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die
     1. art. feminine singular of der
           die Frau - the woman
     2. art. plural of der
           die Männer - the men
     3. pron. feminine singular of der
     4. pron. plural of der
     5. pron.          (in a subordinate clause as a relative pronoun) that; which; who; whom; whose
                   Ich kenne eine Frau, die das kann. - I know a woman who can do that.
     6. pron.          (as a demonstrative pronoun) this one; that one; these ones; those ones; she; her; it; they; them
                   die da - that one/she/they there
     der
          1. art. the
          2. art. feminine singular of der
          3. art. genitive plural of der
          4. pron. who; that; which
                Ich kenne einen Mann, der das kann. - I know a man who can do that.
          5. pron. feminine dative singular of der: (to) whom, which, that
          6. pron. (attributive, stressed) that
                Der Mann war es! - It was that man!
          7. pron. (indicative) him, he
                Der hat es getan! - It was him who did it!
          8. pron. (differential) the one, him
                Der mit dem Mantel - The one with the coat
          9. pron. feminine dative singular of der: (to) that, (to) her
Machen
     1. n. gerund of machen
     2. v. to make, produce, create (an object, arrangement, situation, etc.)
           Ich hab dir einen Kuchen gemacht! - I made you a pie!
           Du hast einen Fehler gemacht. - You made a mistake.
     3. v. to make, prepare
           Machst du heute das Essen? - Are you making dinner today?
           sich eine Pizza machen - to prepare a pizza for oneself
     4. v. to do, perform, carry out (to execute; to put into operation (an action))
           Mach es! - Do it!
           Das hat er ganz allein gemacht! - He did that all by himself!
           ein Experiment machen - to perform an experiment
     5. v. to do; (indicates an activity associated with a noun)
           Sport machen - do sports
           eine Party machen - have a party
     6. v. to go (to make the (specified) sound)
           Das Auto machte "Bumm" und hielt an. - The car went "boom" and stopped.
     7. v. to make (to cause or compel (to do something))
     8. v. to cause (to set off an event or action or produce as a result)
     9. v. to make (to cause to be)
           Dieser Film macht mich schläfrig. - This movie makes me sleepy.
     10. v. to make (transform from one thing into another)
           Die Mühle macht Mehl aus Weizen. - The mill makes flour from wheat.
     11. v. to make (to have as a feature)
           Die Straße macht vor uns eine Linkskurve. - The road makes a turn to the left ahead.
     12. v. to come to, total, cost (to require the payment of)
           Wie viel macht das? - How much does that come to?
     13. v. to make, be (the result of a calculation)
           Sieben plus fünf macht zwölf. - Seven plus five makes twelve.
     14. v. to make (to earn, gain wages, profit, etc.)
           Der Herr Müller ist echt reich; der macht mehr als 5000 Euro im Monat. - Mr Müller is quite rich; he makes more than 5000 Euros per month.
     15. v. to be, play (to act as the indicated role, especially in a performance)
     16. v. to matter (to be important)
           Das macht nichts! - That doesn't matter!
     17. v. to make, make oneself out to be, act, play (to behave so as to give an appearance of being; to act as if one were (something, or a certain way)) (+preo, auf)
     18. v. to do one's business, do number two or number one, go (to defecate or urinate)
           (childish) groß machen - to go poop
           (childish) klein machen - to go pee
     19. v. to do (to fare or perform (well or poorly))
           Machen Sie sich gut? - Are you doing well?
     20. v. to look (to have an appearance of being)
           Der Mantel macht sich sehr schön. - The coat looks very nice.
     21. v. to get cracking (an (“on,” “with”)), get a move on (it), to get down (an (“to”)) (something); (in imperative:) come on, let's go
das
     1. art. singular of der: the
     2. pron. singular of der
     3. pron.          (relative) who, that, which
                   Ich kenne ein Mädchen, das das kann. - I know a girl who can do that.
                   Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist.
     4. pron.          (demonstrative) this, that, it
                   Das ist mein Haus. - This is my house.
                   er - Er wissen
                   Ich hab das nicht. - I don’t have it. (i.e. the thing mentioned)
     5. pron.          (regional, northern Germany) it (subject of an impersonal verb)
                   Das regnet schon wieder. - It’s raining again.
                   Wissen Sie, wie spät das ist? - Do you know what time it is?
     der
          1. art. the
          2. art. feminine singular of der
          3. art. genitive plural of der
          4. pron. who; that; which
                Ich kenne einen Mann, der das kann. - I know a man who can do that.
          5. pron. feminine dative singular of der: (to) whom, which, that
          6. pron. (attributive, stressed) that
                Der Mann war es! - It was that man!
          7. pron. (indicative) him, he
                Der hat es getan! - It was him who did it!
          8. pron. (differential) the one, him
                Der mit dem Mantel - The one with the coat
          9. pron. feminine dative singular of der: (to) that, (to) her
Geschäft
     1. n. shop; store
     2. n. business
     3. n. business activity
     4. n. transaction
Ihres
     1. pron. (possessive) genitive singular of Ihr
     2. det. genitive singular of ihr: her, its, their i;referring to a masculine or neuter object in the genitive case
Lebens
     1. n. genitive singular of Leben
     Leben
          1. n-n. (gerund of leben): living
                Die Kunst des Lebens - The art of living.
          2. n-n. life; being alive
          3. n-n.          (biology) a state in which organic entities such as animals, plants and bacteria have properties like metabolism, adaption and replication
                        Das Leben ist nicht an das geistige Bewusstsein gebunden. - Life is not dependent on mental consciousness.
          4. n-n.          (biology) the entirety of those who are in this state
                        Die Erde quillt über vor Leben. - Earth is full of life.
          5. n-n.          the time period in which one is in this state; the time between birth and death
                        Das Leben beginnt mit der Geburt und endet mit dem Tod. - Life begins with birth and ends with death.
                        Sowas habe ich mein Leben lang noch nicht getan. - I have never done such a thing in my life.
          6. n-n.          (religion, philosophy) a state of being in touch or in line with certain metaphysical forces and principles by which biological life is governed
                        Nicht jeder, der atmet, ist auch wirklich am Leben. - Not everyone who breathes is really alive.
          7. n-n. life; way of life (a particular manner of behaving and passing one’s time, whether real or ideal, and whether self-chosen or not)
                Lebensstandard - quality of life
                ein angenehmes Leben - a comfortable life
                ein christliches Leben - a Christian life
          8. n-n. biography; life; life story (an account of a person’s life, whether real or virtual)
                Das Leben der Edelgard. - The life of Edelgard.
                Sein Leben weist viele Höhen und Tiefen auf. - There are many ups and downs in his biography.
                Das ist ein Buch vom Leben berühmter Musiker. - This is a book about the lives of famous musicians.
          9. n-n. (usually) existence; life (a position one has created for oneself, often manifested in success, prosperity, and standing)
                Frau Schmidt hat sich in all diesen Jahren ein bewundernswertes Leben aufgebaut. - Mrs Schmidt has built up an admirable life in all these years.
          10. n-n. (usually) life; precious or beloved thing that someone considers fundamental to their existence
                Sie ist mein Ein und Alles, mein Leben! - She is my one and only, my life!
          11. n-n. (video games) a measure of successful play
          12. n-n.          life; numbers of times a game can be played
                        Du hast nur noch drei Leben übrig. - You only have three lives left.
          13. n-n.          health; hit points
          14. n-n. (youth slang) used as the object of certain verbs, often ones that are per se intransitive, for emphasis
                Chill ma’ dein Leben! - Just chill your life!
Dictionary entries from Wiktionary