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1
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endeavour

A

bemühen
a serious determined effort

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mould (countable)

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Gussform
container used to give shape to material

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mould (uncountable)

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Schimmel
soft, green growth that develops on old food

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4
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poignancy

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Eindringlichkeit
affecting you deeply

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5
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rumblings

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Vorzeichen
general but unofficial talk

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6
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rumbling

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Grollen
continuous low sound

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7
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vortex

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Strudel
a situation you are being forced into

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vortex

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Wirbel
masses of air that spin around very fast

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9
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to eschew

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meiden
to avoid intentionally

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arresting

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fesselnd
very attractive in a way that attracts a lot of attention

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blank

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ausdruckslos
showing no feeling

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deceased

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verstorben
dead

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13
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epic

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monumental
imposing

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14
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flabby

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schwabbelig
having too much loose fat on your body

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15
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meditative

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sinnend
involving serious thought or study

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16
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renowed

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namhaft
famous

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shrunken

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geschrumpft
having become smaller

18
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sinister

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unheimlich
making you feel that smth evil/bad might happen

19
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solitary

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einsam
done alone

20
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swift

A

rasch
happening quickly

21
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tangible

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greifbar
real; which can be touched, seen

22
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uncanny

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frappierend
strange and impssible to explain

23
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unprecedented

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noch nie da gewesen
never having happened before

24
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weary

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ermüdet
tired

25
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writ large

A

im Großformat
similar to, but larger/more obvious

26
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clay

A

Ton
thick, heavy soil

27
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clause

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Klausel
a particular part of an agreement

28
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eye-opener

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Augenöffner
smth that surprises you and teaches you new facts about life

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immediacy

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Direktheit
the fact that smth seem real and important, so that you feel involved with it

30
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metamorphosis

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Verwandlung
a complete change

31
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regard

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Achtung
respect

32
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resin

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Harz
a thick, sticky substance that is produced by some trees

33
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sheen

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Schimmer
a smooth shine

34
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tripod

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Dreifuß
a support with three legs for a camera

35
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to caution

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warnen
to warn

36
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to crowd into smth

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füllen
to fill a place completely

37
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to fathom smth out

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etw auf den Grund kommen
to understamd why or how smth happens/works

38
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to shun

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ausweichen; meiden
to avoid

39
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to span

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erstrecken
to exist for a particular length of time

40
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to sprout

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sprießen
to begin to grow

41
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to be bound to do smth

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nicht umhinkommen etw zu tun
certain to happen

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