Proficiency 5 Flashcards
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mildernde Umstände
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leniency (defendants were able to plead for leniency)
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sich von etw. nicht abschrecken lassen
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to be undeterred by sth.
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Depression, Gedrücktheit
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dejection
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bevorstehend, drohend
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impending
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abgrenzen, einengen
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to confine
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behaupten, beteuern
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to assert, that…
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etw. abwenden, bannen, verhindern
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to avert sth. (you avert your gaze)
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Ungläubigkeit
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incredulity
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Abscheu, Ekel
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revulsion
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immer wieder
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time and again
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abschwächen, mildern
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to extenuate
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beleben, bestärken / belebend, kräftigend
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to invigorate / invigorating
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Eintönigkeit, Langeweile
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tedium (of) (you will find no tedium of repetition in their poetry.)
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eingefleischt, chronisch
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inveterate
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entstellen, verbiegen / entstellt, verdreht
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to distort /distorted
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sinnentstellend
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distorting
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etw. unterscheiden, etw. erkennen
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to discern sth.
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sich anpassen, seinen Verpflichtungen nachgehen
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toe the line
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angenehm
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congenial (without uncongenial fellow passengers)
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unerschrocken, furchtlos
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intrepid
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unachtsam, unvorsichtig
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unwary
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geniessen, verkosten
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savour sth. ( to savour the beach)
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urteilsfähig, vernünftig
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judicious
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Gefahr, Risiko
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peril
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abgekämpft, müde
weary
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grossartig, nobel
sublime
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steif, starr
rigid
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Aussicht (auf etw.)
prospect of sth.
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etw. ausrüsten, ausstatten
to rig sth.
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die Aufrüstung
rigging
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über etwas brüten, etwas genau studieren
pore over sth. (I had pored over the photos of Barbados.)
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entnerven, entkräftigen
to enervate
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benötigen, erforderlich machen
to necessitate sth. (This change necessitated a degree of creativity.)
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verbindlich
engaging
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Anstand
integrity
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Beherrschung
mastery
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Nachfrage, Befragung (problemorientiertes Lernen)
inquiry (inquiry - based learnings)
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fördern, pflegen
foster (it fosters the development of...)
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Ausgabe, Erteilung
issuance (visa issuance fee)
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etw. erleichtern, ermöglichen, unterstützen
to faciliate sth. (They will faciliate the purchase of...)
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zugelassen, anerkannt
accredited (...education)
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Eignung, Qualifikation, Berechtigung
eligibility (...according to the eligibility criteria)
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Einflussbereich, Zuständigkeit
jurisdiction
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etw. beziehen, etw. erhalten
to obtain sth. (medical insurance)
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potenzieller, zukünftiger
prospective
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Bedrängnis, Elend, Not
hardship
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fesseln, hemmen
to constrain
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Einschränkung, Nebenbedingung
constraint
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zwingen, nötigen
to compel
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verpflichtend, obligatorisch
compulsive
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eingensinning, starrsinnig
opinionated
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Abstriche machen, abbauen
to cut back (on)
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etw. aufrechterhalten
to sustain sth.
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bemerken, wahrnehmen
to perceive sth.
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Rückgang
recession
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kurz, prägnant / Kürze Prägnanz
concise / conciseness
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fein, zart
subtle (energy, difference)
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durchführen, leiten, ausführen
to conduct
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Sinneswandel
change of heart
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Altertum
antiquity
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beurteilen
to assess sth.
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Verwandtschaft
kinship
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ungeniert, ungehemmt / gehemmt
uninhibited (I didn't approve of her being so uninhibited so soon...) / inhibited
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fantastisch, köstlich
luscious
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Auswirkung, Folge
implication (health implications)
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etw. gerne mögen, geniessen
relish sth. (challenge, thought)
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Vertiefung
immersion
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grosszügig
unstinting
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zum Durchbruch verhelfen, in Schwung bringen
to leverage (teaching a program that leverages all modalities of knowledge acquisition.)
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etw. mitteilen, vermitteln
to convey sth.
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unterscheiden, auseinanderhalten
to distinguish
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abwägen, nachdenken
to ponder (an advice)
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etw. fressen, verschlingen
to devour sth. (books, news, etc.)
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ganzheitlich
holistic (the concept fosters the holistic development of each student.)
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Wissenserwerb
knowledge acquisition
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differentieren
to differentiate (providing differentiated learning opportunities)
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beschwören, jmd. anflehen
to conjure
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skeptisch, ungläubig
incredulous
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anschliessend, folgend
subsequent
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beratend..., Beratungs-
advisory
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interkulturell
cross-cultural (teaching program)
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sich anstrengen, bemühen
to strive (for)
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empfindlich, zart
tender
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Verhältnis
ratio (student - teacher ratio)
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auf jmd. abzielen, ausgerichtet sein
cater to so. (...that caters to children)
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etw. hinausschieben, etw. verzögern
to defer sth.
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jmd./etw. den Vortritt lassen
to defer to sth.
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anfallen, entstehen
to accrue (...because of the costs that accrued)
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mit Gewalt, gewaltsam
forcibly
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betrachten, in Erwägung ziehen
to contemplate
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freundlich, umgänglich
affable
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etw. verwirklichen
to bring sth. to fruition
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etw. kürzen
to abbreviate sth.
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Voraussetzung, Bedingung
prerequisite
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bewilligen, gewähren
to concede
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ironisch, verdreht
wryly
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in bissigem Tob
caustically (...he tells her caustically)
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verbrauchen, vergeuden
to dissipate
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auf etw. näher eingehen
to dwell on sth.
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etw. aufschieben
to respite sth.
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von Gesetzes wegen
by rights (by rights you should be in bed at 9.00 pm)
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kerngesund
right as rain (I'll be as right as rain when I've had a holiday.)
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jmd./etw. übertreffen, überbieten
to surpass sb./sth. (the mall surpassed the expectations.)
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etw. entwerfen, ausarbeiten
to devise sth.
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etw. geistig erfassen, verstehen
to conceive
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zusammenlaufen, sich annähern
to converge (...where people would converge...)
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Fazit, Ergebnis
upshot
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gleichgestellt, ausgeglichen
equated
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etw. aufwerten, verbessern
to enhance sth. (it has potential to enhance community life.)
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durchsetzungsfähig
assertive
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entscheidungsfreudig
decicive
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belastbar
resilient
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hartnäckig
persistent
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gesellig
gregarious
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täuschen, betrügen
to deceive
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gerissen, hinterhältig
sly
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hinterlistig, betrügerisch
deceitful
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grosszügig
lavish
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ausschliesslich
solely
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arrogant, hochmütig
haughty
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unterliegen
to succumb
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Unbarmherzigkeit
mercilessness
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Eigenschaften
traits
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Abschaffung
abolition
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redegewandt
eloquent
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lästern, verleumnden
to slander
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Anschlag, Angriff
assault
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Probezeit
trial period
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Berufung
vocation (for sth.)
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jmd. einstellen
to take on sb.
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aufdringlich
intrusive
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Umfrage, Befragung, Abstimmung
poll
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Büromaterial, Schreibwaren
stationery
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der Schritt / schreiten
stride / to stride
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betrügerisch, heimlich, verstohlen
surreptitious (glances)
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Ermahnung / jmd. ermahnen, tadeln
reprimand / to reprimand so. (giving a reprimand)
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etw. dämpfen, drosseln
to curb sth. (curbing the impatience)
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aufsässig, mürrisch, reizbar
fractious
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Einigung, Schlichtung
conciliation
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hartnäckig, stur
tenacious
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zu viel Zeit zur Verfügung haben
to have too much time on one's hand
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aufwendig, mühsam
laborious
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Reue
remorse
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vernichten
to blight
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die Lücke, der Bruch
breach
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sich rächen
to retaliate
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Fälschung
forgery
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offensichtlich
blatant
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erbeuten / die Beute
to loot / loot
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behindern, verperren
to obstruct
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bummeln, trödeln
to loiter
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hin und her überlegen
to dither
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jmd. erpressen, jmd. gegen Lösegeld festhalten
to hold so. to ransom
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etw. behaupten
to allege
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jmd. zu beinflussen versuchen
to tamper with so.
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gewissenhaft
conscientious
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Entschädigung / wieder gut machen
redress / to redress sth.
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ohne zu zögern / auf der Stelle
at the drop of a hat
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verdammen, verurteilen
to doom
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kränkelnd, leidend
ailing
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der Besitzer
proprietor
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etw. begehren
to crave sth.
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jmd. schmeichelnd, herumkriegen
to cajole so.
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trügerisch
specious
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rechtzeitig, ordnungsgemäss
duly
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habsüchtig
acquisitive
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Verliebtheit
infatuation
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Lästerer, Kritiker
detractor
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verschlechternd
deteriorating
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Missachtung / ignorieren
disregard / to disregard
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Köder, Lockmittel / anlocken
lure / to lure
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ertickend
suffocating
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vortäuschen, heucheln
to feign
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verweichlicht
effeminately
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restlich
remnant
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Demütigung, Erniedrigung
indignity
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inmitten
amid
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fleissig, gewissenhaft
diligent
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Träumerei
reverie (...lost in reverie...)
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etw. ausstrahlen
to emanate sth.
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etw. widerlegen
to refute sth.
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Gesamtheit
entirety
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täuschen, betrügen
to delude (she managed to delude herself into believing...)
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reuevoll, reuig
contrite (she looked instantly contrite)
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bösartig, grausam
vicious (that article was so vicious)
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ableiten, folgern
to deduce
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Spion, Agent, Gewinn, Posten
asset
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verachten / die Verachtung
to disdain / disdain
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festnehmen, verhaften
to detain (they detained him until...)
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Bericht, Nacherzählung / erzählen, nacherzählen
recount / to recount (he recounted, that...)
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ausweichend
evasive (language)
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schweben
to hover
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Verrat
treason
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huschen, wandern
to flit (his eyes flitted over to Loki...)
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Glaube, Glaubwürdigkeit
credence (his admission gave me more credence to his words)
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locken, ködern
to entice (me into staying)
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gegenwirken, entgegenhandeln
counteract
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verschleiert, verhüllt
veiled
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Nachkommen
progeny
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sich erholen, genesen
to recuperate
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verbraucht, erschöpft
depleted (it had left me depleted
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damit rechnen
to reckon (you are a princess to be reckoned with)
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Klippe, Steilküste
bluff
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spotten
to scoff
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grausam, fürchterlich
dreadful
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Gnadenerlass
amnesty
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Abgrund, Schlucht, Kluft
chasm
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jmd. herbeiwinken, locken
to beckon (to so.)
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abweichend, auseinandergehend
divergent
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Wohlstand, Erfolg
prosperity
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ausschimpfen
to scold
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Feind, Räuber
predator
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Grausamkeit, Bösartigkeit
ferocity
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in jedem Winkel
in every nook and cranny
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nichtig, ungültig
(the contract will be) null and void
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extrem auffallen
to stand out/stick out like a sore thumb
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überhaupt nicht ankommen (Vorschlag, Rede, Witz)
to go down like a lead balloon (joke, proposal, etc.)
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sterbenslangweilig sein
to be as dull as dishwater
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blitzsauber
clean as a whistle
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Vielfachheit, Vielfalt
multiplicity (The Internet's multiplicity of stimuli and mass of information have...)
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Anlass zu etw. bieten, etw. entstehen lassen
to give rise to sth. (The Internet has given rise to hurried and distracted thinking.)
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idyllisch, ländlisch
pastoral (landscapes)
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Ausgaben
outgoings (monthly outgoings)
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Schwindel, Betrug
imposture (He saw through this imposture in seconds.)
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Strenge, Genauigkeit
rigour (One contributing factor to this lack of academic rigour is...)
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auf den ersten Blick, äusserlich betrachtet
On the face of it (..., it looks the same.)
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Verschwiegenheit, Zurückhaltung
reticence
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enttäuschen, lügen
to belie (But this reticence belies the truth of verse.)
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Handwerker
craftsman
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intellektuell, geistig
cerebral (poetry is the highest calling of a sensitive and cerebral existence.)
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verabscheuen
to abhor (Marcin began to abhor the sport)
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dulden, hinnehmen
to acquiesce (He acquiesced to her demands.)
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Eifer, Bereitwilligkeit
alacrity (When Simons girlfriend asked him to set the table he did so with alacrity.)
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beschwichtigen, beruhigen
to appease (When Jerry cries, his mother gives him chocolate to appease him.)
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geheimnisvoll, undurchsichtig
arcane (The professor is an expert in arcane Kashubian literature.)
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Gier
avarice (The banker's avarice led him to amass an enormous personal fortune.)
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rügen, schelten
to chide (Hania chided Gregory for his vulgar habits and sloppy appearance.)
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vorsichtig, umsichtig
circumspect (Though I promised Marta's father I would bring her home promptly by midnight, it would have been more circumspect not to have specified a time.)
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zwingen, nötigen
to coerce (The man was coerced into signing the contract.)
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Vertrauensperson
confidant (Shortly after we met, he became my chief confidant.)
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gesamt, zunehmend
cumulative (the cumulative effect of hours spent in the gym was an improvement of his fitness.)
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erniedrigen, entwürdigen
to debase (The large raise that he gave himself debased his motives for running the charity.)
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respektvoll, ehrerbietig
deferential (Donata is always excessively deferential to any kind of authority figure.)
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züchtig, sittsam
demure (Though everyone else at the party was going crazy, she remained demure.)
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verspotten, belächeln
to deride (The native speaker often derided the other teacher's accent.)
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veruntreuen, unterschlagen
to embezzle (The accountant was fired for embezzling 10'000Fr. of the company's funds.)
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Feindschaft
enmity (The enmity between John and Scott is obvious to anyone in their presence.)
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gebildet, gelehrt
erudite (My English teacher is such an erudite scholar that he has translated...)
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Wissenschaftler, Gelehrter
scholar
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loben, preisen
to extol (Kamila extolled the virtues of a vegetarian diet to her meat-loving boyfriend.)
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herstellen, erfinden
to fabricate (..., I fabricated some excuse about my car breaking down on the way to work.)
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verblüfft, entgeistert
flabbergasted (Whenever I read an Agatha Christie mystery novel, I am always flabbergasted when I learn the identity of the murderer.)
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aufgeben, im Stich lassen
to forsake (I won't forsake my conservative principles.)
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heimlich, verstohlen
furtive (Claudia's placement of her drugs in her sock drawer was not as furtive as she thought.)
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Masslosigkeit, Völlerei
gluttony (Helen's fried chicken tastes so divine, I don't know how anyone can call gluttony a sin.)
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grundlos, unbegründet
gratuitous (Every evening the guy at the fish and chip shop gives me a gratuitous helping of vinegar.)
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Scheinheiligkeit
hypocrisy (The hypocrisy of the politicaian suddenly became apparent.)
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unversöhnlich
implacable (Watch out: Once you shun Grandmother's cooking, she is totally implacable.)
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träge, faul
indolent (Why should my indolent children be rewarded with a trip to Burger King?)
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Schande, Unverschämtheit
infamy (The infamy of his crime will not lessen as time passes.)
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unersättlich
insatiable (appetite for ...)
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mit etw. auskommen müssen
to make do (I didn't have any crème fraiche so I had to make do.)
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etw. andiskutieren
to touch on sth. (We only touched on the theme of profits and losses in the tutorial day.) (topic, issue)
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jmd. schlechtmachen
to put sb. down (It's really not the done thing to put down a colleague in front of their workmates.)
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Behauptung, Anschuldigung
allegation
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auf jmd. zielen
to level at sb. (The criticism levelled at him was totally unjustified as he was really hard-working.)
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für den unwahrscheinlichen Fall, dass
on the off chance that...
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zurückstufen (job)
to demote
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etw. auf seinem Konto haben (Erfahrung)
to have sth. under one's belt
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nichts mit sich anzufangen wissen, beschäftigungslos sein
to be at a loose end
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baff, erstaunt
gobsmacked
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nach etw. Verlangen haben
to hanker for/after sth.
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Reihe(nfolge), Aneinanderfolge
succession (He had a succession of injuries.)
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etw. einhalten, etw. erfüllen
to comply with sth. (Any athlete who fails to comply with the rules of the tournament will be disqualified.)
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Schiedsrichter, Schlichter
umpire
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bestätigen, befürworten
to endorse (raw food was endorsed by celebrity chefs...)
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Ausrichtung, Begründung
justification for
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sich vor etw./jmd. in Acht nehmen
to be wary of sth./sb. (People prone to allergies should be wary of choosing to eat raw food.)
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frontal, direkt
head-on (exercise is reputed to tackle a wide range of health issues head on.)
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aus eigener Kraft
under one's own steam (But then, patiens have to carry on with the programme under their own steam.)
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deutlich, eindeutig
clear-cut (The situation is less clear cut.)
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mit etwas/jmd. vorlieb nehmen
to put up with sth./sb. (People can put up with anything for six weeks.)
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seine Fähigkeit übersteigen
to be beyond one's capabilities (a long-term commitment seems to go beyond many people's capabilities.)
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Projekt, Unternehmen
venture (Have you got any financial backing for your new venture?)
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Einladung für
invitation to (the party)
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Ziel, Zielvorgabe
objective (Our campaign has achieved its objectives.)
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schüchtern
timid (girl)
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anfragen, nachfragen
to enquire (an enquiring mind, enquiring eye)
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unglaubwürdig, unwahrscheinlich
implausible (interpretation)
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wahnhaft
delusional
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hervorrufen, erzeugen
to engender (...without the team spirit engendered by working alongside others...)
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abgestanden, träge, stillstehend
stagnant (The moss only grows in stagnant water.)
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Unschlüssigkeit, Schwankung
vacillation (His vacillation between dieting and binging did a number on his health.)
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Hindernis
impediment (The country's debt has been an impediment to development.)
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umgestalten, aufpolieren
to revamp (The firm wants to revamp its public image.)
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jmd. am Genick packen
to take sb. by the scruff of the neck (The agency took the company by the scruff of the neck to effect a major makeover.)
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jmd. freie Hand lassen
to give sb. free rein (to do sth.)
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gut aussehen
to be easy on the eyes
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geniessbar, schmackhaft
palatable (the water is completely safe and palatable.)
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Diagnose
diagnosis
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höllisch, fürchterlich
infernal (What an infernal noise!)
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verborgen
ulterior (He claims he just wants to help Lisa but I suspect he has an ulterior motive.)
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dumm
inane (There are too many inane quiz shows on television these days.)
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Unwissenheit ist ein Segen
ignorance is bliss
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monogam
monogamous
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ausserdem, darüber hinaus
over and above (...the design of the shop also ensures that the natural flow of people takes them to...)
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jedem, jeder
each and every (in each and every case, to each and every section, each and every one of us)
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gänzlich, hundertprozentig
well and truly (Those days are well and truly over.)
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Trick, Masche
ploy (we have to resist the retailers' ploys.)
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Einhaltung, Wahrung
adherence (It allows the singer to experiment with the emphasis on mood rather than on strict adherence to proper breathing and voice control.)
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ein Ziel: setzen, verfolgen, erreichen
to set, pursue, achieve, accomplish,reach a goal
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Es fällt mir auf, ich habe den Eindruck
it strikes me that...
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Atomkraftwerk
nuclear power plant
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Atomkraft
nuclear power, nuclear energy
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weitergeben, überliefern
to pass down (traditions.)
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ein Vermögen kosten
to cost an arm and a leg (Our tickets cost an arm and a leg.)
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tiefste Verzweiflung
the depths of despair (I was in the depths of despair before I heard the good news.)
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auf Granit beissen
to bang your head against a brick wall (You're just banging your head against a brick wall - you might as well give up.)
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etw. genau belegen
to give chapter and verse for sth. (She didn't give chapter and verse but I got a general idea of what she meant.)
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leistungsstarke Person, aufstiegsorientierter Mensch
high achiever (It might have provoked some children into becoming high achievers.)
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eintönig, alltäglich
humdrum (Her mother is accustomed to calls about the humdrum events of the daily grind.)
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Alltagstrott
daily grind
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nachhallen, reflektieren
to reverberate with (If they lose a girlfriend at school, it reverberates with all their past experiences of losing out to siblings.)
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gegenüber jmd. den Kürzeren ziehen
to lose out to sb. (...to siblings)
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bemerkenswert
notable (One notable feature is that...)
