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contingent

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bedingt, eventuell, möglich

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conjecture

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Mutmaßung, Vermutung

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caprice

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Laune, Inkonsequenz

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to hobble

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humpeln, hoppeln

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populace

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breite Masse, gemeines Volk

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fickle

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flatterhaft, unbeständig, wankelmütig

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far-sighted

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weitsichtig

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sphere

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Einflussbereich, Interessenbereich

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to encompass

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umgeben, umfassen, umspannen

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apex

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Gipfel, Scheitelpunkt

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discretion

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Ermessensfreiheit, Verstand, Besonnenheit

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subsistence

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Lebensunterhalt, Existenz

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to wreck sth.

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etw. zugrunde richten, zerstören, vernichten

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invidious

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misslich (Situation), undankbar (Aufgabe), unglücklich (Situation)

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imputed

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kalkulatorisch, zur Last gelegt

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to precipitate

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auslösen, verursachen,

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to condone

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stillschweigend dulden, etw. nicht beachten

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to smother

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ersticken, erdrücken

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stratagem

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List, Kriegslist

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to percolate

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durchsickern, einsickern

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humiliation

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Demütigung, Erniedrigung

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skirmish

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Geplänkel, Auseinandersetzung

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callous

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abgestumpft, gefühllos, gleichgültig

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in droves

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scharenweise

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cavalier

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hochmütig, anmaßend, ingeniert

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to gag on sth.

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an etw. würgen

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to be tainted by sth

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mit etw behaftet sein

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drag

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Bremsen, Hemmung

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ghastly

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entsetzlich, grässlich, schrecklich

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to sneer

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höhnisch lächeln

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demotic

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umgangssprachlich, volkstümlich

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intransigence

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Unnachgibigkeit, Kompromisslosigkeit

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wryly

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ironisch, verdreht

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33
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to expound

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darlegen, erklären

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34
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coy

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zurückhaltend, schüchtern

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35
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clamour

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Gezeter

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tutelage

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Führung, Anleitung, Vormundschaft

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obstreperous

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aufmüpfig, aufsässig

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to chug

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puffen, tuckern

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39
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to jar

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irritieren

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spearhead

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Vorkämpfer, Sperrspitze, Anführer

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stained

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befleckt, beschmutzt

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to espouse sth.

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vermählen, eintreten, unterstützen

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piety

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Frömmigkeit

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44
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fealty

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Treue, Gefolgschaft

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shrewd

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gewandt, gewitzt, klug

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delirious

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im Delirium, außer sich

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to woo

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umwerben, abwerben

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48
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fling

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kurzes Liebesabenteuer

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49
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vitriol

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boshafte Bemerkung

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to trundle

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rollen, rumpeln, zockeln

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51
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crank

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Spinner, Sonderling

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apostate

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Abtrünniger, Apostat

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unruffled

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glatt, ruhig

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cursory

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flüchtig, oberflächlich, kursorisch

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boondocks

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unkultiviertes Hinterland, Wildnis

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glum

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verdrießlich, mürrisch

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to squirm

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sich drehen und wenden

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58
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spawn

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Ausgeburt, Brut

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to disparage

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herabsetzen, verunglimpfen

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60
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paucity

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Mangel

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61
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stupendous

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gewaltig, erstaunlich, überwtigend

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boarded-up

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zugenagelt

63
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in the nick of time

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gerade zur rechten Zeit, im letzten Augenblick

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the proof of the pudding is in the eating

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Probieren geht über Studieren

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spanking

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lebhaft, mächtig, schnell

66
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luminary

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Koryphäe

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to blight

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vereiteln, vernichten

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icky

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kitschig, ekelig

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to boast

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prahlen, aufschneiden, angeben

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bespoke

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maßgeschneidert

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untapped

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untapped

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untapped

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unerschlossen, unangezapft

73
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dunderhead

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Schwachkopf, Dummkopf

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to banter

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to moot

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to banter

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necken, hänseln, aufziehen

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to moot

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debattieren, zur Diskussion stellen

77
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to ensconce oneself somewhere

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sich irgendwo einrichten/ niederlassen

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grubby

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dreckig, schmitzig, unsauber

79
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changeover

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Übergang, Umstellung, Umrüstung

80
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to marshal

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ordnen, geleiten

81
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quasy

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heikel, mau, mulmig

82
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to waft

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wehen

83
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to claw back

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zurückkämpfen

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to yearn for sth./so.

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Sehnsucht gaben, nach jmd. etwas verlangen

85
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bonnet

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propulsion system

86
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propulsion

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Antrieb

87
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pent-up

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angestaut, aufgestaut

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to outstrip

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überholen, hinter sich lassen, übertreffen

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to smart

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schmerzen, wehtun

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shelved

A

.

91
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smut

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Dreck, Schmutz

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to castigate

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geißeln, bestrafen

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to humiliate

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beschämen, erniedrigen

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to nudge

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anstoßen

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to tinker

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96
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to take hold

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frenzy

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frenzy

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Ekstase, Wahnsinn

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to snort

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sniffen, schnupfen

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demnted

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dement, verrückt

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burst

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Ausbruch, Explosion

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to turn so. loose

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freilassen

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ominous

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verhängnisvoll, bedenklich, beunruhigend

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dingbar

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Idiot

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to swerve

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abschwenken, ausbrechen

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loathing

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Abscheu

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peacock

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Pfau

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to screech

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kreischen, schreien

108
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heinous

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abscheulich, schrecklich

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guff

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Quatsch

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to lurch

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abrupt anfahren, torkeln

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gibberish

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Geschwafel, Kauderwelsch

112
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grit

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Mumm

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to petrify

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to snarl

114
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wütend knurren, sich verfitzen

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.

115
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bevelled

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schief, schräg,

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bregggart

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Angeber, Aufschneider

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to befuddle

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konfus machen, berauschen, benebeln

118
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complacent

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selbstgefällig, selbstzufrieden

119
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to poach

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abwerben

120
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rubbery

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gummiartig

121
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to gnaw at sth.

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nagen

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shred

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Fetzen, Schnipsel

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limp

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schwach, schlaff

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trough

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Talsohle, Tiefstpunkt

125
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arrears

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Zahlungsrückstände

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fetter

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Fessel

127
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to overturn

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stürzen, umkippen

128
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mobster

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Gangster

129
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a congeries of sth.

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eine Ansammlung von etw.

130
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stub

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Abrisszettel

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to shatter

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erschüttern, zerschlagen

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scraggly

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ausgefranzt, zottelig, gezackt

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bigot

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Fanatiker, Frömmler

134
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scumbag

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Mistkerl,Sreckssack

135
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to single sth. out

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aussondern, auswählen

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to berate

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ausschimpfen

137
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crouch

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Hocke, Hockstellung

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bugger

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Lümmel, Flegel, Arschloch

139
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hazy

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diesig, verschleiert

140
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shucks

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Used to express mild disappointment, disgust, or annoyance.

141
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corpse

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Leiche, Leichnam

142
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to romp

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toben, tollen

143
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to jabber

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plappern, quasseln

144
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goon

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Rowdy, Schlägertyp, dummer Person

145
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drunkard

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Trinker, Säufer

146
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turnstile

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Drehkreuz

147
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fork in the road

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Weggabelung, Scheideweg, wichtige Entscheidung

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predatory

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räuberisch, plündernd

149
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aftermath

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Folgezeit, Auswirkungen

150
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preposterous

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absurd, grotesk, verdreht

151
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collateral

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begleitend, zusätzlich

152
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to exorcise

A

Geister austreiben, bannen

153
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precipice

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Abgrund, Klippe

154
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arcane

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geheim, ibskur

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