Lord Egware Dies

Question 1

heimlich, verstohlen

Answer 1

surreptitious

Question 2

jdm etw vor Augen führen, klarmachen

Answer 2

to bring sth home to sb

Question 3

Frühvorstellung

Answer 3

matinée

Question 4

etw verhindern, jdn hinfern, etw behindern (h)

Answer 4

to hamper sth

Question 5

jdn arm machen

Answer 5

to impoverish sb

Question 6

verarmt

Answer 6

impoverished

Question 7

huschen, flitzen, flattern, schwirren
herumflitzen

Answer 7

to flit
to flit about

Question 8

etw betreiben, etw nachgehen (to work steadily)

Answer 8

to ply sth

Question 9

Belanglosigkeit, Trivialität

Answer 9

inanity

Question 10

rau, rauchig (voice)

Answer 10

husky

Question 11

berauschend

Answer 11

intoxicating

Question 12

Zauber(in), Zauberkünstler(in)

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conjurer

Question 13

geistlos, nichts sagend, ausdruckslos

Answer 13

vacuous

Question 14

intellektuelle Überlegenheit, überragende Bedeutung

Answer 14

pre-eminence

Question 15

hauptsächlich, vor allem (pre)

Answer 15

pre-eminently

Question 16

herausragend, überragend
eine Koryphäe auf seinem Gebiet sein

Answer 16

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

Question 17

jdm etw vermitteln

Answer 17

to impart sth to sb

Question 18

Wahrsager(in)

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fortune teller

Question 19

jdm aus der Hand lesen

Answer 19

to read sb’s palm

Question 20

Begabung, Talent

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aptitude

Question 21

fiebrig, fieberhaft (2)

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feverish
frantic

Question 22

etw von etw abwenden

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to avert sth from sth

Question 23

impulsiv, hitzig, unüberlegt

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impetuous

Question 24

jdm zu Hilfe kommen

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to come to the aid of sb

Question 25

Knäuel, Gewirr, Durcheinander

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tangle

Question 26

eine Weile

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awhile

Question 27

adlige Witwe, würdevolle alte Dame, Patriarchin

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dowager

Question 28

Herzog
Herzogin

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duke
duchess

Question 29

jdn abservieren (fam)

Answer 29

to bump sb

Question 30

Bedienung, Kellner
Bedienung, Kellnerin

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waiter
waitress

Question 31

Umhang, Stola, Verpackung
Strandtuch

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wrap
beach wrap

Question 32

attraktiv, verlockend (a)

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appealing

Question 33

sich in einen Stuhl fallen lassen

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to fling oneself into a chair

Question 34

bei jdm wohnen

Answer 34

to dwell with sb

Question 35

Unterströmung, Unterton

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undercurrent

Question 36

gefälscht, nachgemacht
etw fälschen

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counterfeit
to counterfeit sth

Question 37

in jds Nähe

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at close quarters with sb

Question 38

grell, schrill, scharf, schneidend (s)

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strident

Question 39

schmeichelhaft, Frei-, Gratis-

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complimentary

Question 40

totenbleich, Aschgrau, ausgemergelt, vom Tode gezeichnet

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cadaverous

Question 41

schöntuerisch

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gushing

Question 42

jdm sein Herz ausschütten

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to unbosom oneself to sb

Question 43

jdn beschwören, etw zu tun (a)

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to adjure sb to do sth

Question 44

jdn aussetzen

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to maroon sb

Question 45

Kastanienbraun (n, adj)

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maroon

Question 46

spontan

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on the spur of the moment

Question 47

etw verwüsten, verheerende Schäden an etw anrichten

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to ravage sth

Question 48

möglicherweise

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conceivably

Question 49

jdn verblüffen, verwirren (c)

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to confound sb

Question 50

Arbeitslosengeld bekommen

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to be on the dole

Question 51

Veranlassung haben, etw zu tun

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to have occasion to do sth

Question 52

begreifen, verstehen (c)

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to comprehend

Question 53

jdn beschatten

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to shadow sb

Question 54

unerklärlich

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inexplicable

Question 55

nicht mehr weiterwissen

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to be at a loss

Question 56

selbstherrlich, überheblich, herrisch

Answer 56

high-handed