Volume 018

Question 1

astuteness

Answer 1

r. Scharfsinn

Question 2

to go pale

Answer 2

erblassen

Question 3

to bolt (e.g. a door)

Answer 3

verriegeln

Question 4

sin, heinous deed

Answer 4

r. Frevel

Question 5

scandalous deed

Answer 5

e. Büberei

Question 6

to cover up

Answer 6

bemänteln

Question 7

declaration

Answer 7

e. Beteurung

Question 8

fully valid

Answer 8

vollgültig

Question 9

lever

Answer 9

r. Hebel

Question 10

prescription, mistake

Answer 10

e. Verschreibung

Question 11

epitome, perfect example

Answer 11

r. Inbegriff

Question 12

decree

Answer 12

s. Dekret

Question 13

idol

Answer 13

r. Götze

Question 14

death by hanging

Answer 14

r. Tod durch den Strang

Question 15

means of redemption

Answer 15

e. Entsühnungsmittel

Question 16

release, relief, deliverance, redemption

Answer 16

e. Erlösung

Question 17

to tie up

Answer 17

knüpfen

Question 18

furious, wrathful

Answer 18

grimmig

Question 19

gesture, gesticulation

Answer 19

e. Gebärde

Question 20

serious

Answer 20

ernsthaft

Question 21

disreputable

Answer 21

verrufen

Question 22

squire, junker

Answer 22

r. Junker

Question 23

to put on offer

to offer for sale

Answer 23

ausbieten

Question 24

to throw s.t at s.o.

Answer 24

jdm etw. nachwerfen

Question 25

to do harm to

Answer 25

anhaben (+Dat.)

Question 26

to gather up, bundle together

Answer 26

to manage, make do

Question 27

knot hole

Answer 27

s. Astloch

Question 28

to stand sentry

Answer 28

e. Schildwache stehen

Question 29

to talk over

Answer 29

beschwatzen

Question 30

madcap

Answer 30

r. Springinsfeld

Question 31

weather, scent

Answer 31

e. Witterung

Question 32

to hold s.t. against s.o.

Answer 32

jdm etw. verdanken

Question 33

it;s a deal, done

Answer 33

topp

Question 34

matchmaker, procurer

Answer 34

r. Kuppler

Question 35

beef tea

Answer 35

e. Kraftbrühe

Question 36

to bring to the boil

Answer 36

aufkochen

Question 37

land of milk and honey

Answer 37

s. Scharaffenland

Question 38

rubbish

Answer 38

r. Quark

Question 39

brave ,valiant, upright, honest

Answer 39

wacker

Question 40

that's the crux of the matter

Answer 40

da liegt der Hase im Pfeffer

Question 41

honest

Answer 41

rechstschaffen

Question 42

swastika

Answer 42

r. Hakenkreuz

Question 43

fully, entirely, completly

Answer 43

in vollem Umgang

Question 44

to rebel, revolt

Answer 44

putschen

Question 45

advantage

Answer 45

r. Vorzug

Question 46

step by step

Answer 46

Zug um Zug

Question 47

flexible, elastic

Answer 47

dehnbar

Question 48

to degenerate

Answer 48

entarten

Question 49

without ceremony

Answer 49

ohne viel Federlesens

Question 50

to not waste time on s.o.

Answer 50

nicht viel Federlesens mit jdm machen

Question 51

foolish

Answer 51

töricht

Question 52

ambition

Answer 52

e. Ehrgeiz

Question 53

to lose o's way

Answer 53

verfranzen

Question 54

ignonimity

Answer 54

e. Schmack

Question 55

to rake, poke, stir up

Answer 55

schüren

Question 56

set piece

Answer 56

s. Versatzstück

Question 57

blindly

Answer 57

blindlings

Question 58

swing

Answer 58

e. Schwenkung

Question 59

to foretell gloom

Answer 59

unken

Question 60

hypocrite

Answer 60

r. Schleicher

Question 61

body, committee

Answer 61

s. Gremium

Question 62

dislike of

Answer 62

e. Abneigung gegen

Question 63

abolition

Answer 63

s. Abschaffung

Question 64

endangered

Answer 64

gefährdet

Question 65

to gather, rally people around o.s.

Answer 65

Menschen um sich scharen

Question 66

talent, gift

Answer 66

e. Begabung

Question 67

defeat

Answer 67

e. Niederlage

Question 68

torrent of words

Answer 68

s. Suade

Question 69

to attck

Answer 69

überfallen (insep.)

Question 70

I am overcome with desire

Answer 70

es gelüstet mich | mich gelüstet nach

Question 71

to sit (of a committee)

Answer 71

tagen

Question 72

to consider carefully

Answer 72

ventilieren

Question 73

start, prelude

Answer 73

r. Auftakt

Question 74

destruction

Answer 74

e. Zertrümmerung

Question 75

to think of s.t.

Answer 75

auf etw. verfallen

Question 76

to encourage

Answer 76

ermuntern

Question 77

to appeal to, bribe

Answer 77

jdn bestechen

Question 78

bribe

Answer 78

s. Schmiergeld

Question 79

contemporary play

Answer 79

s. Zeitstück

Question 80

welfare state

Answer 80

r. Wohlfahrststaat

Question 81

unintellectual

Answer 81

ungeistig

Question 82

expert

Answer 82

kennerisch

Question 83

popular

Answer 83

volkstümlich

Question 84

to uncover, expose

Answer 84

entschleiern

Question 85

unless

Answer 85

es sei denn

Question 86

to echo

Answer 86

hallen

Question 87

echo

Answer 87

r. Widerhall

Question 88

extensive

Answer 88

weitreichend

Question 89

to have an influence

Answer 89

Einfluss ausüben

Question 90

charity

Answer 90

r. Wohltätigkeitsverein

Question 91

shoe-lace

Answer 91

r. Schnürsenkel

Question 92

coronation

Answer 92

e. Krönung

Question 93

to present

Answer 93

übergeben

Question 94

letter of credence

Answer 94

s. Beglaubigungsschreiben

Question 95

disaster

Answer 95

s. Unglück

Question 96

disaster

Answer 96

e. Katastrophe

Question 97

audience (with s.o. important)

Answer 97

e. Audienz

Question 98

foul play

Answer 98

e. verrätersiche Tat

Question 99

stress

Answer 99

e. Belastung

Question 100

stress

Answer 100

r. Stress

Question 101

condolence

Answer 101

s. Beileid

Question 102

to express (e.g. condolence)

Answer 102

aussprechen

Question 103

loss

Answer 103

r. Verlust

Question 104

departure

Answer 104

r. Abflug

Question 105

departure (bus)

Answer 105

e. Abfahrt

Question 106

from stem to stern

Answer 106

von vorne bis achtern

Question 107

attitude towarsd

Answer 107

e. Haltung

Question 108

to guess, foresee

Answer 108

ahnen

Question 109

about noon

Answer 109

gegen Mittag

Question 110

instead

Answer 110

als Ersatz

Question 111

when I am awake

Answer 111

bei wachem Bewusstsein

Question 112

to become effective

Answer 112

wirken

Question 113

it got me thinking

Answer 113

es gab mir zu denken

Question 114

generally

Answer 114

im allgemeinen

Question 115

generally

Answer 115

im großen und ganzen

Question 115

generally

Answer 115

im großen und ganzen

Question 116

misfortune

Answer 116

s. Pech

Question 117

official

Answer 117

amtlich

Question 118

occasion

Answer 118

r. Anlass

Question 119

to belittle

Answer 119

schmälern

Question 120

trunk (elefant)

Answer 120

r. Rüssel

Question 121

to occupy o.s.

Answer 121

sich benachschäftigen

Question 122

conclusion

Answer 122

r. Schluss

Question 123

monitor

Answer 123

r. Überwacher

Question 124

e. Eifer

Answer 124

eagerness

Question 125

to outgrow

Answer 125

entwachsen

Question 126

woe

Answer 126

r. Jammer

Question 127

blessing, boon, godsend

Answer 127

r. Segen

Question 128

harrowing

Answer 128

grauenhaft

Question 129

to make a fool of o.s.

Answer 129

jdn lächerlich machen

Question 130

in vain

Answer 130

verworren

Question 131

nebulous

Answer 131

verworrren

Question 132

princely

Answer 132

fürstlich

Question 133

acquisition

Answer 133

r. Erwerb

Question 134

not to scale

Answer 134

nicht maßstäblich

Question 135

longitudinal section

Answer 135

r. Längsschnitt

Question 136

stapler

Answer 136

r. Drahthefter

Question 137

parking meter

Answer 137

e. Parkuhr

Question 138

traffic lights

Answer 138

e. Verkehrsampel

Question 139

to tend (land)

Answer 139

bestellen

Question 140

grave

Answer 140

s. Grab

Question 141

sexton

Answer 141

r. Küster

Question 142

to cut/mow grass

Answer 142

mähen

Question 143

marble

Answer 143

r. Marmor

Question 144

reminder

Answer 144

e. Gedächtnisstütze

Question 145

gravestone

Answer 145

r. Grabstein

Question 146

to last

Answer 146

dauern

Question 147

relief

Answer 147

e. Erleichterung

Question 148

it's a comfort to know that

Answer 148

es ist tröstlich/beruhigend zu wissen, dass....

Question 149

directions

Answer 149

e. Anweisungen

Question 150

upkeep

Answer 150

r. Unterhalt

Question 151

to attend to

Answer 151

Aufmerksamkeit schenken

Question 152

compensation

Answer 152

e. Entschädigung

Question 153

loneliness

Answer 153

e. Einsamkeit

Question 154

being

Answer 154

s. Wesen

Question 155

forever

Answer 155

für immer | für alle Zeiten

Question 156

spark

Answer 156

e. Funke

Question 157

to come true, be fulfilled

Answer 157

in Erfüllung gehen

Question 158

to astonish

Answer 158

erstaunen

Question 159

to whisper

Answer 159

flüstern

Question 160

to scribble

Answer 160

kritzeln

Question 161

to rustle, murmur

Answer 161

säuseln

Question 162

to scare away

Answer 162

verscheuchen

Question 163

to scrub down

Answer 163

abschrubben

Question 164

to scrub down

Answer 164

abschrubben

Question 165

to alert, alarm

Answer 165

alarmieren

Question 166

to fill up (with petrol)

Answer 166

auftanken

Question 167

to emigrate

Answer 167

auswandern

Question 168

to split o's sides with laughter

Answer 168

sich biegen vor lachen

Question 169

to harvest, gather

Answer 169

ernten

Question 169

to harvest, gather

Answer 169

ernten

Question 170

to milk

Answer 170

melken

Question 171

constituency

Answer 171

r. Wahlkreis

Question 172

opinion poll

Answer 172

e. Meinungsumfrage

Question 173

shadow cabinet

Answer 173

s. Schattenkabinett

Question 174

electorate

Answer 174

e. Wählerschaft

Question 175

to canvass

Answer 175

Wahlwerbung machen

Question 176

to canvass

Answer 176

um Stimmen werben

Question 177

to nationalise

Answer 177

verstaatlichen

Question 178

apathy

Answer 178

e. Teilnahmelosigkeit

Question 179

unemployment benefit

Answer 179

e. Arbeitslosenunterstützung

Question 180

MP

Answer 180

r. Abgeordnete

Question 181

moroseness

Answer 181

r. Missmut

Question 182

fickleness, inconsistency

Answer 182

r. Wankelmut

Question 183

patience

Answer 183

e. Langmut

Question 184

justice

Answer 184

e. Gerechtigkeit

Question 185

to break (of day)

Answer 185

anbrechen

Question 186

studio

Answer 186

s. Atelier

Question 187

excuse

Answer 187

e. Ausrede

Question 188

relaxation

Answer 188

e. Ausspannung

Question 189

spotted, stained

Answer 189

befleckt

Question 190

event, occurrence

Answer 190

e. Begebenheit

Question 191

almost

Answer 191

beinahe

Question 192

a man possessed

Answer 192

r. Besessene(r)

Question 193

certainty

Answer 193

e. Bestimmtheit

Question 194

proof

Answer 194

r. Beweis

Question 195

lid

Answer 195

r. Deckel

Question 196

jay

Answer 196

r. Eichelhäher

Question 197

harvest

Answer 197

e. Ernte

Question 198

r. Förster

Answer 198

forester

Question 199

counterfeit

Answer 199

gefälscht

Question 200

moderate

Answer 200

gemäßigt

Question 201

ghost

Answer 201

s. Gespenst

Question 202

ghostly

Answer 202

gespensterhaft

Question 203

well preserved

Answer 203

guterhalten

Question 204

half asleep

Answer 204

im Halbschlaf

Question 205

heath, moor

Answer 205

e. Heide

Question 206

quiet as a mouse

Answer 206

mäuschenstil

Question 207

sign of the Zodiac

Answer 207

s. Tierkreiszeichen

Question 208

sign of the Zodiac

Answer 208

s. Zodiakussymbol

Question 209

angry

Answer 209

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