jpdb beta

with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous

3

beautiful face; good looks; beauty

1

wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane

1

drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu

4

to catch the eye; to attract attention

1

to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine

2

(one's) late mother

1

to recall; to remember

2

treasure; treasured item; prized possession

1

to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain

2

to compare with the eye

1

sense of accomplishment

1

ticklish; embarrassing

1

to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)

2

time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times

1

to reread; to read again

1

both; (not) either

1

fine quality

3

unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness

3

ten years; decade

2

handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph

1

curiosity; inquisitiveness

2

to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to

1

angle

1

leaving; accepting

1

as far as I know

1

to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive

1

disease; -pathy

1

to bring someone along

1

to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public

1

to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away

4

to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of

1

(addressee's) name; (recipient's) name and address

1

to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at

1

Florence; Florence (Italy); Firenze

2

to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)

1

parents; both parents

6

grandmother

12

adopted daughter; foster daughter

1

place to go; destination

1

to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile

1

vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry

1

to dig up; to unearth; to uncover

1

being alive

1

to keep away; to keep at a distance

1

picture book

1

old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence

1

immorality; injustice; adultery; infidelity; (arch.) murdering one's teacher or a government official

1

to be kind to; to treat kindly

1

obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)

2