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interagieren

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to engage with

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Rückgang

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decline

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aufdecken

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to reveal

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schlecht greifbar

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elusive

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in Bezug auf

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in terms of

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wertschätzen

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to cherish

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Heuchelei, Scheinheiligkeit

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hypocrisy

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die Stimmung/ das Befinden einer Gesellschaft

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morale

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hohe Erwartungen

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highly-pitched expectations

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tiefgreifend

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profound (gratitude)

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von der Religion durchdrungen/ beeinflusst sein

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to be steeped in religion

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12
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wichtig sein

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to be crucial to sb

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13
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Vergeltung

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retaliation

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14
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etw. ermöglichen

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to enable sth

to enable a reduction of the CO2 emissions

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erhalten

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to sustain

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verbessern

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to enhance (e.g. plants using selective breeding)

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anfällig für etwas sein

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to be predisposed to (predisposition)

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etwas missbrauchen

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to misuse sth

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synonyms for “to show”

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to allude to
to indicate
to prove
to disprove (widerlegen)
to demonstrate
to suggest
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eine positive Auswirkung haben

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to have a favourable effect on

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zwischen zwei dingen unterscheiden

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to make a distinction between

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in etwas Einsicht gewähren

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to provide an insight into …

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Der Autor schafft Bewusstsein für die Situation

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the author raises awareness of the situation

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to accumulate

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kommunizieren
converse (NOT conversate)
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ungepflegt
unkempt
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gesellschaftlich verachtet
frowned upon / scorned
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etw enthüllen
to unveil something
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ins Auge stechen
to strike the eye
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bemerkenswert
striking
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betonen/ unterstreichen
to underscore
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Wendepunkt
point of inflection
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Doppelmoral
double standards
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abschätzig
dismissive
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to be far from assured
nicht garantiert sein
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verschiedene, mehrere
a slew of
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festlegen / determinieren
to determine (this determines how he perceives his environment)
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Geringschätzung
contempt
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to be evident in sth
an etwas zu erkennen sein (this is also evident in her reaction to...)
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desillusioniert
disillusioned