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Question 1

to foreground sth.

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etw. in den Vordergrund rücken [fig.]

Question 2

precursor

Answer 2

Vorgänger {m}

Question 3

rigor [Am.]

Answer 3

Sorgfältigkeit {f}

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semblance

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Anschein {m}

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parsimony

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Geiz {m}

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venerable

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verehrenswert

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precept

Answer 7

Maxime {f}

Question 8

perennial

Answer 8

immerwährend

Question 9

criminal law

Answer 9

Strafrecht {n}

Question 10

criminal code

Answer 10

Strafgesetzbuch {n}

Question 11

civil process order

Answer 11

Zivilprozessordnung {f}

Question 12

to unravel sth. [disentangle]

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etw. entwirren

Question 13

to unravel [subject: one’s world, belief, faith]

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ins Wanken geraten [Subjekt: die eigene Welt, Meinung, Glaube]

Question 14

prevalence

Answer 14

Vorherrschen {n}

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reversal [setback]

Answer 15

Rückschlag {m}

Question 16

reversal [of trend, process]

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Umschwung {m} [Umkehrung]

Question 17

eleemosynary

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wohltätig

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stewardship

Answer 18

Verwalteramt {n}

Question 19

dodgy [Br.] [coll.] [person, area, business]

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zwielichtig

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dicey [coll.]

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brenzlig [ugs.]

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vantage point

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Blickwinkel {m}

Question 22

to come down to [to be reduced to]

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hinauslaufen auf [+Akk.]

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to add up to

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hinauslaufen auf

Question 24

as an end in itself

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als Selbstzweck

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self purpose

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Selbstzweck {m}

Question 26

separable

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abtrennbar [abteilbar]

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envisaged

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angedacht

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options for action

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Handlungsoptionen {pl}

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to provide [sth. with sth.]

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[einer Sache etw.] verleihen

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muslin bandage

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Mullbinde {f}

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unfaltering

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unbeugsam

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to gnaw

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nagen

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to wither

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verwelken

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to reprimand

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maßregeln

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endowment

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Dotierung {f}

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burden of proof

Answer 36

Beweislast {f}

Question 37

in profusion

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in Hülle und Fülle

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circumspect

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umsichtig

Question 39

heyday

Answer 39

Blütezeit {f} [fig.]