General English
Just some words I didn't remember
Just some words I didn't remember
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Lernkarten
to be contrary to sth
etwas widersprechen
You poor sap!
Du armer Tor
to develop sth
etw entwickeln
ludicrous
lächerlich, albern
grind
Schinderei
to grind sth
etw pulverisieren, etw abschleifen
deterioration
worsening
subconsciously
unterbewusst
cursory
flüchtig, oberflächlich
to change sth FOR the better/worse
etw zum besseren/schlechteren verändern
compulsory
obligatorisch
literally
wortwörtlich
tantalizing
verlockend, spannend
to refute
widerlegen, widersprechen
scantily clad
kaum bekleidet
to brag
prahlen
hereditary
erblich
contagious
ansteckend
to molest
belästigen
to bask
genießen
to smother
ersticken
endeavour
Aufgabe, Bestreben, Versuch
delusional
wahnhaft
discretion
Ermessen
own discretion
eigenes Ermessen
prong
each of the separate parts of an attack or argument, approaching from different positions
tentative
not final
The two parties reached a tentative agreement. They will debate on details later.
riverbank
The land directly next to a river.
In summer we used to hang out at the riverbanks next to Malakoff Park.
to ne withdrawn
to be introvert.
Liz does not like to talk to strangers. She is very withdrawn.
to be disconnected
to stay on one's own.
abgekoppelt sein
Liz sometimes is disconnected to her colleagues.
Yearning
craving
I have a deep yearning to be an athletic person.
to lean on sb
to put pressure on sb
You have to lean on him very hard. Otherwise he wouldn't tell you anything.
to rely on sb
You can lean on me to deliver the goods in time.
swimmingly
without any problems
We did not encounter any enemies on patrol. This went rather swimmingly.
Comforter
Some kind of blanket(but not one), put over a bed over the day. Most found in hotels.
to be a gas
to be funny as he'll.
The movie is a gas. It is great comedy!
ignominy
Shame
To get caught cheating is a great ignominy to everyone, I believe.
