 | English  | German |  |
 | less {adj} {adv} [measuring something] | 6039 weniger |  |
 | decisive {adj} [able to decide something quickly and with confidence] | 2997 entscheidungsfreudig |  |
 | like {adv} [coll.] [or: something like] | 353 ungefähr |  |
 | even {adv} [used as intensive to indicate something unexpected] | 207 überhaupt |  |
 | somewhat {pron} [archaic, dialect: something] | 158 irgendetwas |  |
 | uh [sound made when not sure about something] | 51 äh |  |
 | summat {pron} [Br.] [coll.] [something] | 41 was [ugs.] |  |
 | like {adv} [coll.] [or: something like] | 31 etwa |  |
 | carrion {adj} [attr.] [relating to something rotten or repulsive, e.g. odour] | 14 aasig [faulig oder ekelhaft, z. B. Geruch] |  |
 | sb. brings [something as a gift] | 14 jd. beschert |  |
 | pony {adj} [attr.] [something very small of its kind] | 11 Klein- |  |
 | [of something which is sat upon, worn out from use] {adj} {past-p} | durchgesessen |  |
 | [something must urgently be done] | (Es ist) Feuer unterm Dach! [ugs.] [Redensart] [österr. auch: (Es ist) Feuer am Dach!] |  |
 | Look! [request/command to direct one's attention to something] | Schauen Sie! [formelle Anrede] |  |
 | pony {adj} [attr.] [something very small of its kind] | Mini- |  |
 | thin {adv} [in a thin manner, so as to produce something thin] | dünn [auf dünne Weise, in dünner Weise] |  |
Verbs |
 | to act [take action, do something; perform a role (actor)] | 385 agieren [geh.] [handeln, tätig sein; als Schauspieler auftreten] |  |
 | to prepone sth. [Ind.] [do something earlier than planned] | 281 etw. vorziehen [früher erledigen als geplant] |  |
 | to stiff [sl.] [cheat out of something owed / expected] | 151 betrügen [Geld etc. vorenthalten] |  |
 | to dwarf sth. [in relation to something else] | 73 etw. verzwergen [bewirken, dass etwas im Verhältnis zu etwas anderem sehr klein, nahezu zwergenhaft erscheint] |  |
 | to have [have something done] [e.g. have a car repaired] | 70 lassen [veranlassen (, dass etw. getan wird)] [z. B. ein Auto reparieren lassen] |  |
 | to stick sb./sth. [to kill with something pointed] | 39 jdn./etw. abstechen [mit einem spitzen Gegenstand töten] |  |
 | to support sth. [by putting something beneath] | 11 etw. untersetzen |  |
 | [to chew all the goodness out of something like chewing gum] | etw.Akk. auskauen |  |
 | to accept sth. [esp. something undesirable, disadvantageous, or hazardous] | etw.Akk. in Kauf nehmen [Risiken, Nachteile etc.] [Redewendung] |  |
 | to deliver (sth.) [provide something promised or expected] | (etw.Akk.) liefern [ugs.] [eine Ankündigung wahr machen, eine Erwartung erfüllen] |  |
 | to disinter sth. [something that is well hidden, e.g. a collection of writings] | etw. wieder ausgraben [fig.] [z. B. ein Buch, Sachen von früher] |  |
 | to eye sth. [rare] [to provide something, e.g. a needle, with an eye] | etw.Akk. öhren [selten] [Nadel] |  |
 | Unverified to funnel sb./sth. [travel or send through something that acts like a funnel] | jdn./etw. schleusen |  |
 | to mind [object to (something)] | etwas dagegen haben |  |
 | to parallel sth. [to be parallel to something else, e.g. path] | zu etw.Dat. parallel verlaufen |  |
 | to reck [archaic] [pay heed to something] [no object, with negative or in questions] | sich kümmern |  |
 | to reck [archaic] [pay heed to something] [no object, with negative or in questions] | sich scheren [ugs.] |  |
 | to sort sth. [Br.] [coll.] [deal with something by repairing or organizing it] | etw.Akk. in Ordnung bringen |  |
 | to stand [in a certain place] [also fig., e.g. stand against something] | sich stellen [auch fig., z. B. sich gegen etwas stellen] |  |
 | to venture [dare to do or say something audacious] | sich getrauen |  |
 | to venture [dare to do or say something audacious] | sich trauen |  |
Nouns |
 | issue [act of issuing something] | 2166 Ausgabe {f} [Vorgang des Ausgebens, Austeilens, Aushändigens oder Verkündens einer Sache] |  |
 | pen [something to write with] | 1261 Stift {m} [zum Schreiben] |  |
 | mirage [something illusory] | 953 Illusion {f} |  |
 | fiction [something invented or imagined] | 908 Erfindung {f} [Fiktion, Hirngespinst] |  |
 | crap [vulg.] [pej.] [something of extremely poor quality; nonsense] | 725 Mist {m} [ugs.] [pej.] [minderwertiges od. wertloses Zeug; Unsinn] |  |
 | frills {pl} [something superfluous] | 533 Schnickschnack {m} [ugs.] [Überflüssiges] |  |
 | obligation [something owed] | 313 Schuld {f} [Verpflichtung] |  |
 | memory [something remembered] | 298 Reminiszenz {f} [geh.] [Erinnerung, Rückblick] |  |
 | locus [place where something happens] | 278 Ort {m} |  |
 | crap [vulg.] [pej.] [something of extremely poor quality] | 188 Dreck {m} [salopp] [pej.] [minderwertiges oder wertloses Zeug] |  |
 | sop [something given to pacify or quiet] | 171 Beruhigungspille {f} [fig.] |  |
 | breeze [coll.] [something easily done] | 167 Kinderspiel {n} [fig.] |  |
 | measurement [action of measuring something] | 156 Messen {n} |  |
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