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Summary

Sunlit

Cheerful, gay, sunny

To go up in smoke, fall through

Not to be up to s.th., be unable to do or accomplish s.th., not be able to stand or bear s.th., be fed up with, be tired of, feel uneasy about, be oppressed by

To be unable to stand s.b. or s.th.

To be annoyed, angry

To be at a loss, be at one’s wit’s end

He was at his wit’s end, to be at loss, be at the end of one’s tether

Life depressed her, she had a bad time, she was bad off

To be incapable of, to be too poor to

Goal of persistent search, object of a long-cherished wish

Straitened circumstances

Self-control, self-command

To determine precisely the spelling and pronunciation of a word, vowelise a word

To grin from ear to ear

To show a toothy smile, to grin from ear to ear

To laugh in s.o.’s face

Forced or embarrassed laugh

Forced laugh

To sacrifice life and property (lit. the soul and that which is precious)

To sacrifice o.s.

To kill two birds with one stone

To rack one’s brain in search of a way out, to daydream

To rack one’s brain in search of a way out, to daydream

To settle down, take up permanent residence in a place

To take root, prevail (at a place)

To impart words of wisdom, point out morals

To knock on the door

To ring the bell

To break a record

To give a military salute

Shooting, firing, shelling, gunning, bombardment

To blush

To become established, take root

To let one’s head sink to the chest

To take an active part in

To participate in, share s.th.

To turn one’s glance to

To throw s.o. or s.th. to the ground

To not give a hoot for s.th., to disdain, despise, reject s.th., to throw s.th. overboard

To boomerang, fall back on the originator

To paint, or daub s.th.

To separate people

Fate separated me from him, drew us apart

To administer a syringe, give an injection

To draw a line

To pitch a tent

To meet with grave misfortune, be stricken by disaster

To impose a tax on s.o.

To make brick

To multiply a number by another