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1
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to foreground sth.

A

etw. in den Vordergrund rücken [fig.]

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2
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precursor

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Vorgänger {m}

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3
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rigor [Am.]

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Sorgfältigkeit {f}

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4
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semblance

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Anschein {m}

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5
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parsimony

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Geiz {m}

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6
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venerable

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verehrenswert

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7
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precept

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Maxime {f}

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8
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perennial

A

immerwährend

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9
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criminal law

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Strafrecht {n}

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10
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criminal code

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Strafgesetzbuch {n}

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11
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civil process order

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Zivilprozessordnung {f}

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12
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to unravel sth. [disentangle]

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etw. entwirren

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13
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to unravel [subject: one’s world, belief, faith]

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

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14
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prevalence

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Vorherrschen {n}

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15
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reversal [setback]

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Rückschlag {m}

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16
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reversal [of trend, process]

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Umschwung {m} [Umkehrung]

17
Q

eleemosynary

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wohltätig

18
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stewardship

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Verwalteramt {n}

19
Q

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

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zwielichtig

20
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dicey [coll.]

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brenzlig [ugs.]

21
Q

vantage point

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Blickwinkel {m}

22
Q

to come down to [to be reduced to]

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hinauslaufen auf [+Akk.]

23
Q

to add up to

A

hinauslaufen auf

24
Q

as an end in itself

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als Selbstzweck

25
Q

self purpose

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Selbstzweck {m}

26
Q

separable

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abtrennbar [abteilbar]

27
Q

envisaged

A

angedacht

28
Q

options for action

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Handlungsoptionen {pl}

29
Q

to provide [sth. with sth.]

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[einer Sache etw.] verleihen

30
Q

muslin bandage

A

Mullbinde {f}

31
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unfaltering

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unbeugsam

32
Q

to gnaw

A

nagen

33
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to wither

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verwelken

34
Q

to reprimand

A

maßregeln

35
Q

endowment

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Dotierung {f}

36
Q

burden of proof

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Beweislast {f}

37
Q

in profusion

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in Hülle und Fülle

38
Q

circumspect

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umsichtig

39
Q

heyday

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Blütezeit {f} [fig.]