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Promote

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-to raise someone to a higher or more important position

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Consistently

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-always happening in the same way

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Domain

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  • a specific area or an area where someone has control

- Wirkungsbereich, Gebiet

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Anticipation

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  • a positive feeling about what will happen soon

- Erwartung

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Bond

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-close or strong connection

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Boost

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-to improve or increase something

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Candidate

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-a person applying for a job

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Compensate for

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  • to take the place of something useful

- kompensieren, ausgleichen

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Cue

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  • a signal for someone to do or say something

- >Stichwort

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Heritage

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-cultural history

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Incident

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  • an unusual or unpleasant event

- Vorfall, Zwischenfall

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Onset

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  • the beginning of something

- Beginn, Ausbruch, Anfang

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Personnel

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-the people who work in a place

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Remedial

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  • intended to correct or improve something, especially skills
  • Abhilfe
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Seek out

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  • look for

- > ausfindig machen, herausfinden

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Socioeconomic status

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-the position of a person within a society based on such factors such as education, income, and type of job

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Sophisticated

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  • advanced; complicated and made with great skill

- >anspruchsvoll, hoch entwickelt