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1
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to fill in for sth.

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jmdn vertreten

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Trostpreis

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to receive a consolation price

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auf den Kopf stellen

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upend

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Floh ins Ohr setzen

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to put a bug in sth. ear

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Anstand

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decency

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das schadet nicht

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doesn‘t hurt

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abzielen auf

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to target sth/sb.

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auf eine bestimmte Gruppe abzielen

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to target a specific group of voters

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to aim at

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zielen auf

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target practice

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Schießübungen

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happenstance

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Zufall

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outcast

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Ausgestoßener

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to reign/ rule

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herrschen

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pick up the reins

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Zügel anziehen

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Lineal

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ruler

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dem deutschen Recht unterliegen

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be governed by German law

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put up with

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ertragen, gefallen lassen

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daran führt kein Weg vorbei

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There is no way to get around it.

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to tap

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anzapfen

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to fuel anxiety

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Ängste schüren

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Anspruch auf/ in Frage kommen

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eligible for

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outgoing government

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scheidende Regierung

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kontinuierlich

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ongoing

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parlamentarische Mehrheit

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parliamentary majority

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ausschließen
rule out
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Verzicht auf einen Posten
renounce a position
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causitive verbs
let make Have get help
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eponymous
gleichnamig
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in der Zeit nach
in the aftermath
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jmdn. rauswerfen
cast sb out
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sich mit jemandem streiten
to have a falling- out with
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jmdn die Schuld zuschieben
throw someone under the bus
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spring up
wie Pilze aus dem Boden schießen sich vermehren
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converse with
kommunizieren
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entspannt sein Rührt Euch!
to be at ease
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feel resigned
gleichgültig sein
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sinister
düster
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precedence
Präzedenz
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What‘s at stake today?
Was ist heute dran?
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to gang up
sich zusammentun
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Igel
hedgehog
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zeugen
to father
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to patronize
bevormunden
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ein Projekt initiieren
to mother/father a project
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second Hand Klamotten
hand-me-downs to hand sth down to
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Ersatzteil
spare part
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Organspende
organ donor
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widersprechen
to object to
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Kurzsichtigkeit
short- sightedness
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im Laufe des Tages
later in the day
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an einem anderen Tag
on another day
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Herausforderer
challenger
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a ruling
Gerichtsurteil
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Spinner
nutcase, nutter, nutjob
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to chip in
spenden
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menial labor
einfache, niedere Arbeit
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to look down on sb
herabschauen auf jmdn
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condescending
herablassend
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lust for revenge
Rachegelüste
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I object
I‘m against
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mind-blowing
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defuse
entschärfen
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eine kurze Lunte haben
have a short fuse
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sich enthalten
to abstain
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Ich würde das nicht missen wollen.
I wouldn‘t wanna miss it.
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be out of breath
außer Atem sein
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atmen
to breathe [iii]
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icicle
Eiszapfen
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sorgfältig
thorough
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catch sight of
erblicken
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gable
Giebel
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Mörtel
mortal
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Maurerarbeiten
masonry
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Bewässerung
irrigation
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cling to power
an der Macht festhalten
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Unterwerfen unterliegen
to subject
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to object
gegen etwas sein
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Versorgungsengpass
supply bottleneck
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caught in the act
(Inflagranti) erwischt
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Einkaufsbummel
shopping spree
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Schattig, undurchsichtig
shady
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Berühmt-berüchtigt
infamous
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Quetschung
contusion
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Gestank
stench
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Heilmittel gegen
seek a remedy against
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staunch the bleeding
Blutung stillen
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ausführlich
profusely
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verschwören
conspire to do sth.
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üblich
commonplace

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