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lucid

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very clear, reasonable

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scrutiny

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take a very close look and check it

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apparent

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obvious

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contradiction

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statement of being the opposite opinion

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to derive sth from

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to get sth from

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elicite

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obtain, to be given

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to rap

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to knock

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inference

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conclusion

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fallacious

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abwegig

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hitherto

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until now, until this moment

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savory

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Bohnenkraut

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palpitation

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Herzklopfen

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wired

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vernetzt

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ingenious

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creative, with a lot of ideas

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Hence

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from now on

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assure

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confirm certainty

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leisure

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Freizeit

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upheaval

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change, Aufruhr

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indubitable

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no reason to doubt sth

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edifice

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building

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to deceive sb.

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to betray sb.

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cerebellum

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kleinhirn

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vapors

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Dämpfe

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bile

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something bitter

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to mislead

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irreführen

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astonishment

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erstaunen, Verwunderung

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corporeal

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regarding the body

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magnitude

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size

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to exclude sth

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etwas auschliessen

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antedecedents

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Vorläufer

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levity

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if somwthing is easy, not heavy

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to admit

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eingestehen

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credence

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the belief of god

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to be sufficient

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to be enough

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peril

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danger

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credulity

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Leichtgläubigkeit

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lassitude

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without any energy

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slumber

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not deep sleep

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tranquility

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calmness, being calm and silent

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contradiction

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widerspruch

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spurious

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false

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chimera

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Schimäre, Schwachsinn

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cunning

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clever

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to embark

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to board

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to nourish

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to feed

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tenuous

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spärkich

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scrutinize

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genau untersuchen

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rein

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Zügel

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ti curb sth./sb.

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to lead sth/sb on a leash

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ado

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big effort

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distinct

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different

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bearer

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Überbringer

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volitions

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the will

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solely

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just, only, dingle

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resemble

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to be similar

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disparity

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ungleichheit

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emanate

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ausstrahlen

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eminently

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außerordentlich

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virtue

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good quality, Tugend

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to comprehend

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etas begreifen, erfassen

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to preserve

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to maintain

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inquire/enquire

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ask for question, erkundigen

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to aspire

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nach etw streben

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contemplation

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Betrachtung

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albeit

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wenn auch, obgleich

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ado

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großer Aufwand

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impenetrable

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unüberwindlich

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firm

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steady

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ample

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plentiful

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scope

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range, frame rahmen

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bounty

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reward

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to endow

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jm/etw mit etw ausstatten

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thus

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therfore

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loathing

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hate, Disgusting

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cubbyhole

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Kämmerchen

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wretched

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depressed

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rickety

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klapprig, wackelig

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stained

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fleckig, verfärbt

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bolster

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Nackenrolle

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stance

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point of view

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atemporal

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zeitlos

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seductive

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verführerisch

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sabatical

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Studienjahr

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Prussian

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Preußen/Preußisch

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dire

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schlimm, schrecklich

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restless

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rastlos

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successor

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Nachfolgee

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espionage

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spionage

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clandestine

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secretly

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mortgage

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Hypothek

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consession

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Genehmigung

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polemical

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polemisch, scharfer Meinungsstreit politischer, literarischer oder wissenschftlicher Diskussionen

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imminent

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bevorstehend

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incomprehensible

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unbegreiflich

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engraving

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Gravierung

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dismay

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Bestürzung

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subjugation

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Unterwerfung

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somnanbulist

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Schlafwandler

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mature

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reif, vollentwickelt

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innuendo

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Anspielung

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probing

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bohrend

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superfluous

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not necessary, überflüssig

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elaboration

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Ausarbeitung

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comprehensiveness

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Reichhaltigkeit

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suspicious

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verdächtig

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emergence

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Enstehen

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self-incurred

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selbst-verschuldete

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immaturity

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Unmündigkeit

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cowardice

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Feigheit

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conscience

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Gewissen

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mankind

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Menschengeschlecht

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infatuated

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vernarrt

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inevitable

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unausweichlich

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yoke

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Bügel, Gespann

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innocuous

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unschädlich

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fiscal

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steuerlich

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ecclesiastic

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geistlich

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clergyman

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Geistlicher

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congregation

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Gemeinde

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gathering

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Ansammlung

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synod

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Kirchenversammlung

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pernicious

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schädlich, bösartig

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enlightenment

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aufklärung

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tremendously

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gewaltig

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acquisition

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Beschaffung, Erwerb

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extent

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Ausmaß, Umfang

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influx

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Zustrom

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wax and wane

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increase and decrease

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grid

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Raster, Gitter

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assess

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beurteilen, bewerten

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diglossia

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diglossie, besondere form der zweiaprachigkeit, verwendet eine slrache nur in bestimmten situationsn

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rigidification

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Erstarrung

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interlocutor

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a partner with whom you are speaking

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overtly

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offenkundig

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perceptual

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wahrnehmend

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cognated

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Wörter gleicher Abstammung

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haphazard

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willkürlich, not with purpose

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coextensive

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deckungsgleich

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trigger

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auslösen

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metamorphose

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verwandeln

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metamorphosis

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die Verwandlung

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apparition

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Erscheinung

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vacuous

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ausdruckslos, nichts sagend

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wig

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Perücke

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to be duped

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to be betrayed

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phlegm

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Schleim

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fedora

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Filzhut

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arbitrary

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willkürlich

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retrieval

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Abfrage

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cue

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