# Subtle differences between words scheuchen to shoo verscheuchen to banish, dissipate scheuten to shy schüchtern shy einschüchtern to intimidate schütten to pour/throw (snow/water) schüttern IS NONE erschüttern to shake schütteln to shake scheuen to dread fassen to compose, take hold of erfassen to capture, understand verfassen to compose, write harren to abide hehlen to receive stolen goods der_Geruch,_-üe smell das_Gerücht,_-e rumor die_Grube,_-n mine der_Graben,_-,_-ä ditch grübeln to mull [over], ruminate beten to pray bitten to ask or beg for bieten to offer gebieten to command #'heim' to do with "home" heim home heimisch domestic, indigenous einheimisch native #'heim' to do with "secret" geheim secret heimlich furtive, surreptitious unheimlich eerie schlafen to sleep schleifen to cut, drag, raze schweifen to rove sprühen to spray spülen to rinse meiden to shun zehren to make thin, sap zerren to tug aufzehren to consume verzehren to consume verzerren to distort zehren_an to prey upon die_Schüssel,_-n bowl der_Schussel,_- scatterbrain der_Schlüssel,_- key der_Laib,_-e loaf der_Leib,_-er body, trunk die_Bedenken,_- concern, doubt, objection bedenken_dass to consider that bekennen to admit, confess verdenken to blame verkennen to misjudge knüpfen to knot, tie zuknüpfen to tie up zuknöpfen to button [up] der_Knopf,_-öe button, knob die_Schürze,_-n apron der_Schurke,_-n villain schweifen to rove schleifen to cut, drag, raze lindern to mitigate, soften gelinde delicate lind bland angeblich allegedly vergeblich vain vorgeblich allegedly vorzüglich exquisite anzüglich lewd bezüglich concerning prellen to bounce, cheat prallen to bounce, collide die_Qual,_-en pain, torment der_Qualm dense smoke drohen to threaten dröhnen to drone, roar das_Gesicht,_-er face das_Gesicht,_-e vision der_Hocker,_- stool der_Höcker,_- hump die_Hocke,_-n crouch, squat hocken to squat empor aloft, upwards empören to appall sich_empören to rebel, revolt säumen to hem, tarry das_Zaum,_-äe bridle gewahren to become aware of gewähren to grant der_Flur,_-e hall die_Flur,_-en field, meadow sausen to dash, rush, whistle säuseln to murmur, sigh schal insipid, stale der_Schal,_-e,_-s scarf abwesend absent anwesend present abweisend denying, forbidding zeugen to father erzeugen to generate überzeugen to convince #ausheben Can't find heben to lift abheben to raise, withdraw erheben to lift der_Vorrat,_-äe supplies der_Verrat betrayal stützen to support stutzen to cut, hesitate tauschen to exchange austauschen to exchange eintauschen to exchange täuschen to deceive enttäuschen to disappoint gezwungen_(no_zwungen) constrained gedrungen compact, squat geschwungen curved rascheln to rustle rauschen to rustle, whoosh haschen to snatch erhaschen to catch huschen to dart bescheren to bring something to somebody bestehen to come off victorious in, exist bestellen to order (something) bestimmen to appoint, intend