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Frage		Antworten
The world is your oyster Lernen beginnen		you can have or achieve anything you put your mind to
Hold your horses Lernen beginnen		wait and be patient
Let the cat out of the bag Lernen beginnen		reveal a secret
White elephant Lernen beginnen		a possesion that is useless or troublesome, especially one that is expensive to maintain or difficult to dispose of
Birds and the bees Lernen beginnen		sex education
Red herring Lernen beginnen		a fact, idea or subject that takes people’s attention from the central point being considered
Kill two birds with one stone Lernen beginnen		get two things done at once
Cat got your tongue Lernen beginnen		someone is at a loss for words, unusually quiet; something you say to someone when you are annoyed because they will not speak
To chicken out Lernen beginnen		to decide not to do something out of fear (usually just before)
A little bird told me Lernen beginnen		to hear something (usually secretive or unknown) from someone (not named)
Pigs might fly Lernen beginnen		said when you think there is no chance at all of something happening
Ants in your pants Lernen beginnen		unable to sit still or remain calm out of nervousness or excitement
Eager beaver Lernen beginnen		a person that is excited about doing certain work
In the dog house Lernen beginnen		in trouble with another person
A wild goose chase Lernen beginnen		a search that is completely unsuccessful and a waste of time because the person or thing being searched for does not exist or is somewhere else
Cook someone’s goose Lernen beginnen		spoil someone’s plans; cause someone’s downfall
Tackle Lernen beginnen		to try to deal with something or someone (usually a problem)
Lay bare Lernen beginnen		to reveal or explain
Particulates Lernen beginnen		an extremely small piece of dirt, especially one produced by road vehicles, that causes pollution
Airborne pollutants Lernen beginnen		harmful substances carried in the air
Diwali Lernen beginnen		a Hindu festival with lights, held in the period October to November
Guy Fawkes Night Lernen beginnen		event is also known as Bonfire Night, celebrates the failure of a plot against the English government in 1605
Brainchild Lernen beginnen		an original idea, plan, or invention
Sophisticated Lernen beginnen		intelligent or made in a complicated way and therefore able to do complicated tasks
Dust mites Lernen beginnen		bugs that live in household dust
Irritants Lernen beginnen		a substance that causes slight inflammation or other discomfort to the body
Medical-grade Lernen beginnen		device or equipment certified to operate safely near patients
Pollen Lernen beginnen		a fine powder produced by certain plants when they reproduce
Pet-dander Lernen beginnen		skin cells that are shed by animals with fur or feathers
Purification Lernen beginnen		the removal of contaminants from something
Soot Lernen beginnen		a black powder composed mainly of carbon, produced when coal, wood, etc. Is burned
Nitrogen dioxide Lernen beginnen		common air pollutant
Volatile Lernen beginnen		likely to change suddenly and unexpectedly, especially by getting worse
Cross-party Lernen beginnen		involving or relating to two or more parties
Get a fix on someone/something Lernen beginnen		to have a clear idea or understanding of someone or something
Count Lernen beginnen		concentration in the air
Brainchildren Lernen beginnen		contrivances, creations, discoveries, ideas
Alleviate Lernen beginnen		easing, relieving, reducing, e.g. a problem
Levy Lernen beginnen		impose a tax or a fee
Spike Lernen beginnen		sharp increase in the magnitude or concentration of something
Nifty Lernen beginnen		useful, effective, practical
Launched Lernen beginnen		revealed publicly
Have a good hair day Lernen beginnen		be in good mood
Purifier Lernen beginnen		a machine or a substance that removes harmful substances from something
Conservation Lernen beginnen		the protection of plants and animals or natural areas, especially from the damaging effects of human activity
Collective conservation consciousness Lernen beginnen		the set of shared beliefs, ideas, and moral attitudes which operate as a unifying force within society, in this case concerning conservation
Naturalist Lernen beginnen		a person who studies and knows a lot about plants and animals
Expertise Lernen beginnen		a high level of knowledge or skil
Developing countries Lernen beginnen		a country with little industrial and economic activity and where people generally have low incomes
Affiliated Lernen beginnen		connected to
Breeding Lernen beginnen		mating and production of offspring
Dismay Lernen beginnen		concern and distress
Biodiversity Lernen beginnen		the number and types of plants and animals that exist in a particular area or in the world generally, or the problem of protecting this
Immediate habitat Lernen beginnen		closest to natural habitat
In situ Lernen beginnen		in the original place
Assertion Lernen beginnen		a statement that you strongly believe is true
Restoration Lernen beginnen		the act or process of returning something to its earlier good condition
Stir the imagination Lernen beginnen		make you imagine something
Unquantifiable Lernen beginnen		not able to be measured
Conservationist Lernen beginnen		a person who advocates or acts for the protection and preservation of the environment and wildlife
Lifeblood Lernen beginnen		the thing that is most important to the continuing success and existence of something else
CEO Lernen beginnen		a chief executive officer, the highest-ranking person in a company or other institution
Buzzkill Lernen beginnen		something or someone that spoils people’s feelings of excitement, enjoyment, or pleasure
Glee Lernen beginnen		happiness or great pleasure
Feel the heat Lernen beginnen		to encounter an uncomfortable situation
When it comes to the crunch Lernen beginnen		if/when a situation becomes extremely serious and a decision must be made
Beach read Lernen beginnen		a book, usually fiction, that one might enjoy during a vacation or a day at the beach because it is engaging, entertaining, and easy to read
Reputation-management-via-bookshelf Lernen beginnen		displaying your persona through the books you read
Ward off Lernen beginnen		repel, prevent, block
Vacate Lernen beginnen		to leave a place or a position
Slather Lernen beginnen		spread or smear (a substance) thickly or liberally.
Pollinate Lernen beginnen		to carry a powdery substance from the male part of a flower or from a male cone to fertilize the female one
Miniscule Lernen beginnen		tiny, minute, microscopic
Homing Lernen beginnen		return by instinct to one’s territory
Calamity Lernen beginnen		disaster, catastrophe, tragedy
Dwindle Lernen beginnen		diminish, decrease, reduce
Afoot Lernen beginnen		in preparation, in progress; happening or beginning to happen
To boot - in addition Lernen beginnen		To boot - in addition
Pitiful ring - sad tone Lernen beginnen		Pitiful ring - sad tone
Foster Lernen beginnen		encourage development
Accessory - someone who gives assistance to the perpetrator of a crime without taking part in it Lernen beginnen		assisted with crime
Cart round Lernen beginnen		transport, carry
Speak volumes Lernen beginnen		give a lot of information
Abound Lernen beginnen		exist in large number or ammount
Ensue Lernen beginnen		result in
Stack Lernen beginnen		pile up
Deem Lernen beginnen		regard, consider
Tangible Lernen beginnen		palpable, substantial
Relegate Lernen beginnen		consign, banish
Deploy Lernen beginnen		utilize, display
Odds Lernen beginnen		probability, chance
Kudos Lernen beginnen		status, prestige
Affinity Lernen beginnen		natural liking, chamistry
Unfolding Lernen beginnen		gradually develop or be revealed
Daunting Lernen beginnen		seeming difficult to deal with; intimidating
Endeavour Lernen beginnen		an attempt to achieve a goal
Quirky Lernen beginnen		unusual in an attractive or interesting way
Eclectic Lernen beginnen		composed of elements drawn from different sources
Intricate Lernen beginnen		very complicated or detailed
Be on tenterhooks Lernen beginnen		worried or nervous about something that is going to happen
Tatty Lernen beginnen		worn out, in a poor condition
Mediocrity Lernen beginnen		averageness, ordinariness
Lousy Lernen beginnen		miserable, inadequate
Notorious Lernen beginnen		infamous
Taut Lernen beginnen		tight
Prerequisite Lernen beginnen		something that must exist or happen before something else can exist or happen
Constraint Lernen beginnen		a limitation or restriction
Pool Lernen beginnen		a group
Sartorial Lernen beginnen		elegant, refined
Scrounge Lernen beginnen		seek to obtain
Churn Lernen beginnen		to move something
Jaded Lernen beginnen		lacking interest or desire because of experiencing too much of something
Tangled Lernen beginnen		entwined, twisted
Veneer Lernen beginnen		facade, disguise, mask
Comprises Lernen beginnen		includes, covers
Fuelled Lernen beginnen		intensified, boosted
Prerequisite Lernen beginnen		necessity, imperative
Crude Lernen beginnen		primitive, basic, vulgar
Refined Lernen beginnen		stylish, perfect, sophisticated
To shed a tear Lernen beginnen		weep, sob
Dress rehearsal Lernen beginnen		the final rehearsal of a live show, in which everything is done as it would be in a real performance
Be in the limelight Lernen beginnen		to be at the center of public attention
Backing vocals Lernen beginnen		accompaniment to a song
Stage fright Lernen beginnen		nervousness when appearing before an audience
Standing ovation Lernen beginnen		an occasion when the people in an audience stand up to clap at the end of a performance or speech because they liked it very much
On cue Lernen beginnen		at the correct moment
Live performance Lernen beginnen		performance is broadcast at exactly the same time as it happens
Stage recall Lernen beginnen		method of acting
Curtain call Lernen beginnen		bowing after the performance

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