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peers

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equals

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median

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the middle point

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emphasize

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spend too much time or effort on sth.

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extend out to

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goes out, reaches out

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bring about

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cause sth.

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switch gears

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change topics

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grilled sth.

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questioned intensely

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manifested in

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demonstrated by, shown by

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deemed to be

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thought to be

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to maintain

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to keep in the same condition

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unwarranted

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inappropriate, unnecessary

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apathetic

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emotionless, no feeling

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warranted

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appropriate, useful, necessary

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get along

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do OK, manage sth.

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withdraw

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pull away, pull back oneself

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grandeur

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big, large, important

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deaf

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can’t hear

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delusions of sth.

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false beliefs of sth

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bald

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no hair

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advantages outweigh disadvantages

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good more than bad

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dawn

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first sun light - sunrise

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scatter

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spread, disperse

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dusk, twilight

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last sunlight - sunset

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CO2

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carbon dioxide

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consortium

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association

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fashion

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  1. fashion, mode, style

2. manner (how you do something, how you behave), way

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hull

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the outside, the “skin”

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paltry

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tiny, little, insignificant, not important

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sq. mi.

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square miles

9square miles = 1 square kilometer

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poised

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sitting, situated, ready

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occur

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take place, happen, exist somewhere

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forced

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pubed, must do sth.

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obliged

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have to, must to do sth.

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hue

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shade of a color

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odor

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scent, smell

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role

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part in sth. (company, theatre …)

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primary

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main

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onset

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beginning, especially at diseases

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etiologies

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causes, reasons

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with respect to

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in regard to

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concurrent

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at the same time

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dignity

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way appearing, behaving -> serious, self-control, polite treatment, good treatment

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umbrageous

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shaded

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offshoots

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little new plants (branches etc.)

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penetrate

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go into, make the way into

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ponderous

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heavy (physical and mental)

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XX feet across

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diameter

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radius

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radius (half a diameter)

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circumference

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Kreisumfang (around the circle)

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spoiled

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rotten, not safe to eat

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opposed TO

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against TO

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advocate

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to be FOR sth.

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vial

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laboratory tool, glass container (Reagenzglas)

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to pasteurize

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to make clean (e.g. milk)

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gestures (jess-tures)

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movements with hand and feet
// bodylanguage
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to herald

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to announce, especially something important

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a rite

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an important event, a ceremony

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to suffice

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to be or to have much as it is needed

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diversity

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mix

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broader

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wider, more different

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unveil

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present

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substitute

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replacement

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rudimentary

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basic, elementary, simple

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determine

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decide, cause sth. learn or find out sth.

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rein in

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to control

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latitude

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distance

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old stuff

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antquities

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ailment

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illnesses, sicknesses

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refugee

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someone who has forced to leave her country because of war etc.

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off to a slow start

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sth. starts slowely

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whether

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if

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fraud

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not honest act

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fared well

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experience good fortune

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called for

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proposed

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postponed

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later, not now

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wear thin

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decrease, getting less

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remain at a stalemake

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is at a stillstand

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a stalemake

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a draw = no winner or looser possible

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measures

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mental steps

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threat

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a negative promise (do this, otherwise else)

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a strike

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stop working until getting what you want

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seizure, to seize

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take by force, take over, “grab”

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exacerbated

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made worse by

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calcite

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stone made of calcium

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adapt (change sth.)

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adjust (change sth.)

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leap

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big jump

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asserted

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stay strongly

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bond

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relationship

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reputable

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good reputation

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repercussion

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results of somesthing

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neglect

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ignore, not do something

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quota

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limit

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embrace

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hug, like sth. very much

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pamper

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tale good care of sth.

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subscription

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get sth. regularly

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adjust

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change location, position

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appreciate

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1 - like sth. be happy because of sth.

2 - growing, increasing

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asserted

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stated strongly

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chastise

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discipline verbally

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ensure, insure

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make sure, guarantee

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pursuit

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follow, a chase, to go after something

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incident

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something that happened

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reputable

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good reputation

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predictable

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able to know what will happen

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exhilarating

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exciting

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gratifying

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pleasing, makes you thankful, grateful

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anticipating

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looking forward for something positive

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bracing for

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preparing for something negative

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participating

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involving

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repercussions

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results of your actions

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to bring about

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to cause something

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predecessors

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ancestors

Vorfahre

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precedents

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never happened before

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successors ( more political)

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descendants (more biological)

Nachfahre

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woven

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made of material (like trousers)

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conception

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idea

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cemeteries

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grave yard, where you put people under earth

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ibex

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animal (a dear, antilope)

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compassionate

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to feel with others, caring, feel pain, help others

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a brow

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forehead

eyebrow = above the eyes

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a burrow

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place under earth

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folklore

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old storied from people from the past

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to wander about

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strolling, walk around

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chit-chat

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casual talking

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satisfied

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not frustrated, happy

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den

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cave

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cluster

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certain amount of something

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prosaic

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realistic, boring, ordinary

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itinerant

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wandering, going from place to place, moving around

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carpenter

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builder

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delayed gratification

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future gain, reward

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take on

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accept, so something

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to adapt

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to change

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laborious

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hard work

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to accumulate

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to gain, collect

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therefore

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hence, so

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advocate

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to be for sth

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to peruse

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to read very carefully

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to dice

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to chop in little pieces

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1 würfel

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1 die

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budget

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time or money plan

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to deem

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to think to be, consider

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to shred

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to cut into little strips

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to affirm

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to be sure, to agree

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to hinder

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to stop or to slow

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to query

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to question

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to insists

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to demand that sth happen, does not allow disagreement

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censure

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punish with words

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censor

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not allow to be publish or spoken

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plethora

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plenty of sth

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prospective

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possible

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acquire

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to get

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hybrid

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combination

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prestige

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high social standing

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crust

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the bread part of pie, pizza OR the outside of pieces

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something is packaged

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all together

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to be obliged

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obligate, must do sth

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obligation

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really need to do something

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diligent

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hard working (as a teacher, student etc.) - just with ppl

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ppl

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people

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lethargic

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lazy

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affirmations

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positive, true statements

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principal

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main, head of sth

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principle

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standards, ideas

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apt

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very likely to do sth.

// I’m apt to eat lunch after school

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naturally

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obviously

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concise

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not many words, short and complete

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minute (mainjuut)

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tiny

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hardy

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tough, rugged

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integer

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number, the whole number (not 1,3)

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scarce

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not much, not many, hardly

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ongoing

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going on, continues

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break down

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stop working, compose, break into pieces

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celestial

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something in the heaven

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mass

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weight in science

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dense, density

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weight per volume (how heavy sth is)

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ignite

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light on fire

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to contract, shrink

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become smaller, opposite of expand

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to diminish

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become less, become smaller, less important

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sophisticated

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advanced, educated, wise

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rudimentary

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basic, simple, elementary

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festoon

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decorate

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deficiency

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not enough of something

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deficient

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not enough

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to amuse

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to entertain

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further

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additional

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properties

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characteristics

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inasmuch as …

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since, because (not used often)

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respectively

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in the same order

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phyllotaxy

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way leaves are ordered in a stem

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gang up

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criticize on sb at the same time

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overwhelmed

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have way too much

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satisfied

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pleased, happy

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underwhelmed

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not very exited, not enough

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to clump

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to stick together, like a snowball, come together

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layer

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level, different types of something

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to emanate

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to develop from

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revolve around

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circles around

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to raise an idea

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to suggest an idea

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engaged in

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take part in

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