state legislator; member of state parliament; member of a provincial assembly
automaton clock; marionette clock
state police; provincial police
breaking a lock; picking a lock
chemical reaction used to detect residue from gunshots; gunpowder residue; gun shot residue; GSR
The Nutcracker (ballet by Tchaikovsky)
display window; shop window; store window
East Germany (1949-1990); German Democratic Republic
watch store; watch dealer
small sum (e.g. of money); small denomination
to sweep the slate clean; to start again from the beginning; to do it all over again
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
(a woman) being gifted with both intelligence and beauty
performing a surgical operation
tie-dye; tie-dyeing; aperture (e.g. camera, iris of the eye); aperture stop; contraction; squeezing
to escape death; to be saved from death
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
life and death; life or death
equal division (of profits, prize money, etc.); equal split
up and down; lightly; nimbly; casually; (strolling about) without a care
to come back (to); to return to a starting point
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
attending physician; physician in charge; (one's) family doctor
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
surgery; department of surgery (hospital, etc.)
to make a payment via bank deposit transfer; to discard another player's winning tile
flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee