China and Japan

Question 1

to argue about things that are not important

Answer 1

to bicker (ˈbɪkər) (sich zanken)

Question 2

the state of being successful, especially in making money

Answer 2

prosperity

Question 3

the small hard seeds of food plants such as wheat, rice, etc; a single seed of such a plant

Answer 3

grain

Question 4

a large mass of rock that stands above the surface of the ground

Answer 4

outcrop

Question 5

a large number of fish swimming together as a group

Answer 5

the shoal (ʃoʊl)

Question 6

spread far apart over a wide area or over a long period of time

Answer 6

scattered - Her family are scattered around the world.

Question 7

connected with the sea or ships

Answer 7

maritime

Question 8

surrounded by something

Answer 8

amid

Question 9

a way of speaking or writing that makes something sound better, more exciting, dangerous, etc. than it really is

Answer 9

hyperbole

Question 10

coming or happening late

Answer 10

belated

Question 11

to provide somebody with a room or place to sleep, live or sit

Answer 11

accommodate

Question 12

simple and not very accurate but giving a general idea of something - offensive or rude, especially about sex

Answer 12

crude

Question 13

to appear somewhere again

Answer 13

re-emerge (neu erscheinen)

Question 14

(in the past) a son of the Emperor of Austria

Answer 14

archduke

Question 15

to murder an important or famous person, especially for political reasons

Answer 15

to assassinate

Question 16

a short and not very violent fight or struggle

Answer 16

the scuffle

Question 17

causing trouble, such as damaging somebody’s reputation

Answer 17

mischievous (=naughty)

Question 18

a remark or an action that insults or offends somebody/something

Answer 18

the affront (Beleidigung)

Question 19

to become stronger; to make somebody/something stronger

Answer 19

to strengthen

Question 20

to slowly begin to cover more and more of an area

Answer 20

to encroach

Question 21

to improve something or make it stronger

Answer 21

to bolster

Question 22

a large group of people, especially of the same type

Answer 22

the flock

Question 23

to argue noisily about something that is not very important

Answer 23

the squabble

Question 24

action that a person takes against somebody who has harmed them in some way

Answer 24

the rataliation

Question 25

to make an illness or a bad or unpleasant situation worse

Answer 25

to aggravate

Question 26

an unreasonable dislike of or preference for a person, group, custom, etc, especially when it is based on their race, religion, sex, etc

Answer 26

the prejudice

Question 27

full of anger and hatred

Answer 27

vitriolic

Question 28

an official action or decision that has happened in the past and that is seen as an example or a rule to be followed in a similar situation later

Answer 28

the precedent

Question 29

a thing that makes somebody less likely to do something (= that deters them)

Answer 29

the deterrent (Abschreckung)

Question 30

an area of land that is almost surrounded by water but is joined to a larger piece of land

Answer 30

peninsula

Question 31

to say or do something that makes somebody less frightened or worried

Answer 31

reassure (beruhigen)

Question 32

difficult to deal with

Answer 32

awkward

Question 33

complete power to govern a country

Answer 33

sovereignty