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1
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to instigate

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initiieren, anregen, anzetteln

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to jeer (jeer)

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höhnen, spotten (Spott)

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perpendicular

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lotrecht

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morsel

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Bissen, Happen

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5
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stalls

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Gestühl, Kirchstühle, Parkett

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dovish

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gemäßigt, friedliebend

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hawkish

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kriegsliebend

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wisecrack

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Witzelei

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9
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to scale

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(Fisch) schuppen

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10
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parapet

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Brüstung

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11
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chimney stack

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Schornstein

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12
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flues

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Schlot, Rauchabzug

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13
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pivot window

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Drehfenster

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14
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timber

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Bauholz, Nutzholz

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sash(cord) window

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nach oben öffnendes Schiebefenster

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cornice

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Sims, Deckenleiste

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17
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pilaster

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Wandpfeiler

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18
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to deride

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verspotten, verhöhnen

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19
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to say sth under one’s breath

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etw im Flüsterton sagen/in seinen Bart murmeln

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20
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to speak under breath

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flüstern

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21
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beadle

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Büttel, Gemeindediener

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22
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pesky

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ärgerlich, verteufelt, nervtötend (AE)

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23
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bugbear

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Schreckgespenst, Kinderschreck

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to trickle

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verrinnen, riesel, tröpfeln (to trickle through = durchsickern)

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to dribble

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träufeln, tröpfeln

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to concatenate

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verbinden, verknüpfen, verketten

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27
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to kindle

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anfachen, anzünden

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to thwart

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durchkreuzen, ausbremsen, hintertreiben, jdm in die Quere kommen/einen Strich durch die Rechnung machen

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29
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locust

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Heuschrecke

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30
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dunce (dunce’s cap)

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Schwachkopf, Dummkopf (Eselsmütze, cone-shaped hat worn by slow or lazy students as a punishment in school, appears first in the 1840 novel The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens, dunce’s corner = “Idiotenecke”)

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31
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palliative

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lindernd

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32
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queasy

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mulmig, übel, unwohl

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33
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headstrong

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halsstarrig, eigensinnig

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34
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to be in the know

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Bescheid wissen

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35
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bedlam

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Tollhaus, Durcheinander

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36
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fetid

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übel riechend, stinkend

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37
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trepidation (trepidant)

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Beklemmung, Unruhe, Angst, Zittern (bebend, zitternd)

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cognoscente, cognoscenti

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Experte, Experten

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39
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to hoard (hoard)

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horten (Hort, Schatz)

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40
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normalcy

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Normalität

41
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to stash

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verstauen, stapeln, verstecken (to stash away = beiseite schaffen, bunkern, stash = Stapel)

42
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burgeon (to burgeon)

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Knospe (aufkeimen, knospen)

43
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graft

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Schiebung, Bestechung

44
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acumen

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Geschäftssinn, Scharfsinn

45
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to paraphrase

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umschreiben

46
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to nag (so about sth)

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nörgeln, keifen, meckern (jdm wegen etwas in den Ohren liegen)

47
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surfeit

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Übermaß, Übersättigung

48
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dissipating

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sich abschwächend

49
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at first

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zunächst, anfangs

50
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squally

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böig, stürmisch

51
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lewd

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lüstern, unzüchtig

52
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fanny

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Muschi (vulg. BE), Po (ifml. AE)

53
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to slink (to slink off with one’s tail between one’s legs)

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schleichen (wie ein begossener Pudel abziehen)

54
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cusp (to be on the cusp of sth)

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Scheitelpunkt, Spitze (an der Schwelle zu etw. stehen)

55
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verbatim

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wörtlich, wortgetreu

56
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squawk

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kreischen, quäken

57
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cleavage

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Spaltung, Zwiespalt, Dekolleté

58
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to cleave (to sth)

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spalten, teilen (an etw festhalten, etw treu bleiben)

59
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bascule bridge

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Klappbrücke

60
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congeal

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gerinnen, erstarren

61
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skulduggery

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Betrügerei, Gemeinheit

62
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misnomer

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Fehlbezeichnung, Namensirrtum

63
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apt

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angemessen, passend

64
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to fluster (to be flustered)

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aufregen, verwirren (nervös sein)

65
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semi-detached house

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Doppelhaus

66
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common-law spouse

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Lebensgefährte

67
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scally

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prollig

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chav

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prollig

69
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bling jewellery

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auffälliger, billiger Modeschmuck

70
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to be banged up

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im Gefängnis landen

71
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grub

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Essen

72
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to be chuffed

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überglücklich sein

73
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kip

A

Schlaf

74
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valiant

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tapfer

75
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to hover

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schweben (to hover above = über etwas schweben, hover craft = Luftkissenfahrzeug)

76
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to hoover

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staubsaugen (TM)

77
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holster

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Pistolenhalter, Halter (z.B. bei IT Geräten)

78
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billfold

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Brieftasche

79
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myopic (myopia)

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kurzsichtig (Kurzsichtigkeit)

80
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hypermetropic

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weitsichtig

81
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perspicacious

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klar, scharfsinnig, weitsichtig

82
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to be beyond so

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jdm zu hoch sein

83
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foregone conclusion

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ausgemachte Sache

84
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to have some reticence about sth

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zurückhaltend sein

85
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ambit

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Umgebung, Geltungsbereich

86
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prorogation

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Vertagung, Aufschub

87
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denigrate

A

verleumden, verunglimpfen

88
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to be well versed in sth

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beschlagen sein, in etw versiert sein

89
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to pare (to pare down)

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schälen (kürzen)

90
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invidious

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garstig, gehässig, fies

91
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insidious

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heimtückisch, hinterlistig

92
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extortion

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Erpressung

93
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a case in point

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ein typisches Beispiel

94
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vindictive

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rachsüchtig

95
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vindicative

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verteidigend

96
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officious

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dienstfertig, übertrieben

97
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leaven (unleavened)

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Sauerteig (ungesäuert)

98
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sissy

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Memme, Weichling

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