deswegen

therefore, because of that

konnte

first/third-person singular preterite of können

der

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  the

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Schurke

villain, scoundrel

sich

1. Reflexive pronoun of the third person singular: herself, himself, itself, oneself (direct or indirect object).
2. Reflexive pronoun of the third person plural: themselves (direct or indirect object).

daran

1. on it, on that
2. at it, at that
3. thereto

schaffen

to create; to produce; to make; to cause; to establish

machen

1. to make, produce, create (an object, arrangement, situation, etc.)
2. to make, prepare
3. (informal) to do, perform, carry out (to execute; to put into operation (an action))
4. to do; indicates an activity associated with a noun
5. to go (to make the (specified) sound)
6. to make (to cause or compel (to do something))
7. to cause (to set off an event or action or produce as a result)
8. to make (to cause to be)
9. to make (transform from one thing into another)
10. to make (to have as a feature)
11. (colloquial,informal) to come to, total, cost (to require the payment of)
12. to make, be (the result of a calculation)
13. (colloquial,informal) to make (to earn, gain wages, profit, etc.)
14. to be, play (to act as the indicated role, especially in a performance)
15. (colloquial) to matter (to be important)
16. 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)) [+ auf (object)]
17. (informal) to do one's business, do number two or number one, go (to defecate or urinate)
18. to do (to fare or perform (well or poorly))
19. to look (to have an appearance of being)
20. (colloquial) to get cracking (an (“on,” “with”)), get a move on (it), to get down (an (“to”)) (something); (in imperative:) come on, let's go