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unrequited love; one-sided love

2

it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right

1

childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate

1

distrust; unjust suspicion

1

to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread

1

to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively

1

generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality

1

to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)

1

Lutz

1

decomposition; ulceration

1

to mix; to stir; to blend

1

important; significant; precious; valuable; careful

1

to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice

3

when one was a very young child; very early in one's life

1

together; jointly; at the same time; with; both

2

to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)

1

to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken

1

to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)

1

nice; likeable; desirable

2

to (do) like this

1

to draw on one's experience; to make good use of one's experience; to turn one's experience to good account

1

epilogue

1

Martina

51

to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out

1

without a moment's delay; at once; immediately; instantly; promptly; without hesitation

1

to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)

2

to die; to pass away

6

to do; to commit; to carry out; to bring about

1

to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern

1

signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking

3

to do together

2

reluctant (to part)

1

difficult to ...; hard to ...

1

to follow suit; to imitate or follow someone blindly; to ride on someone's back; to ride someone's coattails; to take advantage (e.g. of another's popularity)

1

to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate

1

not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe; not completely displeasing; fairly pleasing

1

to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)

2

big job; great task

1

envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)

2

to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to

2

seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of

1

marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse

3

collateral family; subsidiary line; affiliate; coset

1

mission; errand; task; duty; obligation

2

criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (someone) to redo something

1

execution

5

politics; government

1

entreaty; appeal; petition

1

to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert

1

(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means

3