amusement (recreational) facilities
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
depression; recession; slump
to become completely chilled
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
refugee; displaced person; person inconvenienced by (lack of something); person unable to satisfactorily (marry, shop, etc.)
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
indicates storeys, structures, or materials used in a building; indicates denomination
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
deflation; contraction; shrinking; constriction
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
Great Depression (1929-1939)
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
(death from) starvation; starving to death
display window; shop window; store window
to smash; to break into pieces
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
importer; import merchant (trader); importing firm
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
sooner or later; in time; eventually
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
major stockholder; large shareholder
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
usually; under usual circumstances
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
price reduction; discount
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
will not do; do not; does not
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
is never the case; has never happened
electrocardiogram; ECG; EKG
wavy form; ripply shape; waveform
yield; crop; production; volume; piecework