11.09

Question 1

Earnest

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Serious, determined, unable to find your own actions

Question 2

To do smth in earnest

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Sincere and serious in intention

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To do something for fun

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Do something in order to enjoy yourself rather than because it’s important/ necessary

Question 4

Vanity

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The quality of people who have to much pride in their own appearance, abilities or achievements

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Vain

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Having/showing an excessively high opinion of one’s appearance, abilities or worth

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Outrage(ous)

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An extremely strong reaction of anger, shock or indignation

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Conduct

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Verhalten: the manner in which a person behaves, especially in a place or situation

Question 8

Utterly

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Äußerst: completely and without qualification, absolutely

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Devoted

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Very loving and loyal, give all or most of one’s time to sm./smth.

Question 10

Engagement

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A formal agreement to get married, the arrangement to go somewhere or do something at a fixed time

Question 11

Engage

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Participate or become involved in, establish a meaningful contact/ connection with

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Breaking off am engagement

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Cancel off the formal agreement to get married

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Valour

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Tapferkeit: Great Courage in the face of danger, especially in danger

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Strenuous

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Kompliziert: requiring or using great effort or exertion

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Familiarity

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Close acquaintance with or knowledge of something

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Breed

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Produce or lead to smth over a period of time

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Contempt

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A strong feeling of disliking and having no respect for someone or something

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Familiarity breeds contempt

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Proverb: extensive knowledge of or close association w sm. Or smth. Leads to a loss of respect

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Contemptuous

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Feeling or expressing deep hatred or disapproval, being disrespectful and mean

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Parricide

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The killing of a parent or near relative

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Take something for granted

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Fail to properly appreciate something or one

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Attention-span

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Length of time for which a person is able to concentrate

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Blurred

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Hazy, unable to see clearly

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Rural areas; urban areas

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Village; dense town or city

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Social structure

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Social arrangements

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Extended family

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Big family

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Take care of; (household) chores

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Tasks that have to be done

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Follow or comply to; gender norms

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Restrict gender identity in what is believed to be appropriate

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Socially accepted norm

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Unwritten rules that are accepted in society according to your gender

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Rigid; flexible

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Not flexible ; not rigid

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Raising children

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Look after it till it’s grown

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Role reversal

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Adopt a role your normally not

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Head of the family

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Person who provides

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Mistress of house

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A Woman in Position of authority and control

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Home

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=/ house

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Share work evenly

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Balanced share

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Part time work

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Working less then full time hours

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To pursue a career

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Try to work in a certain industry

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To earn a living

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To earn the money needed for food and such

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Conservative;conventional

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Averse to change, behavior that is seen as normal

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To bring the bacon home

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Supply support

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Physical labor

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Activity that adds stress to our body

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White collar; blue collar

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Office, professional environment (service industry) ; manual worker in industries

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To contribute to something

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Give something in order to achieve something

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Pluralistic

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Coexistence of groups with you relate to

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Multi cultural society

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Several groups of ethnicity or cultures

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Social conformity

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a type of social influence involving a change in belief or behaviour in order to fit in with a group.

Question 48

Highly valued

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Considered as very important

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Alternative lifestyle

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Considered outside of norm

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Infant mortality

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Baby deaths

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Life expectancy

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Lebenserwartung

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On average

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Durchschnittlich

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The elderly, senior citizens

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Old people

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Liberal attitude

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More tolerance for change

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Enlightened

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having or showing a rational, modern, and well-informed outlook