jpdb beta

to ask; to enquire; to query

1

someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour

1

to shout at

1

excellent plan; best policy

1

so; therefore; and; (and) then

1

without delay; smoothly; without a hitch

1

villainous; rascally; knavish; (arch.) independent; (arch.) self-reliant

2

to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)

2

torture

1

endurance; perseverance; patience

1

hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket

1

to suit the convenience of; to accommodate

1

iron mine

1

copper mine

1

(building) stone

1

resources

2

to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate

1

currency value; value of a currency

1

centralized management; integrated management; central control

1

production; output; turning out; extraction (e.g. of minerals)

1

not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned

2

finance official

1

silver utensil; silverware

4

various foreign countries; several foreign countries

1

(in) secrecy; behind closed doors

1

to be traced (of a criminal); to be tracked; (arch.) to have a (male) lover

1

foreign; abroad; overseas

3

counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact

1

to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck

1

pale; pallid

2

to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle

2

sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy

2

verbal promise; one's word

1

to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other

1

throng; gathering of people

1

to appreciate; to be thankful

1

humming a tune (while doing something else)

1

to ring (a bell); to strike (a gong, drum, etc.); to beat; to sound

2

giant

1

timidity; cowardice; prudence; pedantry

1

to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)

1

to gain time; to play for time; to buy time

1

plan; scheme; stratagem; trick; trap; plot

1

start; commencement; beginning; initiation

2

being evenly matched; being equal with; being on a par with; (arch.) eldest and second eldest brother; (arch.) older and younger brother

1

handicap

1

good luck; fortune

4

to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out

1

intelligence network; information network

1

removal (of a building, equipment, etc.); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (a stage set, camp, etc.); withdrawal (of troops); pulling out; evacuation

1