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heimlich, verstohlen

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surreptitious

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jdm etw vor Augen führen, klarmachen

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to bring sth home to sb

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Frühvorstellung

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matinée

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etw verhindern, jdn hinfern, etw behindern (h)

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to hamper sth

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jdn arm machen

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to impoverish sb

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verarmt

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impoverished

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huschen, flitzen, flattern, schwirren
herumflitzen

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to flit
to flit about

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etw betreiben, etw nachgehen (to work steadily)

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to ply sth

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Belanglosigkeit, Trivialität

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inanity

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rau, rauchig (voice)

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husky

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berauschend

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intoxicating

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Zauber(in), Zauberkünstler(in)

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conjurer

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geistlos, nichts sagend, ausdruckslos

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vacuous

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intellektuelle Überlegenheit, überragende Bedeutung

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pre-eminence

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hauptsächlich, vor allem (pre)

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pre-eminently

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herausragend, überragend
eine Koryphäe auf seinem Gebiet sein

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pre-eminent
to be pre-eminent in one’s field

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jdm etw vermitteln

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to impart sth to sb

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Wahrsager(in)

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fortune teller

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jdm aus der Hand lesen

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to read sb’s palm

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Begabung, Talent

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aptitude

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fiebrig, fieberhaft (2)

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feverish
frantic

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etw von etw abwenden

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to avert sth from sth

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impulsiv, hitzig, unüberlegt

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impetuous

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jdm zu Hilfe kommen

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to come to the aid of sb

Knäuel, Gewirr, Durcheinander

tangle

eine Weile

awhile

adlige Witwe, würdevolle alte Dame, Patriarchin

dowager

Herzog Herzogin

duke duchess

jdn abservieren (fam)

to bump sb

Bedienung, Kellner Bedienung, Kellnerin

waiter waitress

Umhang, Stola, Verpackung Strandtuch

wrap beach wrap

attraktiv, verlockend (a)

appealing

sich in einen Stuhl fallen lassen

to fling oneself into a chair

bei jdm wohnen

to dwell with sb

Unterströmung, Unterton

undercurrent

gefälscht, nachgemacht etw fälschen

counterfeit to counterfeit sth

in jds Nähe

at close quarters with sb

grell, schrill, scharf, schneidend (s)

strident

schmeichelhaft, Frei-, Gratis-

complimentary

totenbleich, Aschgrau, ausgemergelt, vom Tode gezeichnet

cadaverous

schöntuerisch

gushing

jdm sein Herz ausschütten

to unbosom oneself to sb

jdn beschwören, etw zu tun (a)

to adjure sb to do sth

jdn aussetzen

to maroon sb

Kastanienbraun (n, adj)

maroon

spontan

on the spur of the moment

etw verwüsten, verheerende Schäden an etw anrichten

to ravage sth

möglicherweise

conceivably

jdn verblüffen, verwirren (c)

to confound sb

Arbeitslosengeld bekommen

to be on the dole

Veranlassung haben, etw zu tun

to have occasion to do sth

begreifen, verstehen (c)

to comprehend

jdn beschatten

to shadow sb

unerklärlich

inexplicable

nicht mehr weiterwissen

to be at a loss

selbstherrlich, überheblich, herrisch

high-handed