More optional Words Flashcards
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streak
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a thick line
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curfew
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time you must be indoor
// in USA: under 18 -> 10.30p.m.
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flash
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a quick burst of bright line
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urban legend
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old story about cities
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insane
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mad, mentally disordered
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heads up
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advance notice
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meadow
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field of grass + flower
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“darn”
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polite “damn”
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petty
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worried about unimportant things
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mantle
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shelf on a fireplace
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nip in the bud
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stop sth. right now
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launch
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begin, start
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landmark
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important, worth noting
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connoisseur
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knowledge about, lover of
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refracted
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light is reflected in many colours
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denser
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heavier
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justice to sth.
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as good as the reality
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phenomenon
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event, happening
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a pedestal
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a stand, high place
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bummer
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bad situation, event, happening
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weightlessness
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without gravity
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make room
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to make space, move over
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pail
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small bucket, children are playing with a pail on the beach
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to mimic
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to imitate
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whisker
hairs in the face of a cat
| Schnurrbarthaare
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off the table
not for discussion
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on the table
can be discussed
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cocky
confident
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"ring it up"
enter in the cash register, charge for something
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washed up
finished
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trajectory
path of a missile or rocket
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condenscencion, believe that you're better than other
speaking sb. down
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condescending
to think and show that you're better than others
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granted
if sth. is allowed
| gewährt, bewilligt
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Hauswirtschaft
domestic science and household education
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upholding
aggreing with
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indulge
totally enjoy, may sth. unhealthy
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inherit
get genetically, when someone dies
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a will
a document to give away your money and things, when you die
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cohesive
unified, make a unit
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postulated
hypothesized, a theor
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postponed
delayed, later, too late
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lateral
side to side
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#
pound, number symbol
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*
star, aterisk
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tusk
tooth like elephant, rhinos
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trunk
where elephants drink through
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cane
strong and hallow, like bamboo
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bell on a trumpet
the first part, where the sounds appears
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great grandmother
mother of grandmother
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stipulations
conditions, requirements
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celerity
the act or state of moving swiftly
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swiftly
quickly
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solicitude
care about others' well being
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perdition
underworld, hell
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insouciant
nonchalant, unworried
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extirpate
destroy, ban
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ephemeral
lasting only a short while
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asparagus
spargel
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contradict
disagree with what was said
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perks
sth good you have or get in a special (often negative) situation
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perception
result, how you think about sth
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posture
pose of sitting or standing
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olfacation
smell
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relay
to give away - to another part
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abundant
a great plenty of stg
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randomly
no plan, by chance
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resurgence
become popular again
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burden
something heavy, diffict
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(state) coffers
place to put/safe money (old word)
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shortsighted
only for now, not for the future
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perseverance
keep going, no matter what
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sought (seek - sought - sought)
to search
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subsidize
to help for
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bait-and-switch
after one thing - provide another more expensive
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bait
what attracts fish to your hook
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dodge
an evasion, way to avoid sth.
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to soar
go up quickly
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amenities
nice, but not necessary, things
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to pinch
to squeeze, not enough money
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path of least resistence
the easiest way
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to jack up
to increase prices (slang)
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trim
cut a little, become less
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to call a truce
stop competing, stop fightinf
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Marterpfahl
stake
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Reiseversicherung
travel insurance
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Wirtschaftsinformatik
business or commercial informatics
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Waggon
car, wagon, coach
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Käfer
beetle or bug
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Duft
smell, scent, odor
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Anblick
view, look, sight
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Geschwindigkeit
pace, speed, celerity
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to be very exhausted
to be out on one's feet
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kriterium
criterion
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stachelrochen
stingray
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etw sb hinter sich lassen
to leave sb sth behind OR to move on from sth.
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wer zu spät kommt, den bestraft das Leben
Life punishes those who delay
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Setzen Sie sich!
Please, have a seat :)
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Beratungsgespräch
counseling session or interview
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verkaufsgespräch
pitch or sales talk
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zeichnen
draw or sketch
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in ohnmacht fallen
to pass out, swooning
