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1
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to be …… with sensor equipment

A

armed

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2
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gadgets

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a small mechanical device

items like camera

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3
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to team up

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come together as a team

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4
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he couldn’t ….. noticing

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help

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5
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set out

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aim or intend to do sth

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to lack …… of

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nothing

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to be catered ….

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for

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enthusiasts

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-

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steady

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firmly fixed, supported or balanced

regular even (increase)

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we took no notice of her

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not paying attention

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11
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what’s more

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is followed by a comma

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12
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respond

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unresponsive

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13
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fabricate

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fabrications

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appeal

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unappealing

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15
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ethic

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unethical

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16
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come to ….. with sth

A

terms

sich mit etw. abfinden, etw. verabeiten

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17
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to undergo sth

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etw durchmachen

-> treatment

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18
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carved

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cut a hard material to produce an object (wood)

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19
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browsing for

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= shopping

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20
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apply

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applicants

21
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…. an eye on sb. hands

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keep

22
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contradiction in …..

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terms

-> widerspruch in sich

23
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albeit

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auch wenn

obgleich

24
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grand (adj)

A

grandeur

25
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tower

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towering

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atmosphere

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atmospheric

27
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escape

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inescapable

escapism

28
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…. matters into your own hands

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take

29
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room

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no room for anything else

30
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a subject

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to

31
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point

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I take your point

32
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embark on

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start/ begin a course or action

33
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inevitably (adv)

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as it is certain to happen

unavoidable

34
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home truth

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an unpleasant fact

35
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embark on

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start/ begin a course or action

36
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inevitably (adv)

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as it is certain to happen

unavoidable

37
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home truth

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an unpleasant fact

38
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chances

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of/about his chances of success

39
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memory

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having a really bad memory for sth.

40
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grounds

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on the grounds of

41
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…. a new skill

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master

42
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invade so. personal ….

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space

43
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…. threat

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under

44
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… small changes

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making

45
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endure

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endurance (athlete)

46
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music

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musicality

47
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similar

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dissimilar

48
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mark

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determined to make one’s mark (in the company)

49
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rather

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I would rather not ….