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dowry

1

American Civil War (1861-1865)

2

granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman

1

ancestor; forefather; foremother

1

northern army (e.g. in a civil war; esp. the Union Army during the American Civil War)

1

delinquent (youth); delinquency; Yankee

1

to capture; to seize; to plunder

1

spoils of war; booty; war trophy; something one managed to obtain or buy (at a bargain sale, merchandise stall, etc.); purchases; prizes (at an arcade, etc.)

1

to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)

1

if

1

gunpowder smoke

2

box; box-shape; cube-type

1

fortunately; luckily; thankfully

2

Cruz; Kruz; Kurtz; Kurz

79

waiver; weber (Wb) (unit of magnetic flux)

8

to become jammed (of a printer, gun, etc.); to jam; to hold a jam session

1

curio; antique

2

reeking of liquor; smelling of alcohol

4

snoring; snore

1

slack; loose; lax; slovenly; sloppy

4

beach; foreshore

3

to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close

1

flabby; limp; soft and pliable

1

loud snoring

1

drunkard

4

real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks

2

to lean against; to set against

1

to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted

2

growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension

2

to pull down

3

calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare

1

troublesome; bothersome

1

to smile broadly; to grin widely

1

my; one's own; personal; privately owned

1

sweet (flavour); sweet (of alcohol); sweet (e.g. melody); pleasant (e.g. atmosphere); suite (of rooms); suite

1

angel; angel investor

1

cheek

1

scrape-scrape; (with a) scraping sound

1

to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

1

at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)

2

to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off

3

(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy

1

to faint; to swoon; to be astounded; to astonished; to have a busy time; to be hectic

3

I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference

1

guffawing; roaring (with laughter); (laughing) heartily

1

to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off

2

each time

2

being empty-handed; bare hands (in a fight); being penniless

1

shithead; bastard

5

to fall on one's backside

3