Proficiency 6 Flashcards
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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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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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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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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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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
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-
focal (It was a focal point for the local agricultural community.)
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strategisch
strategic (reason)
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Unruhe(n)
unrest (They went to protest in times of unrest.)
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die Qual der Wahl haben
to be spoilt for choice
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beruhigen, lindern
to allay (fears, grief, pain)
31
Vorsorge
provision
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den Mund zu voll nehmen
to bite off more than one can chew
33
hinterfragen, eingehend prüfen
to scrutinise (It is his responsibility to scrutinise all articles for errors.)
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eine kompromisslose Haltung einnehmen
to take/adopt a tough stance on
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etw. nüchtern betrachten
to keep sth. in perspective
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repräsentativ
representative (The demonstration was representative of a broader feeling of dissatisfaction among...)
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gegenständlich
representational (The artist's representational drawing gives us a detailed view..)
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aufmerksam, achtsam
mindful
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verschlimmern
to exacerbate (a situation)
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abwertend
pejorative (language)
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verrufen
discredited (ideas)
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bekräftigen, wieder behaupten
to reassert
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engstirnig
insular (...in insular and exhaustive detail)
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beschlagnahmen
to sequestrate (The internet becomes a tougher place for people to sequestrate themselves.)
45
etw. verurteilen, missbilligen
to deplore sth. (It is characteristic of the human race that change is constantly deplored.)
46
Trägheit
inertia (Adults can be very critical of the supposed inertia of contemporary schoolchildren.)
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selbsgerecht
self-righteous (They are self-righteous about their own childhoods.)
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Keuschheit
chastity
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den Ehrenplatz einnehmen
to take pride of place (The Garden standing in pride of place in the middle of...)
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verziert
adorned (Pergolas adorned with beautiful climbers, ornamental plants, etc....)
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bestickt
embroidered
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fest entschlossen
intent on (staying)
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um zu, zum Zweck
for the purpose of (doing sth.)
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innovativ, auf dem neusten Stand
cutting-edge (They contributed to a number of cutting-edge technological developments)
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fortschrittlich
avant-garde (His ideas were avant-garde for the time.)
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unglaublich, verblüffend
mind-boggling
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Missverständnis, Fehlvorstellung
misconception
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beerdigen, beisetzen
lay to rest (Let's lay some misconceptions to rest.)
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behilflich, entscheidend
instrumental (Your contribution was instrumental in helping us make the breakthrough.)
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Analphabetismus
illiteracy (levels of illiteracy are declining.)
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kinderleicht
child's play (learning a language is going to be child's play)
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Lachnummer
laughing stock
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knallhart
as tough as nails (she's as tough as nails underneath.)
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Ableitung, Herkunft
derivation (Many theories have been put forward regarding its derivation.)
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Standbein, Hauptstütze
mainstay (It has been a mainstay of urban graffiti.)
66
Wahn
craze (There was a craze for wacky acronyms at the time...)
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Allgegenwart
ubiquity
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Beständigkeit
constancy
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Ich erlaube mir, anderer Ansicht zu sein
I beg to differ (I'm afraid on that subject I beg to differ.)
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fahrlässig, nachlässig
negligent (I'm afraid he was fount to have been negligent in his duties.)
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mit jmd. zusammenkommen
to rub shoulders with sb. (Visitors can rub shoulders with these celebrities.)
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aufregend, berauschend
heady (The festival has become a heady mixture of...)
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angeberisch, überheblich
pretentious (His career is neither dull nor pretentious.)
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etw. richtig aussprechen
to get your tongue around sth.
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beständig, immerwährend
perennial (problem)
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bei jmd. gut dastehen
be in sb's good books
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etw. nur von aussen beurteilen
to judge a book by its cover
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sich an jmd. ein Beispiel nehmen
to take a leaf out of sb's book
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für sich sprechen
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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jmd. überreden, schmeicheln
to coax (sb)
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andeuten, unterstellen
to insinuate (I'm wondering if Lisa was trying to insinate that I'm anti-social because...)
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fruchtbar, erfolgreich
prolific (writer)
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Phänomen
phenomenon
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verdrängen, ersetzen
to supersede (an example of superseded technology that still has a certain appeal)
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versammeln, ansammeln
to congregate
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Anfang
inception (books have...ever since their inception.)
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anmerken
to annotate
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Gedächtnislücke
lapse of memory
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bejammern
bemoan (...those who bemoan the neglect of language speaking...)
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unverzichtbar
indispensable
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provisorisch
makeshift (A sleeping bag can be a makeshift seat on long journeys.)
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felsig, schroff
rugged (terrain)
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lebhaft
vibrant (city)
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bösartig, giftig
venomous (snake)
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Euphorie
elation
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Vermächtnis, Erbe
legacy (...and other legacies of the region's industrial heritage are now...)
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Höhenangst
vertigo
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Ungleichgewicht
disequilibrium
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nähren, erziehen
nurture (His long-term vision was to nurture a money-free community)
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Nächstenliebe, Selbstlosigkeit
altruism
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weltlich
secular
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CO2 - Bilanz
carbon footprint (reduce the carbon footprint of travelling)
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machbar, durchführbar
viable (ways, methods)
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Angebote vergleichen
to shop around (Travellers should shop around for accredited eco-tour operators.)
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lokal bezogen
locally sourced (produce)
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Solarkollektor
solar panel
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etw. zuwiderlaufen
to run contrary to sth. (...unacceptable thoughts that ran contrary to the teachings of the church.)
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Erkrankung
ailment
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Heiterkeit
mirth
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altmodisch
frumpy (Hattie is a lot frumpier than the other two.)
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eindeutig, unmissverständlich
unambiguous (school uniform)
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jmd. umhauen, die Sprache verschlagen
to bowl sb. over (She's particularly bowled over by Helen.)
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autoritär, gebieterisch
imperious (She hands her coat over imperiously.)
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nachdenklich
pensive (They all sip their drinks pensively.)
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unbekümmert, sorglos
insouciant (Jenny is almost insouciant this time.)
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Spott, Hohn
derision (Jenny hoots with derision)
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baufällig
dilapidated (house)
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Gerüst, Baugerüst
scaffolding
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Lachsalve, stürmisches Gelächter
gale of laughter
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verwirrt
mystified (Jenny is mystified.)
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unbeschwert, fröhlich
blithe
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Trennwand
partition
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ehrfürchtig
reverently (She examines the book reverently.)
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unpassend
(to speak/act) out of turn
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Zuneigung
fondness
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schüchtern, schamhaft
bashful (don't be bashful!)
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sprachlos
dumbfounded (The headmistress stares at her, dumbfounded.)
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unverschämt
impertinent (I don't wish to be impertinent, but...)
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verzweifelt
distraught
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Wille
volition (...trough your own volition.)
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es sich einfach machen
to take the easy way out
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trostlos, langweilig
dreary (picture)
133
rechtwinklig
perpendicular
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Pinselstrich
brush stroke
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Reibung, Spannung
friction
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Kehrseite
flip side
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abbauen, demontieren
to dismantle sth. (the gilded screen has been dismantled.)
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sparsam
economical
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wirtschaftlich
economic
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Einrichtung
furnishing
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Pointe
punch line
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Befehlskette, Weisungslinie
chain of command
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streng sein
to take a hard line (cambridge takes a hard line when it comes to cheating.)
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unwiderruflich
irrevocable
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hart zu kriegen
hard to come by (finance is hard...)
146
typisch, vorbildlich
exemplary (His tact was exemplary, especially considering the circumstances.)
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Vertreter
proxy (My brother's voting for me by proxy in the club elections.)
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kontern
to retaliate (If someone insults you, don't retaliate as it only makes the situation worse.)
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bestätigen, belegen
to attest (The number of old German cars still on the road attests to the excellence of their manufacture.)
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meiden
to eschew (We won't have discussions with this group unless they eschew violence.)
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beschützen, bevormunden
to patronise (Stop patronising me - I understand the play as well as you.)
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zuordnen, beimessen
to ascribe (To what do you ascribe your phenomenal success.)
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sammeln, gewinnen
to garner (They finally managed to garner enough support for the bill to pass.)
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chronisch
chronic (There is a chronic shortage of teachers.)
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vergänglich
ephemeral (Fame in the world of rock and pop is largely ephemeral.)
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prahlerisch
ostentatious (They criticized the ostentatious lifestyle of their teachers.)
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über Kaufkraft verfügen
to have spending power (Those without the major studios' huge spending power are not convinced.)
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die Mode sein
to be the vogue (It seems we cannot escape the vogue for "people shows".)
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Frechheit, Unverschämtheit
impudence (...on my part.)
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Gottheit
deity
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besagen, anzeigen, etw. zum Ausdruck bringen
to signify (Presentations clearly signify that the person giving them has thought through the issues.)
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für etw. ausgewählt werden
to be singled out for sth. (One particular player was singled out for praise by the manager.)
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einen Anfall bekommen
to have a fit
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in der Blüte seiner Jahre
in the prime of one's life
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Scheuklappen tragen
to wear blinkers (Scientists may forget they're wearing blinkers and fail to see their own work in its proper perspective.)
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veranschaulichen
to exemplify (They exemplify the link between genious and madness.)
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mattieren, trüben
to tarnish (despite the tarnished reputation of journalism...)
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den rechten Augenblick abwarten
to bide one's time (novelists are to be found biding their time on the staff of newspaper.)
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Angesichts der Tatsache, dass...
given the fact that...
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Kürze, Knappheit
brevity
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Fernbleiben
absenteeism
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Antrieb, Impuls
impetus (The impetus for taking the course was to improve my English.)
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einberufen, versammeln / Versammlung
to convene / convention
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auf etw. Bezug nehmen
to make reference to sth. (The singer made no reference to the influence of his first teacher.)
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schwinden, abnehmen
to be on the wane
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die Aufmerksamkeit von jmd./etw. ablenken
to detract from sth./sb.
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Aufschluss geben über etw.
to shed light on sth.
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den Kopf zerbrechen
to rack one's brain
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auftrumpfen
to come up trumps
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für etw. dienlich, förderlich sein
to be conducive to sth. (to work, to health, to success)
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dafür sein, etw. zu tun
to be in favor of doing sth.
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bei nochmaligem Überlegen
on second thought
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schwänzen
to play truant
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Bürokratie
red tape
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durch Ausprobieren
by trial and error (The chef often comes up with his best recipes after a tedious process of trial and error.)
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nach jds. Geschmack sein
to be one's cup of tea (Opera isn't my cup of tea; I prefer rock music.)
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bis auf Weiteres
for the time being (You can use my spare room for the time being but...)
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sich mit etw. abfinden/ sich mit jmd. einigen
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.)
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wiederbeleben
to resuscitate (...the heart attack victim)
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so schwierig es sein mag
difficult though it is...
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so gerne ich auch möchte
much as I'd like to...
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gegen etw. anrennen
to run up against sth./sb. (We ran up against the problem of lack of funding.)
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Lieber auf Nummer sicher gehen
Better safe than sorry
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widerrufen
to repeal (Republicans will repeal health care reform.)
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Aufrichtigkeit
candor (She didn't establish a reputation for candor.)
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neuartig
unprecedented (The government took the unprecedented step of inviting different tribes.)
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Wahrnehmung, Auffassungsgabe
perception
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auf der Klippe stehen
to be on the rocks (His career is on the rocks.)
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selbst auferlegt
self-imposed (hardships)
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scharenweise
in droves (They have been signing up in droves.)
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sich nicht vom Fleck bewegen
to stay put (Some people are content to stay put all their lives.)
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unwiderstehlich
irresistible
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knapp bei Kasse sein
to be strapped for cash
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Bewusstsein schaffen für...
to raise awareness of
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einflössen
to instill (Your home environment has instilled certain expectations...)
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überfüllt, übervölkert
congested (The town centre will become even more congested.)
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Schaden erleiden
to sustain a loss (The company sustained a loss of over 20 million.)
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an etw. profitieren, etw. ausnutzen
to avail oneself of sth. (Libraries are learning to avail themselves of the simple fact that they are centrally located.)
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jeweilig, entsprechend
respective (...on how well they serve the needs of their respective communities.)
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Schlucht
ravine
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Ausgeglichenheit, Gelassenheit
serenity (After the adventure Shaun enquired: "How's the serenity?")
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mutig
gamely (Simon hung gamely on for a minute or two...)
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Modeerscheinung, Wahn, Tick
fad (You can deride it as the latest media-fuelled fad.)
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Anhänger, Verehrer
devotee
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Jugendblüte
flush of youth (The exercise is ideal for those not in the first flush of youth.)
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ein langer Katalog von
a litany of... (There's a litany of things to remember...)
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Das Angebot steht (noch immer)
The offer still holds
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auf Gewinn ausgerichtet, geschäftlich / Werbespot
commercial (The album will be too commercial for some of her fans.)
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Gleichgültigkeit
apathy (The photos evoke apathy in the viewer.)
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Abneigung, Gräuel
aversion (She seems to have got over her aversion to pop.)
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etw. schildern, beschreiben
to depict sth. (Her images depict working-class Americans amusing themselves.)
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Bemühen um etw.
quest for sth. (Their quest for enjoyment looks naive.)
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Exzentrizität, Überspanntheit
eccentricity (...rather than suggesting a sentimental reaction to such eccentricity.)
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sich (völlig) fehl am Platz fühlen / etwas Unmögliches machen wollen
to feel like a square peg in a round hole / to want to put a square peg into a round hole
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sparen, beiseite legen
to put by (To put by a tidy sum.)
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Geschwafel
spiel (most of her spiel on government research papers went over my head)
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die Kündigung einreichen
to hand in one's notice
228
Hungerlohn
pittance (I worked for what I once regarded as a pittance.)
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in der Schwebe, in der Luft hängen
in limbo (...which had kept the idea of human rights in limbo.)
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schwanken, wanken
to falter (It was a rather faltering endeavour.)
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Allgemeingültigkeit
universality
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Urheberschaft
authorship
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einen Schlag austeilen, einen Schlag versetzen
to deal a blow to sth./sb (The worldwide web is having a similar effect in dealing a blow to misinformation.)
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stürzen, abstürzen
to plummet (sales of the newspaper plummeted.)
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in jds. Zuständigkeitsbereich fallen
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.)
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bezweifeln, fragen
to query (It is important to query the claim that human rights are universally accepted.)
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ausüben, handhaben
to wield (wield significant economic and political power)
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verletzen, verstossen
to infringe (Not only must states not infringe rights,...)
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Vertrag, Abkommen
treaty (...to uphold rights enshrined in human rights treaties.)
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Verantwortlichkeit, Haftung
accountability
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verkünden, veröffentlichen
to promulgate (...that are promulgated by consumer groups.)
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etw. bewahren, erhalten
to preserve sth. (fruits, peace, quiet)
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weltweit
on a global scale (a developing conversation is taking place on a global scale.)
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menschlich, menschenwürdig
humane
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die Sache richtig stellen
to set the record straight
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auf etw. achten, etw. beachten
to take heed of sth. (Finally, he took heed of his parents' advice and he came to his senses.)
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zur Verfügung
to be at one's disposal (Mr Jenkins confirmed that he would be at our disposal every Wednesday afternoon.)
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etw. ohne Zögern ablehnen
to reject sth. out of hand (Her request for a raise was rejected out of hand by her boss.)
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Zeit in etw./jmd. stecken
to devote time to sth./sb.
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das Fundament/die Voraussetzungen schaffen für etw.
lay the foundations for sth.
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etw. gut verwenden
to put sth. to a good use
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Vorherrschaft, Verbreitung
prevalence (The prevalence of mobile communication devices...)
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umfassend, weitverbreitet
widespread (...the widespread use of social networking)
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Zwischenhändler
middleman
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Jugendkriminalität
juvenile violence (The researchers give some possible reasons for the decline in juvenile violence.)
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naiv, unbefangen
ingenuous
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spöttisch, verächtlich
scornful
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herablassend, verachtend
contemptuous
259
neugierig
nosy
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diskret, verschwiegen
discreet
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von Beruf
by trade (He was a plumber by trade.)
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unheimlich, gruselig
eerie
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protokollieren, notieren
to minute (in a meeting)
264
Regeln aufstellen, festlegen
to lay down rules
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etw. markieren, abstempeln, (beschimpfen)
to brand sth./sb. (...said Sir Peter, branding those failing to comply...)
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auf etw. zurückblicken
to hark back to sth.
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optimistisch, fröhlich
upbeat (Maggie likes upbeat pop music.)
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Arbeitspensum
stint (After a twelve-year stint in TV sitcoms, ...)
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rasend schnell bekannt werden
to go viral (The duo has gone viral with a promotional sketch...)
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gemeinsam, gemeinschaftlich
communal (A live performance is a communal experience, shared by people of similar tastes.)
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jdn. anschnauzen, anfahren
to jump down sb.'s throat
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wieder auflebend, wieder erstehend
resurgent (oil is one of the main resurgent threats in the region.)
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Unterbrechung, Zusammenbruch
disruption
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katastrophal
catastrophic (accidents)
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wasserlebend, Wasser-
aquatic (species)
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Menschlichkeit, Menschsein
humanity (The Amazon matters because right now it is where humanity is making its biggest decisions.)
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etw. ans Licht holen
to dredge sth. up
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Zugeständnis, Genehmigung
concession (The amount of land that has been covered by concessions for its extraction has increased fivefold in the last ten years.)
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Einfall (feindlich), Einbruch, Übergriff
incursion
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Verbitterung, Bitterkeit
acrimony (But now another problem is causing acrimony, fear and dispute.)
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bestäuben, befruchten / Bestäubung, Befruchtung
to pollinate / pollination
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Durchführung, Umsetzung
implementation
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Magenverstimmung, Verdauungsstörung
indigestion
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etw. begehen, verbrechen
to perpetrate sth. (The booking turned out to be an internet fraud perpetrated by a man named...)
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fallen, stürzen
to tumble (public confidence in banks has tumbled in recent years.)
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stillschweigend, inbegriffen
implicit (...there is an implicit temptation to trust.)
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jmd. aufklären
to disabuse sb. (The police have disabused them of the idea that...)
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sich niederlassen
to ensconce oneself (My friends are now happily ensconced in a Brooklyn rental.)
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altmodisch, unzeitgemäss
old-fashioned (art)
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Scherz
hoax
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zurück schrecken vor..., nicht soweit gehen dass / sich gerade noch bremsen, etw. zu tun
to stop short of /to stop short of (doing sth.) (The article stopped short of accusing anyone of a hoax
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vorläufig, vorausgehend
preliminary (There is much you can do in the way of preliminiary research before you...)
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Unbehagen, Besorgnis
uneasiness (The moment that chance ceases to be a convincing explanation, uneasiness sets in.)
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vorausahnend
precognitive (dreams)
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Wahrnehmung, Erkenntnis
cognition (It is in the imagery of sight, hearing, ..., that paranormal cognition often emerges into the conscious mind.)
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Symbolik, Bildsprache
imagery
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unerklärlich, unverantwortlich
unaccountable (impulse)
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abergläubisch
superstitious
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Störung, Belästigung
disturbance
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beeinflussbar, beeindruckbar
impressionable
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ungestört, störungsfrei
undisturbed
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Keim
germ
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überschwänglich
effusive (He seemed fairly effusive about his current home.)
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zurück gehen, schwinden / in weite Ferne rücken
to recede / to recede into the distance
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nachlassen, abklingen
to abate (The level of juvenile crime is abating.) (pain, depression)
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umfassend, umfangreich
comprehensive (CPE is a comprehensive test.)
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entstehen, abstammen
to originate
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der Meinung sein, dass
to be of the opinion that (Martha is of the opinion that her boss has accepted a job abroad.)
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Unerreichbarkeit, Undefinierbarkeit
elusiveness
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Verbreitung
pervasiveness
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Sackgasse / aussichtslose Arbeit
blind alley (work, job)
312
verurteilen, beschuldigen
to denounce sth. (They denounced their own debut album as a meretricious piece of work.)
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pannenfrei
puncture-free
314
etw. völlig widersprechen
to fly in the face of sth. (This flies in the face of what vision researchers have long believed:...)
315
scharfsinnig, clever
astute (The astute press agent worked with...)
316
unzensiert, ungekürzt
unexpurgated (During this time, he impulsively poured his unexpurgated thoughts into copious letters home.)
317
Erfolgsquote
success rate
318
verrufen, übler Ruf
(of) ill repute (Given that bureaucracy is held in such ill repute today,...)
319
Arbeitsaufteilung, Arbeitsteilung
division of labour
320
wertschätzen, lieb und wert halten
to hold dear (...and a threat to the basic liberties he held dear....)
321
noch in den Kinderschuhen stecken, nicht weit entwickelt sein
to be in one's/its infancy (...when rock music was in its infancy,...)
322
etw./jmd. haushoch überlegen sein
to stand/be head and shoulders above sth./sb. (...great pieces of writing stood head and shoulders above the rest.)
323
Schinderei, harte Arbeit
drudgery (...escaping the drudgery of the production line.)
