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unauffällig, zurückhaltend
unobtrusive / 'Make-up this season is unobtrusive and natural-looking.'
jds. Gefühle lenken
to direct someone's feelings
jdm. ermöglichen etw. zu tun
to enable someone to do something / 'Computerization should enable us to cut production costs by half.'
allwissend
omniscient
Ich-Erzähler(in)
first-person narrator
Er-Erzähler / Sie-Erzählerin
third-person narrator
unerwartete Wende
unexpected twist
eine Veränderung durchmachen
to undergo a change
Lösung / 'Die Friedensverhandlungen führten zur Lösung des Konflikts.'
resolution / 'The peace talks led to the resolution of the conflict.'
the end of a story, in which everything is explained, or the end result of a situation
denouement
Wendepunkt
turning point
Höhepunkt
climax
Thema
subject
Lektüre
perusal
etw. erfordern
to require something
von etw. ausgehen / Vermutung
to assume / assumption
etw. schildern / beschreiben
to depict something
Geheimnis
mystery
Hauptelement
key element
Schauerroman
Gothic novel
Briefroman
epistolary novel
Krimi (informal term)
whodunit
Untertreibung
understatement
hier: etw. anwenden
to employ something
Stilmittel
stylistic device
geeignet, passend
appropriate
sich mit jdm. identifizieren
to identify with someone
Schauplatz, Zeit und Ort der Handlung
setting
unerwartete Wendung
twist
Spannung
suspense
Vorgriff, Vorwegnahme
anticipation
Rückblende
flashback
Handlungsablauf
sequence of events
Handlung
plot
phantasievoll
imaginative
Bestandteil, Merkmal
ingredient
Betrug / jdn. betrügen
deceit / to deceive
Hass
hatred
Schicksal
fate
Glaube
faith
Rache
revenge
Ehrgeiz
ambition
Roman
novel
Tragödie
tragedy
Gattung
genre
Erzählprosa
narrative
Lyrik, Poesie
poetry
to laugh quietly
chuckle / 'She was chuckling as she read the letter.'
to do something unexpected that surprises and sometimes worries a person or animal
to startle / 'The noise of the car startled the birds and the whole flock flew up into the air.'
the fact of trying to hide your real feelings, character, or intentions
dissimulation / 'He was capable of great dissimulation and hypocrisy.'
the ability to judge correctly what is going to happen in the future and plan your actions based on this knowledge
foresight / 'She'd had the foresight to sell her apartment just before the housing market collapsed.'
great care and attention
caution / 'We need to proceed with caution (= be careful in taking action, making decisions, etc.)
a large bird with almost no feathers on its head or neck, that eats the flesh of dead animals
vulture
to make something such as a feeling less sharp and strong, or to become less sharp and strong
dull / 'Many people use alcohol to dull their pain.'
revealing a secret
tell-tale
to stop something
cease / 'The company has decided to cease all UK operations after this year.'
an uncomfortable feeling of nervousness or worry about something that is happening or might happen in the future
anxiety / 'Children normally feel a lot of anxiety about their first day at school.'
extremely ugly or bad
hideous / 'They've just built some hideous new apartment blocks on the seafront.'
a deep, long sound showing great pain or unhappiness
groan / 'We could hear the groans of the wounded soldiers.'
a feeling of great respect sometimes mixed with fear or surprise
awe / 'As children we were rather in awe of our grandfather.'
very great sadness, especially at the death of someone
grief / 'Her grief at her son's death was terrible.'
to hide your real intentions and feelings or the facts
dissemble / 'He accused the government of dissembling.'
great suffering
agony / She lay there screaming in agony.
laughing at somebody in an unfriendly way
mockery act / 'Bill's mockery of his dad was cruel, but it made us laugh.'
the speed at which someone walk, runs, or moves
pace
to breath in suddenly in a way that can be heard, especially because you are surprised or in pain
gasp
to feel comfortable
to be at ease
behaviour (synonym) Eg. 'Mind your _______________s!'
manner / 'Mind your manners!'
willingness to take risks
audacity
piece of land and all the buildings on it
premises
cautious (synonym)
wary
to put something in a certain place
deposit
act of hiding
concealment
Vorsichtsmassnahme
precaution