jpdb beta

to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair

2

holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail

3

difference in social standing; difference in social position

1

feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear

1

(state of) house arrest; (state of) confinement

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indulging in every possible luxury

1

first-class hotel

1

VIP; very important person

1

demand for; request

1

district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society

1

granted that; even if; even though

1

to do together

1

skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper

1

such a thing; something like that

1

child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face

1

accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation

1

afternoon; p.m.

1

tea set

1

overreaction

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(please) don't

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first generation; founder

1

truth; reality

5

sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person

8

question mark

1

genuine article; real thing; real deal

1

noisy; boisterous

1

teatime; tea break; coffee break

1

absolute heaven; sheer bliss

1

bathtub

1

lightly (floating); buoyantly; puffing (on a pipe, cigarette, etc.); tooting (a trumpet, horn, etc.); blowing (a flute, whistle)

1

becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed

3

bathroom with a large bath (in a hotel, hot spring resort, etc.)

1

the ostentation (bad taste) of the nouveau riche; air of vulgar prosperity

1

to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue

1

to wait upon; to serve

1

is that so?

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Dhaba (Saudi Arabia)

1

tall (of a person)

1

called; known as; that; to say

3

to be elegant; to be graceful; to be refined

1

thinking back now; looking back

1

cousin (male)

1

(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad

2

working away from home (esp. abroad); person working away from home; migrant worker

1

opening to the public; making available to the public; exhibiting; unveiling; release (of a film, information, etc.); disclosure

1

ceremony; rites

1

that's right, but ...

1

to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money

1

local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

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portrait

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