Hoofdstuk 5

Question 1

angstaanjagend

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terrifying

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voorbode, de

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harbinger

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uitbesteden aan

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to outsource to

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benoemen (tot)

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to name (to appoint)

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weliswaar

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admittedly

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benadrukken

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to emphasize

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ijkspunt, het

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checkpoint

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dreigen (te)

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to threaten

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schaarste, de

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scarcity

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grondslag, de

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basis

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beschaving, de

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civilization

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bezinning, de

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reflection

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opjagen (joeg / jaagde op, heeft opgejaagd)

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to rush

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verwijten

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to reproach, to blame

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pleidooi, het

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plea

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zich (n)iets aantrekken van

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to (not) care about

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zich onderwerpen aan

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to submit to

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zich overgeven aan

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to surrender to

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de hang naar

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the tendency to

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iets / iemand kunnen bijbenen

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to be able to keep up with something / someone

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de vinger op iets leggen

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to know precisely

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angst imboezemen

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to become afraid

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al dan niet

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whether or not

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het over een andere boeg gooien

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to go a different direction

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uit de maat lopen

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to run out of time

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bij tijd en wijle

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at times

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de boventoon voeren

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to predominate

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op het spel staan

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is at stake

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weerbarstig

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unruly

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wezenlijk

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substantial / essential

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aanvaarden

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to accept

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verrichten

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to perform or execute (as in work)

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ter beschikking (stellen)

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available (to make available)

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beschikking, de (over)

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access

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verfijnen

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to refine

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vrijblijvend

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without obligation

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uitmaken voor

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to make someone out as

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onmacht, de

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impotence, powerlessness

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rijmen met

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to rhyme with, to make sense with

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aanlokkelijk

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attractive

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ongerief, het

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discomfort

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aantasten

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to affect

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tot op heden

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until now

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de vraag rijst of

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this begs the question whether

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voor de lol

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for the fun of it

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alleen al

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just