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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| stiften | to found, donate |
| die Stiftung, -en | foundation, charity |
| die Gerechtigkeit | justice |
| aufgedonnert sein | to be dressed to kill |
| die Fäden ziehen | to pull strings |
| die Kommunisten | Communists |
| die Hochkonjunktur | boom, upturn |
| die Hochfinanz | high finance |
| die Juden | Jews |
| die Freimaurer | Freemasons |
| die Notbremse | emergency brake |
| die Wohltätigkeit | charity |
| der Pfändungsbeamte | bailiff, debt collector |
| die Kulturstadt | cultural city |
| die Bedeutung | meaning, significance |
| das Vergnügen | pleasure, enjoyment |
| der Fahrplan | schedule |
| die Absperrung | boundary, closing off (an area) |
| der Hintergrund | background |
| der Glockenton | sound of a bell |
| pfänden | impound |
| krepieren | to die, croak |
| vegetieren | vegetate |
| lausig | lousy, awful |
| verarmt | poverty-stricken |
| schäbig | shabby, rotten, mean |
| bankrott | bankrupt, broke |
| zerfetzt | tattered, torn-up, shredded |
| kahl | bare |
| erbärmlich | miserable |
| verrostet | rusty, rusted |
| zerrissen | torn, ripped |
| verwahrlost | shabby, run down, neglected |
| zerfallen | decayed |
| ruiniert | ruined |