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Förderbank

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promotional bank

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Kuddelmuddel

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hodge-podge

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flächendeckend

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comprehensive

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Unschuldsvermutung

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presumption of innocence

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Beweislast

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burden of proof

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Kiezpolitik

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local politics

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Revierkampf

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turf war

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flechten

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to plait

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Bautischlerarbeit

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joinery

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jmdn anrufen

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to appeal to s/one

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Anschubfinanzierung

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start-up funds

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Tantiemen

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royalties

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Nachrüstung

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refit/deployment

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Aufbewahrungsfrist

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retention period

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Kalium

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potassium

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Gießkanne

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watering can

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Schweissarbeit

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soldering

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Schema-F

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formulaic

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Schwachstelle

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weakest link

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ankurbeln

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to foster

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verkappt

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in disguise

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Tintenstrahldrucker

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Inkjet printer

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Laie

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Layperson

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Es harpert an

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it’s lacking in

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untermauern

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to underpin

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Orchideenfach

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classical studies

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ins Feld führen

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to bring up

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anmahnen

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to suggest

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Überflieger

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high-flier

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verbeamten

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to be given tenure

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Gemeinwesen

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Society

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Eingeborene

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natives

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Anschuldigung

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allegation

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34
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jetzt platzt mir der Kragen!

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I blew my top!

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35
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anderweitig

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elsewhere

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36
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Zeichensetzung

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Punctuation

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37
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unzulänglich

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insufficient

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rückgängig machen

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to revoke / recall

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39
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Schuldscheine einlösen

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to cash in IOUs

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40
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einräumen, daß

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to concede / acknowledge that

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Unfug

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mischief

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42
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Zoff

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trouble/fight

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tadeln/zurechtweisen

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to rebuke

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44
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Hängepartei

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deadlock

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45
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Scherbengericht

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ostracism

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46
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Widersacher

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antagonist

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47
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Zwickmühle

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quandary/dilemma

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vermögen, etwas zu tun

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to be capable of doing sth

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verbürgen

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to guarantee/vouchsafe

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bedenkend

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preconceived

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51
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Entsprechung

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equivalence/analogy

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bedenklich

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worrying/dubious

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gleichgültig

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resigned/apathetic

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54
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gaukeln

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to juggle

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55
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Versäumnis

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oversight/neglect

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Saumseligkeit

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Procrastination

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auf der Lauer

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on the lookout

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überstürzen

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to rush/precipitate

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59
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Abwendung

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avoidance

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60
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anstößig

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repulsive/offensive

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Eselsbrücke

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mnemonic/jingle

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übertreffen

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outdo/exceed

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63
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Magensäureblocker

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antacid

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Sodbrennen

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indigestion/heartburn

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Rebstock

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Vine

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Reiher

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Heron

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Geissblatt

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honeysuckle

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das Winhundprinzip

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first come first served

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mit Fug und Recht

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hand on heart

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Fehlverhaltung

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wrongdoing

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Flöze

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seam (coal)

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hilfsbereit

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obliging/cooperative

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verpennen

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to oversleep / miss a deadline

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staatsfern

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independent (of state influence)

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Hemmschuh

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impediment/brake

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geisseln

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to whip/castigate

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sich mit etwas vertraut machen

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to get to grips with s/th / to familiarise oneself with

78
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Backenzahn

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Molar

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Lohnpfändung

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Attachment of earnings

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noch einmal nachlegen

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to go one better

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nichtsahnend

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unsuspecting

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Beschlusslage

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grounds for a decision / track record

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Nachspiel haben

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to have consequences

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reinplatzen

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to gatecrash

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einen Erben einsetzen

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to constitute an heir

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Volltreffer!

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Bingo! / Direct hit!

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Anzahlung

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Deposit/downpayment

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Räumungsbescheid

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Eviction notice

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Verehrer

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suitor

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Abschrift

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transcript/copy

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bevormunden

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to patronise

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verkneifen

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to hold back (from saying something)

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jdn dazu verdonnern, etwas zu machen

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to order somebody to do something

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etwas am Leibe erfahren

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to see for yourself

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ausblenden

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to mask out (data)

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Spitzfindigkeit

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nit-picking

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d’arrache-pied

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steadfastly

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abwinken

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to wave aside / reject

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eichen

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to calibrate

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verhängen

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to impose

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anschweissen

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to weld on(to)

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Stacheldraht

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barbed wire

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nachrichtenlose Vermögen

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dormant assets

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Beschaffenheit

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texture/constitution

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Volksverhetzung

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hate speech

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befremdlich

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disconcerting

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klare Kante zeigen

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to demarcate one’s position / distinguish oneself

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wenig angebracht

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not very appropriate

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verabscheuungswürdug

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loathesome

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auf der Strecke bleiben

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to fall by the wayside / be lacking

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die Gemengelage

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the conflict

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die Faust in der Tasche ballen

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to choke back one’s anger

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überstrapazieren

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to wear thin / try someone’s patience

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Verrenkung

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dislocation/contortion

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überheblich

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arrogant

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die Auferstehung

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the resurrection

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fromm

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pious/devout

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aus dem hohlen Zahn saugen

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to make something up

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bröckeln

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to crumble

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der Zaun

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the fence/railings

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gewogen stimmen

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to cosy up to

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das Luftschlosshalte

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the pipedream

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ein Paar Pflöcke einschlagen

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to set out a few markers

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Narrenfreiheit

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freedom to do whatever you like

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narrensicher

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foolproof

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einwerben von Drittmittel

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procurement of third-party funds

127
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sein Verschleiß an Frauen

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the rate at which he goes through women

128
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vereiteln

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to foil

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herb (adjective)

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bitter/crude

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quälen

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to agonise

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reinfummeln

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crowbarred in

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sich (freiwillig) stellen

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to turn oneself in

133
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ein Manko

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a flaw/shortcoming

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im guten Fahrwasser

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on the right track

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Torschlusspanik

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fear of time running out

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scheinheilig

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sanctimonious/hypocritical

137
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auf etwas beharren

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to insist on something

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an demselben Strang ziehen

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to be pulling in the same direction

139
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Folterknecht

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Torturer

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Abwärtstaumel

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lurching backwards

141
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haasenfüssig

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lily-livered

142
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Kochelet

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Ecclesiastes

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der Hochstapler

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the imposter

144
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Mogelpackung

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sham/cosmetic change

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Himmelfahrtskommando

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kamikaze

146
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Eroberung

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conquest

147
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flott

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quick/pacy

148
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Pflug und Egge

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Plough and harrow

149
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Abriegelung

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Lock-down

150
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Acker

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field (agricultural)

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gebannt sein

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to be spellbound/transfixed

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Fronleichnam

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Corpus Cristi

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Strohfeuer sein

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pie in the sky

154
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Todesstoß versetzen

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to deliver the kiss of death

155
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Abrissbagger

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Wrecking ball / demolition digger

156
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Aufschluss über etwas geben

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to give an indication of sth