jpdb beta

past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40

3

villager

1

smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful

2

one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand

4

oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!

1

Stuart (Australia); Steuart

3

nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not

2

yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?

2

to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home

1

stable

3

to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out

1

one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)

1

secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)

1

method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)

4

to close (one's eyes); to shut

1

to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on

9

old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly

1

next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour

5

little finger; pinky; little toe

1

maid; handmaid

2

refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing

1

period of youth; while young

1

way; method; means; resource; course

1

moderate

1

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker

3

solicitude; consideration; concern; (excessive) kindness

1

advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint

1

pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing

1

offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)

1

false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym

2

Carter; Karter

1

lazy son; profligate son

1

disclosure; exposure; revelation

1

sand; grit

1

roguish; impish

1

to give a warning; to remind (a person) of

2

to be surprising; to be shocking; to be jaw-dropping

1

well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)

1

house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name

5

water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout

3

hay; dry grass

1

to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for

1

precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern

2

mountain road; mountain trail

4

action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation

4

to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with

2

silent; mute; dumb

4

road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)

2

humanity; sidewalk; footpath; human realm

1

rather than

2