Empork�mmling  parvenu
die_Stirn_bieten  to defy
dem�tig  humble
der_Lehnsherr,_-en  feudal lord
misfallen  to displease
neckisch  kittenish (woman)
der_Widerwille,_-n  reluctance
raunen  to murmur
nachgiebig  accommodating, soft
fassungslos  stunned
Verantwortung  responsibility
der_Nachkomme,_-n  descendant
belehrend  didactic, sententious
Bef�rworter  advocate
das_Gepl�nkel,_-n  skirmish
die_R�cksichtname  consideration
Gliedma�en  supination
knorrig  knotty
verdrehen  to contort
entspannen  to relax
abdanken  to resign
zugespitzt  cuspidal
der_Nachwuchs  offspring
zulassen  to allow, let
etwas_verw�ssern  to water something down
begl�ckw�nschen  to compliment, congratulate
der_Speichel  saliva
Tr�gheit  drowsiness, indolence
verzwickt  hard, tricky
die_Treue  faithfulness
der_Ahne,_-n  progenitor
nachkommen  to comply with, meet
sich_scheren_um  to care for
geziemen  to befit
