prone to unexpected and sudden changes, usually gets worse or dangerous
volatil, instabil
the system by which a government collects money from citizens and businesses to fund public services
Besteuerung, Steuersystem
the art of preserving the dead body of animals by skinning and then filling them with a specific substance in order to use them as decoration
Taxidermie
characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty
despotisch, tyrannisch
a form of government where a single ruler or authority exercises absolute power without checks or limitations
Despotismus
to meet or bring together a group of people for an official meeting
einberufen, versammeln
the state or quality of being easy to use or do
Bequemlichkeit, Komfort
strangle with an iron collar
mit einem eisernen Halsband strangulieren, mit einem Metallkragen erwürgen
to use someone or something in an unfair way, which is only advantageous to oneself
ausbeuten, ausnutzen
someone who prepares dead bodies for burial or cremation and arranges funerals as their job
Bestatter, Leichenschau
to help a person, who is either disappointed or emotionally suffering, feel better
trösten, beruhigen
the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction
Trost, Erleichterung
to merge several financial accounts, debts, funds, into one
konsolidieren, vereinigen