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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

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hairs in the face of a cat

Schnurrbarthaare

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off the table

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not for discussion

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on the table

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can be discussed

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cocky

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confident

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“ring it up”

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enter in the cash register, charge for something

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washed up

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finished

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trajectory

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path of a missile or rocket

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condenscencion, believe that you’re better than other

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speaking sb. down

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condescending

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to think and show that you’re better than others

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granted

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if sth. is allowed

gewährt, bewilligt

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Hauswirtschaft

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domestic science and household education

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upholding

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aggreing with

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indulge

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totally enjoy, may sth. unhealthy

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inherit

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get genetically, when someone dies

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a will

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a document to give away your money and things, when you die

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cohesive

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unified, make a unit

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postulated

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hypothesized, a theor

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postponed

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delayed, later, too late

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lateral

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side to side

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#

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pound, number symbol

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*

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star, aterisk

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tusk

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tooth like elephant, rhinos

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trunk

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where elephants drink through

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cane

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strong and hallow, like bamboo

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bell on a trumpet

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the first part, where the sounds appears

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great grandmother

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mother of grandmother

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stipulations

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conditions, requirements

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celerity

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the act or state of moving swiftly

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swiftly

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quickly

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solicitude

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care about others’ well being

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perdition

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underworld, hell

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insouciant

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nonchalant, unworried

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extirpate

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destroy, ban

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ephemeral

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lasting only a short while

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asparagus

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spargel

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contradict

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disagree with what was said

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perks

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sth good you have or get in a special (often negative) situation

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perception

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result, how you think about sth

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posture

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pose of sitting or standing

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olfacation

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smell

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relay

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to give away - to another part

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abundant

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a great plenty of stg

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randomly

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no plan, by chance

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resurgence

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become popular again

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burden

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something heavy, diffict

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(state) coffers

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place to put/safe money (old word)

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shortsighted

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only for now, not for the future

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perseverance

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keep going, no matter what

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sought (seek - sought - sought)

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to search

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subsidize

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to help for

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bait-and-switch

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after one thing - provide another more expensive

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bait

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what attracts fish to your hook

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dodge

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an evasion, way to avoid sth.

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to soar

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go up quickly

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amenities

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nice, but not necessary, things

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to pinch

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to squeeze, not enough money

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path of least resistence

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the easiest way

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to jack up

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to increase prices (slang)

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trim

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cut a little, become less

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to call a truce

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stop competing, stop fightinf

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Marterpfahl

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stake

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Reiseversicherung

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travel insurance

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Wirtschaftsinformatik

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business or commercial informatics

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Waggon

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car, wagon, coach

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Käfer

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beetle or bug

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Duft

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smell, scent, odor

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Anblick

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view, look, sight

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Geschwindigkeit

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pace, speed, celerity

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to be very exhausted

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to be out on one’s feet

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kriterium

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criterion

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stachelrochen

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stingray

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etw sb hinter sich lassen

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to leave sb sth behind OR to move on from sth.

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wer zu spät kommt, den bestraft das Leben

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Life punishes those who delay

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Setzen Sie sich!

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Please, have a seat :)

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Beratungsgespräch

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counseling session or interview

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verkaufsgespräch

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pitch or sales talk

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zeichnen

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draw or sketch

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in ohnmacht fallen

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to pass out, swooning

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