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deed is otherwise done excellently
" The king replies, "Is it not a matter of death, Skjalg, that a man break the Easter peace; and in the next place that he kills a man in the king's lodging; and in the third that he makes my feet his execution-block, although that may appear a small matter to thee and thy father?" Skjalg replies, "It is ill done, king, in as far as it displeases thee; but the deed is, otherwise, done excellently well.
— from Heimskringla; Or, The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway by Snorri Sturluson

Dividenden increase of dididends Erhöhung
ergibt sich nicht aus dem Handelsbrauch is not determined by custom Ergonomie ergonomics ergreifen seize Ergreifung; Beschlagnahme seizure Erhalt eines Schreibens receipt of a letter Erhalt von Geld receipt of money erhalten obtain erhalten receive erhalten; empfangen receive erhältlich obtainable Erhaltungswerbung maintenance advertising Erhebung survey Erhebungsgrundlage frame of survey erhoben wegen des Exports levied because of the exportation erhöhen enhance erhöhen raise erhöhen; Erhöhung boost erhöht raised erhöhte Nachfrage increased demand erhöhter Bedarf increased requirements erhöhter Standard raised standard Erhöhung increase Erhöhung mark-up Erhöhung der Dividenden increase of dididends Erhöhung der Gefahren increase of hazards Erhöhung der Kaufkraft increase of purchasing power Erhöhung der Löhne increase of wages Erhöhung der Nachfrage increase in demand Erhöhung der Steuern increase of taxes Erhöhung des Diskontsatzes increase in the bank rate Erhöhung des Diskontsatzes increase in the discount rate Erhöhung des Diskontsatzes raising of the bank rate Erhöhung des Kapitals increase of capital Erhöhung des Verbrauchs increase of consumption Erhöhung des Zinssatzes raising of the rate of interest erholen recover erholen; einholen; sich erholen recover Erholung recovery Erholung recuperation Erholungsgebiet recreation area Erholungszeit relaxation time Erholungszeitzulage relaxation allowance Erholungszuschlag fatigue allowance erinnern remind Erinnerung durch Gedächtnishilfe aided recall Erinnerungsanzeige reminder advertisement Erinnerungsmelodie;
— from Mr. Honey's Medium Business Dictionary (German-English) by Winfried Honig

desperac i onis dem er
[355] qui sub ducatu Mitunni regebantur, in abissu m desperac i onis dem er si, et timore effeminati, cum eorum duce
— from Beowulf: An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn by R. W. (Raymond Wilson) Chambers

doll into one delighted embrace
Ayah’s heart warmed to the sahib at the sight, and she gathered baby and doll into one delighted embrace.
— from When We Were Strolling Players in the East by Louise Jordan Miln

did I once detect even
For a long time I failed to distinguish any more than indefinite outlines, nor, throughout the murmured colloquy, did I once detect even so much as a phrase.
— from The Green Eyes of Bâst by Sax Rohmer

devoured in one day eating
Towards the end of his life, he became such a remarkable Epicurean, that it is incredible the flesh, or juice of flesh, it is said, he devoured in one day, eating and drinking being now his only exercise and delight.
— from Biographia Scoticana (Scots Worthies) A Brief Historical Account of the Lives, Characters, and Memorable Transactions of the Most Eminent Scots Worthies by John Howie

daily increasing or decreasing effect
Hence I conclude, that the small-pox and measles have their critical days, not governed by the times required for certain chemical changes in the blood, which affect or alter the stimulus of the contagious matter, but from the daily increasing or decreasing effect of this lunar link of catenation, as explained in Section XVII.
— from Zoonomia; Or, the Laws of Organic Life, Vol. I by Erasmus Darwin

dead instead of drunk even
When he was set up in his chair again, he moved not, except to fall slowly to the other side; and then it began to strike people, that a man might be dead instead of drunk, even at a corporation-dinner.
— from A Whim, and Its Consequences Collection of British Authors Vol. CXIV by G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James

doctor insisted on daily exercise
But the doctor insisted on daily exercise, and that was one reason why General Gordon had purchased the “speckled ponies” which were so obnoxious to Godfrey Evans and his son Dan.
— from The Buried Treasure; Or, Old Jordan's "Haunt" by Harry Castlemon


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