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Frage		Antworten
Buy into something Lernen beginnen		To accept that an idea is right and allow it to influence you
to a fault Lernen beginnen		Extremely generous, kind etc
grumpiness Lernen beginnen		The state of being back tempered and easily annoyed
knock on effect Lernen beginnen		To start the process in which everything that happens causes something else to happen
reap benefits Lernen beginnen		To get something, especially something good as a result of what you have done
shut something out Lernen beginnen		To stop yourself from thinking about or noticing something so that you are not affected by it
downward spiral Lernen beginnen		A process usually a harmful one in which something gradually but continuously gets worse or better
fabrication Lernen beginnen		A piece of information or story that someone has invented in order to decieve people
pronouncement Lernen beginnen		An official public statement
fallacy Lernen beginnen		If those idea or belief, especially one that a lot of people believe is true
misconception Lernen beginnen		An idea which is wrong or untrue, but which people believe because they do not understand the subject properly
perspective Lernen beginnen		A way of thinking about something, especially one which is influenced by the type of person you are or by your experiences
jargon Lernen beginnen		Words and expressions used in a particular profession or by a particular group of people which are difficult for other people to understand often used to show disapproval
prose Lernen beginnen		Written language in its usual form as opposed to poetry
advocate Lernen beginnen		To publicly support a particular way of doing something
solace Lernen beginnen		A thing of emotional comfort at the time of great sadness or disappointment
premise Lernen beginnen		A statement or idea that you accept as true and use as a base for developing other ideas
scrutiny Lernen beginnen		Careful and thorough examination of someone or something
Objective Lernen beginnen		Based on facts or making a decision that is based on facts rather than on your feelings or beliefs
face-to-face Lernen beginnen		A face-to-face meeting conversation is one where you are with another person and talking to them
altruism Lernen beginnen		When you care about or help other people, even though this brings no advantage to yourself
paradox Lernen beginnen		A situation that seems strange because it involves two ideas or qualities there are very different
phenomenon Lernen beginnen		Something that happens or exist in society, science or nature, especially something that is studied because it is difficult to understand
conscientious Lernen beginnen		Careful to do everything that it is your job or duty to do
confrontational Lernen beginnen		Likely to cause arguments or make people angry
Peer group Lernen beginnen		A group of people especially people who are the same age social class etc as yourself
practitioner Lernen beginnen		Someone who works as a doctor or a lawyer
accessible Lernen beginnen		Easy to obtain or use
intimidating Lernen beginnen		Making you feel worried and not confident
dispel Lernen beginnen		to make something go away, especially a belief idea or feeling
reticence Lernen beginnen		an unwillingness to talk about what you feel or what you know
sufficient Lernen beginnen		As much as is needed for a particular purpose
Detrimental Lernen beginnen		Causing harm or damage
antisocial Lernen beginnen		Antisocial behaviour is violent or harmful to other people or shows that you do not care about other people
tireless Lernen beginnen		Working very hard in a determined way without stopping
chronic Lernen beginnen		A chronic problem is one that continues for a long time and cannot easily be solved
meditation Lernen beginnen		The practice of emptying your mind of thoughts and feelings in order to relax completely or for religious reasons
benefit Lernen beginnen		If you benefit from something or it benefits you it gives you an advantage, improves your life or helps you in some way
contagious Lernen beginnen		If a feeling attitude or action is contagious, other people are quickly affected by it and begin to have it or do it
essential oil Lernen beginnen		An oil from a plant that has a strong smell and is used for making perfume or in aromatherapy
as stunbborn as mule Lernen beginnen		obstinate
flog a dead horse Lernen beginnen		waste energy
like water off duck’s back Lernen beginnen		not listen, disobey
put a cat among the pigeons Lernen beginnen		disturbance
take the bull by the horns Lernen beginnen		deal decisively with a difficult situation
a wolf in sheep's clothing Lernen beginnen		hostile
have kittens Lernen beginnen		be nervous
let sleeping dogs lie Lernen beginnen		to ignore a problem
have bee in one’s bonnet Lernen beginnen		be obsessed with something
did me the world of good Lernen beginnen		to make someone feel much healthier
should be seen as a last resort Lernen beginnen		b

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