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Frage		Antworten
cradle Lernen beginnen		hold gently in the arms
gamble Lernen beginnen		take risk
dust Lernen beginnen		small particles of sand or dirt
wound Lernen beginnen		injuries caused by guns, knifes
malnutrition Lernen beginnen		lack of food
ransack Lernen beginnen		people have run through it, breaking everything and stealing things
huddle Lernen beginnen		sitting close together often because of they are poor, hungry
hungover Lernen beginnen		suffering from an excess of alcohol drunk the day before
broke Lernen beginnen		having no money
weep Lernen beginnen		rather formal word meaning to cry
follow his bent Lernen beginnen		follow what he was naturally good at
keep the pot boiling Lernen beginnen		make enough money to live
traipse Lernen beginnen		walk slowly and unwillingly, when you're tired
catnap Lernen beginnen		short sleep during the day
sneak Lernen beginnen		to go into secretly without being seen
brunt Lernen beginnen		the main part of sth unpleasant
nostalgic Lernen beginnen		viewing past in a sentimental way
forge Lernen beginnen		to make an illegal copy of sth
sissy Lernen beginnen		weak, effeminate
overnight sensation Lernen beginnen		became successful immediately
fits of rage Lernen beginnen		episodes of violent anger
oversee nut and bolt Lernen beginnen		supervise every detail of the project
irrepressible drive Lernen beginnen		a determination that couldn't be stopped
tireless Lernen beginnen		working very hard at sth and not stopping
dissude Lernen beginnen		to perssude someone not to do something
stern Lernen beginnen		seious and serve
commodities Lernen beginnen		sth that is useful or necessary basic product
useless person Lernen beginnen		waste of space
small problem Lernen beginnen		hiccup
very happy Lernen beginnen		over the moon
develop successfully Lernen beginnen		make great strides
nasty Lernen beginnen		very bad
put down Lernen beginnen		suppress
pick up Lernen beginnen		improve
take in Lernen beginnen		deceive
make up for Lernen beginnen		compensate for
rule out Lernen beginnen		exclude
put up with Lernen beginnen		tolerate
set up Lernen beginnen		establish
put on Lernen beginnen		pretend
keep an eye on someone Lernen beginnen		look after someone or sth while someone else isn't there
pull someone's leg Lernen beginnen		tease someone
a pain in the neck Lernen beginnen		an irritating person or sth one's doesn't like doing
put one's foot in it Lernen beginnen		do or say sth tactless or embarassing
get sth off one's chest Lernen beginnen		confess sth
play it by ear Lernen beginnen		improvise according to the situation
put a brave face on it Lernen beginnen		show courage by minimizing a problem
put one's finger on it Lernen beginnen		preciesly identify sth especially a problem
be on the tip of one's tongue Lernen beginnen		sth you can almost, but not quite remember
give someone the cold shoulder Lernen beginnen		deliberately ignore or be unfriendly to someone
be in floods of tears Lernen beginnen		cry a lot
be the root of Lernen beginnen		be the fundamental cause of
have a few hiccups Lernen beginnen		have a few small problems
scar your for life Lernen beginnen		cause you permanent psychological damage
point the finger at Lernen beginnen		put the blame on
go around into circles Lernen beginnen		make no progress
pull your socks up Lernen beginnen		make a big effort to improve
break someone's heart Lernen beginnen		hurt someone very deeply
be overshadowed by Lernen beginnen		appear inferior in comparison
not have the foggiest idea Lernen beginnen		not know at all
rock Lernen beginnen		move gently from side to side
downmarket Lernen beginnen		cheap and low quality
overwhelming Lernen beginnen		very strong in effect or large in amount
uphill Lernen beginnen		towards the top of a hill
overgrown Lernen beginnen		covered with plants that have become too big
downright Lernen beginnen		extremaly dangerous
upbeat Lernen beginnen		positive and expecting a situation to be good
underhand Lernen beginnen		secret and not honest
lunar Lernen beginnen		relating to the moon
innocence Lernen beginnen		not quilty of a crime
trim Lernen beginnen		to reduce something
harmonious Lernen beginnen		friendly and peaceful
dismiss Lernen beginnen		to give someone official permission ro leave
incessantly Lernen beginnen		without stopping
overshadow Lernen beginnen		make to seem less important
sign Lernen beginnen		let out a long breath that express sadness, relief
shift Lernen beginnen		change in sth
root Lernen beginnen		basic course
clutch Lernen beginnen		hold onto tightly
in a flash Lernen beginnen		suddenly
torment Lernen beginnen		to make somebody suffer or worry a lot
fierce Lernen beginnen		violent and angry
stormy Lernen beginnen		with a lof of argument
astouned Lernen beginnen		very surprised
benevolent Lernen beginnen		kind, helpful, generous
burden Lernen beginnen		omebody difficult to deal with
veer Lernen beginnen		suddenly change direction
take you breath away Lernen beginnen		to leave you stunned and unable to speak
glowing with pride Lernen beginnen		visibly very very proud
spark my interest Lernen beginnen		awaken my interest
dawn on Lernen beginnen		realized
blazing rows Lernen beginnen		very angry rows with lots of shouting
blossom Lernen beginnen		develop successfully
habe not the foggiest idea Lernen beginnen		really do not know
reach a crossroad Lernen beginnen		reach a point in life when an important choice has to be made
follow in his father's footstep Lernen beginnen		do what his father do
rambling speach Lernen beginnen		long-winded and poorly planned speach
geat striders Lernen beginnen		very significant and rapid progress
must dash Lernen beginnen		must go
tied up Lernen beginnen		very busy
sleepy Lernen beginnen		where not much happens
keep our heads above water Lernen beginnen		just about cope
snowed under Lernen beginnen		have an awful lot of work to do
time flies Lernen beginnen		time goes so fast

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