jpdb beta

Europe

1

demand; request

1

coal mining; coal extraction

2

to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate

1

to make plans

1

investment; contribution; financing

1

in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash

1

cost of equipment

1

failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy

2

hunch; foreboding; premonition

1

to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)

2

life span

1

whimsy; looseness; indiscretion; laxity

1

funds; capital; material; basis; character; qualities

1

political measures; policy

2

installation; mounting; furnishing; run (on a bank); bank run

1

payment

1

stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition

1

paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label

1

self-determination; suicide

1

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

1

within a pit or (mine) shaft

1

spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion

1

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

1

ventilation; draft; airing

1

elevator

1

breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest

1

yearning; longing for; deep affection

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

1

cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman

1

cave-in

1

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

1

occupational injury

1

(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains

6

out of the pit

1

carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness

1

strength; solidity; firmness; armour; armor

1

explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring

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.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very

2

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

1

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

1

jail; gaol; prison

1

August; eighth month of the lunar calendar

1

rice riot

2

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

1

gambler

1

several hundreds

2