jpdb beta

exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing

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within a pit or (mine) shaft

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spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion

1

please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother

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ventilation; draft; airing

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elevator; lift

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fault; trouble; damage (to a part of the body); injury; problem; hitch

1

to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort

2

cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman

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cave-in (in a mine or tunnel); roof collapse; rockfall

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violent (tragic or accidental) death; dog's death

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injury sustained while on duty; occupational injury; injury sustained at an official tournament; injury sustained during a match

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(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains

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out of the pit

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carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness; negligence

1

strength; solidity; firmness; armour; armor

1

explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)

1

tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)

1

ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

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metal rod; metal bar; iron rod; iron club; iron staff with rings on top (traditionally used by night watchmen)

1

acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair

1

pity; sorrow; grief; misery

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cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery

1

jail; gaol; prison

1

August; eighth month of the lunar calendar

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rice riot (e.g. in 1890, 1897 and 1918); widespread rice shortage

2

hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)

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gambler

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several hundred; hundreds (of)

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(one's) master; (one's) employer; leader (of a country, group, etc.); head; Lord; main thing

1

torture

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half-dead

1

occurrence; happening; incident; event

1

iron rod; iron bar; iron club; horizontal bar (gymnastics)

1

to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive

1

sooner or later; in due time; in due course

1

to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge

1

to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely

1

half a lifetime; half one's life; one's life so far

1

poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable

1

to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden

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to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)

2

here and there; in places

1

to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided

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beckoning cat; figure of a cat with one paw raised (usu. white porcelain)

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to be enchanted; to be charmed

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invitation

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to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside

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to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)

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to lie down (and rest)

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