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1
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altersschwach

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decrepit (person, dog, bicycle, chair, etc.)

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höhlenartig

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cavernous (main hall)

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höflich

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courteous (The courteous smile of an author selling books…)

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sich um etw. kümmern

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to tend to sth. (They tend to the fragile egos and unconventional demands of authors.)

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Anwärter

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contender (The writer may be a contender for the Award.)

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ohne eigenes Verschulden

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trough no fault of one’s own (…, I found myself in a terrible position.)

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berühmt

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illustrious (person)

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beneidenswert

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enviable

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erbarmungslos

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remorseless

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verschwinden, fortlaufen

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to abscond (His tortoise had absconded.)

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überflutet

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awash (London is awash with optioned books.)

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scharfsinnig

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perspicacious (She was known for her perspicacious, funny profiles of celebrities.)

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sickern

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to seep into (She seeps into every stroke of the self-portrait in a memoir.)

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Mitschuld

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complicity (Jenny’s complicity in many of David’s deceptions came out of…)

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15
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wimmelnd, wuselnd

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teeming (…the teeming humanity of a film set)

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Prestige

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cachet (Pop had no kind of cachet among the young)

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Entbehrung

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privation (the privations of food rationing)

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Wohlstand

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affluence (American rock’n’roll was a product of American post-war affluence.)

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ablenken

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to deflect (You can deflect the blame if sth. goes wrong.)

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20
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an die Decke gehen

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to hit the roof (She hit the roof when her neighbours played the stereo at full volume.)

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21
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auf Dauer

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in the long run

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Es liegt nahe, es leuchtet ein

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it stands to reason (You’ve eaten so much that it stands to reason you feel sick.)

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23
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Wurzeln schlagen

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to put down roots (It was about time he put down roots in one place.)

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heimlich

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on the quiet (Although he was collecting unemployment benefit, on the quiet he was working as a hospital porter.)

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aufhören

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to call it quits (If the business doesn’t pick up soon, I’m going to call it quits and get a proper job.)

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zentral-

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focal (It was a focal point for the local agricultural community.)

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strategisch

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strategic (reason)

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28
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Unruhe(n)

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unrest (They went to protest in times of unrest.)

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29
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die Qual der Wahl haben

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to be spoilt for choice

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30
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beruhigen, lindern

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to allay (fears, grief, pain)

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31
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Vorsorge

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provision

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32
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den Mund zu voll nehmen

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to bite off more than one can chew

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33
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hinterfragen, eingehend prüfen

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to scrutinise (It is his responsibility to scrutinise all articles for errors.)

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34
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eine kompromisslose Haltung einnehmen

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to take/adopt a tough stance on

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35
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etw. nüchtern betrachten

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to keep sth. in perspective

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36
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repräsentativ

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representative (The demonstration was representative of a broader feeling of dissatisfaction among…)

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gegenständlich

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representational (The artist’s representational drawing gives us a detailed view..)

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38
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aufmerksam, achtsam

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mindful

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39
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verschlimmern

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to exacerbate (a situation)

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40
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abwertend

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pejorative (language)

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41
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verrufen

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discredited (ideas)

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42
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bekräftigen, wieder behaupten

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to reassert

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43
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engstirnig

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insular (…in insular and exhaustive detail)

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44
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beschlagnahmen

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to sequestrate (The internet becomes a tougher place for people to sequestrate themselves.)

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etw. verurteilen, missbilligen

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to deplore sth. (It is characteristic of the human race that change is constantly deplored.)

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46
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Trägheit

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inertia (Adults can be very critical of the supposed inertia of contemporary schoolchildren.)

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47
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selbsgerecht

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self-righteous (They are self-righteous about their own childhoods.)

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48
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Keuschheit

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chastity

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49
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den Ehrenplatz einnehmen

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to take pride of place (The Garden standing in pride of place in the middle of…)

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verziert

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adorned (Pergolas adorned with beautiful climbers, ornamental plants, etc….)

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51
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bestickt

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embroidered

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52
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fest entschlossen

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intent on (staying)

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53
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um zu, zum Zweck

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for the purpose of (doing sth.)

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54
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innovativ, auf dem neusten Stand

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cutting-edge (They contributed to a number of cutting-edge technological developments)

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fortschrittlich

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avant-garde (His ideas were avant-garde for the time.)

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56
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unglaublich, verblüffend

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mind-boggling

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57
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Missverständnis, Fehlvorstellung

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misconception

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beerdigen, beisetzen

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lay to rest (Let’s lay some misconceptions to rest.)

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behilflich, entscheidend

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instrumental (Your contribution was instrumental in helping us make the breakthrough.)

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60
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Analphabetismus

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illiteracy (levels of illiteracy are declining.)

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kinderleicht

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child’s play (learning a language is going to be child’s play)

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Lachnummer

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laughing stock

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63
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knallhart

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as tough as nails (she’s as tough as nails underneath.)

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Ableitung, Herkunft

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derivation (Many theories have been put forward regarding its derivation.)

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Standbein, Hauptstütze

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mainstay (It has been a mainstay of urban graffiti.)

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Wahn

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craze (There was a craze for wacky acronyms at the time…)

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67
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Allgegenwart

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ubiquity

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68
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Beständigkeit

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constancy

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69
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Ich erlaube mir, anderer Ansicht zu sein

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I beg to differ (I’m afraid on that subject I beg to differ.)

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fahrlässig, nachlässig

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negligent (I’m afraid he was fount to have been negligent in his duties.)

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71
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mit jmd. zusammenkommen

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to rub shoulders with sb. (Visitors can rub shoulders with these celebrities.)

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aufregend, berauschend

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heady (The festival has become a heady mixture of…)

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angeberisch, überheblich

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pretentious (His career is neither dull nor pretentious.)

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etw. richtig aussprechen

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to get your tongue around sth.

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75
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beständig, immerwährend

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perennial (problem)

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76
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bei jmd. gut dastehen

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be in sb’s good books

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77
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etw. nur von aussen beurteilen

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to judge a book by its cover

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78
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sich an jmd. ein Beispiel nehmen

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to take a leaf out of sb’s book

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für sich sprechen

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to speak volumes (The fact that he helps children with reading problems speaks volumes about the type of person he is.)

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80
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jmd. überreden, schmeicheln

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to coax (sb)

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81
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andeuten, unterstellen

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to insinuate (I’m wondering if Lisa was trying to insinate that I’m anti-social because…)

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82
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fruchtbar, erfolgreich

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prolific (writer)

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Phänomen

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phenomenon

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84
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verdrängen, ersetzen

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to supersede (an example of superseded technology that still has a certain appeal)

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85
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versammeln, ansammeln

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to congregate

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86
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Anfang

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inception (books have…ever since their inception.)

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87
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anmerken

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to annotate

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88
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Gedächtnislücke

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lapse of memory

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bejammern

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bemoan (…those who bemoan the neglect of language speaking…)

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unverzichtbar

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indispensable

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provisorisch

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makeshift (A sleeping bag can be a makeshift seat on long journeys.)

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felsig, schroff

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rugged (terrain)

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lebhaft

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vibrant (city)

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94
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bösartig, giftig

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venomous (snake)

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Euphorie

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elation

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Vermächtnis, Erbe

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legacy (…and other legacies of the region’s industrial heritage are now…)

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Höhenangst

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vertigo

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98
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Ungleichgewicht

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disequilibrium

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99
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nähren, erziehen

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nurture (His long-term vision was to nurture a money-free community)

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Nächstenliebe, Selbstlosigkeit

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altruism

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101
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weltlich

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secular

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102
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CO2 - Bilanz

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carbon footprint (reduce the carbon footprint of travelling)

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103
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machbar, durchführbar

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viable (ways, methods)

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104
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Angebote vergleichen

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to shop around (Travellers should shop around for accredited eco-tour operators.)

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lokal bezogen

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locally sourced (produce)

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106
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Solarkollektor

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solar panel

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107
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etw. zuwiderlaufen

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to run contrary to sth. (…unacceptable thoughts that ran contrary to the teachings of the church.)

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108
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Erkrankung

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ailment

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109
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Heiterkeit

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mirth

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110
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altmodisch

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frumpy (Hattie is a lot frumpier than the other two.)

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111
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eindeutig, unmissverständlich

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unambiguous (school uniform)

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112
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jmd. umhauen, die Sprache verschlagen

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to bowl sb. over (She’s particularly bowled over by Helen.)

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autoritär, gebieterisch

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imperious (She hands her coat over imperiously.)

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114
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nachdenklich

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pensive (They all sip their drinks pensively.)

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115
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unbekümmert, sorglos

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insouciant (Jenny is almost insouciant this time.)

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116
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Spott, Hohn

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derision (Jenny hoots with derision)

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117
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baufällig

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dilapidated (house)

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118
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Gerüst, Baugerüst

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scaffolding

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119
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Lachsalve, stürmisches Gelächter

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gale of laughter

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120
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verwirrt

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mystified (Jenny is mystified.)

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121
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unbeschwert, fröhlich

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blithe

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122
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Trennwand

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partition

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123
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ehrfürchtig

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reverently (She examines the book reverently.)

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124
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unpassend

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(to speak/act) out of turn

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125
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Zuneigung

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fondness

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126
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schüchtern, schamhaft

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bashful (don’t be bashful!)

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sprachlos

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dumbfounded (The headmistress stares at her, dumbfounded.)

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unverschämt

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impertinent (I don’t wish to be impertinent, but…)

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2
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5
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129
Q

verzweifelt

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distraught

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130
Q

Wille

A

volition (…trough your own volition.)

131
Q

es sich einfach machen

A

to take the easy way out

132
Q

trostlos, langweilig

A

dreary (picture)

133
Q

rechtwinklig

A

perpendicular

134
Q

Pinselstrich

A

brush stroke

135
Q

Reibung, Spannung

A

friction

136
Q

Kehrseite

A

flip side

137
Q

abbauen, demontieren

A

to dismantle sth. (the gilded screen has been dismantled.)

138
Q

sparsam

A

economical

139
Q

wirtschaftlich

A

economic

140
Q

Einrichtung

A

furnishing

141
Q

Pointe

A

punch line

142
Q

Befehlskette, Weisungslinie

A

chain of command

143
Q

streng sein

A

to take a hard line (cambridge takes a hard line when it comes to cheating.)

144
Q

unwiderruflich

A

irrevocable

145
Q

hart zu kriegen

A

hard to come by (finance is hard…)

146
Q

typisch, vorbildlich

A

exemplary (His tact was exemplary, especially considering the circumstances.)

147
Q

Vertreter

A

proxy (My brother’s voting for me by proxy in the club elections.)

148
Q

kontern

A

to retaliate (If someone insults you, don’t retaliate as it only makes the situation worse.)

149
Q

bestätigen, belegen

A

to attest (The number of old German cars still on the road attests to the excellence of their manufacture.)

150
Q

meiden

A

to eschew (We won’t have discussions with this group unless they eschew violence.)

151
Q

beschützen, bevormunden

A

to patronise (Stop patronising me - I understand the play as well as you.)

152
Q

zuordnen, beimessen

A

to ascribe (To what do you ascribe your phenomenal success.)

153
Q

sammeln, gewinnen

A

to garner (They finally managed to garner enough support for the bill to pass.)

154
Q

chronisch

A

chronic (There is a chronic shortage of teachers.)

155
Q

vergänglich

A

ephemeral (Fame in the world of rock and pop is largely ephemeral.)

156
Q

prahlerisch

A

ostentatious (They criticized the ostentatious lifestyle of their teachers.)

157
Q

über Kaufkraft verfügen

A

to have spending power (Those without the major studios’ huge spending power are not convinced.)

158
Q

die Mode sein

A

to be the vogue (It seems we cannot escape the vogue for “people shows”.)

159
Q

Frechheit, Unverschämtheit

A

impudence (…on my part.)

160
Q

Gottheit

A

deity

161
Q

besagen, anzeigen, etw. zum Ausdruck bringen

A

to signify (Presentations clearly signify that the person giving them has thought through the issues.)

162
Q

für etw. ausgewählt werden

A

to be singled out for sth. (One particular player was singled out for praise by the manager.)

163
Q

einen Anfall bekommen

A

to have a fit

164
Q

in der Blüte seiner Jahre

A

in the prime of one’s life

165
Q

Scheuklappen tragen

A

to wear blinkers (Scientists may forget they’re wearing blinkers and fail to see their own work in its proper perspective.)

166
Q

veranschaulichen

A

to exemplify (They exemplify the link between genious and madness.)

167
Q

mattieren, trüben

A

to tarnish (despite the tarnished reputation of journalism…)

168
Q

den rechten Augenblick abwarten

A

to bide one’s time (novelists are to be found biding their time on the staff of newspaper.)

169
Q

Angesichts der Tatsache, dass…

A

given the fact that…

170
Q

Kürze, Knappheit

A

brevity

171
Q

Fernbleiben

A

absenteeism

172
Q

Antrieb, Impuls

A

impetus (The impetus for taking the course was to improve my English.)

173
Q

einberufen, versammeln / Versammlung

A

to convene / convention

174
Q

auf etw. Bezug nehmen

A

to make reference to sth. (The singer made no reference to the influence of his first teacher.)

175
Q

schwinden, abnehmen

A

to be on the wane

176
Q

die Aufmerksamkeit von jmd./etw. ablenken

A

to detract from sth./sb.

177
Q

Aufschluss geben über etw.

A

to shed light on sth.

178
Q

den Kopf zerbrechen

A

to rack one’s brain

179
Q

auftrumpfen

A

to come up trumps

180
Q

für etw. dienlich, förderlich sein

A

to be conducive to sth. (to work, to health, to success)

181
Q

dafür sein, etw. zu tun

A

to be in favor of doing sth.

182
Q

bei nochmaligem Überlegen

A

on second thought

183
Q

schwänzen

A

to play truant

184
Q

Bürokratie

A

red tape

185
Q

durch Ausprobieren

A

by trial and error (The chef often comes up with his best recipes after a tedious process of trial and error.)

186
Q

nach jds. Geschmack sein

A

to be one’s cup of tea (Opera isn’t my cup of tea; I prefer rock music.)

187
Q

bis auf Weiteres

A

for the time being (You can use my spare room for the time being but…)

188
Q

sich mit etw. abfinden/ sich mit jmd. einigen

A

to come to terms with sth./sb. (After six years she still cannot come to terms with the fact that her husband has left her.)

189
Q

wiederbeleben

A

to resuscitate (…the heart attack victim)

190
Q

so schwierig es sein mag

A

difficult though it is…

191
Q

so gerne ich auch möchte

A

much as I’d like to…

192
Q

gegen etw. anrennen

A

to run up against sth./sb. (We ran up against the problem of lack of funding.)

193
Q

Lieber auf Nummer sicher gehen

A

Better safe than sorry

194
Q

widerrufen

A

to repeal (Republicans will repeal health care reform.)

195
Q

Aufrichtigkeit

A

candor (She didn’t establish a reputation for candor.)

196
Q

neuartig

A

unprecedented (The government took the unprecedented step of inviting different tribes.)

197
Q

Wahrnehmung, Auffassungsgabe

A

perception

198
Q

auf der Klippe stehen

A

to be on the rocks (His career is on the rocks.)

199
Q

selbst auferlegt

A

self-imposed (hardships)

200
Q

scharenweise

A

in droves (They have been signing up in droves.)

201
Q

sich nicht vom Fleck bewegen

A

to stay put (Some people are content to stay put all their lives.)

202
Q

unwiderstehlich

A

irresistible

203
Q

knapp bei Kasse sein

A

to be strapped for cash

204
Q

Bewusstsein schaffen für…

A

to raise awareness of

205
Q

einflössen

A

to instill (Your home environment has instilled certain expectations…)

206
Q

überfüllt, übervölkert

A

congested (The town centre will become even more congested.)

207
Q

Schaden erleiden

A

to sustain a loss (The company sustained a loss of over 20 million.)

208
Q

an etw. profitieren, etw. ausnutzen

A

to avail oneself of sth. (Libraries are learning to avail themselves of the simple fact that they are centrally located.)

209
Q

jeweilig, entsprechend

A

respective (…on how well they serve the needs of their respective communities.)

210
Q

Schlucht

A

ravine

211
Q

Ausgeglichenheit, Gelassenheit

A

serenity (After the adventure Shaun enquired: “How’s the serenity?”)

212
Q

mutig

A

gamely (Simon hung gamely on for a minute or two…)

213
Q

Modeerscheinung, Wahn, Tick

A

fad (You can deride it as the latest media-fuelled fad.)

214
Q

Anhänger, Verehrer

A

devotee

215
Q

Jugendblüte

A

flush of youth (The exercise is ideal for those not in the first flush of youth.)

216
Q

ein langer Katalog von

A

a litany of… (There’s a litany of things to remember…)

217
Q

Das Angebot steht (noch immer)

A

The offer still holds

218
Q

auf Gewinn ausgerichtet, geschäftlich / Werbespot

A

commercial (The album will be too commercial for some of her fans.)

219
Q

Gleichgültigkeit

A

apathy (The photos evoke apathy in the viewer.)

220
Q

Abneigung, Gräuel

A

aversion (She seems to have got over her aversion to pop.)

221
Q

etw. schildern, beschreiben

A

to depict sth. (Her images depict working-class Americans amusing themselves.)

222
Q

Bemühen um etw.

A

quest for sth. (Their quest for enjoyment looks naive.)

223
Q

Exzentrizität, Überspanntheit

A

eccentricity (…rather than suggesting a sentimental reaction to such eccentricity.)

224
Q

sich (völlig) fehl am Platz fühlen / etwas Unmögliches machen wollen

A

to feel like a square peg in a round hole / to want to put a square peg into a round hole

225
Q

sparen, beiseite legen

A

to put by (To put by a tidy sum.)

226
Q

Geschwafel

A

spiel (most of her spiel on government research papers went over my head)

227
Q

die Kündigung einreichen

A

to hand in one’s notice

228
Q

Hungerlohn

A

pittance (I worked for what I once regarded as a pittance.)

229
Q

in der Schwebe, in der Luft hängen

A

in limbo (…which had kept the idea of human rights in limbo.)

230
Q

schwanken, wanken

A

to falter (It was a rather faltering endeavour.)

231
Q

Allgemeingültigkeit

A

universality

232
Q

Urheberschaft

A

authorship

233
Q

einen Schlag austeilen, einen Schlag versetzen

A

to deal a blow to sth./sb (The worldwide web is having a similar effect in dealing a blow to misinformation.)

234
Q

stürzen, abstürzen

A

to plummet (sales of the newspaper plummeted.)

235
Q

in jds. Zuständigkeitsbereich fallen

A

to fall within sb.’s remit (Part of the new trend in human rights thinking is therefore to include powerful private bodies within its remit.)

236
Q

bezweifeln, fragen

A

to query (It is important to query the claim that human rights are universally accepted.)

237
Q

ausüben, handhaben

A

to wield (wield significant economic and political power)

238
Q

verletzen, verstossen

A

to infringe (Not only must states not infringe rights,…)

239
Q

Vertrag, Abkommen

A

treaty (…to uphold rights enshrined in human rights treaties.)

240
Q

Verantwortlichkeit, Haftung

A

accountability

241
Q

verkünden, veröffentlichen

A

to promulgate (…that are promulgated by consumer groups.)

242
Q

etw. bewahren, erhalten

A

to preserve sth. (fruits, peace, quiet)

243
Q

weltweit

A

on a global scale (a developing conversation is taking place on a global scale.)

244
Q

menschlich, menschenwürdig

A

humane

245
Q

die Sache richtig stellen

A

to set the record straight

246
Q

auf etw. achten, etw. beachten

A

to take heed of sth. (Finally, he took heed of his parents’ advice and he came to his senses.)

247
Q

zur Verfügung

A

to be at one’s disposal (Mr Jenkins confirmed that he would be at our disposal every Wednesday afternoon.)

248
Q

etw. ohne Zögern ablehnen

A

to reject sth. out of hand (Her request for a raise was rejected out of hand by her boss.)

249
Q

Zeit in etw./jmd. stecken

A

to devote time to sth./sb.

250
Q

das Fundament/die Voraussetzungen schaffen für etw.

A

lay the foundations for sth.

251
Q

etw. gut verwenden

A

to put sth. to a good use

252
Q

Vorherrschaft, Verbreitung

A

prevalence (The prevalence of mobile communication devices…)

253
Q

umfassend, weitverbreitet

A

widespread (…the widespread use of social networking)

254
Q

Zwischenhändler

A

middleman

255
Q

Jugendkriminalität

A

juvenile violence (The researchers give some possible reasons for the decline in juvenile violence.)

256
Q

naiv, unbefangen

A

ingenuous

257
Q

spöttisch, verächtlich

A

scornful

258
Q

herablassend, verachtend

A

contemptuous

259
Q

neugierig

A

nosy

260
Q

diskret, verschwiegen

A

discreet

261
Q

von Beruf

A

by trade (He was a plumber by trade.)

262
Q

unheimlich, gruselig

A

eerie

263
Q

protokollieren, notieren

A

to minute (in a meeting)

264
Q

Regeln aufstellen, festlegen

A

to lay down rules

265
Q

etw. markieren, abstempeln, (beschimpfen)

A

to brand sth./sb. (…said Sir Peter, branding those failing to comply…)

266
Q

auf etw. zurückblicken

A

to hark back to sth.

267
Q

optimistisch, fröhlich

A

upbeat (Maggie likes upbeat pop music.)

268
Q

Arbeitspensum

A

stint (After a twelve-year stint in TV sitcoms, …)

269
Q

rasend schnell bekannt werden

A

to go viral (The duo has gone viral with a promotional sketch…)

270
Q

gemeinsam, gemeinschaftlich

A

communal (A live performance is a communal experience, shared by people of similar tastes.)

271
Q

jdn. anschnauzen, anfahren

A

to jump down sb.’s throat

272
Q

wieder auflebend, wieder erstehend

A

resurgent (oil is one of the main resurgent threats in the region.)

273
Q

Unterbrechung, Zusammenbruch

A

disruption

274
Q

katastrophal

A

catastrophic (accidents)

275
Q

wasserlebend, Wasser-

A

aquatic (species)

276
Q

Menschlichkeit, Menschsein

A

humanity (The Amazon matters because right now it is where humanity is making its biggest decisions.)

277
Q

etw. ans Licht holen

A

to dredge sth. up

278
Q

Zugeständnis, Genehmigung

A

concession (The amount of land that has been covered by concessions for its extraction has increased fivefold in the last ten years.)

279
Q

Einfall (feindlich), Einbruch, Übergriff

A

incursion

280
Q

Verbitterung, Bitterkeit

A

acrimony (But now another problem is causing acrimony, fear and dispute.)

281
Q

bestäuben, befruchten / Bestäubung, Befruchtung

A

to pollinate / pollination

282
Q

Durchführung, Umsetzung

A

implementation

283
Q

Magenverstimmung, Verdauungsstörung

A

indigestion

284
Q

etw. begehen, verbrechen

A

to perpetrate sth. (The booking turned out to be an internet fraud perpetrated by a man named…)

285
Q

fallen, stürzen

A

to tumble (public confidence in banks has tumbled in recent years.)

286
Q

stillschweigend, inbegriffen

A

implicit (…there is an implicit temptation to trust.)

287
Q

jmd. aufklären

A

to disabuse sb. (The police have disabused them of the idea that…)

288
Q

sich niederlassen

A

to ensconce oneself (My friends are now happily ensconced in a Brooklyn rental.)

289
Q

altmodisch, unzeitgemäss

A

old-fashioned (art)

290
Q

Scherz

A

hoax

291
Q

zurück schrecken vor…, nicht soweit gehen dass / sich gerade noch bremsen, etw. zu tun

A

to stop short of /to stop short of (doing sth.) (The article stopped short of accusing anyone of a hoax

292
Q

vorläufig, vorausgehend

A

preliminary (There is much you can do in the way of preliminiary research before you…)

293
Q

Unbehagen, Besorgnis

A

uneasiness (The moment that chance ceases to be a convincing explanation, uneasiness sets in.)

294
Q

vorausahnend

A

precognitive (dreams)

295
Q

Wahrnehmung, Erkenntnis

A

cognition (It is in the imagery of sight, hearing, …, that paranormal cognition often emerges into the conscious mind.)

296
Q

Symbolik, Bildsprache

A

imagery

297
Q

unerklärlich, unverantwortlich

A

unaccountable (impulse)

298
Q

abergläubisch

A

superstitious

299
Q

Störung, Belästigung

A

disturbance

300
Q

beeinflussbar, beeindruckbar

A

impressionable

301
Q

ungestört, störungsfrei

A

undisturbed

302
Q

Keim

A

germ

303
Q

überschwänglich

A

effusive (He seemed fairly effusive about his current home.)

304
Q

zurück gehen, schwinden / in weite Ferne rücken

A

to recede / to recede into the distance

305
Q

nachlassen, abklingen

A

to abate (The level of juvenile crime is abating.) (pain, depression)

306
Q

umfassend, umfangreich

A

comprehensive (CPE is a comprehensive test.)

307
Q

entstehen, abstammen

A

to originate

308
Q

der Meinung sein, dass

A

to be of the opinion that (Martha is of the opinion that her boss has accepted a job abroad.)

309
Q

Unerreichbarkeit, Undefinierbarkeit

A

elusiveness

310
Q

Verbreitung

A

pervasiveness

311
Q

Sackgasse / aussichtslose Arbeit

A

blind alley (work, job)

312
Q

verurteilen, beschuldigen

A

to denounce sth. (They denounced their own debut album as a meretricious piece of work.)

313
Q

pannenfrei

A

puncture-free

314
Q

etw. völlig widersprechen

A

to fly in the face of sth. (This flies in the face of what vision researchers have long believed:…)

315
Q

scharfsinnig, clever

A

astute (The astute press agent worked with…)

316
Q

unzensiert, ungekürzt

A

unexpurgated (During this time, he impulsively poured his unexpurgated thoughts into copious letters home.)

317
Q

Erfolgsquote

A

success rate

318
Q

verrufen, übler Ruf

A

(of) ill repute (Given that bureaucracy is held in such ill repute today,…)

319
Q

Arbeitsaufteilung, Arbeitsteilung

A

division of labour

320
Q

wertschätzen, lieb und wert halten

A

to hold dear (…and a threat to the basic liberties he held dear….)

321
Q

noch in den Kinderschuhen stecken, nicht weit entwickelt sein

A

to be in one’s/its infancy (…when rock music was in its infancy,…)

322
Q

etw./jmd. haushoch überlegen sein

A

to stand/be head and shoulders above sth./sb. (…great pieces of writing stood head and shoulders above the rest.)

323
Q

Schinderei, harte Arbeit

A

drudgery (…escaping the drudgery of the production line.)

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