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1
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abgelegen, zurückgezogen

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secluded (Fame caused her to lead a rather secluded life, in her own private world.)

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entgegenstellen

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to set against sth. (When the cost was set against the benefits, the scheme looked good.)

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innerste, innerst

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innermost (She charts the adventures and innermost thoughts of an Indian family.)

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nichts geringeres als, nicht weniger als

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nothing short of (The fact that they survived the accident was nothing short of a miracle.)

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5
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stapfen (mit Schuhen oder Füssen)

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to clomp (Then Peabody in pink cowboy boots, clomping around the corner.)

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Mittagessen (formal)

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luncheon (It’s a luncheon speech, the event runs from noon to two.)

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vornehm, gehoben

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upscale (She lives in an upscale neighborhood.)

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aufprallen

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to thud (He ignored her wince when her weapon thudded on the floor.)

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etw. mit etw. behängen

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to drape sth. with … (The elves draped the house in lights and tinsel.)

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10
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(er)zeugen, sich fortpflanzen

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to procreate (Some people shouldn’t be allowed to procreate.)

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11
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Inhaftierung

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incarceration (He wrote a book on the pain of incarceration.)

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12
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Diebstahl

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larceny (There were a few petty larcenies and shopliftings.)

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13
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Beule, Delle

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dent

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14
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Gemeinsamkeit, Allgemeinheit

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commonality (It follows the other commonality will hold true for the twelve.)

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auch gelten, gleichermassen gelten

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to hold true for (So it follows the other commonality will hold true for the twelve.)

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16
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Zufall

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happenstance (It’s not going to be coincidence, it’s not going to be happenstance.)

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17
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aus dem Trott heraus kommen

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to get out of a rut (The new job felt like a way of getting out of the rut.)

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18
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ein wesentlicher Bestandteil (von)

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an integral part of (Coffee houses were an integral part of the London society.)

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19
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anbieten, vorbringen

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to proffer (Nancy offers an opposing view to the one the lecturer is proffering.)

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20
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Anklage

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indictment (So when Spurlock’s indictment on the fast-food industry won an Award,…)

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21
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einhüllen

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to engulf (Waves of nostalgia engulf me.)

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22
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herausragend

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jutting (The beach is round a jutting outcrop of rock…)

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23
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wehleidig, klagend

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plaintive (…, he adds plaintively.)

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24
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edel, furchtlos

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gallant (He’s gallant and offers uf his boat.)

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25
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Schändung, Entweihung

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desecration (It’s desecration that they built a walkway to the cove.)

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26
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etw. ausbreiten, entfalten

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to unfurl (a sail)

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27
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unbeholfen, plump

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ungainly (I’m sprawled in an ungainly position.)

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28
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kultig, Kult-

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iconic (beach)

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29
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weise, klug

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sage (He’s not sage, he’s an alcoholic.)

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30
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hinweisen, anspielen

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to allude (The keep alluding to their history.)

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31
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erbittert, bitter

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acrimonious (…while you exchange acrimonious glares with your husband.)

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32
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lauwarm

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tepid (coffee)

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33
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scheinheilig

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sanctimonious (He’s a sanctimonious bastard!)

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34
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gigantisch

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humongous (mistake)

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35
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Folter, Qual

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torment (I realize there’s a genuine torment behind the words I yell.)

36
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zügeln, zäumen

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to bridle (He glowers at me as though this is my fault, and I bridle.)

37
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jdm. verärgen, jmd. verstimmen

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to disgruntle sb. (His face has twisted into a familiar disgruntled expression.)

38
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Reue

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contrition (A look of contrition comes over his face.)

39
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Mund

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mouth

40
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spannend

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exciting

41
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respektlos, unhöflich

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disrespectful

42
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nicht alles glauben, nicht jedes Wort auf die Goldwaage legen

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to take sth. with a pinch of salt (When she tells another story of her glamurous life, I usually take it with a pinch of salt.)

43
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Setzte nich alles auf eine Karte!

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Don’t put all your eggs in one basket!

44
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klein beigeben

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to eat humble pie (I know you think I’m not clever enough for university, but when I graduate, you’re going to have to eat humble pie.)

45
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eine schlechte Nachricht versüssen

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to sweeten the pill

46
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Frage, Anfrage, Rückfrage

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query (Should you have any further queries, …)

47
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etw. umdrehen, auf den Kopf stellen, umstülpen (z.B. Eimer)

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To upend sth. (He upends the sack with stones onto a velvet-lined tray.)

48
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Sperrholz

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plywood

49
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Hosenträger, Straps

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suspender

50
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Frühlingszwiebel

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shallot

51
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retten, bergen

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to salvage (Salvage the equipment!)

52
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verschlingen, einhüllen

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to engulf (…as though Volkheimer will engulf the house instead of the other way round.)

53
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Fundament, Berg, Pferd

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mount (He is stopping his mount now and then to peer into windows.)

54
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verdorben, faulig

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putrid (it smells putrid!)

55
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Sofa, Couch

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davenport

56
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Schmuck, (Zeug)

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trinket (It’s a large room crammed with trinkets, books and …)

57
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Leere

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void (…the void in his left ear.)

58
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Plünderer

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looter (You need to watch out for looters.)

59
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Broschüre, Flugblatt

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pamphlet

60
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sachdienlich, relevant

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pertinent (…it was sth. he deemed pertinent)

61
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herumstoebern, schnueffeln

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to pry

62
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instinktiv, intuitiv

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visceral (It had been eight years since I’d been back, but the scenery was visceral.)

63
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ergreifend

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poignant (It was a poignant gesture of faith)

64
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irrelevant

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extraneous (The girl suddenly realized how extraneous she was next to the boy.)

65
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Umschreibung, Beschoenigung

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euphemism

66
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einer Sache nicht gewachsen sein

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to be in over one’s head

67
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satt, voll, reichlich versehen

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replete (an elaborate house replete with a widow’s walk)

68
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umstaendlich

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circuitous (The house is full of nooks, curiously circuitous)

69
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Maulwurf, Muttermal

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mole

70
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sich buecken

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to stoop

71
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Wildfleisch, Reh

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venison

72
Q

analysieren

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dissect (I planned to dissect the girl’s murder)

73
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Rinnsal, Bach

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rivulet (long blonde hair drifted in rivulets down her back)

74
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angriffslustig, streitlustig

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belligerent

75
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eingeweiht, geheim

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privy (We don’t let nine-year-old boys be privy to an ongoing investigation)

76
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versoehnlich

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conciliatory (tone)

77
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durchackern

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plow through (he plows through a few low-grade true-crimers a week)

78
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Ermahnung, Tadel

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rebuke (I waited for the phone to ring with rebukes)

79
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drosseln, erdrosseln

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to throttle (I thought he was going to throttle her.)

80
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Leichtsinn, Ungezwungenheit

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levity

81
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Schande, Unverschaemtheit

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infamy (Infamy had come to the city)

82
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Gotteslaesterung

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blasphemy

83
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Darm, Eingeweide

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bowel (My bowels were shifting, I coud barely move for the pain)

84
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rechtfertigen

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to vindicate

85
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entsetzlich, grausig

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ghastly

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