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1
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berechtigt

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eligible

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Abwandlung

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modification, adaptation

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Maut

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toll

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Vorläufer

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precursor

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Überzeugung

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conviction, belief

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Gehsteig

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sidewalk, pavement

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graben

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to ditch

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zur Verfügung stellen

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to make sth available; to provide sth

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abscheulich

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heinous, loathsome, hideous, vile

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Vorstellung, Begriff

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notion

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Aufklärung

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enlightenment

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Kiemen

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gills

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schmieren

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to lubricate, to smear

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witzig, geistreich

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witty

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schnell

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swift

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Gewölbe, Tresor

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vault

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Neuling

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noob

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geschmeidig, beweglich

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limber

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reif

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ripe

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Predigt

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sermon

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21
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entwirren

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to unravel, untangle

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22
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Sparsamkeit

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thrift

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Antrieb

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drift

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Ist klar, was ich meine?

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Catch my drift?

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Rausch

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rush, intoxication

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rammen

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to ram

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schubsen

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to push, to nudge

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Einheit

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unit

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einheimisch

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indigenous

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Lauch, Poree

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leek

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Speiserübe

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turnip

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32
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maßstabsgetreu

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true to scale

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33
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quitt sein/ spießerisch sein

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to be square

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34
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Flusskrebs

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crayfish

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35
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abrechnen

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to settle up

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Splitter

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splinter, fragment

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Indizien

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circumstantial evidence

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Wasserhahn

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faucet, tap

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Ribisel

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red currant

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Holunder

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elder

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verstauen, bunkern

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to stast

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42
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jammern

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to whine

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43
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gezacktes Messer

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serrated knife

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Gepard

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cheetah

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Glasur

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glaze, icing, frosting

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46
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verworren

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convoluted

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47
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Ordner

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folder, binder

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48
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überfällig

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overdue

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49
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fällig

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due

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beschwören, herbeirufen

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to summon

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Frühlingszwiebeln

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scallions

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52
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anerkennen

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to acknowledge

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53
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jonglieren

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to juggle

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54
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Neigung, Lust

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inclination

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entlüften

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to vent

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Forschung

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research

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verachten

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to despise, to have contempt for sb

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58
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optimieren

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to tweak

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59
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Trost

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solace

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Behauptung

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assertion

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61
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Garn

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yarn

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schwächend

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debilitating

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Befürchtung

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apprehension

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überfallen

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mugged

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Zusammenfassung

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synopsis

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begreifen

A

to grasp

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Vorgesetzter

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superior

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Bohrmaschine

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drill

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verzaubert

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enchanted

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sich ärgern; grollen

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to resent

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Fensterbrett

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window sill

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Dampf

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steam

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knurren

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to growl

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Lobreden

A

eulogies

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Ausdauer

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endurance

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lindern

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to alleviate

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Sündenbock

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patsy

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gewebt

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woven

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gewohnt

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accustomed

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schick

A

swanky

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aufeinanderfolgend

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consecutive

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Befürchtung

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apprehension

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durchhalten

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persevere

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zucken

A

to twitch

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untergraben

A

to undermine

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Leuchtfeuer

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beacon

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Freudenfeuer

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bonfire

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Glückseligkeit

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bliss

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ausweichen

A

to elude

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handwerklich

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artesanal

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entscheidend

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decisive

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Bedrohung

A

menace

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gekünstelt

A

contrived

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Widerhaken

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barb

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Zirkel

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coven

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auferlegen

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to inflict

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Vorbote

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harbinger

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schwer fassbar

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elusive

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Nachbildung

A

replica

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Unfug

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mischief

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unleserlich

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illegible

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kritzeln

A

to scrawl

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Unglück

A

adversity

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behaupten

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to assert

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unzählige

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myriad

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degradieren

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to relegate

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bekloppts ein

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off the wall

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trotzig

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defiant

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zurückhaltend

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reticent

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verschlechtern; verschlimmern

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exacerbate

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beschimpfen

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to berate

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mildern

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to mitigate

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aufgeben

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to relinquish

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schwächend

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debilitating

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Verachtung

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contempt

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Einbildung; Eitelkeit

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conceit

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Anklage

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indictment

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angetrieben

A

impelled

119
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Vorgänger

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predecessor

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geschickt

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adept

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unverzichtbar

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indespansable

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entbehrlich

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expendable

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schädlich

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pernicious

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Lob

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praise

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Tugend

A

virtue

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abrufen

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to retriev

127
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Faultier

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sloth

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für Unruhe sorgen

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to rock the boat

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schmutzig

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sordid

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Leiden

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ailment

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verachten

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to disdain

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unnachgiebig

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adamant

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weinen

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to weep

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beklagen

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to lament

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überreden

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to persuade

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Bemühen

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endeavor

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Haltung

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demeanor

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Ungetüm

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behemoth

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Schurke

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thug

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beruhigen

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to soothe

141
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Verwüstung

A

havoc

142
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strafend

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punitive

143
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Geschrei

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clamor

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Aas

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carrion

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verschönern

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to embellish

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veranlassen

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to dispose

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Ehrfurcht

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reverence

148
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Grundsatz

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tenet

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Flugbahn, Kurve

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trajectory

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allgegenwärtig

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pervasive

151
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überzeugend

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persuasive

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Füllfeder

A

fountain pen

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