Taken at the Flood

Question 1

careful and using a lot of effort
eifrig, emsig, unermüdlich

Answer 1

sedulous

Question 2

neues Mitglied, gerade Eingeweihter

Answer 2

initiate

Question 3

schnell wachsen (🍄)

Answer 3

to mushroom

Question 4

to discharge sb from military service

Answer 4

to demonise sb

Question 5

restricted amount/time of work
mit etw sparen

Answer 5

stint
to stint sth

Question 6

Einwände erheben, sich sträuben (form)
Einwände gegen etw erheben

Answer 6

to demur
to demur at sth

Question 7

tief sitzend, fest verankert (in)

Answer 7

ingrained

Question 8

schlagfertige Antwort
voller Schlagfertigkeit

Answer 8

repartee
full of witty repartee

Question 9

caprices (v)

Answer 9

vagaries

Question 10

etw imprägnieren, mit einer Substanz versehen
etw erfüllen

Answer 10

to impregnate sth (-with sth)

Question 11

Rinder-
einfältig, beschränkt

Answer 11

bovine

Question 12

very determined (🐕‍🦺)

Answer 12

dogged

Question 13

sudden cold shiver (saying)

Answer 13

someone is walking over my grave

Question 14

liter: niederträchtig, nieder, gemein

Answer 14

base

Question 15

kleines Wäldchen (c)

Answer 15

copse

Question 16

bunt gemischt (Kiel)

Answer 16

motley

Question 17

hum: Schmöker

Answer 17

tome

Question 18

sich an jdn wenden können, Zuflucht zu etw nehmen können
ohne etw in Anspruch zu nehmen

Answer 18

to have recourse to sb/sth
without recourse to sth

Question 19

childish (p)
childishness

Answer 19

puerile
puerility

Question 20

to be very shy

Answer 20

to be a shrinking violet

Question 21

niederknien (in church)
to show too much respect to sb/sth

Answer 21

to genuflect
to genuflect to sb / sth

Question 22

pej form: pedantic and conscientious (🕔)

Answer 22

punctilious

Question 23

einen Meineid schwören

Answer 23

to commit perjury