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1. I am sorry that their relations are strained. 2. I was uncertain as to what I should do. 3. He did not mean to do it. 4. According to my opinion you ought to let that pass. 5. I shall write at the first opportunity. 6. I gave it to him good. 7. If you did not mail the letters, you will have to go to the postoffice with them. 8. I shall not stand on a trifle. 9. The matter is urgent. 10. Something has gone wrong with him. 11. I never thought of such a thing. 12. Do you attach much importance to it?

1. leid, gespannt. 2. einig. 3. Fleiß. 4. nach, gut. 5. nächst. 6. Bad. 7. aufgeben, Post. 8. ankommen. 9. Eile. 10. Quere. 11. einfallen. 12. Gewicht.

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1. A person who lets everything go down with him will be fleeced. 2. I do not care a rap what becomes of him. 3. We must accommodate ourselves to the situation. 4. He knows how to keep a close mouth. 5. I will have nothing to do with him. 6. If I had my way, he would have to go. 7. He is from the neighborhood. 8. There is something mysterious about it. 9. Why do you always keep putting it off? 10. You are just in time. 11. Leave me alone. 12. Did any one ask for me?

1. aufbinden, Löffel. 2. liegen, aus. 3. fügen. 4. Mund. 5. schaffen. 6. Willen, fort. 7. Nähe. 8. Ding. 9. Bank. 10. eben. 11. Ruhe. 12. nach.

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1. That will come into vogue again. 2. If my watch had not stopped, I would have been here early in the morning. 3. Such as I dare not say that. 4. This furniture was bought second hand and paid for in cash. 5. Why should you not come to an understanding with him? 6. It is quite correct that he styles himself a poet. 7. He would have many friends if he did not keep to himself so [much]. 8. She is fond of him, and he makes a great deal of her. 9. It all depends upon you whether we shall accomplish this. 10. The house is for sale. 11. He is a big gun. 12. The case is just the reverse.

1. Gang. 2. bleiben, Frühe. 3. einer. 4. Hand, bar. 5. rein. 6. Richtigkeit, ausgeben. 7. Wesen. 8. lieb, Hand. 9. Weg, ankommen. 10. zu. 11. Tier. 12. umgekehrt.

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