jpdb beta

purity; chastity

1

tonight; this evening

2

this evening; tonight

4

doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)

1

suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy

8

to give a reason

1

to try to do; to attempt to do

6

to speak; to hear a voice

18

to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart

21

darkness; the dark

5

leaving behind; desertion; abandonment

10

filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty

3

to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to

14

Dirty Hands (1948 play by Jean-Paul Sartre)

1

sadness; sorrow; grief

6

all; entire; whole; altogether

12

feigning ignorance; acting dumb

2

and yet; though; when; in spite of

13

to keep standing; to stand motionless

6

as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still

30

lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk

1

to take one's eyes off

2

brimming with curiosity

4

to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling

1

difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error

5

older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)

11

careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate

20

serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere

7

gently; quietly; calmly

1

knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things

1

having worldly wisdom; worldly person; cosmopolitan

1

anyhow; in any case

1

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

48

carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.); holding; up!; carry me

1

shoulder

5

in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...

12

demand for; request

4

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

2

giving someone a ride on one's shoulders; shoulder wheel (judo)

9

skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable

10

trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern

10

to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate

12

to be unable to just watch (without doing anything); to be unable to look on in silence; to be unable to overlook; to be unable to remain indifferent to

5

proficient; skilled; skillful; enjoying to the full; full satisfaction; being satiated (with)

3

to badger; to pester; to beg

2

alternately; by turns

3

to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...

2

thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward

15

these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately

1

clue; lead; key; handhold; hold

10