jpdb beta

Melba; Merbah

22

one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point

1

La bohème

11

Mignon

4

horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside

5

to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

2

one after another; in rapid succession

1

Duparc

6

to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for

1

really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit

1

to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)

1

good grief

1

despite being a woman; woman as she is; (in a way that is) unbecoming to a woman; (in a way that is) uncharacteristic of a woman; in an unladylike way

1

Legion of Honour; highest order of merit in France

1

to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into

1

important; significant; precious; valuable; careful

14

original method or procedure; serious; orthodox; classical

3

refined; genteel; graceful; decent

1

mandolin

2

to go beyond the limit; to pass the limit

1

out of one's line; out of one's field

1

comedian; actor who plays comic roles; figure of fun; laughing stock

1

freely; right and left; active without any restraint; with unrestricted energy in all directions

1

natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder

1

Lucia

4

fury; frenzy; madness; wildness

2

place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)

7

juice pressed from a bitter orange; punch (drink)

3

advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging

4

short (of a person)

3

Grace Moore

2

to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak

1

to speak; to say; to vocalize

3

six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)

2

younger; junior

1

machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus

1

human; human-like; as a person

1

blues

1

name of the emperor

1

everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

1

Lakme

1

Voli

1

south

5

mistress; kept woman; concubine

1

retirement

3

to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)

1

American person

9

wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings

1

pole; poll

2

Leimer; Rymer

2