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abblättern to flake off / peel
abbringen to dissuade
abfedern to cushion / absorb a shock
abgesondert separate / isolated / incommunicado
abklingen to fade away / die away / subside
ablassen to drain / let off / blow off / desist
absägen to saw off / down
absaufen to drown / flood
abschirmen to protect / shield / screen / insulate
abschotten to seal off / screen
absenken to lower / sink
abtupfen to blot / dab away
abweichen to differ / deviate / diverge / vary
die Aktualisierung update
die Anstalten preparations / measures
der Ansturm a rush / stampede
aufbauschen to puff up / magnify / blow up
auffindbar traceable / discoverable
aufflammen to flare up
aufkreuzen to show up / roll along
auflauern to ambush / lie in wait for
aufrechterhalten to keep going / maintain / perpetuate
aufreihen to line up / put in a row
aufscheuchen to startle / shock
aufspießen to impale / skewer / spear / gore
auftun to open up
aufwenden to spend / expend / use
aufzehren to exhaust / sap / burn out / consume
ausgleichen to balance / compensate / equalize
aushalten to withstand / endure / sustain
austricksen to trick / outsmart / outwit
bändigen to tame / subdue
bäuchlings face-down
befassen to deal with
befeuchten to moisturize / wet / dampen / humidify
beisteuern to contribute (wenig benutzt)
beleben to revitalize / revive
bergen to rescue / recover
besänftigen to appease / soothe
beschnüffeln to sniff / nuzzle
blaffen to bark / yelp
die Dauerschleife a continuous loop
differenzieren to differentiate / make distinctions / discriminate
der Download download
durchschlagen to chop through / have a laxative effect
durchstöbern to browse / comb through
durchtrennen to cut through / sever / cut in two
eingeschweißte schrink-wrapped
einknicken to get bent / crease / buckle
entfallen to escape / slip mind / be inapplicable
entführen to kidnap / abduct
entgehen to escape / miss / avoid / elude
entgleisen to derail / go off the rails
entwirren to unravel / untangle / unscramble
entwöhnen to wean (off) / break a habit / disaccustom
erdrücken to crush / overwhelm
erfolgen to occur / take place / follows
erlangen to gain / attain
erlöschen to go out / expire / be extinguished
erschweren to make more difficult / impede / hamper
erstarren to become rigid / stiff / cold / numb
ertasten to feel for / make out by touch
etwas auf die Probe stellen to put something to the test
die Fehlanzeige a dead loss / something useless
fixieren to fix / lock (aka look at)
flennen to blubber / blub / cry heavily
gackern to cackle
das Gedöns rigamarole
der Gezappel wriggling (noun)
hauchdünn paper thin / wafer-thin
herausragen to jut out / stick out
hervorbringen to bring forth / put forth / produce / yield
hervorrufen to cause / create / induce / evoke
hinüberspähen to peek over
holperig bumpy / clumsy / jerky
in Atem zu halten to hold your breath
in die Luft jagen to blow up / explode
in die Quere kommen to cross paths / get in the way
in die Tat umsetzen to translate into action / turn into reality
die Keule a club / mace / cudgel
knuffen to poke / prod / nudge
der Knüppel cudgel / bludgeon / nightstick
der Kuddelmuddel a mess (slang, wenig benutzt)
lahmlegen to paralyze / immobilize
massenhaft en masse / plenty
die messerscharf Kante a razor-sharp edge
mit Ach und Krach with a bang
nachladen to reload
ratzen to kip = sleep in a place that isn't your home
recken to stretch
das Recycling recycling
die Rempelei jostling / pushing
rotierend rotating
schleichend creeping / prowling / insidious
schleudern to sling / hurl / fling
schleusen to funnel (smuggle)
schmettern to smash / blare / belt out
schmiegen to nestle
schmirgeln to sand / sand down / rub down
schnauben to snort
schüren to stoke / foment / fan the flames
schürzen to purse (knot)
schwappen to slosh / slop / splash
spachteln to smooth over / fill in
sperrig bulky
spionieren to spy / snoop around
spreizen to stradle / splay
stolzieren to swagger / strut
strotzen to be full / bursting / teeming
tarnen to camouflage / disguise
tätscheln to pat something
taufen to baptize
taugen to be suitable / useful
taumeln to stagger / reel / lurch / flounder
türmen to pile up / pile
überdauern to outlast / survive
überlisten to outwit / outsmart
umkrempeln to turn inside out
die Unannehmlichkeit inconvenience / trouble / bother
unbeabsichtigt unintentional / unintended
untergraben to undermine
unterlassen to refrain from / omit
veranlassen to prompt / cause / induce
die Verbeugung a bow
verbiegen to bend / twist / warp
verdünnen to dilute / thin out
vereiteln to thwart / frustrate
verengen to narrow / constrict / contract
verfälschen to falsify / tamper with
verfärben to discolor / color
verkneifen to bite back / resist
verkorksen to make a mess of / upset / ruin
verlernen to unlearn / forget
versäumen to miss / fail / lose (wenig benutzt)
verschmelzen to merge / fuse
verschonen to spare / exempt
verschrotten to scrap / discard
versiegeln to seal (up)
verstauen to stow away / load / pile
verwahren to keep safe / shut away
verwässern to water down
verweilen to linger
verwischen to blur / efface efface = 1) erase (a mark) from a surface, 2) make oneself appear insignificant or inconspicuous.
verzerren to distort / skew
vollbringen to accomplish / achieve
vollziehen to carry out / complete
vorantreiben to advance / drive forward / push along
vorenthalten to withhold / deprive
wegfallen to be omitted / cease to apply / be discontinued
weichen to yield / give way
wendig manoueverable / agile
zerbeulen to dent
zerfallen to decay / disintegrate
die Zerlegung cutting apart / taking apart / stripping down
zerren to tug
zerschmettern to smash / crush / shatter
zertrümmern to smash up / shatter