Artist at work

Question 1

endeavour

Answer 1

bemühen
a serious determined effort

Question 2

mould (countable)

Answer 2

Gussform
container used to give shape to material

Question 3

mould (uncountable)

Answer 3

Schimmel
soft, green growth that develops on old food

Question 4

poignancy

Answer 4

Eindringlichkeit
affecting you deeply

Question 5

rumblings

Answer 5

Vorzeichen
general but unofficial talk

Question 6

rumbling

Answer 6

Grollen
continuous low sound

Question 7

vortex

Answer 7

Strudel
a situation you are being forced into

Question 8

vortex

Answer 8

Wirbel
masses of air that spin around very fast

Question 9

to eschew

Answer 9

meiden
to avoid intentionally

Question 10

arresting

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

Question 11

blank

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ausdruckslos
showing no feeling

Question 12

deceased

Answer 12

verstorben
dead

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epic

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monumental
imposing

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flabby

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schwabbelig
having too much loose fat on your body

Question 15

meditative

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sinnend
involving serious thought or study

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renowed

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namhaft
famous

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shrunken

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geschrumpft
having become smaller

Question 18

sinister

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unheimlich
making you feel that smth evil/bad might happen

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solitary

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einsam
done alone

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swift

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rasch
happening quickly

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tangible

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greifbar
real; which can be touched, seen

Question 22

uncanny

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frappierend
strange and impssible to explain

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unprecedented

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noch nie da gewesen
never having happened before

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weary

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ermüdet
tired

Question 25

writ large

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im Großformat
similar to, but larger/more obvious

Question 26

clay

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Ton
thick, heavy soil

Question 27

clause

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Klausel
a particular part of an agreement

Question 28

eye-opener

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

Question 29

immediacy

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

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metamorphosis

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Verwandlung
a complete change

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regard

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Achtung
respect

Question 32

resin

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

Question 33

sheen

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Schimmer
a smooth shine

Question 34

tripod

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Dreifuß
a support with three legs for a camera

Question 35

to caution

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warnen
to warn

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to crowd into smth

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füllen
to fill a place completely

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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

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to shun

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ausweichen; meiden
to avoid

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to span

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erstrecken
to exist for a particular length of time

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to sprout

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sprießen
to begin to grow

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to be bound to do smth

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nicht umhinkommen etw zu tun
certain to happen