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(ab)schneiden
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to cut (off) (My brother has cut off his hair. Helooks very funny now.)
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(Fahr)Rad fahren
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to cycle (You cycle when you ride a bike.)
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(hoch)heben, anheben
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to lift (When fog lifts, it moves up into theair and disappears.)
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(Titel)Musik
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score (for movie etc.) (The score for a movie often has verygood songs. Sometimes the songs fromthe score become popular.)
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(wider)hallen
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to echo
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abbrechen
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to chip off
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abschließen
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to lock (I can't get in. The door is locked.)
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abstürzen (Flugzeug)
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to crash (I'm afraid to fly. What if the planecrashes?)
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Adrenalin
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adrenaline (I was so scared my adrenaline musthave been at an extremely high level.)
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am Leben
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alive (After the accident I was badly hurt,but I was glad to be alive.)
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Angst, Furcht
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fear (I would like to go rock climbing, butmy fear of falling stops me.)
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an manchen Stellen
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in places (PhaseFrageAntwort)
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atmen
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to breathe (When you run faster, you have tobreathe faster, too.)
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aufhören, aufgeben
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to quit, quit, quit (When I saw that I couldn't win therace, I quit and went home.)
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ausgehen
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to run out (of) (Time is running out means that thereisn't much time left.)
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Bildschirm
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screen (TVs and computers have a screen.)
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bisher, bis jetzt
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by now
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Blitz
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lightning (no pl.)
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campen, zelten, kampieren
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to camp (I prefer camping to staying in a hotelbecause you can be outside all thetime.)
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Donner
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thunder (no pl.)
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Drehbuch
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screenplay (A good book doesn't always mean agood movie. First you have to writethe screenplay for the movie. But youcan't use all the action in the book.)
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eine (schnelle Um)Drehung machen
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to flip
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Einstufung
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rating (Everyone thinks this movie is verygood. It got the highest rating.)
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Eisbär
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polar bear (Polar bears need cold weather and ice.)
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Element
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element (He's in his element in water - heswims like a fish.)
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eng, schmal
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narrow (We crossed the river at a narrowpoint.)
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erfreut sein
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to be pleased (I was very pleased to hear your goodnews.)
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erkennen, realisieren
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to realize (I didn't know why everybody waswaiting but then I realized, they werewaiting for me.)
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er sagt ...
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he goes ... (coll)
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etw. auskundschaften
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to scout sth
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etw. groß herausbringen
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etw. zeigen (to feature(in einem Film etc.)This film features three of myfavorite actors.)
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etw. mit Gewalt tun
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to force sth (I didn't want to do it - he forced me.)
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explodieren
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to explode (When the car exploded, many peopledied and lots of people were burnt.)
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extrem, radikal
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extreme (People don't always do well in extremesituations. Sometimes they are afraid,and sometimes they just don't think.)
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Felsblock, Felsbrocken
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boulder (A boulder is a huge rock.)
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fliehen, flüchten
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to flee, fled, fled
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fließen, strömen, schütten
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to pour (You first make the coffee, then youpour it into cups.)
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Floß
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raft
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flussabwärts, stromabwärts
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downriver
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Freiluft-, Outdoor-
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outdoor (Our town has an outdoor swimmingpool, but you can only use it in thesummer.)
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Freude
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joy (When my grandmother was sick, I wasvery worried. When she was healthyagain, I felt complete joy.)
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Frieden schließen mit, in Frieden leben
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to come to peace with (mit)
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gefährlich
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schlimm (nastyLast year I had a nasty accident withmy bike and broke my arm.)
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gesprochen
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spoken
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graben
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to dig, dug, dug (Mr. Barnes was very angry because acat dug up his garden.)
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halb unten
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halfway down
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Handlung
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storyline (The storyline is what happens in thebook.)
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Handlung
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plot (If you want to write a story, youfirst have to work out a good plot.)
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Heilige Mutter!
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Holy mother!
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herzlos, unbarmherzig
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heartless (The bad guys in movies are alwaysheartless. They don't care who getshurt.)
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jmdm. Angst machen, jmdn.
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to scare sb (erschrecken)
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jmdm. die Stirn bieten
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to stand up to sb (Don't let the bullies bother you. Standup to them!PhaseFrageAntwort)
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jmdm. glauben
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to take sb's word for it (Our band's CD is great, but you don'thave to take my word for it. Listen tothe CD yourself!)
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Klippe, Kliff
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cliff (Some of the cliffs on the sides of theMississippi River are very steep.)
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Knochen
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bone (Have you ever broken a bone?)
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Kritik
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review (After the first night of a new play,there are reviews in the newspapers.)
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kritisieren
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to criticize (When you criticize something, youpoint out what is negative or badabout it.)
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Laufzeit
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running time (The movie has a running time of onehundred and eighty minutes. That isreally too long.)
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Lawine
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avalanche
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Lehrer/-in
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instructor (My driving instructor wasn't patientenough with me. He got angry when Imade mistakes.)
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leichtsinnig, unbesonnen, rücksichtslos
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reckless (Reckless drivers often have accidentsbecause they make mistakes.)
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leider, unglücklicherweise
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unfortunately (Unfortunately his dad died last night.)
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lösen
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to solve (I have too many problems, and I can'tsolve them all at once.)
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marschieren
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to march (When soldiers walk together as agroup, they march.PhaseFrageAntwort)
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möglich
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possible (It's possible to hike down the GrandCanyon, but you have to be fit.)
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Müll, Abfall
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garbage (AE)(Honey, have you taken the garbageout?)
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Multitool (Multifunktionswerkzeug für Tasche/Gürtel)
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multitool
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mutig, tapfer
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brave (If you do something dangerous it canbe silly, or brave.)
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nachlassen, aufhören
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to let up (We had a terrible storm for twenty-four hours, but then the rain finallylet up and we could go outside again.)
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Panik
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panic (She was in a panic because she was latefor the plane and she couldn't findher tickets.)
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Perspektive, Blickwinkel
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perspective (It's often important to look atdifferent perspectives before youmake a decision.)
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Pfund (Maßeinheit)
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pound (One kilo is 2.2 American pounds. Ifyou weigh 50 kilos, you weigh 110American pounds.)
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Profil, Porträt
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profile (A profile gives you information abouta person's life.)
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Qual, Martyrium
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ordeal
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Reaktion
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reaction (There was a funny reaction to myjoke. Nobody laughed.)
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rechtzeitig
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in time (Oh no. We're late. - Don't worry. We'llbe in time for the train.)
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Roman
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novel (The 'Lord of the Rings' is a novel byTolkien.)
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scharf, schneidend
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sharp (The knife was very sharp I almostcut myself when I used it.)
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Schlitz
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slot (Sometimes you can buy stampes froma machine. You put your money in theslot and the stamp comes out.)
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schockierend
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shocking (I just heard some shocking news. Thebridge over the river fell down. Manypeople who had been on the bridgedied.)
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Seil
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rope (You need rope to tie up boats, forexample.)
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Sicht, Anblick
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sight (A sight is what you can see or aninteresting thing to see.PhaseFrageAntwort)
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sich überschlagen
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to overturn (The car overturned but the driver wasstill OK.)
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sie sagt ...
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she's like ... (coll)
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spielen (in), seinen Schauplatz haben (in)
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to be set (in) (The action in this science fiction storyis set in the future.)
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Spielzeugpistole mit Platzpatronen
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cap gun
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spotten, spöttisch grinsen
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to sneer (To sneer is to speak in a way thatshows you think the other person isstupid.)
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stecken bleiben, festklemmen
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to be stuck (If you' re stuck in a place, you can'tget out.)
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stolpern
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to stumble
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Stromschnellen
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rapids (pl.)
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Strömung
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current
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tief
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deep (You mustn't go into deep water if youcan't swim.)
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Tod
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death (We knew that he was going to die, buthis death was still a shock to us.)
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Treffpunkt
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meeting point (There is always a meeting pointsomewhere in an airport so that thepassengers can find their transporthome.)
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unrealistisch
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unrealistic (Do you think soaps are realistic?)
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unvergesslich
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unforgettable (That was a great experience totallyunforgettable.)
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Vertrauen, Zuversicht
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confidence (Sb who is shy doesn't have enoughconfidence.PhaseFrageAntwort)
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vorhersehbar, voraussagbar, berechenbar
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predictable (A happy ending of a movie is oftenpredictable. You know very soon thatthe good guys will win.)
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vorüber
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over (School is over at 3.15.)
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vorziehen
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to prefer (Do you prefer cats or dogs?)
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wandern
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to hike (We often go hiking in the mountainsand have a picnic near a lake.)
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Wandern, Rucksackreisen
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backpacking (My brother and I went backpackingfor he first time two years ago, andwe loved it.)
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Weg, Pfad
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trail (A trail is a path through opencountry.)
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Werte, Wertvorstellungen
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values (pl.) (It's important to teach children values.)
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wg. etw. nervös sein
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to be nervous about sth (Are you nervous about the test?)
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Wilderer
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poacher (Poachers kill animals where it is notallowed.)
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Wunsch
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wish (If I only had one wish for the future.I'd want happiness for my family.)
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Wüste
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desert (There are a few deserts in Africa.)
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zerquetschen, einklemmen
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to crush
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ziehen
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to pull (I didn't want to go swimming in thesea but Alan pulled me in.)
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