to change organic material into stone or a stone-like substance
petrificeren, verstenen
relating to the hard part of the skull near the ear
petros, hard
the tendency to display childlike irritability and fussiness
prikkelbaarheid, wispelturigheid
showing impatience or childlike annoyance over minor issues
nare, prikkelbaar
the ancient practice of trying to turn common metals into gold
alchemie
a chronic condition characterized by excessive and habitual consumption of alcohol
alcoholisme
behavior that seems eccentric, irrational, or extremely foolish
lunatie, krankzinnigheid
a person who is mentally ill or exhibits extreme irrational behavior
lunatic, gek
charging interest rates that are excessively high, to the point of being unreasonable
woekerrente, uitbuitend
to wrongly take someone else's position, power, or right
usurperen, overnemen
the act of loaning money to others and demanding a very high interest rate
woekerrente
to cause a person to feel scared or unconfident
afschrikken, ontmoedigen
intimidating, challenging, or overwhelming in a way that creates a sense of fear or unease
ontzagwekkend, uitdagend
showing courage and determination
onverschrokken, moedig
to write hastily or carelessly without giving attention to legibility or form
krabbelen, snel schrijven
a person who writes copies of documents by hand
schrijver, kopist
regarding anything related to or found in the Bible
scripturaal, bijbels