage; court rank

2

indicates emphasis

1

warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown

3

as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible

1

ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited

1

to curve; to twist; to be contrary; to be uncooperative; to be rebellious

1

settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)

1

excessive; unmerited; generous; past participle

1

(one's) pay; wages

1

furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this

4

to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby

1

selfish(ness)

1

lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity

1

urgent business

1

evening; night; nighttime

1

thief; robber

1

beautiful eyebrows

3

to knit (one's eyebrows)

1

special selection; finest pick; top pick

1

brave woman; heroine; lady of character; Amazon

1

weird; disgusting; sickening

1

map

1

to be too numerous; to be too much

2

to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed

1

hint; suggestion

1

affectation; showiness; pretence

1

to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself

2

doing ... until one goes bankrupt; doing ... until one goes broke; falling short of (one's reputation); failing to live up to (one's appearance); falling through (e.g. of a plan)

1

walking sound; footsteps

1