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Frage		Antworten
to point the finger of suspicion Lernen beginnen		to suspect sb of sth
dissolve into a flood of tears Lernen beginnen		suddenly start crying a lot
in the heat of the moment Lernen beginnen		spontaneously, without thinking
miscarriage of justice Lernen beginnen		where the law is unfair
nick of time Lernen beginnen		just in time to prevent sth bad
ring of truth Lernen beginnen		can possibly be true so it has a...
shred of truth Lernen beginnen		not a ... = completely untrue
a smattering of sth Lernen beginnen		a very small amount of sth
trail of destruction Lernen beginnen		a series of destructive events
an all-rounder Lernen beginnen		sb good at everything
gatecrasher Lernen beginnen		goes to a party uninvited
daredevil Lernen beginnen		sb thrilled by unnecessary risks
name-dropper Lernen beginnen		sb who boasts about knowing sb
smart alec Lernen beginnen		sb annoyingly smart
a spoilsport Lernen beginnen		sb who ruins the fun and enjoyment
a squatter Lernen beginnen		lives in an empty building without permission
a wimp Lernen beginnen		weak and pathetic person
a yuppy Lernen beginnen		young professional person who earns a lot
conceited Lernen beginnen		far too proud of oneself
highly-strung Lernen beginnen		easily upset, nervous
spiteful Lernen beginnen		deliberately cruel
vindictive Lernen beginnen		sb who never forgets and takes revenge
lank Lernen beginnen		thin, straight, unattractive hair
permed Lernen beginnen		hair made curly
unkempt Lernen beginnen		very untidy hair, not combed, needing a cut
flabby Lernen beginnen		has loose fat hanging
plump Lernen beginnen		pleasantly fat
tubby Lernen beginnen		short and a little fat
lanky Lernen beginnen		unattractively tall and thin
puny Lernen beginnen		weak, thin, without muscles
scrawny Lernen beginnen		unattractively thin and weak
burly Lernen beginnen		strong and heavy
stocky Lernen beginnen		short, heavy and strong
strapping Lernen beginnen		big, tall, strong
bustling Lernen beginnen		full of activity and noise
dark and dingy Lernen beginnen		dark, depressing place
drab Lernen beginnen		grey and depressing place
draughty Lernen beginnen		cold because of currents of air entering
godforsaken Lernen beginnen		horrible, boring and depressing place
musty Lernen beginnen		old and damp-smelling
plush Lernen beginnen		comfortable and expensively decorated
poky Lernen beginnen		uncomfortably small place
seedy Lernen beginnen		dirty and illegal/immoral place
stuffy Lernen beginnen		lacking fresh air and unpleasant
to cast a vote Lernen beginnen		to vote
close-run election Lernen beginnen		election where parties have similar results
constituency Lernen beginnen		area represented by a politician
coup Lernen beginnen		attempt to take over the government, ... D'etat
a gamble pays off Lernen beginnen		a risk sb undertakes has positive results
landslide victory Lernen beginnen		a victory in election where a party gets most votes
overthrow a government Lernen beginnen		to remove a government illegally and by force
rampant/galloping inflation Lernen beginnen		inflation that is out of control
staunch Lernen beginnen		very loyal and a strong believer
tarnish (reputation) Lernen beginnen		to spoil sb's reputation
to drum up business Lernen beginnen		to get business
a gap in the market Lernen beginnen		an opportunity in the market for sth
teething troubles Lernen beginnen		small problems that beginners experience
adamant Lernen beginnen		determined not to change your mind

skipper voc 30-58 part V

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