jpdb beta

juvenile vagrant; street urchin; waif; guttersnipe

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orphan; person without friends

1

minimum; at the very least

1

working; being employed; being hired

1

absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity

1

understanding and acceptance; spiritual awakening; a heart that understands truth; (feeling of) resignation

1

unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will

1

theft; stealing; larceny

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blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)

1

pillage; plunder; looting; robbery

1

crime; offence; offense

2

to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)

1

public order; public peace; public security; law and order

1

deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption

2

poor (quality, conditions, etc.); bad; inferior; poor-quality

1

sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time

1

chain; series; connection; linkage

1

suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta

1

moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)

1

deceased; late; dead; departed

1

Spanish bar; Spanish-style restaurant with a counter, serving food, alcoholic drinks, and coffee; balcony

1

Moreau

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advocacy; proposal

1

oppression; suppression; pressure

2

political measures; policy

1

outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings

1

rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism

1

what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called

1

scoundrel; rascal; villain

3

to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way; to grow freely (e.g. of weeds)

1

to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem

1

leadership; initiative; spearhead

1

pus; corruption; rot; evils

1

centre; center; pivot; central nervous system

1

deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely

1

bad; evil

1

to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce

1

gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees

1

little by little; bit by bit

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to need; to demand; to take; to require

1

vanilla

3

lake (in place names)

3

corner; nook; recess

3

to approach

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good place not many people know about; great little-known spot; good out-of-the-way place; betting booth (at a racecourse)

1

fishing tackle

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to be bony; to be angular

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sanpaku eyes (eyes with visible white between the iris and the lower eyelid)

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very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...

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power

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