Dirty Hands (1948 play by Jean-Paul Sartre)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
street; quarter; district; area
Western Europe; the West; the Occident; Europe
both (people); the two of them
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
fall; falling down; inversion; reversal; getting upset; losing one's presence of mind
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; pointless exercise; waste of time; (something that is) too little, too late; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
such; like that; in that way
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern