The summer Davos blues Global movers and shakers are worried about China

Question 1

to force somebody to leave a country

Answer 1

to expell

Question 2

able to wait for a long time or accept annoying behaviour or difficulties without becoming angry

Answer 2

being PATIENT with somebody

Question 3

very interested and excited by something that is going to happen or about something that you want to do

Answer 3

eager (eifrig, begierig)

Question 4

to try to persuade people that somebody/something is important or valuable by praising them/it

Answer 4

to tout somebody/something (werben, anpreisen)

Question 5

the limit of something, especially the limit of what is known about a particular subject or activity

Answer 5

the frontier (die Grenze)

Question 6

to bring things together that have been spread around

Answer 6

to gather (versammeln)

Question 7

a flat part at the side of a road for people to walk on

Answer 7

the pavement (=Gehsteig)

Question 8

an important and powerful person, especially in an organization

Answer 8

a big cheese

Question 9

a country governed by the richest people in it

Answer 9

the plutocracy

Question 10

that cannot be mistaken for somebody/something else

Answer 10

unmistakable (=unverkennbar)

Question 11

zweistellig

Answer 11

double-digit

Question 12

to be worried or unhappy and not able to relax

Answer 12

to fret (=sich ärgern)

Question 13

to appear important or threatening and likely to happen soon

Answer 13

to loom (=sich abzeichnen)

Question 14

familiar with something and accepting it as normal or usual

Answer 14

to be accustomed to (= gewöhnt sein)

Question 15

unpleasant and depressing

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grim

Question 16

unnecessary excitement, worry or activity

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the fuss (=Zinober)

Question 17

Verflixt gut!

Answer 17

Pretty darn good!

Question 18

having no purpose or value

Answer 18

nugatory (=wertlos)

Question 19

to move quickly and with force in a particular direction

Answer 19

to surge (=drängen)

Question 20

to change a written record or information so that it is no longer true

Answer 20

to falsify

Question 21

a device that measures and records the amount of electricity, gas, water, etc. that you have used or the time and distance you have travelled, etc

Answer 21

the meter

Question 22

seeming or likely to be dishonest

Answer 22

dodgy (=fragwürdig)

Question 23

very weak

Answer 23

feeble

Question 24

correct and true in every detail

Answer 24

accurate

Question 25

to make somebody confused because they do not understand something

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to mystify (=irreführen)

Question 26

not clearly known and suspected of not being honest

Answer 26

murky

Question 27

the money that you pay to travel by bus, plane, taxi, etc

Answer 27

the fare

Question 28

to mention something as a reason or an example, or in order to support what you are saying

Answer 28

to cite

Question 29

wrong; not as it should be

Answer 29

amiss (adj.)

Question 30

to make somebody calmer or less angry by giving them what they want

Answer 30

to appease (= besänftigen)

Question 31

very; very much

Answer 31

mightly

Question 32

pressure on somebody/something because they have too much to do or manage, or something very difficult to deal with; the problems, worry or anxiety that this produces

Answer 32

the strain (=Belastung)

Question 33

to complain about somebody/something in a bad-tempered way

Answer 33

to grumble (=nörgeln)