jpdb beta

chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension

1

with a gulp

1

chick; baby bird

1

wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)

3

lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout

1

moaning; muttering; complaining

4

with these words; while saying

9

saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot

3

stew

1

to scoop; to ladle out

1

to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful

1

to care for someone; to look after someone

1

nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown

6

to change one's clothes

3

armchair; chair with arm rests; senior staff

3

to sit (down)

1

noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky

1

this much; this amount

1

one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities

1

care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation

1

to employ; to hire; to charter

1

accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank

2

nursing; care; caregiving; caring

1

role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role

2

changing clothes; change of clothes

2

to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except

1

good grief

2

coarse; rough

1

exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte

1

pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black

2

caramel (browned sugar used as flavouring)

3

somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra

1

princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue

1

to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)

1

to throw into; to toss into

1

to age; to grow old

1

to smile

3

prudence; judgement; sense; discipline; care; control

1

handkerchief

1

to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase

2

to lie on one's back with legs outstretched; to recline; to get cocky; to be arrogant

4

to hold up in one's arms

1

to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment

1

blanket

2

curt; blunt; brusque

1

never again

3

causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart

1

until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it

5

to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune

1

regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better

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