jpdb beta

employee; servant

1

aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank

2

pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot

2

iron pot; kettle

1

fire; flame; blaze

3

usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant

1

to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation

1

summer

3

hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar

3

to increase; to grow

1

foodstuff; ingredient

1

quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana (means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge; in Indian philosophy)

3

remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted

1

jute bag

1

to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion

1

to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come

1

unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to

1

gossip

1

to be branded a ...; to be labelled a ...

1

first day; opening day

2

washing-up; dish-washing

1

time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving

1

to change (e.g. a bill); to transfer (e.g. money); to switch over; to move over

1

tenacity; endurance

1

of no use; useless; not fit for purpose

1

corn (Zea mays); maize

2

leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage

2

to pluck; to pick; to tear

2

boy; juvenile; child

6

quirky; idiosyncratic

1

silver (Ag); silver (color); silver (medal, prize, etc.); silver coin; silver general; bank; (arch.) money

1

freckle; lentigo; ephelis; (arch.) buckwheat chaff

2

pole; trolley pole; pole (unit of length or area); rod; (opinion) poll

139

... years old; age (of) ...

1

slim; slender; slight; delicate

1

muscle

2

to talk; to chat; to chatter

2

while; even though; despite

3

to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)

3

jealousy; envy

2

ready fire-power; battle-ready forces; immediate asset (to a team or firm); someone who can be an immediately effective player or worker

1

envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)

3

up until now; as recently as the present

2

nursing (a patient)

1

place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point

1

rival; competitor; competition

5

with a thump; (hanging) straight down

1

seeing someone off and later welcoming them back; taking someone to and fro

2

boyfriend; he; him

2

to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to

5