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V hypocritical !+hIpEU*krItIkl? hypocritical  hypocrisy scheinheilig to alienate oneself from During puberty she alienated herself from her family. sich entfremden von to remain true to To remain true to oneself isn’t always easy. treu bleiben fragile !*frxdZaIl? Peace in the Middle East is fragile. zerbrechlich to tarnish His reputation was seriously tarnished by his affair. hier: beflecken, trüben hostage Hostages freed from plane, no one injured Geisel pedestal !*pedIstl? She’s a serious candidate for a place on the pedestal. Sockel, Podest frail Gandhi became frail in older age. gebrechlich to strive He strove to achieve independence. sich bemühen, anstreben 3 loincloth He was wearing nothing but a loincloth. Lendentuch slangy injunction Advertisers often work with slangy injunctions. saloppe Aufforderung summarily In his book the incident was only summarily treated. kurzgefasst to dissect Let’s dissect this complicated text. zerlegen, analysieren to belch Belching was not considered impolite in the Middle Ages. aufstoßen, rülpsen to be up for grabs Join our online game – great prizes are up for grabs! zu haben sein to distort His memory is totally distorted. verzerren to reinvent We do not need to reinvent the wheel. wieder erfinden historicity historicity = to be part of recorded history Geschichtlichkeit to purvey The author purveys a classical love-hate story. liefern to oblige sb. to do sth. !E*blaIdZ sb. tu du" sth.? We obliged our partners to cooperate. jmdn. verpflichten etw. zu tun harsh conditions The expedition to the North Pole faced harsh conditions. raue Bedingungen vital fluids !*vaItl *flu"dz? Blood is a vital fluid. lebenswichtige Flüssigkeiten inclination She has little time or inclination for reading love stories. Neigung, Hang to assimilate to assimilate  assimilation aufnehmen, assimilieren abhorrent Child abuse is abhorrent. abscheulich clutch The clutch of notes in her hand didn’t offer any clues. hier: Bündel to forswear Gandhi forswore sexual relationships. abschwören 5 unrest Social unrest was the result of the economy measures. Unruhen 6 ambivalent !xm*bIvElEnt? His attitude towards gay marriage is very ambivalent. zwiespältig, ambivalent Spot on language 1 unprecedented !0n*presIdEntId? This was an unprecedented scandal. beispiellos, ohnegleichen vista The computer boom opened up new vistas for young urban professionals in India. Ausblick to propel The curiosity of scientists propels research further. antreiben advancement There are good opportunities for advancement if you have the right skills. Weiterentwicklung 2 consequently Today many parents do not have time to cook healthy meals. Consequently children eat too much junk food. somit, folglich notably This has never been a notably successful project. auffallend 3 to plot against The citizens tried to plot against their emperor. sich verschwören gegen 4 salaried More than 50% are salaried staff. fest angestellt earnings Wages, salaries or income are different forms of earnings. Einkommen to bridge the gap between The new government promised to work hard to bridge the gap between the rich and the poor. die Gegensätze zwischen … und … überbrücken Check-out 1 gateway A gateway is a point of entry or exit. Portal, Tor, Gateway to doom sb./sth. He doomed the day when he had decided to leave. jmdn./etw. verdammen engagement ring Keisha liked to show off her flashy engagement ring. Verlobungsring 3 prospects for What are your prospects for the future? Aussichten für 4 to be blunted by Her emotions were blunted by the traumatic incident. abgestumpft sein durch hardship The Great Depression brought great economic hardship. Not, Härte 192 Vocabulary Nur zu Prüfzw cken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv