a2

meerkat

to pollenize

sich erheben, steigen (Preise)

to soak sth up

to be a thorn in so's side

to bring sth to an end

souverän, selbstsicher

Geringschätzung (contempt)

to put sth together (a toy); to come together (to gather)

pincer

paratroopers

tunnel vision

blank check (to issue a blank check

Belagerung (mil)

junges Kätzchen

to purr [pÖr]

wind instrument

sprinkles

pacifier

fresh water

hedgehog

hose

crayons [crEIon]

half the battle

evenly distributed

to sprain, to twist

fire-breather

agile [Ädscheil]

Geplänkel

herrschen (eine komische Stimmung herrscht) über jmdn siegen (to prevail over so)

to disclose, to lay open, to reveal

verdorben, unrein (This was paid with tainted money)

to be on the go

ore

as a whole

no man's land

jmd ähneln [risÄmbel]

in full swing

feasible, doable, viable

to make concession

Unmut, (An example of resentment is how someone may feel about illegal immigrants working, while they are unemployed.) resentful

quetschen, zerquetschen, to squash in = hineinquetschen

to squeeze

chandelier

at so expense

to proclaim sth

unterlassen (refuse to stop at a red light) vernachlässigen (leave their baby at home alone)

jmd abhalten, to inhibit from action

devoted to a purpose (scientist who is very focused on his work) defined for a special use (hard drive that has the purpose to save important data)

forgetful unaware of surroundings (An example of oblivious is someone walking out into the street without looking to see if a car is coming)