| the residue | der Rückstand, der Rest, der Überrest |
| the remains (of a dead body) | die Überreste |
| the standing room (ex. place at a soccer game where people stand instead of sit) | der Stehplatz |
| the standing room (on a bus or subway) | die Stehplätze |
| to bolster, to embolden (2 words in German) | Mut machen |
| the shockwave | die Stoßwelle, (die Schockwelle) |
| the blast | die Explosion, die Druckwelle |
| bent, twisted (ex. wreckage) | verbogen (adj) |
| the arch, the bow, the arc, the curve | der Bogen |
| the preserve (ex. strawberry preserve), the conserve, the preserved food | die Konserve |
| the handling (ex. of hazardous materials) | die Handhabung |
| the crew (ex. of a ship) | die Besatzung |
| the provisions (of food for the crew or voyage) | der Proviant |
| lightning fast, super fast | blitzschnell |
| to burst | platzen, bersten (geh), zerbersten |
| the blue helmet, the U.N. soldier, the blue beret | der Blauhelm |
| the gesture | die Geste, die Gebärde |
| steadfast | standhaft |
| to sweep away | hinwegfegen |
| the spark | der Funke |
| the tenacity, the toughness | die Zähigkeit |
| ever-present (ex. the ever-present corruption) | allgegenwärtig |
| to stamp (a letter), to frank (a letter) | stempeln, frankieren |
| the transition, the segue, the bridge | der Übergang |
| the research | die Forschung |
| the economist | der Ökonom |
| different | anders, verschieden, unterschiedlich |
| the pursuit | die Verfolgung, das Streben |
| fulfilling (ex. a fulfilling career) | erfüllend, füllend |
| the commandment, the bid | das Gebot |
| the sensation (ex. the book was a sensation) | das Aussehen |
| to whip out (ex. a cellphone), to take out (from one's purse) | zücken |
| the passerby | der Passant, die Passantin |
| the cascade | die Kaskade |
| the demeanor, the appearance (physical) | das Auftreten |
| to manage (ie to administer) | verwalten, leiten, managen |
| to suspend | aufhalten |
| uninhabitable | unbewohnbar |
| the obituary | die Todesanzeige, der Nachruf, die Traueranzeige |
| to hurl, to fling | schleudern |
| to hurl away, to fling away | wegschleudern |
| ailing (ex. Lebanon's economy), ramshackle, washed out | marode |
| to decay | verfallen, verfaulen |
| the decay | der Verfall |
| upcoming | bevorstehend, anstehend, kommend |
| to catch (someone in the act) | erwischen, ertappen |
| the home remedy | das Hausmittel |
| the past perfect (Ex. The plane HAD already gone when I got to the airport...one event finished before another in the past) | das Plusquamperfekt |
| the past perfect continuous (Ex. I HAD BEEN working for 3 weeks when I got my promotion...1st event starts and ends in the past) | das Plusquamperfekt in der Verlaufsform |
| the present perfect continuous (Ex. I HAVE BEEN playing piano since I was 5...event in the past continues to today) | das Present Perfect Tense |
| the present tense | das Präsenz |
| amid | inmitten |
| sprawling, out of control | ausufernd |
| to course, to stream, to flow | strömen |
| to date (i.e. up until now...ex. the most votes to date) | bis dato |
| to quip | witzeln |
| the innuendo, the allusion | die Anspielung |
| incessant, (ongoing) | permanent |
| the intervention, the intrusion, the invasion, the operation (ie surgery) | der Eingriff |
| the inhabitant | der Einwohner |
