Vocabulary

stirring up strong emotions; sensationalism

wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject

shallow sea

shallow knowledge; superficial learning

shallow; superficial

to reveal by washing the surface; to expose by washing away dirt, earth, etc.

to wash clean; to cleanse

to separate by washing

to wash off; to wash out

to examine closely; to check up on; to ferret out

to wash away; to rinse off

clothespin; clothes peg

laundry starch

to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to look like ...; to be like ...

to soak through

to dye

to dye (in patterns)

to dye in different colors (colours)

writing; painting

to hide; to conceal

side door; side gate

latency

diver

latent heat

periscope

infusing (tea); infusion

to boil; to decoct; to infuse

to boil down; to condense

after all; in the end; in short

to extract by boiling; to prepare an infusion of; to decoct

(medical) decoction; infusion

to be scorched; to boil down

to parch; to roast; to broil; to scorch

freshly roasted (e.g. coffee beans); freshly parched

scrambled eggs

decoction

boiled and seasoned tofu

roasting pan

thin bedding; hard bed; bedding worn flat and hard by usage

(medical) decoction; infusion