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Frage		Antworten
adulthood Lernen beginnen		the time when you are an adult
all-out argument Lernen beginnen		argument involving a lot of energy or anger
awesome Lernen beginnen		extremely impressive
be down to Lernen beginnen		to be the result of one person’s actions or one particular thing
big time Lernen beginnen		to a very large degree
bitterly disappointed Lernen beginnen		really disappointed
blurry Lernen beginnen		something difficult to see, because the edges are not clear
burning ambition Lernen beginnen		a burning ambition is very strong
colossal amount Lernen beginnen		extremely large quantity
come out on top Lernen beginnen		to win a difficult struggle or argument, especially one that has continued for a long time
creep in Lernen beginnen		to gradually enter something and change it
cut your losses Lernen beginnen		to stop doing something that is failing, so that you do not waste any more money, time, or effort
daunting Lernen beginnen		frightening in a way that makes you feel less confident
declaim Lernen beginnen		to speak loudly, sometimes with actions, so that people notice you
defensive Lernen beginnen		behaving in a way that shows you think someone is criticising you even if they are not
deflect Lernen beginnen		to do something to stop people paying attention to you, criticising you, etc.
dismal failure Lernen beginnen		bad and unsuccessful result
endearing character Lernen beginnen		a person in a film that is most easily likeable
eternal student Lernen beginnen		a person who seems to study for ever
face the music Lernen beginnen		to accept criticism or punishment for something you have done
fatally flawed Lernen beginnen		when something is fatally flawed it means that it is certain to fail as it has a flaw that is not seen
fleeting moment Lernen beginnen		a moment lasting for only a very short time
formidable challenge Lernen beginnen		a task that is difficult to deal with and needs a lot of effort or skill
futile effort Lernen beginnen		pointless attempts to do something
getting there Lernen beginnen		to be making progress
glass half empty Lernen beginnen		used to say that a particular person is more likely to notice the bad parts of a situation
hang on every word Lernen beginnen		to listen carefully to everything that someone says
heady Lernen beginnen		pleasantly strong and seeming to affect someone strongly
heated debate Lernen beginnen		a debate that is full of angry and excited feelings
heavily influenced Lernen beginnen		strongly affected by something or someone else
hold a grudge Lernen beginnen		to feel dislike for someone because you cannot forget that they harmed you in the past
if all else fails Lernen beginnen		if something was planned but cannot happen
immediacy Lernen beginnen		when something is important or urgent because it relates to a situation or event that is happening now
in a huff Lernen beginnen		feeling angry or bad-tempered, especially because someone has offended you
in good shape Lernen beginnen		in good state of health or in a good condition
in person Lernen beginnen		if you do something in person, you go somewhere and do it yourself, instead of doing something by letter, asking someone else to do it, etc.
it’s a win-win situation Lernen beginnen		a situation that will end well for everyone involved in it
it’s back to square one Lernen beginnen		if something is back to square one it means that you have to start doing it from the begining because your previous efforts failed
let something get the better of you Lernen beginnen		to be defeated by someone or be unable to deal successfully with a problem
lukewarm response Lernen beginnen		a reaction that does not show much interest or excitement
maintain Lernen beginnen		to keep a machine, building, etc. in good condition by checking and repairing it regularly
massively important Lernen beginnen		of great importance
not entirely convinced Lernen beginnen		not being absolutely persuaded
not for the faint-hearted Lernen beginnen		used humorously to say that something is difficult and needs a lot of effort
not in the know Lernen beginnen		having less information about something than most people
otherwise Lernen beginnen		used when saying what bad thing will happen if something is not done
painfully shy Lernen beginnen		when someone is very shy
perfectly plausible Lernen beginnen		believable
petty argument Lernen beginnen		a situation in which two or more people disagree, often angrily, on something small and unimportant
play mind games Lernen beginnen		to deceive someone or try to get them to behave as you want them to
pulsing Lernen beginnen		vibrant
purist Lernen beginnen		someone who believes that something should be done in the correct or traditional way, especially in the areas of art, sport, music, and language
randomly selected Lernen beginnen		chosen without any definite pattern or plan
resounding success Lernen beginnen		a very great or complete success
rigorous Lernen beginnen		very severe or strict
rise to the occasion Lernen beginnen		to deal successfully with a difficult situation or problem, especially by working harder or performing better than usual
scout Lernen beginnen		someone whose job is to look for good sports players, musicians, etc. in order to employ them
sedate Lernen beginnen		calm, serious, and formal
sidetracked Lernen beginnen		distracted by something that you are not supposed to do at the moment
slam Lernen beginnen		a contest in which competitors e.g. recite their entries and are judged by members of the audience
sneer Lernen beginnen		to smile or speak in a very unkind way that shows you have no respect for someone or something
stay on top of the game Lernen beginnen		to make efforts to be as good at something as you can be
stock up (on) Lernen beginnen		to buy a lot of something in order to keep it for when you need to use it later
strictly limited Lernen beginnen		when there are a lot of limits put on something
strong competition Lernen beginnen		a group of people that is competing agaist you and is very good at it
the ride of your life Lernen beginnen		when an experience is one of the best in your life
the stuff that dreams are made of Lernen beginnen		used to describe something that is very luxurious
think big Lernen beginnen		to plan to do things that are difficult, but will be very impressive, make a lot of profit, etc.
thinking time Lernen beginnen		a period of time when you think about something
thoroughly fed up Lernen beginnen		really annoyed
throb Lernen beginnen		if a part of your body throbs, you have a feeling of pain in it that regularly starts and stops
throw a move Lernen beginnen		to perform some dance moves
total failure Lernen beginnen		a lack of success in achieving or doing something
unmitigated disaster Lernen beginnen		something that is completely bad
vast number Lernen beginnen		extremely large number
widely believed Lernen beginnen		when many people believe that something is true
wildly exaggerated Lernen beginnen		if something is widely exaggerated, it is described as way better or larger than it really is

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