very busy (person or thing)
inability to discern the truth due to conflicting testimony
limited; restricted; constrained
East Germany (1949-1990); German Democratic Republic
came; went; were (somewhere); was (somewhere); were (doing); was (doing)
skeletal remains; dry bones of a corpse; human skeleton
false accusations; unfounded suspicion; groundless charge; wet clothes
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
postmark; (postal) cancellation mark
to become clumsy; to miss one's aim
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
destruction by fire; losing in a fire; being burnt down
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
to have a drink; to have a few drinks
Claus; Crouse; Klaus; Kraus; Krauss; Krausz
happy memory; sweet memory
finally; after great pains; at last; just barely
moral support; emotional support; spiritual support
imprisonment; incarceration
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
reading aloud; recitation
to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
emotional scars; mental trauma
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
going to and fro; back and forth
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job)
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)