erheben<erhob; erhoben> | to raise; levy; fig: elevate, exalt, extol; sich ~ - to ascend, to rise, to soar, to spring up |
die Gasse(-n) | narrow street or passage; lane |
das Gässchen | alley |
der Windkel(-) | math: angle; corner, nook |
winkelig | angular, full of corners |
Gässchen(-) | alley |
ganz und gar | utterly, wholly, entirely |
der Tempel(-) | temple, sanctuary |
die Götterstatue(-n) | statue of a diety |
feilbieten | to offer (or put up) for sale |
die Neuigkeit(-en) | novelty, news, piece of news |
der Zirkus(-se) | circus |
fügen | to place, to mate (tech.) |
sich fügen | to acquiesce, to comply, to conform |
die Stufe(-n) | step, doorstep, rung; stage, rank |
stufenförmig | cascaded, stepped |
die Gewalt(-en) | force, sway; fig: lordship |
gewaltig | immense, huge, grand, formidable, immense, powerful, stupendous |
der Trichter(-) | funnel, cone, chute |
das Bauwerk(-e) | building, structure |
kreisrund | circular |
bilden | to form, fashion, shape |
das Stadion(Stadien) | stadium |
die Säule(-n) | column, pillar |
verzieren | to adorn, decorate; trim; embellish |
schlicht | plain, simple, modest |
der Schmuck(this word is never plural except in compound words like Schmuckstücke) | ornament; decoration |
schmücken | to decorate, adorn |
das Dach(ä-er) | roof |
die Pracht(-) | splendor, magnificence |
prachtvoll | prächtig |
spannen | to stretch, to tighten |
gespannt | keyed-up, taut(ly)stretched, tense(ly); excitedly |
die Glut(-en) | heat, glow; glowing fire |
die Binse(-n) | rush (reed) |
das Stroh | straw |
ergreifen<ergriff, ergriffen> | seize, grasp, grip, apprehend (criminal) |
sich um et. kümmern | to see to sth.,to look after so./sth., to take care of so/sth. |
sich verirren | to get lost, to go astray, to lose one's way |
bewachsen<bewuchs, bewachsen> | to grow over, to cover over; as adj.: overgrown |
umher | around, about |
knipsen | to photograph, to snap(a photo.) |
steinern | stony |
die Zikade(-n) | cicada |
anstimmen | to intone, to strike up a song |
die Strophe(-n) | verse |
die Umgebung | neighborhood, surrounding area |
die Ziege(-n) | goat |
sich herumsprechen<sprach sich herum, sich herumgesprochen> | to get around (rumors, news) |
außer | except |
äußere | outer, exterior |
abschleifen<schliff ab, abgeschliffen> | to polish, grined, to smooth down |
aushöhlen | to erode, hollow out; undermine |