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Authentisch

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Genuine:

Real

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Rechtswidrig

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Illicit:

Not legal or not approved of by society

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Geregelt

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Regulated:

Controlled by rules or laws

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Aufeinanderfolgend

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Successive:

Happening after each other

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Knapp

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Tight:

Only just enough

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Unangezapft

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Untapped:

Not yet used

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Elend

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Woeful:

Very bad

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Bewusstsein

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Awareness:

The mental state of knowing about sth

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Schwarzmarkt

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Black market:

Illegal trading of goods

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Kartell

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Cartel:

A group of companies who join together to control prices

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Herausforderung

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Challenge:

Sth that needs great mental or physical effort

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Bürger

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Citizen:

A person who is a member of a particular country

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Abhängigkeit

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Dependency:

An inability to stop using sth harmful, esp. a drug

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Fonds

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Fund:

The money needed or available to spend on sth

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The Labour Party

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A political party in the UK that sits on the centre-left of the political spectrum

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Gesetzesvollzug

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Law enforcement:

The activity of making certain the laws of an area are obeyed

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Geburtshelfer

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Midwife:

A person who is trained to help women when they are giving birth

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MP

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Member of Parliament:

The representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district

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NHS

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The National Health Service:

Umbrella term for the publicly funded healthcare systems of the UK

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The Observer

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British compact Sunday newspaper (2018-present), tabloid (2006-2018)

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Opiat

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Opioid:

Any drug that has an effect similar to opium

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Grundsatz

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Policy:

A set of ideas of what to do in particular situations

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Wirksamkeit

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Potency:

Strenght

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Senkung

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Reduction:

The act of making sth smaller

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Überbleibsel
Remnant: A small amount of sth that is left from a larger original amount
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Einkommensquelle
Revenue: The income that a government or company receives regularly
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Strom
Stream: A continuous flow of
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Denkfabrik
Think tank: A group of experts brought together, usu by a government
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Giftigkeit
Toxicity: The level of poison contained in a drug
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Fülle
Wealth: A large amount of
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Nulltoleranz
Zero tolerance: The act of punishing all criminal behaviour severly
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Vorsichtige schätzung
Conservative estimate: A guess or calculation that is likely less than the real amount
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Jeglicher Couleur
Of all stripes: Of all types
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Jmdm etw ermöglichen
To afford sb sth: To allow sb to do sth
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Ausbeuten
To exploit, exploitation: To use smn or sth unfairly for your own advantage
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An etw festhalten
To cling to sth: To stick to sth tightly
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Kriminalisieren
To criminalize, criminalisation: To make sth illegal
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Entkriminalisieren
To decriminalize, decriminalisation: To stop sth from being illegal
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Etw hochfahren
To drive sth up: To force sth to go up
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Stagnieren
To flatline: To be at a low level and not increase
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Hinterherhinken
To lag behind: To make progress so slowly that you are behind
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Legalisieren
To legalize, legalisation: To allow sth by law
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Zusichern
To pledge: To make a formal promise to do sth
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Steigern
To raise: To cause sth to increase
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Verbieten
To prohibit, prohibition: To officialy forbid
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Verfolgen
To pursue: To follow
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Sich einer Herausvorderung stellen
To step up to sth: To take action when sth needs to be done
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Etw in den Griff bekommen
To get a grip on sth: To control sth
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Argumente für etw liefern
To make a case for sth: To argue that sth is the best thing to do
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Etw in den Händen von jmdm lassen
To leave sth in the hands of sb: To let sb stay in the control of sth
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Umstritten
Disputed: Disagreed on
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Schädlich
Harmful: Likely to cause hurt or damage
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Ganz schön
Jolly: Very
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Neheliegend
Self-evident: Obv very true and not needing to be explained
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Zwingend
Stringent: Very strict or extreme
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Anfällig
Susceptible: Easily influenced or armed
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Befürworter
Advocate: Sb who supports a particular idea or way of doing things
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Kegelbahn
Bowling alley: The narrow track along which balls are rolled during bowling
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Klischee
Cliché: An idea that has been used too often
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Mittelweg
Compromise: An agreement in which people reduce their demand
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Misserfolg
Failure: The fact that sth isn’t succeeding
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Gosse
Gutter: The edge of a road
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The independant
British daily online newspaper (2016-present); printed tabloid (1986-2003); printed broadsheet (2003-2016)
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Vorrat
Supply: An amount of sth that is available for use
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Auslöser
Trigger: An event or situation that causes sth to start
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In der Gesamtwertung
On aggregate: After adding everything together
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Auf alle Fälle
By all means: Used to give permission
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Etw stillegen
To shut sth down: To stop sth from operating
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Krieg führen
To wage war: To fight a war

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