| speaking of... | apropos... |
| the wildfire | das Lauffeuer |
| the wastewater | das Abwasser |
| the peace treaty | der Friedensvertrag |
| the inhibition, the restraint, the holding back | die Hemmung, die Zurückhaltung |
| unrestricted, unrestrained | hemmungslos, unbeschränkt |
| packed to the edge (or top) | randvoll |
| the restaurant manager, the innkeeper | der Gastwirt |
| to shift (ex. ballast or electrical charge or things that shift themselves) | sich verlagern |
| to extend, to prolong, to lengthen, to eke out | verlängern, recken |
| the assessment, the appraisal | die Beurteilung, die Bewertung, die Einschätzung, die Begutachtung |
| the attention, the respect, the deference | die Achtung |
| the party convention, the political convention | der Parteitag |
| to overshadow | überschatten |
| to sway (in thinking), to budge (in thinking), to cause to reconsider | umstimmen |
| the competition (in sports or business) | der Wettbewerb, die Konkurrenz, der Wettkampf |
| the early stage, the preliminary stage | die Vorstufe |
| to provide for | versorgen, sorgen, verschaffen |
| partly, partially (cloudy) | teilweise |
| to turn on (the TV, etc), to switch on | einschalten, anschalten |
| the local transportation, the local traffic | der Nahverkehr |
| the book cover | der Einband |
| to shrink | schrumpfen |
| the surrogate mother | die Leihmutter |
| to lend, to loan | leihen |
| the nanny | das Kindermädchen |
| to scratch | kratzen |
| to sneer | grinsen, spotten, höhnen |
| the sign, the signal | das Zeichen |
| the homesickness | das Heimweh |
| the mining (of gold or coal) | der Bergbau, der Abbau |
| the precinct, the beat (of a cop), the territory, the district | das Revier |
| to shut down (e.g. a business) | schließen, zumachen, stilllegen |
| the energy source | der Energieträger |
| the emission (of CO2), the output (of energy) | der Ausstoß |
| the incidence, the occurrence, the deposit (of a resource) | das Vorkommen |
| inexhaustible | unerschöpflich |
| to hover, to float | schweben |
| relatively, comparatively | relativ, vergleichsweise, verhältnismäßig |
| to desire | begehren, wünschen |
| to amount to, to come to, to add up to, to be | betragen, gleichkommen |
| the nuclear power (i.e. atomic energy, not a country) | die Kernenergie |
| premature | verfrüht, frühzeitig, vorzeitig |
| to stand (sth.), to bear, to tolerate, to endure | ertragen |
| the acquisition, the purchase | der Erwerb |
| (and that) in turn, again | wiederum |
| again | nochmal, wieder, erneut |
| competitive | wettbewerbsfähig, konkurrenzfähig |
| the diagram, the table, the chart | die Schautafel |
| the city council | der Stadtrat |
| the prayer house (at a convent) | das Bethaus |
| the needy (always plural) | die Bedürftige |
| the grant (instead of tuition) | das Stipendium |
| time limited | befristet |
| the curfew | das Ausgehverbot |
| the prisoner | der Gefangener, der Häftling |
| the descent (to the lower soccer league), the decline | der Abstieg |
| to wrap, to wind (a clock), to roll | wickeln |
| to tease | hänseln, necken |
