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ungeheuerlich

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terrible/enormous/outrageous

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das Erlebnis

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experience

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sich bescheiden

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visit on sb

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je

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per, each, fully

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vollkommen

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completely/perfectly/altogether

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von ausgenommen

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exempt from/apart from

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unvollkommen

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imperfect

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zwar

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indeed

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und zwar

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namely/in fact

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die Seite

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page/aspect

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vor Augen treten

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loom/appear before our eyes/glimpse

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grelle

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glaring/blinding/dazzling

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die Beleuchtung

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light/lighting/clarity

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anscheinend

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apparent/seemingly

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völlig

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all/completely/entirely

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zweifelsfrei

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free from all doubt/doubtless

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mit etw. zusammenhängen

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to be connected to/to relate to sth

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die Ursache

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cause/reason/source

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tief

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deep/root

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grenzenlos

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boundless/limitless

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etw. DAT unterlagen

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to be subject to/go under/succumb

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die Enttäuschung

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disappointment

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zusammenbrechen

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collapse/break down/destruct

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es musste ja so kommen

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it is bound to happen

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ganz

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all/whole/entirely

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begreiflich

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understandable/comprehensible

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lösbar

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answerable/solveable

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reich an

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rich in/wealth of

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das Rätsel

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puzzle/mystery/riddle

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die Wendung

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turn/twist/twist and turns

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gestellte

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confronting/posed/proposed

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erleben

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to experience/live through

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übersteigen

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surpass/go beyond/exceed

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für etw empfinden

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to feel for

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das empfinden

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feeling/sensation

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angestellte

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presented/hired/appointed

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die Betrachtung

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consideration/reflection/view

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das Stückwerk

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patchwork/fragment

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die Vorarbeit

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preliminiary work/groundwork

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künftig

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future

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der Versuch-e

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effort/attempt/try

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eine Folge

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result/consequence

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friedlich

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peaceful/amicable

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entscheidend

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crucial/key/decisive/deciding

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der Impuls

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incentive/impulse/trigger/factor

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die Beseitigung

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removal/elimination

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DDR

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GDR

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von DAT ausgehen

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come from/emanate from

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die Volksbewegung

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popular movement

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anhaltend

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persistent/continuous/constant

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die Massenflucht

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mass exodus/flight

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zusammenbrechen

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collapse/bring down/destroy

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zum Einsturz

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to collapse

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die Verlogenheit

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the hypocrisy/dishonesty

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aus:zeichnen, zeichnete aus, ausgezeichnet

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to distinguish, honor

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aus:radieren, radierte aus, ausradiert

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to erase, wipe out, delete

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sowohl… als auch

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as well as, both… and…

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ohne Weiteres

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just like that, readily, simply

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aber eben nur

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but only

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die Planwirtschaft

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state-directed/planned economy

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zum Ziel haben

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to be aimed at

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basisdemokratisch

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grassroots democracy

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marktwirtschaftlich

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free-market economy

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die Planwirtschaft

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state-directed/planned economy

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das Ganze

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the whole, ensemble (everyone)

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am ehesten

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most likely/soonest

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der Wohlstand

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wealth/prosperity

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gerade zu einer Zeit

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precisely at a time

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da

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as, because, since

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wittern, witterte, gewittert

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to scent, smell, sense

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beseitigen, beseitigte, beseitigt

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to remove, eliminate, to do away with, to redress

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der Coup

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overthrow, takeover

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sich bewähren, bewährte, bewährt

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to prove one’s worth, stand the test

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der Wellenbrecher-

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wave breaker, groyne, sea wall

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der Chauvinismus

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Chauvinism (aggressive patriotism - prejudiced support for one’s own cause)

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bleiben bei

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to remain with, stick with

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der Vertrag-äe

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treaty

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einflussreich

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influencial/important/powerful

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der Grundsatz-äe

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principle, rules, fundamentals

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festlegen, legte fest, festgelegt

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to determine, specify

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festlegen, legte fest, festgelegt

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to determine, specify

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regeln, regelte, geregelt

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govern/rule

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die Materien

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subjects/matters

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Die Rechtsvereinheitlichung-en

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the unification of laws, the standardisation of law

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vielmehr

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rather

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begünstigen, begünstigte, begünstigt

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to favour, encourage, facilitate sth.

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letztlich

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ultimately/finally

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die Zerstückelung

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fragmentation/dismembrement

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Vielmehr

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rather

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die Ablehnung

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rejection/refusal

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die Zufallsäusserung

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incidental statement/mistake

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umfassend

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broad/comprehensive/extensive

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der Arbeitsplatz

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employment/work

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der Wohnraum

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living space

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der Arbeitsplatz

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employment/work

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der Stammtisch

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regulars table/group of regulars

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die Wohnungsbaupolitik

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residential housing policy

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der Strukturwandel

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structural change/transformation

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die Aussiedler

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emigrants

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die übersiedler

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migrants

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berücksichtigen, berücksichtigte, berücksichtigt

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respect/consider/take into account

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auf|nehmen, nimmt auf, aufgenommen

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take up/pick up/include/start

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gemeinsam

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collective/joint

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gehen den Weg

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proceed/take the path/follow the path

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gescheitert

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failed/collapsed

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die Bemühungen

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effort/endeavour

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die Versammlung

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meeting/assembly

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die Umstände

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circumstances

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die Genesung

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recovery

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begünstigen, begünstigte, begünstigt

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favour

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entgegen

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contrary to

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sinnfällig

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evidently

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die Trümmer

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ruins

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aufgeteilt

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split/fragmented

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die Siegermächte

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victorious powers

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erzwingen, erzwang, erzwungen

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to force/enforce/compel

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unumgänglich

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inevitable/essential/necessary

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als Folge

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as a result of

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der Zugriff (auf)

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access (to)

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das Besatzungsgebiet

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occupational zone

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feindselig

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hostile

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im Zeichen

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in view of

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die Systemgrenze

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system boundary

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Auswärtiges Amt

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Federal Foreign Office

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der Dienst

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service/office

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bedingungslos

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absolute/unconditional

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auflösen, löste auf, aufgelöst

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dissolve/cancel/solve/suspend

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zustehen, stand zu, zugestanden

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to be entitled to

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die Zuständigkeit

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responsability

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sich DAT etw vorhalten, hielt vor, vorgehalten

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hold sth before oneself /reproach so. with sth.

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weit eher

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far sooner

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prophezeien, prophezeite, prophezeit

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to predict

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halten jdn./etw. für jdn./etw., hielt, gehalten

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to take somebody/something for something

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miterleben etw., erlebte mit, miterlebt

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to witness sth.

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verdrängen, verdrängte, verdrängt

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to suppress (ie. a memory)

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die Nachgeborenen

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future generations (literally. the born after)

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das Schlagwort-ö-er

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catchword, slogan

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der Erzähler-

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the narrator, the story teller

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hinauskommen, kam hinaus, hinausgekommen (aus etw. Dat) or über

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to come (out of) 
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sich vergegenwärtigen, vergegenwärtigte, vergegenwärtigen

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to realise, visualise

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in der Tat

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indeed, in fact, in effect

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kapitulieren vor jdm. , kapitulierte, kapituliert

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to concede victory to sb.

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die Wochenschau-en

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weekly newsreel

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bestehen aus, bestand, bestanden

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to be comprised of

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das Statut

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rules and regulations

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verwüstet

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ravaged, destroyed, devastated

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quer

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across

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sorgen für

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to care for, (also means guarantee - ensure for)

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sich lösen, löste, gelöst

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break away/dissolve/come off

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(durch) ersetzen, ersetzte, ersetzt

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to replace (by/with)

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die Erfassung

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collection/gathering/grip

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alles in allem

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on the whole

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die Aufschwung

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upturn/upswing

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die Selbstverwaltung

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self-government/home rule/autonomy

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das Eigenleben

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the independence/independent existence

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(in) umwandeln, umwandlete, umgewandelt

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change/convert (into)

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der Grundzug

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(main) feature

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die Vorherrschaft

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supremacy

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die Hochburg

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stronghold

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tiefgreifend

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profound

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alles in allem

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on the whole

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das Gemeinwesen

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community

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ab:wenden, wendete ab, abgewendet

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to avert, prevent

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zu bei|tragen, trugt bei, beigetragen

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contribute to

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auf etw. stoßen, stieß, gestoßen

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to come up against/meet with/stumble across

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holen, holte, geholt

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take/fetch/come for so.

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niedrig

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low

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getarnt

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camouflaged/in disguise

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die Schuld

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blame/obligation/debt

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nach|kommen

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fulfill/comply with

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der Wehrmacht

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armed forces

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sich erweisen, erwies, erwiesen

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prove/prove oneself/turn out

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der Wechsel

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change/foreign exchange (finance)

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die Anliehen

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loans

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die Schuld

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blame/obligation/debt

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nach|kommen

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fulfill/comply with

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der Beweggrund-ü-e

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motive, motivation

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offensichtlich

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apparent, evident, blatant

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die Hauptforderung

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main demand/claim

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bislang

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up until now

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sich einigen, einigte, geeinigt

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reach an agreement

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um|setzen, setzte um, umgesetzt

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implement

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behalten, behielt, behalten

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retain/maintain

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gewähren, gewährt, gewährt

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to grant

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denkbar

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conceivable

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weg|fallen

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fall away

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rechnen, rechnete, gerechnet

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estimate/expect

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der Verlust an

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loss

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das Haushalt

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budget

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die Annahmen

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expectations

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auf|nehmen, nimmt auf, aufgenommen

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pick up/take up/absorb/record

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allerdings

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however

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denkbar

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concievable

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(von) erhalten, erhielt, erhalten

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retain/keep/ get (from)

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die Einnahmen

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earnings/income

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dennoch

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though/nevertheless

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vorab

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first of all

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ausgeglichen

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even/balanced

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blindlings

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blinding

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das Grundgesetz

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constitutional law/fundamental law

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die Gewerkschaft

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trade union

202
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verzögern, verzögerte, verzögert

A

delay/prolongate

203
Q

der Antrag

A

proposal/appplication/petition

204
Q

unterziehen/unterlagen

A

be subject to

205
Q

das Verhältnis

A

relationship/relation/circumstance

206
Q

an|halten, hielt an, angehalten

A

stop

207
Q

das Bestreben

A

endeavour/effort/attempt

208
Q

zurück|drehen, drehte zurück, zurückgedreht

A

turn back

209
Q

ein|setzen, setzte ein, eingesetzt

A

to deploy/apply/introduce

210
Q

festigen, festigte, festigt

A

stablise/strengthen/tighten

211
Q

unaufhaltsam

A

unstoppable/relentless

212
Q

der Eindruck

A

impact/effect

213
Q

das Verhältnis

A

relationship/relation/circumstance

214
Q

die Behaglichkeit

A

ease/comfort

215
Q

anhaltend

A

sustained/prolonged/continuing

216
Q

sich erheben, erhob, erhoben

A

to rise/soar

217
Q

zurück|kehren, kehrte zurück, zurückgekehrt

A

return to

218
Q

tatsächlich

A

in actual fact/actually

219
Q

erfassen, erfasste, erfasst

A

grip/measure/include/grasp/determine/find out

220
Q

aus|strahlen, strahlte aus, ausgestrahlt

A

to broadcast

221
Q

wiederum

A

around

222
Q

vorbei

A

finished/over

223
Q

trügerisch

A

deceptive

224
Q

der Anklang

A

accusation

225
Q

unvorstellbar

A

unbelieveable

226
Q

vergegenwärtigen

A

visualise

227
Q

selbstrechtfertigung

A

self-justifying

228
Q

die Tonspur

A

commentary

229
Q

die Verfassung

A

condition/state

230
Q

die Auskunft

A

explanation/information

231
Q

der Einwand

A

objection/plea

232
Q

ziehen

A

to pull/drag/trek

233
Q

auf etw. zielen

A

to aim for sth/target sth

234
Q

zu etw neigen

A

tend to

235
Q

selbstrechtfertigung

A

self-justifying

236
Q

Im Rückblick

A

in hindsight

237
Q

selbstanklang

A

self-accusation

238
Q

die Redlichkeit

A

honesty/fidelity

239
Q

der Einwand

A

objection/plea

240
Q

bundesstaatliche

A

Federal State