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contemporary

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zeitgenössisch

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crusade

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Kreuzzug, Kampagne

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peculiar

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seltsam

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to exert

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ausüben/anwenden

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notorious

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berüchtigt, verrufen

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raftsman

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Flößer, Holzflößer

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fiddle

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geige

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Farewell

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abschied, Lebwohl

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without bid sb. farewell

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ohne Lebwohl zu sagen

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merely

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doch, nur

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drugged; to be drugged

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betäubt sein; betäubt werden

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shackled

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gefesselt

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to shackle sb.

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jmd. fesseln

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to be whipped

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ausgepeitscht werden

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the whip

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peitsche

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indictment

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anklage, anklageschrift

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testimony

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(Zeugen-)Aussage

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severe

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very heavy, worse than worse schwer, schlimm

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bondage

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slavery sklaverei

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ascertain

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to learn or to find out something

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paternal

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relating to the father

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precedent

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significant

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captivity

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state of being held in one place

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persever

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continue doing sth.; try to do sth. // also I was very depressed, I precedent to reach joy

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latter

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related to the end of the life (or something else)

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to testify

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to talk about sth. in an honest way

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to pursue

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to follow and to try to catch sth. to try to get/do sth. in a period of time to be involved in sth.

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menial positions

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someone who does menial (unpleasant, boring) work … boring positions

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suffrage

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the right to vote in an election

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to dwell

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to live in a particular place to keep the attention directed to exist

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timber

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nutzholz, bauholz trees just for using the wood

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endeavored

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seriously and continually trying sth. // since years I endeavored to get rid of him

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abundance

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a large amount of something

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acquaintance

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someone who is known, but not a close friend

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thither

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to that place

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apprehension

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act of understanding

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approbation

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act of approving something // that plan has the approbation of the school board

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excruciating

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extremely painful

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fetter

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chain for the feet

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to weep

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to cry because of a heavy sadness

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ray

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strahl

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to and fro

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from one place to another

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supposition

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something that is supposed, pretended idea/theory believing is true without proof

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chestnut

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kastanie, marone

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sinister

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having an evil appearance, look likely to cause sth bad

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masonry

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mauerwerk

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repugnant

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causing feeling of dislike // it’s repugnant to the spirit of law

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doom

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events or situations that cannot be avoided (mostly bad)

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to be sealed

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besiegelt

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cattle

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Herde

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execrable

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very very bad // her execrable singing must stop!

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rattling

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rasseln

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commingled

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vermischt

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Pen

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gehege

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to hush sb

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to get sb to be quiet

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unmitigated

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completely, total

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villain

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a person who does bad thigs

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epithet

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word/phrase that describes a person or thing

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conceive

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to think ir create sth in the mind

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indecent

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sexually offensive or shocking // nude figure are artistic, not indecent

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cat-o’-nine-tails

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whip made of nine knotted lines

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to acquaint

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to cause someone to know and become familiar with something

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auger

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Bohrer

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incarnate

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personifiziert

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imprecation

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Fluch

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agony

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qual

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adjacent

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angrenzend

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torment

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extreme physical or mental pain

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groan

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stöhnen

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weep

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weinen

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thraldom

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knechtschaft

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henceforth

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from this time forward, starting now

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redeem

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to make sth bad, unpleasant better or mire acceptable

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grief

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trauer

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pranks

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Lausbubenstreiche

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to oppress

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to treat sb. in a cruel and unfair way

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aspiration

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Verlangen, Sehnsucht

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maternal

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regarding the mother

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slumber

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sleep lightly, doze

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to be consoled

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try to feel less sadness or dusappointment (often reached by others)

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in the rear

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in the near

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freight

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goods that are carried by transportation

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bow

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beugen

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reverently

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ehrführchtig

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dram

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Schlückchen

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mulatto

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first generation offspring of black + white

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verdure

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das Grün

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soil

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boden, Schmutz

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bargain

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angebot, abmachung

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complexion

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color of skin especially in the face

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stern

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strict

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cordiality

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kindness // I appreciated the cordial of the welcome committee

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countenance

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appearance of person’s face

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profusion

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a large anount apples are growing in profusion in this valley

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devour

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fressen, verschlingen

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fiercely

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heftig // fiercely hot water

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partaking

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teilnehmend

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lithe

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geschmeidig

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lithe and lissom

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rank und schlank

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brute

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unmensch, Vieh, Brut

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utterance

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äußerung

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wretchedness

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Elend

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haughty

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arrogant, hochmütig

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mien

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miene

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indeed

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tatsächlich, allerdings, wirklich

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demure

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quiet and polite

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scarcely

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almost, not all

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brig

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2-masted square-rigged ship

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feasibility

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capability, possibility to do sth

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berth

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place to sleep on a ship

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dispatch

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send sb to a particular place to defeat in game to kill sb

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small-pox

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pocken

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interrogate

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to ask someone questions in a thorough way

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thorough

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grundlich, sorgfältig

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errand

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besorgung

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levee

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Damm

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forsaken

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verlassen

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captive

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Gefangener

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astir

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in an active state awake and out of bed

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inducements

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anreize

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excelled, sb excelled

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übertroffen, jd. übertraf

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loquatious

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sb. who talks a lot, geschwätzig

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paroxysm

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Kramp, Anfall

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avail

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nutzen, Gewinn, vorteil

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wench

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hoe, slut

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potter’s field

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place where unknown people are burried Armenfriedhof

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revive

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make sb or sth strong healthy or active again

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malady

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disease or illness

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repulsive

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abscheulicg

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interrogatory

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fragend

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bosom

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breast

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to heed sb/sth

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to pay attention to sb/sth

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to beseech

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anflehen, dringend bitten

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imploringly

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händeringend, flehentlich

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to do sth in vain

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to do it without any hope of solutio /result

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oppressed

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unterdrückt

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pilgrimage

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pilgerfahrt, Pilgerschaft

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minion

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Lakai, Ergebener

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servitude

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if you hold slaves, slavery

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candid

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open and honest

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pecuniary

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relating to money

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chattel

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Habe, Hab und Gut

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upland

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Hochland

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crib

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Maisspeicher

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premises

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property

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lumber

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wood to build sth

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extensive

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very big and enormous

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rascality

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gaunerei

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carcass

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kadaver, leiche, gerippe

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to procure

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to get

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loom

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Webstuhl

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withal

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obendrein

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benign

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harmlos, gutartig

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dispose

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to get rid of, sell etc.

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drooping

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hang down become sad/weak

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idle

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not working, active or being used

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abuse

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Beleidigung, Beschimpfung

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errand

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Besorgung

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preceded

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vorausgegangen, vorausgeilt // His reputation preceded him

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morose

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very serious, unhappy, very sad

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contempt

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Verachtunf

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maliciously

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böswillig, boshaft

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stir

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sich rühren, bewegen

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ebullition

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Gefühlausbruch, Überschäumen

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flogging

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Prügelstrafe, Auspeitschung

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mortgage

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Hypothek, Pfand

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mule

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Dickkopf

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limbs

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Glieder

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stoop

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Buckel, Treppe zu einem Hauseingang

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quarrel

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Streit, Zank

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valor

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Heldenmut, Mut, Tapferkeit

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morsel

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a very small piece of food

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consoled

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getröstet, trösten

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titter

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giggling

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toil

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work very hard for a long time

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hatchet

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Beil, kleine Axt

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tatters

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Lumpen

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vanity

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Eitelkeit

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cuss

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Fluch

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drowned

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ertrunken

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cachinnation

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Lachanfall

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thither

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dorthin, dalang

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sycamore

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Ahorn

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shingle

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Schindel, Ziegel

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gnat

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stechmücke

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stout

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kräftig, korpulent

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scrutinize

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hinterfragen, untersuchen

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ghastly

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entsetzlich

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dilapidated

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baufällig, verfallen

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hoe

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Hacke auch: Hure

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coarse

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grob

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sprees

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Orgien

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plowing (british: ploughing)

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pflügen

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plow (british: plough)

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Pflug

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trodden

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getreten, festgetreten

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allowance

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permission

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gout

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Zipperlein

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hogs

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Schweine

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stalks

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Stängel, Stiele

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scarcity

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Knappheit, Mangel

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vermin

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Ungeziefer

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tame

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zahm

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chills

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Schüttelfrost

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feeble

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kraftlos, schwach

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havoc

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Chaos, Verwüstunf

205
Q

disgrace

A

Blamage, Schande

206
Q

delinquent

A

schuldig, straffällig

207
Q

delinquencies

A

Vergehen

208
Q

debauch

A

Orgie, Schwelgerei

209
Q

savage

A

wild brutal

210
Q

vindictive

A

nachtragend, rachsüchtig

211
Q

avaricious

A

geizig

212
Q

cursed

A

verflucht, verwünscht

213
Q

dim

A

trübe, schummrig, dämmrig

214
Q

garrulous

A

geschwätzig, schwatzhaft

215
Q

excoriate

A

heruntermachen

216
Q

gourd

A

Flaschenkürbis

217
Q

distinction

A

to difference between things

218
Q

freight

A

Fracht

219
Q

vengeance

A

revenge

220
Q

base, baser

A

gemein, gemeiner niedrig, niedriger

221
Q

to be flogged

A

to be whipped

222
Q

avarice

A

Gier

223
Q

beggars…

A

bedarf …

224
Q

brawl

A

Schlägerei

225
Q

rod

A

Stange, Rute

226
Q

cordiality

A

Herzlichkeit, Gemütlichkeit

227
Q

disdain

A

verachten

228
Q

ivory

A

elfenbein

229
Q

crockery

A

Geschirr

230
Q

dishes

A

Geschirr

231
Q

fugitive

A

Flüchtling

232
Q

perspiration

A

sweat

233
Q

lenity

A

Milde

234
Q

dexterity

A

Geschicklichkeit

235
Q

beckoning

A

winkend

236
Q

lewd

A

anzüglich

237
Q

to elude sb/sth

A

jemand/etwas ausweichen

238
Q

coax

A

überreden

239
Q

bark

A

Rinde

240
Q

epistle

A

letter

241
Q

chastisement

A

Strafe, Züchtigung

242
Q

flagellation

A

Auspeitschung, Geißelung

243
Q

reconnoitre

A

aufklären, erkunden

244
Q

fugitives

A

Flüchtlinge

245
Q

stabbed

A

erstochen

246
Q

sb flayed

A

jemand schindete

247
Q

to abolish sth

A

etwas aufheben

248
Q

spree

A

spaß

249
Q

to forbear

A

unterlassen, dulden

250
Q

Kreuzzug, Kampagne

A

crusade

251
Q

zeitgenössisch

A

contemporary

252
Q

seltsam

A

peculiar

253
Q

ausüben/anwenden

A

to exert

254
Q

berüchtigt, verrufen

A

notorious

255
Q

Flößer, Holzflößer

A

raftsman

256
Q

geige

A

fiddle

257
Q

abschied, Lebwohl

A

Farewell

258
Q

ohne Lebwohl zu sagen

A

without bid sb. farewell

259
Q

doch, nur

A

merely

260
Q

betäubt sein; betäubt werden

A

drugged; to be drugged

261
Q

gefesselt

A

shackled

262
Q

jmd. fesseln

A

to shackle sb.

263
Q

ausgepeitscht werden

A

to be whipped

264
Q

peitsche

A

the whip

265
Q

anklage, anklageschrift

A

indictment

266
Q

(Zeugen-)Aussage

A

testimony

267
Q

very heavy, worse than worse schwer, schlimm

A

severe

268
Q

slavery sklaverei

A

bondage

English Vocabulary Hampshire (6 decks)

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