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Frage		Antworten
at a loose end Lernen beginnen		to have nothing to do
at a stretch Lernen beginnen		only with difficulty or in extreme circumstances
at first glance Lernen beginnen		when you first look at something
at sixes and sevens Lernen beginnen		disoganised and confused
by all accounts Lernen beginnen		according to what a lot of people say
by default Lernen beginnen		if something happens by default it happens only because something else does not happen
by no means Lernen beginnen		not at all
in action Lernen beginnen		doing a particular job, activity, or sport
in conjunction with Lernen beginnen		working, happening, or being used with someone or something else
in my element Lernen beginnen		to be in a situation that enjoy because you are good at it
in no time Lernen beginnen		very soon or very quickly
in turn Lernen beginnen		as result of something
in vain Lernen beginnen		without success
at breakneck speed Lernen beginnen		carelessly fast and dangerous
beyond recovery Lernen beginnen		past a point that sojmething or someone can get better
go out on a limb Lernen beginnen		to do something risky or extreme which puts you in a position of weakness
have a gut feeling Lernen beginnen		to have a feeling that you sure is right although you cannot give a reason for it
have a mental block Lernen beginnen		if you have a mental block about something, you cannot understand it or do it because something in your mind prevents you
in its entirety Lernen beginnen		including every part
yours truly Lernen beginnen		used humorously to mean yourself
anecdotal Lernen beginnen		consisting of short stories based on someone’s personal experience
chronic Lernen beginnen		a chronic problem is one that continues for a long time and cannot easily be solved
clear-cut Lernen beginnen		certain or definite
continuosly Lernen beginnen		continuing to happen or exist without stopping
conventional Lernen beginnen		a conventional method product, practice etc. has been used for a long time and is considered the usual type
defeatist Lernen beginnen		behaving in a way that shows you expect to fail
flawed Lernen beginnen		spoiled by having mistakes, weaknesses, or by being damaged
gory Lernen beginnen		involving a lot of violance and blood
inaccessible Lernen beginnen		difficult or impossible to reach
invaluable Lernen beginnen		extremely useful
laughable Lernen beginnen		something that is laughable is impossible to believe or to be serious about, because it is so bad or silly
nostalgic Lernen beginnen		if you feel nostalgic about a time in the past, you feel happy when you remember it and in some ways you wish that things had not charged
pharmaceutical Lernen beginnen		relating to the production of drugs and medicines
provoking Lernen beginnen		causing mild anger, annoying
sighted Lernen beginnen		someone who is sighted can see and is not blind
squeamish Lernen beginnen		easily shocked or upset or easily made to feel sick by seeing unpleasant things
stationary Lernen beginnen		standing still instead of moving
tactile Lernen beginnen		if something is tactile it has a surface that is pleasant or attractive to touch
undeniable Lernen beginnen		definitely true or certain
undignified Lernen beginnen		making you look silly and lose people’s respect, especially because of not being controlled, serious, or calm
unmanageable Lernen beginnen		difficult to control or deal with
curiosity Lernen beginnen		the desire to know about something
dependance on Lernen beginnen		the fact of needing someone or something in order to exist, be successful, healthy etc
dragonfly Lernen beginnen		a brightly coloured insect with a long thin body and transparent wings which liveds near water
drought Lernen beginnen		a long period of dry weather when thereb is not enough water for plants and animals to live
empathy Lernen beginnen		the ability bto understand other people’s feelings and problems
honeycomb Lernen beginnen		a structure made by boss which consists of many six-sided cells in which honey is stored
hunch Lernen beginnen		a feeling you have that something is true or that something will happen, even if you have no information or proof
inflection Lernen beginnen		the way the sound of your voice goes up and down when you are speaking
initiative Lernen beginnen		an important new plan or process to achieve an aim or solve a problem
inscription Lernen beginnen		words that are written or cut in something
proponent Lernen beginnen		someone who supports something or persuades people to do something
quest Lernen beginnen		a long search for something that is difficult to find
rivalry Lernen beginnen		when people or groups try to show that they are better than each other
threshold Lernen beginnen		the level at which something starts to happen or have an effect
tile Lernen beginnen		a flat square piece of baked clay or other material, used for covering walls, floors etc
wax Lernen beginnen		a solid substance made of fat or oil and used to make candles, polish etc
abound Lernen beginnen		to exist in very large numbers
backtrack Lernen beginnen		to change an opinion or promise that you so that it is not as strong as it was earlier
compile Lernen beginnen		to make a book, list etc using different pieces of information
outdo Lernen beginnen		to be better or more succesful then someone else at doing something
promote understanding Lernen beginnen		to raise awareness or strengthen someone’s understanding
topple Lernen beginnen		to become unsteady and then fall over or to make something do this
bypass Lernen beginnen		to go around something
cater for Lernen beginnen		to provide a particular group0 of people with the things they want or need
decommissioned Lernen beginnen		if something is decomissioned it is taken out of use
drive the length of Lernen beginnen		to travel by car from the beginning to the end of something
fell into disrepair Lernen beginnen		buildings, roads etc that fell into disrepair degrade into an unusable condition because they have not been maintained
go off track Lernen beginnen		to leave the planned route
gravel Lernen beginnen		small stones used to make a surface for paths, roads etc
head for Lernen beginnen		to go or travel towards a particular place especially in a deliberate way
make a diversion Lernen beginnen		to stray from a planned route
memorabilia Lernen beginnen		things that you keep or collect because they are connected with a famous person, event or time
spring up Lernen beginnen		to suddenly appear or start to exist
stretch Lernen beginnen		an area of land or water especially one that is long and narrow
trading poet Lernen beginnen		a small place, especially in the past, far from other places in which people live, where goods can be bought and sold or exchanged
circumference Lernen beginnen		the distance or measurement around the outside of a circle or any round shape
diameter Lernen beginnen		a straight line from one side of a circle to the other side, passing through the centre of the circle or the length of this line
hexagon Lernen beginnen		a flat shape with six sides
miniscule Lernen beginnen		very small
radius Lernen beginnen		the distance from the centre to the edge of a circle or a line drawn from the centre to the edge
rhombus Lernen beginnen		a shape with four equal straight sides especially one that is not a square
symmetrical Lernen beginnen		an object or design that is symmetrical has two halves that are exactly the same shape and size
technological Lernen beginnen		related to technology
squeeze out Lernen beginnen		to force out of a problem, place
short-sighted (approach) Lernen beginnen		not considering the possible effects in the future of something that seems good now
noticeable Lernen beginnen		easy to notice
debatable Lernen beginnen		an idea, fact or decision that is debatable may be right but it could easily be wrong
justifiable Lernen beginnen		actions, reactions, decisions etc that are justifiable are acceptable because they are done for good reasons
edible Lernen beginnen		something that is edible can be eaten
profitable Lernen beginnen		producing a profit or a useful result
defensible Lernen beginnen		a defensible opinion, idea, or action seems reasonable, and you can easily support it
alternatively Lernen beginnen		used for suggesting something different
assumption Lernen beginnen		something that you think is true although you have no definite proof
beneficial Lernen beginnen		helpful or useful
endurance Lernen beginnen		the ability to continue doinf something difficult or painful
implication Lernen beginnen		a possible future effect or result of an action, k event, decision
removal Lernen beginnen		when something is taken away or someone gets rid of it
mistaken belief Lernen beginnen		a misconception, misunderstanding
get hooked on Lernen beginnen		if you are hooked on something you like it a lot and want to continue doing it
double-book Lernen beginnen		to promise the same seat in a theatre, on a plane etc to more than one person by mistake
intriguing Lernen beginnen		something that is intriguing is very interesting because it is strange, mysterious or unexpected
chore Lernen beginnen		a small job that you have to do regularly, especially work that you do to keep a house clean
fade Lernen beginnen		to gradually disappear
is an uproar Lernen beginnen		with a lot of noise or angry protest about something
on second thoughts Lernen beginnen		used to say that you have changed your mind about something
at a standstill Lernen beginnen		in a situation in which all movement or activity has stopped
on impulse Lernen beginnen		if you do something on impulse you suddenly decide to do it without planning it
out of stock Lernen beginnen		unavaiable for immediate sale in a shop
to someone’s credit Lernen beginnen		used for saying that someone deserves praise
on good terms Lernen beginnen		if two people are on good terms they are friendly with each other
in line with Lernen beginnen		according to or following something such as a rule or principle

reading unit 6

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