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What does ‘genuine’ mean?

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real.
authentisch

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What does ‘illicit’ mean?

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Not legal or not approved of by society.
rechtswidrig

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What does ‘regulated’ mean?

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Controlled by rules or laws.
Geregelt

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What does ‘successive’ mean?

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Happening after each other.
aufeinanderfolgend

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What does ‘tight’ mean?

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Only just enough.
Knapp

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What does ‘untapped’ mean?

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Not yet used.
Unangezapt

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What does ‘woeful’ mean?

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Very bad.
Elend

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What does ‘awareness’ mean?

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The mental state of knowing about something.
Bewusstsein

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What is a ‘black market’?

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Illegal trading of goods.
Schwarzmarkt

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What is a ‘cartel’?

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A group of companies who join together to control prices.
Kartell

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What is a ‘challenge’?

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Something that needs great mental or physical effort.
Herausforderung

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What is a ‘citizen’?

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A person who is a member of a particular country.
Bürger

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What is ‘dependency’?

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An inability to stop using something harmful, especially a drug.
Abhängigkeit

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What is a ‘fund’?

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The money needed or available to spend on something.
Fonds

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What is ‘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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What is ‘law enforcement’?

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The activity of making certain that the laws of an area are obeyed.
Gesetzesvollzug

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What is a ‘midwife’?

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

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What is an ‘MP’?

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

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What is the ‘NHS’?

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Umbrella term for the publicly funded healthcare systems of the UK.

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What is ‘the Observer’?

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

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What is an ‘opioid’?

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Any drug that has an effect similar to opium.
Opiat

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What is ‘policy’?

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A set of ideas of what to do in particular situations.
Grundsatz

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What is ‘potency’?

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Strength.
Wirksamkeit

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What is ‘reduction’?

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The act of making something smaller.
Senkung

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What is a 'remnant'?
A small amount of something that is left from a larger original amount. Ūberbleibsel
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What is 'revenue'?
The income that a government or company receives regularly. Einkommensquelle
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What is a 'stream'?
A continuous flow of something. Storm
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What is a 'think tank'?
A group of experts brought together, usually by a government. Denkfabrik
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What does 'toxicity' refer to?
The level of poison contained in a drug. Giftigkeit
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What is 'wealth'?
A large amount of valuable resources or money. Fūlle
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What does 'zero tolerance' mean?
The act of punishing all criminal behavior severely. Nulltolerenz
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What is a 'conservative estimate'?
A guess or calculation that is likely less than the real amount. Vorsichtige Schätzung
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What does 'of all stripes' mean?
Referring to a variety of types or categories.jeglicher couleur
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What does 'afford' mean?
To allow someone to do something. Jdm etw ermöglichen
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What does 'exploit' mean?
To use someone or something unfairly for your own advantage. Ausbeuten
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What does 'cling to' mean?
To stick to something tightly. An etw. festhalten
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What does 'criminalize' mean?
To make something illegal. Kriminalisieren
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What does 'decriminalize' mean?
To stop something from being illegal. Entkriminalisieren
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What does 'drive up' mean?
To force something to increase. Etw. Hochfahren
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What does 'flatline' mean?
To be at a low level and not increase. Stagnieren
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What does 'lag behind' mean?
To make progress so slowly that you are behind others. Hinterherhinken
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What does 'legalize' mean?
To allow something by law. Legalisieren
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What does 'pledge' mean?
To make a formal promise to do something. Zusichern
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What does 'raise' mean?
To cause something to increase. steigern
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What does 'prohibit' mean?
To officially forbid something. verbieten
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What does 'pursue' mean?
To follow or chase after something. verfolgen
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What does 'step up to' mean?
To take action when something needs to be done. Sich einer Herausforderung stellen
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What does 'get a grip on' mean?
To control or manage something effectively Etw. in den Griff bekommen
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What does 'make a case for' mean?
To argue that something is the best thing to do. Argumente für etwas liefern
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What does 'leave in the hands of' mean?
To let someone stay in control of something Etw. in den Hānden von jdm lassen
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What does 'disputed' mean?
An idea or issue that is argued about. umstritten
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What does 'harmful' mean?
Likely to cause hurt or damage. schādlich
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What does 'jolly' mean?
Very. Ganz schön
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What does 'self-evident' mean?
Obviously true and not needing to be explained. Naheliegend
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What does 'stringent' mean?
Very strict or extreme. Zwingend
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What does 'susceptible' mean?
Easily influenced or harmed. Anfāllig
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What is an 'advocate'?
Someone who supports a particular idea or way of doing things. Befūrworter
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What is a 'bowling alley'?
The narrow track along which balls are rolled during bowling. Kegelbahn
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What is a 'cliché'?
An idea that has been used too often. Klischee
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What is a 'compromise'?
An agreement in which people reduce their demands. Mittelweg
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What is a 'failure'?
The fact that something isn't succeeding. Misserfolg
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What is a 'gutter'?
The edge of a road. Gosse
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What is 'the Independent'?
British daily online newspaper (2016-present); printed tabloid (1986-2003); printed broadsheet (2003-2016).
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What does 'supply' mean?
An amount of something that is available for use .Vorrat
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What does 'trigger' mean?
An event or situation that causes something to start. Auslöser
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What does 'on aggregate' mean?
After adding everything together. In der Gesamtwertung
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What does 'by all means' mean?
Used to give permission. Auf alle Fālle
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What does 'to shut sth down' mean?
To stop something from operating. Etw. stilllegen
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What does 'to wage war' mean?
To fight a war. Krieg führen

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