jpdb beta

cabriole leg (of a table, chair, etc.); stealthy footsteps; walking silently

1

to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)

3

to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)

1

changing clothes; change of clothes

1

cough; ahem

2

to cough violently; to have a coughing fit

1

aimlessly; by chance; accidentally; casually; suddenly; unexpectedly

1

woman; lady; adult female

12

silk

1

Hold up!; Hands up!; to hold up

1

to redeem (from sin); to save

1

boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn

2

to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business

1

fascinating; alluring

1

to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

1

upper half of the body; upper body

6

lower half of the body

1

to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up

4

to be needed; to be wanted

3

else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides

1

through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)

4

before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed

1

(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey

1

to comb one's hair

1

eyebrow; eyebrows

2

grinning; smirking

3

among these; between these; of these; in here; in this

1

granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman

3

diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily

4

smoking a cigarette without holding it with one's fingers; holding a cigarette in one's mouth

2

distinction; differentiation; classification

1

black hair

10

to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)

1

long hair

1

straight hair

1

boyish

1

short hair

1

grey (gray)

1

brown

1

various; varied; diverse; all sorts of

3

he; she; that person; (arch.) you

2

cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)

1

bra; brassiere

1

metal chain

1

to wear glasses; to put on glasses

1

intellectual; educated person; intelligentsia

2

brush

1

using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on

1

across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for

6

tsk; tut; shoot; chirp

3