Random assortment of German C1-C2 level vocabulary Pt. 1

This is a random assortment of 1000 words, phrases, idioms, and expressions in the German language collected through several months of reading, consuming content, and more. The list is not in any particular order and is useful for those who are interested in expanding their vocab for the purpose of reading and conversation. This is the first part of 3 flash card decks; the rest are pending in creation as of now.

flow

Strömen

to carve a path / to pave the way

Bahnen

delicate

Zart

heel / paragraph / section

der Absatz

to switch off / turn off

ausknipsen

pit of the stomach

Magengegend

to slave away / toil

schuften

time-out / break

die Auszeit

Desire

begehren

bulky / bulging

Wulstig

neckline / cutout

der Ausschnitt

such / of such a kind

derartig

to admire

bewundern

to stack

übereinanderstapeln

to iron

bügeln

blouses

die Blusen

to startle

aufschrecken

owner

der Besitzer

boxes

die Kartons

dwarfs

die Zwergen

to find what one is looking for

fündig werden

testimony / evidence / certificate

Zeugnis

to crack / snap / break open

knacken

to rummage / dig through

wühlen

To issue a wanted notice for

zur Fahndung ausschrieben

manhunt

die Fahndung

personally

höchstpersönlich

to stagger / reel

taumeln

bug

die Wanze

woodchip wallpaper

die Raufasertapete

unevenness / bump

Unebenheit

sprawling / expansive

ausladend

to retort / reply

entgegnen

strip / stripe

der Streifen

to slip on

überstreifen

to enter / step into

betreten

subsequently / afterwards

anschließend

store / keep

aufbewahren

brooding / pensive

grübelnd

to attach / affix

anbringen

furniture

der Möbel

moving boxes

Umzugskartons

blood vessels

Blutbahnen

entlangschlendern

to stroll along

umschlungen

entwined

to meander

schlängeln

suddenly / unexpectedly

unvermittelt

of the same age

gleichaltrig

in tow

schlepptau

crawl away

verkriechen

exuberant

überschwänglich

tense / stiff

verkrampft

hesitant

zeghaft

downright / sheer

regelrecht

emerge / appear

auftauchen

to dive

tauchen

snappish / biting

bissig

in vain

vergebens

up close / at close quarters

hautnah

yawn

gähnen

suppress / hold back

vekneifen

wander / roam

schweifen

exposed

bloßgestellt

assessment

Einschätzung

 to watch out / be on guard

In Acht nehmen

take precautions

vorsehen

inconspicuous

unauffällig

to stir / move

rühren

scraps / leftovers

Fraßen

Slice / pane

Scheibe

laces / straps

Schnüren

throat

Kehle

benevolent

wohlwollend

gas pump

Zapfsäule

gently / carefully

behutsam

fence

der Zaun

rush / hurry

hetzen

garden shed

Gartenhäuschen

gas station

Tankstelle

blackberry bush

Brombeerstrauch

to climb

erklimmen

mesh of the fence

Maschen des Zaunes

door handle

Klinke

include

umfassen

her heart almost stopped

Ihr blieb beinahe das Herz stehen

eyelids

Lider

remorseful

zerknirscht

mastermind, puppet master

Drahtzieher

straw men, front men

Strohmänner

to send ahead, use as a pretext

vorschicken

to run away / take off

abhauen

to be pending, to queue, to be coming up

anstehen

pounding, throbbing, knocking

Pochen

chew

kauen

moving comany

Umzugsfirma

viewing, inspection

Besichtigung

tense, grim, pinched

verkniffen

to ask around, inquire

umhorchen