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unfettered

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uneingeschränkt

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abrogate

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kündigen

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rampant

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ungezügelt

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perish

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umkommen

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tenacity

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beharrlichkeit

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a-poc-ry-phal

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probably untrue/made-up, but widely believed

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Carnal knowledge

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biblical euphemism for sex

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versatile

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vielseitig

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docility

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Fügsamkeit

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abate

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become less intense or widespread/ subside

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putative

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generally considered or reputed to be (the putative father of the children)

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otiose

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serving no practical purpose or result

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omen

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an event regarded as a sign of good or evil

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fidelity

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faithfulness u.a.

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circumvent

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vermeiden

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combustion

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Verbrennung

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intricate

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complex, complicated

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terrestrial

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earthly, worldy

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upshot

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Ergebnis, Resultat

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expeditious

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done quickly and efficiently

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inconspicuous

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unauffällig

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malign

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evil

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xenophobia

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dislike of people from another country

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venerable

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ehrwürdig, verehrenswert

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conjecture

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guess, speculation

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anachronism

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something or someone that is not in its correct historical or chronological time, especially a thing or person that belongs to an earlier time:
The sword is an anachronism in modern warfare.

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canvass

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prüfen, abklappern

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predicament

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Zwickmühle, Zwangslage

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apex

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Spitze, Scheitelpunkt

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scintilla

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Fünkchen

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canonical

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anerkannt, vorschriftsmäßig

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rumination

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Grübeln, Nachsinnen

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resurgence

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Wiederaufersteheung/leben

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pent-up

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unterdrückt

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residual

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Überbleibsel

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respectability

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Ehrbarkeit, Seriösität

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digression

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Exkurs, Abschweifung

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dictum, dicta

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Machtspruch

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hapless

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glücklos

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epitome of sth; to epitomize

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Verkörperung

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apogee

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Höhepunkt

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cumbersome

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unhandlich

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promulgation

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Bekanntgabe o. Veröffentlichung eines Gesetzes

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