jpdb beta

Mary

1

wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam

2

to order; to command; to appoint

4

tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling

1

to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat

2

feeble

1

standing figure; standing posture; dancing pose

2

resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted

1

keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use

3

haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing

4

legs and loins

1

to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss

2

how old?; what age?

6

if it's the case

2

(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy

1

discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability

2

to show up; to appear; to turn up

1

thank you

1

pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes

2

one example of (when there are more examples)

1

surely (not); certainly (not)

1

to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with

8

master; expert

1

leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar

1

present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing

1

one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking

1

awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour

1

(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)

1

to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen

3

skirt

1

to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

3

grandchild

2

great-grandchild

2

second daughter

1

unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold

2

eight; 8

1

manners; behavior; behaviour

2

conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance

4

be; is

3

complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression

5

projecting part (of a headland, etc.); moment of departure; (on the) point of going out; outset; start

1

primness; prim person; clear soup

1

to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up

1

attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning

6

fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment

1

thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift

5

sample; specimen; pattern; model; example

2

to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)

3

cultural differences

1

to relax; to feel at home

2