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This set of flashcards helps learners improve their English vocabulary at an intermediate level. It focuses on expanding word knowledge with terms like "evident," "intermediary," and "shines," supporting travelers and students. The platform allows users to reverse the learning direction, enabling practice from English to their native language or vice versa.
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to accept an unpleasant fact or situation after dealing with it for a while:

get over something

to discover when you start to do something for the first time that you have a natural ability to do it:

take to sth like a duck to water

He took to fatherhood like a duck to water.

a type of anxiety disorder (= a mental illness that makes someone very worried and affects their life) that involves an extreme fear of something:

an extreme fear or dislike of a particular thing or situation, especially one that is not reasonable:

 

phobia

She refused the injection because she had a phobia about needles.

He has no real desire to travel and suffers from a phobia of flying.

For someone with social phobia, a conversation with a neighbour can cause a paralyzing sense of dread.

a situation that is difficult to understand:

(rätsel)

puzzle

Scientists have been trying to solve this puzzle for years.

The situation remains a puzzle to all of us.

a state of not being able to decide what to do about a situation in which you are involved:

(Dilemma, Zwickmühle, Verlegenheit)

quandary

I've had two job offers, and I'm in a real quandary about/over which one to accept.

A burning desire, need, etc., is one that is very strong:

a burning ambition

He spoke of his burning desire to play for his country.

to risk having a harmful effect on something:

(etw. beinträchtigen, gefärden, ausgleichen)

(to) compromise

We would never compromise the safety of our passengers.

If something will not budge or you cannot budge it, it will not move:

 

(to) budge

I've tried moving the desk but it won't budge/I can't budge it.

able to quickly return to its usual shape after being bent, stretched, or pressed:

(belastbar, robust, stabil)

resilient

This rubber ball is very resilient and immediately springs back into shape.

resilient materials

feeling angry because you have been forced to accept someone or something that you do not like:

(nachtragend, missgünstig, aufgebracht, gekränkt)

resentful

a resentful look

She was resentful of anybody's attempts to interfere in her work.

dickköpfig

 

bullishly

to say that something is certainly true:

or

to do something to show that you have power

(behaupten, etw. druchsetzen, versichern, beteuern)

(to) assert

[ + that ] He asserts that she stole money from him.

Throughout the Cold War, the Allies asserted their right to move freely between the two Berlins.

She very rarely asserts her authority over the children.

Something or someone that is indispensable is so good or important that you could not manage without it, him, or her:

(unverzichtbar, unentbehrlich, notwending, unabkömmlich)

indispensable

This book is an indispensable resource for researchers.

His long experience at the United Nations makes him indispensable to the talks.

to produce heat, light, a smell, or a gas:

(abgeben)

 

give sth off

That tiny radiator doesn't give off much heat.

to show pain or embarrassment suddenly and for a short time in the face, often moving the head back at the same time:

(zusammenzucken, zurückschrecken)

 

(to) wince

Did I hurt you? I thought I saw you wince.

It makes me wince even thinking about eye operations.

to open the mouth wide and take a lot of air into the lungs and slowly send it out, usually when tired or bored:

yawn

I can't stop yawning - I must be tired.

 

rude and not showing respect:

(höhnisch, söttelnd)

sneering

I don't like that superior, sneering tone of his.

(Latz für kinder)

bib

a wide smile:

(grinsen, schmunzeln)

grin

I assumed things had gone well for him because he had a big grin on his face.

a broad/sheepish grin

a strong feeling of disliking and having no respect for someone or something:

(verachtung, missachtung, geringschätzung)

contempt

At school she had complete contempt for all her teachers.

You should treat those remarks with the contempt that they deserve.

She's beneath contempt (= I have no respect for her)!

to move awkwardly or to be in an awkward or difficult situation:

 

(to) flounder

She floundered around in the water.

He lost the next page of his speech and floundered for a few seconds.

His business was flourishing, but his marriage was floundering.

to make known or show something that is surprising or that was previously secret:

(aufzeigen, offenbraren, aufdecken)

(to) reveal

He was jailed for revealing secrets to the Russians.

[ + that ] Her biography revealed that she was not as rich as everyone thought.

[ + question word ] He would not reveal where he had hidden her chocolate eggs.

to encourage or persuade someone to express his or her thoughts and feelings:

draw out someone

She was good at drawing out young people and getting them to talk about their fears and hopes.

behaving in a way that is dishonest or unfair in order to get what you want:

 

unscrupulous

an unscrupulous financial adviser

extremely honest :

 

scrupulous

A scrupulous politician would not lie about her business interests.

a person or thing that has the same purpose as another one in a different place or organization:

(gegenüber, Ansprechspartner, Gegenstück)

counterpart

The prime minister is to meet his European counterparts to discuss the war against drugs.

libelle

dragonfly

etwas entfachen

 

(to) spark something

to prepare land and grow crops on it, or to grow a particular crop:

(etw. anbauen, etw. pflegen, züchten)

(to) cultivate

Most of the land there is too poor to cultivate.

The villagers cultivate mostly maize and beans.

the way in which something is done:

(Methode, Verhalten, Weisen)

manner

She stared at me in an accusing manner.

He was elected in the normal manner.

It was the manner of her death that stuck in the public's mind.

controlling behaviour in a severe way: 

OR
careful to look at or consider every part of something to make certain it is correct or safe:

(streng, hart, gündlich, strikt)

rigorous

rigorous testing/checking/methods

the rigorous controls governing the sale of shares

a country or area in which another country has power to affect developments though it has no formal authority.

sphere of influence (or interest)

a life etc in which someone has been too protected by their parents from difficult or unpleasant experiences

a sheltered life/childhood/upbringing

the situation of being alone without other people:

(Einsamkeit, Abgeschiedenheit, Einöde)

solitude

a life of solitude

After months of solitude at sea it felt strange to be in company.

It provides one with a chance to reflect on spiritual matters in solitude.

to make certain that you know what is happening or has happened to someone or something:

(Den Überblick behalten über)

 

(idiom) - to keep track

 

My sister has had so many different jobs, it's hard for me to keep track (of what she's doing).

in a way that shows that you are happy to do something if it is needed:

(bereitwillig, gern, willig)

 

willingly

I would willingly help you if I weren't going away tomorrow.

They will not willingly give up their profits or their power.

a large, heavy hammer with a long handle, used for breaking stones or other heavy material, or for hitting posts into the ground, etc.

sledgehammer

to not do something that you were going to do, or to stop doing something before you have completely  finished (School or university)

drop out

He dropped out of the race after two laps.

not having the things that are necessary for a pleasant life, such as enough money, food, or good living conditions:

deprived

She had a deprived childhood/comes from a deprived background.

a deprived area

a person who owns or rents a small piece of land and grows crops, keeps animals, etc. on it, especially one who has a low income, very little education, and a low social position. This is usually used of someone who lived in the past or of someone in a poor country:

(bäuerlich, alt!!)

a peasant

Tons of internationally donated food was distributed to the starving peasants.

Most of the produce sold in the market is grown by peasant farmers.

Peasant women with scarves around their heads were working in the fields.

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