| Term | Definition |
|---|
| der Abschied,-e | departure, leave-taking, farewell |
| zum Abschied | on parting |
| sich verabschieden von | to say goodbye to |
| ansprechen | to speak to, address |
| auslesen | to finish reading a book |
| bemerken | to remark; notice, observe |
| bemerkenswert | remarkable |
| die Bemerkung,-en | remark, comment |
| eine Bemerkung machen ueber (acc.) | to remark about, comment on |
| beschimpfen | to insult, swear at |
| die Bitte,-n | request |
| bitten (bat, gebeten) um | to ask for, request, beg |
| die Brieftasche,-n | billfold |
| der Buchhaendler,- | bookseller, bookdealer |
| die Buchhandlung,-en | bookstore |
| sich buecken | to bend (down), stoop |
| denken (dachte, gedacht) an (acc.) | to think of/about, have in mind, call to mind |
| die Entschuldigung, -en | apology, excuse |
| entschuldigen | to excuse |
| sich entschuldigen bei | to apologize to |
| der (ein) Fremde(r) | stranger |
| fremd | foreign, unfamiliar, strange |
| gelten als | to be regarded as, be considered |
| grausam | cruel; terrible, awful, dreadful |
| die Grausamkeit,-en | cruelty |
| das Herz,-en | heart |
| klagen ueber (acc.) | to complain / lament about |
| die Klage,-n | complaint, lamentation |
| sich bei jemandem beklagen ueber (acc.) | to complain to s.o. about, make a complaint to s.o. about |
| ich kann mich nicht beklagen | I can't complain |
| der Kunde(n), die Kundin,-nen | customer |
| sich (dat.) leisten | to afford |
| die Leute | people |
| unter die Leute kommen/gehen | to mix with people |
| der Mensch(en) | human being, person; pl.: people |
| der Mitmensch(en) | fellow human being |
| die Neugier | curiousity, inquisitiveness |
| neugierig auf (acc.) | curious about, inquisitve, nosy |
| passen in (acc.) | to fit into |
| passen zu | to go with, match |
| passen (dat.) | to fit, suit, be appropriate, / suitable / to o.'s liking |
| das Regal, -e | shelf |
| der Skorpion,-e | scorpion |
| umdrehen | to turn around |
| das Unheil | disaster, calamity, mishap |
| verzichten auf (acc.) | to forgo, do without |
| wechseln | to change (money, clothes) |
| ziehen (zog, gezogen) | to pull |
| der Zug,ee | feature,trait,characteristic |
| das Aussehen,- | appearance, looks |
| der Aussenseiter,- | outsider |
| die Bedeutung,-en | meaning |
| die Eigenschaft,-en | characteristic, quality, attribute |
| der Erzaehler,- | narrator |
| die Hauptgestalt,-en | main character |
| das Opfer,- | victim |
| das Thema, Themen | theme, subject |
| voreilige Schluesse ziehen | to jump to conclusions |
| praegen | to shape, mold, leave its/their mark on |
| hinterlistig | crafty, cunning deceitful |
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