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Frage		Antworten
bitter stand-off Lernen beginnen		angry or unhappy situation where two groups of people cannot agree
the middle or centre of Lernen beginnen		the heart of
very successful Lernen beginnen		thriving
not affected or harmed by something Lernen beginnen		resistant
a drug that is used to kill harmful bacteria and to cure infections Lernen beginnen		antibiotics
(here) a group of closely related plants or animals Lernen beginnen		strain
a type of bacteria that cannot be treated using antibiotics Lernen beginnen		superbug
terrible Lernen beginnen		nightmare
resistant to drugs Lernen beginnen		drug-proof
In a list Lernen beginnen		Also, as well as
In a sequence of actions Lernen beginnen		then, after
When giving more information Lernen beginnen		Furthermore, in addition, moreover
When summarising Lernen beginnen		To conclude, to sum up, as I've said
very unhappy about something Lernen beginnen		sick to death
feeling slightly ill Lernen beginnen		off colour
feeling that you might be sick Lernen beginnen		queasy
nasty or unkind joke Lernen beginnen		sick joke
I don't like it anymore Lernen beginnen		I'm sick of this
very ill Lernen beginnen		as sick as a dog
very disappointed or unhappy Lernen beginnen		as sick as a parrot
heads Lernen beginnen		the side of a coin with a head or face on it
tails Lernen beginnen		the other side of a coin
contamination Lernen beginnen		the process of making something less pure or poisonous
reactor Lernen beginnen		(short for nuclear reactor) a machine which produces nuclear energy
radioactive Lernen beginnen		containing harmful energy produced during nuclear reactions
swathe Lernen beginnen		large area of land
vigils Lernen beginnen		acts of staying awake at night in order to pray, protest or give support to something
fallout Lernen beginnen		dangerous, radioactive dust in the air after a nuclear explosion
meltdown Lernen beginnen		a situation when fuel in a nuclear power station becomes very hot and melts through its container
on Lernen beginnen		(here) later, after
catastrophically Lernen beginnen		disastrously; dangerously
fall silent Lernen beginnen		stop making any sound
scaffolding Lernen beginnen		metal poles and wooden planks erected outside of a building for people to stand on when they are working on the building
glimpse Lernen beginnen		brief view or look
delivery Lernen beginnen		(here) process of giving birth
spick and span Lernen beginnen		very clean and tidy
personal hygiene Lernen beginnen		ability to keep yourself clean
as clean as a whistle Lernen beginnen		very clean
spotless Lernen beginnen		very clean
you could eat your dinner off that Lernen beginnen		it's very clean
a clean bill of health Lernen beginnen		official statement that something is in good condition
clean your act up Lernen beginnen		start improving your behaviour
a clean slate Lernen beginnen		forget the past and make a new start
a weight in boxing, typically the heaviest category Lernen beginnen		heavyweight
(here) the act of choosing someone as a candidate to receive an award Lernen beginnen		nomination
people who help to carry the coffin at a funeral Lernen beginnen		pallbearers
an event to honour or remember a person who has died also an object Lernen beginnen		memorial
film about the life of a real person Lernen beginnen		a biopic
a book about a person's life, written by that person Lernen beginnen		an autobiography
contest Lernen beginnen		[here] attempt to win
victimised Lernen beginnen		deliberately treated unfairly
swells Lernen beginnen		up and down movement of the waves
old not modern or fashionable Lernen beginnen		fashioned
down with the kids Lernen beginnen		behaving and thinking as a young person would
all the rage Lernen beginnen		very popular
after a fashion Lernen beginnen		only to some extent
old hat Lernen beginnen		not modern; boring
a fashion statement Lernen beginnen		something you wear to show others you know a lot about fashion
a fashion victim Lernen beginnen		a person who wears fashionable clothes even if they don't suit them
a fashion faux pas Lernen beginnen		a mistake related to wearing clothes that look stupid or silly
vigils Lernen beginnen		periods of time, usually at night, during which people stay in a place to show support for something
to honour Lernen beginnen		to praise someone in public
tributes Lernen beginnen		public acts which show respect to someone
gather Lernen beginnen		to come together in a group
a gathering Lernen beginnen		a group of people / an informal occasion
moving Lernen beginnen		causing strong emotions / feelings of sadness or sympathy
vigils Lernen beginnen		periods of time, usually at night, during which people stay in a place to show support for something
to honour Lernen beginnen		to praise someone in public
tributes Lernen beginnen		public acts which show respect to someone
gather Lernen beginnen		to come together in a group
a gathering Lernen beginnen		a group of people / an informal occasion
moving Lernen beginnen		causing strong emotions / feelings of sadness or sympathy
on high alert Lernen beginnen		prepared for a likely bad event
paddling Lernen beginnen		walking or playing in shallow water
range Lernen beginnen		a group of things which are similar
empathy Lernen beginnen		being able to understand how someone else feels because you can imagine being in their situation
to be in someone else's shoes Lernen beginnen		to experience something from someone else's point of view
from where I'm standing Lernen beginnen		from my point of view; in my opinion
I hear you Lernen beginnen		I can hear what you're saying
spare me a thought Lernen beginnen		think about me as well
I see where you're coming from Lernen beginnen		I understand your situation
take pity on him Lernen beginnen		feel sorry for him
arsenal Lernen beginnen		collection of weapons
upgrade Lernen beginnen		improve the quality of something
deterrent Lernen beginnen		something that prevents people doing something
phase out Lernen beginnen		stop doing something gradually
nukes Lernen beginnen		slang word for nuclear weapons
ancient The culture of which ancient civilization seems to be the most interesting for you? Lernen beginnen		very old (humorous) The culture of which ________ civilization seems to be the most interesting for you?
cracks down Lernen beginnen		starts to deal with a situation in a more severe way
merciless Lernen beginnen		unforgiving / very hard
infrastructure Lernen beginnen		system that enables something to run smoothly
think tank Lernen beginnen		group of experts who together develop ideas on a certain subject
pulled out all the stops Lernen beginnen		made a special effort
ahead of the game Lernen beginnen		in an advantageous position
up for grabs Lernen beginnen		available
blow the competition away Lernen beginnen		surprise the other competitors
in competition with Lernen beginnen		trying hard to beat someone / other people
may the best man win! Lernen beginnen		hope that the person who deserves to win does win
you win some, you lose some Lernen beginnen		bad luck; too bad
face What happened to your face, mate? Lernen beginnen		(here) deal with What happened to your boat, mate?
triggers Lernen beginnen		starts a process
mechanism Lernen beginnen		(here) way of doing something; process
rule out Lernen beginnen		to say something is not possible
divorce Lernen beginnen		legal ending of a marriage – here used metaphorically to mean the end of a relationship/legal arrangement
unleash Lernen beginnen		release strong, negative forces
propaganda Lernen beginnen		information, often false, designed to promote a particular point of view
urged Lernen beginnen		strongly advised
distinguished Lernen beginnen		respected, admired and successful
last hope Lernen beginnen		final chance (to do something)
don't get your hopes up Lernen beginnen		what you expect to happen probably won't
pin your hopes on it Lernen beginnen		expect or hope it will happen
not a hope in hell! Lernen beginnen		absolutely no chance of succeeding

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