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impossible to get through, see through, or get into
undurchdringlich; undichschaubar; undurchsichtig
impenetrable
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a feeling of great sadness
Traurigkeit, Trauer, Kummer, Sorge
sorrow
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to cut into pieces
zerstückeln
to dismember
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an extremely cruel and violent action
Grausamkeit, Gräueltat
atrocity
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to do sth. that is morally wrong or illegal
etw. begehen, verüben
to perpetrate sth.
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to die; esp. in a terrible or sudden way
umkommen, sterben
to perish
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uncomfortably wet and hot
feucht, schwül
humid
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to be partly on one side of sth. and partly on the other
sich über beide Seiten von etw. erstrecken
to straddle sth.
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to come across sth.
auf etw. treffen, stoßen
to encounter sth.
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auf Widerstand stoßen
encounter resistance
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in size, amount, or degree
ausgedehnt, weitreichend
extensive
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many different kinds of
die verschiedensten ...
all manner of sth.
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rare and worth a lot of money
wertvoll
precious
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the hard smooth yellowish-white substance from the tusks of an elephant
Elfenbein
ivory
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Fertigerzeugnisse, Fertigware
manufactured goods
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Töpfer-, Tonwaren
pottery
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to have a name that is silly or amusing
sich des Namens/Titels erfreuen
to rejoice in the name/title (of) sth.
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a drug used for treating fevers, esp. malaria
Chinin
quinine
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to discover important facts about sth.
etw. erschließen, offenbaren
to unlock sth.
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to be very well known
ein Begriff sein
to be a household name
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wiling to do dangerous things
unerschrocken, wagemutig
intrepid
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to think that sth. is true although you are not certain; to assume sth.
etw. vermuten, annehmen
to presume sth.
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Vermutung, Annahmne
presumption
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to press sth.
etw. bügeln
to iron sth.
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a thin flat piece of food cut from a larger piece
Scheibe Brot, Stück Kuchen
slice
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to make sb. decide to do sth. esp. by giving them reasons why they should do it
jem. überreden, etw. zu tun
to persuade sb. to do sth.
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to obtain sth. by buying it or being given it
etw. erwerben; sich etw. aneignen
to acquire sth.
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to start a dangerous situation, angry argument etc.
etw. entzünden, entfachen
to ignite sth.
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a situation in which people compete with and push each other in order to get what they want
Gerangel, Gedrängel
scramble
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to describe sb. / sth. as very good
jem. / etw. als etw. feiern
to hail sb. / sth. as sth.
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to order sb. to come to a place
jem. herbeirufen, herbeizitieren
to summon sb. (to sth.)
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to formally ask sb. to do sth. for you
jem. damit beauftragen, etw. zu tun
to commission sb. to do sth.
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unter dem Deckmantel von etw.
under the guise of sth.
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giving money and help to people who are poor or in trouble
menschenfreundlich
philanthropic
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to discuss sth. in order to reach an agreement
mit jem. verhandeln
to negotiate with. sb
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Polizeipräsident
chief of police
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a piece of jewellery or a small pretty object that is not valuable
Schmuckstück, Schmuckgegenstand
trinket
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ein Vertrag, der bei entsprechender Gegenleistung Entlohnung durch Stoffe und Schmuckstücke verspricht
cloth and trinket treaty
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