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Question 1

for a change

Answer 1

as an unusual instance / unlike usual

Question 2

daunting (adj.)

Answer 2

intimidating/ discouraging (entmutigend)

Question 3

daunted (adj.)

Answer 3

intimidated (entmutigt)

Question 4

to keep up with

Answer 4

to be/ stay at the same level as others

Question 5

a slant

Answer 5

1. an incline or decline
2. a direction/leaning - a preference

Question 6

palpable (adj.)

Answer 6

clearly visible ~ obvious

Question 7

to cram sth. into sth.

Answer 7

to stuff sth. into sth. beyond its natural capacity ~ to overpopulate/overstuff

Question 8

to cram (study)

Answer 8

to try to study more than one can handle

Question 9

to skive school

Answer 9

to not go to school

Question 10

to nurture sth.

Answer 10

to foster sth. into growth and development (nähren/hegen & pflegen)

Question 11

nurture (n.)

Answer 11

the process of nurturing

Question 12

rough and ready (adj.)

Answer 12

produced quickly

Question 13

unaffected (adj.)

Answer 13

not affected

Question 14

disaffected (adj.)

Answer 14

affected in a bad way

Question 15

uninterested (adj.)

Answer 15

not finding sth. interesting

Question 16

disinterested (adj.)

Answer 16

not having vested interest in sth.
(a judge has to be disinterested)

Question 17

obstinate (adj.)

Answer 17

very stubborn and not heading any advice (hartnäckig, eigensinnig)

Question 18

on a whim (adv.)

Answer 18

impulsively

Question 19

to heed sth.

Answer 19

to listen to sth. (usually advices)

Question 20

a nuclear family

Answer 20

a type of family consisting of parents and children

Question 21

variable (adj.)

Answer 21

not fixed; changing

Question 22

divergent (adj.)

Answer 22

leading to many possible outcomes

Question 23

particularly

Answer 23

insbesondere

Question 24

principally

Answer 24

hauptsächlich

Question 25

to permit

Answer 25

erlauben ; zulassen ; dulden

Question 26

to resort to sth.

Answer 26

auf etwas zurückgreifen

Question 27

peril (n.)

Answer 27

Tücke/ Gefahr

Question 28

astounded (adj.)

Answer 28

greatly surprised

Question 29

to cotton on

Answer 29

to begin to understand

Question 30

to catch an unawares

Answer 30

to surprise sb while he/she is unaware of sth.

Question 31

to go over old ground

Answer 31

to revisit a previously mentioned topic

Question 32

to be liable

Answer 32

to be responsible for potential harm

Question 33

to lurk

Answer 33

to stay invisible but nearby (lauern)

Question 34

to be beyond sb

Answer 34

to be impossible for sb

Question 35

to take off

Answer 35

to make sudden big progress

Question 36

to be woven into

Answer 36

to be build/integrated into sth.

Question 37

constructive (adj.)

Answer 37

konstruktiv

Question 38

to impose sth. on/upon sb

Answer 38

to create restrictions/ limitations / rules for sb from authority

Question 39

a peer (n.)

Answer 39

a person of similar stature / status

Question 40

a rave notice

Answer 40

a glowing review

Question 41

reluctant

Answer 41

feeling or showing unwillingness

Question 42

rigorous

Answer 42

extremely thorough (gründlich) and careful (peinlich genau)

Question 43

transferable

Answer 43

übertragbar

Question 44

to rave about sth.

Answer 44

to speak highly of sth.

Question 45

to omit

Answer 45

auslassen

Question 46

to take initiative

Answer 46

to use one’s motivation to take action

Question 47

to show initiative

Answer 47

to demonstrate one’s proactivness (usually in duties)