jpdb beta

to pour in (liquids); to pour in (money); to pump in (investment)

2

dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional

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great man; hero; big man

1

to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen

1

slum

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townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street

1

back street; back alley; off-street

1

dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; (arch.) small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)

1

glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing

1

street children

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beggar; begging

1

to become vulgar; to coarsen

1

disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing

1

fragment; small piece; scrap; shred (e.g. of emotion); trace; bit

2

a handful (of); small amount (of); small number (of); trouncing; crushing

1

heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva

1

the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

1

dirt; filth; grime

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Dirty Hands (1948 play by Jean-Paul Sartre)

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to get slightly dirty (all over)

1

seal

1

bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects

4

to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away

1

one night; all night; overnight; one evening

1

scattered; separated; dispersed

1

safety; welfare; well-being

1

(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future

2

miserable; wretched; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; sorrowful

1

bringing up; rearing; upbringing

1

translation; deciphering; decoding; translation

1

egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top

1

to leave behind

2

to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be

1

endlessly; ceaselessly; nonstop; incessantly

1

to swell up (by soaking in or absorbing a liquid); to become soft; to become soggy; to become lazy; to become indolent; to become slack

1

head house; main family; founder (of a certain school, style, etc.); originator; birthplace

1

to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear

2

outlet (for one's anger, etc.); place (to turn one's eyes, vent one's dissatisfaction, etc.); place to put something; place to dispose of something

1

as before; as ever; as it was originally

2

to cleanse oneself

1

to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with

1

to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words

1

to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked

1

resale

2

audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium

1

to shine brilliantly; to shine radiantly

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to be understood by each other (of thoughts, feelings, etc.); to be comprehended; to exchange with each other (thoughts, feelings, etc.); to express to each other (e.g. intentions); to communicate with each other

1

evening deepens into night; the night wears on; night advances

1

to pass; to pass by

1

to mutually recognize; to agree; to accept

1