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This flashcard set helps university-level students learn English, focusing on vocabulary and expressions. It includes terms like "prospects," "provocation," and "public sector," along with phrases like "pull strings" and "put sth in perspective." The platform supports backward learning, allowing users to learn from the target language to the source language. Ideal for advanced learners, this set aids in expanding vocabulary and improving communication skills.
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youth (n) - People sometimes regret the things they did in their youth.

bedauern

your flesh and blood - She's your own flesh and blood – how can you treat her like that?

sein eigen Fleisch und Blut
writings (n) - His writings were only published after his death.

Schriften/Werke

wreck (n) - something that has been badly damaged. The car was a wreck after the accident.

Wrack, Untergang, Ruin

worthy (adj) - This is a worth cause - I don't mind supporting it.

ehrenwert/würdig

worthwhile (adj) - It was worthwhile attending the training seminar - I learned a lot.

lohnenswert
worthless (adj) - Because of the crash, my car is now wothless.

wertlos

workforce (n) - The workforce is becoming nervous about the economic downturn.

Arbeitskräfte, Belegschaft

wording (n) - The wording on his gravestone was very fitting.

Text/Formulierung

wobble (v) - As the earth tremor began everything in the office began to wobble.

wackeln
withstand (vb) - The people leaving Syria have had to withstand great hardship to make it all the way to Northern Europe.

etwas aushalten

withdrawal (n) - I made a withdrawal of CHF 200.- from the bank.

Abhebung/Rückzug/Entzug

withdraw (n) - You can withdraw cash at any of our branches?

abheben

wisdom (n) - Ghandi was thought to be a man of great wisdom.

Weisheit
wind down v - They are planning to wind down their operation in Greece and concentrate on Eastern Europe.

reduzieren

widen v - Apparently, they're going to widen the road here so that it can cope with the heavy traffic.

verbreitern

weighty (adj) - He gave a weighty answer to the question.

gewichtig, bedeutsam

wealthy (adj) - Switzerland is one of the wealthiest countries in the world.

vermögend, wohlhabend
weaken v - We must remain strong and not weaken if we're going to stop this bypass being built.

nachgeben

weak at the knees - I literally went weak at the knees when he told me how much he had won.

schwach sein

weak (adj) - He gave the weakest of excuses when asked why he was late.

schwach

watery (adj) - After standing near the bonfire, everyone's eyes became watery.

wässrig, tränend (auch: dünn [Suppe])
ward (n) - She is on the maternity ward with her newborn baby.

Krankenhausabteilung

vulnerable (adj) - s.o. who is easy to hurt.

verletzlich

victimise (vb) - to treat someone in a deliberately unfair way

zum Opfer machen

valuable (adj) - This has been a very valauble lesson in how you should listen before speaking!

wertvoll

vaccine (n) - There is no vaccine against malarie, only tablets.

Impfstoff

useful/useless (adj) - This vacuum cleaner is pretty useless - the battery goes down after 20 minutes.

nützlich/nützlos

urban adj - There needs to be more investment in urban areas.

städtisch

uppermost (adj) - The people who were working on the uppermost levels had no chance to escape after the terrorist attack 9/11.

oberst

unthinkable (adj) - It was unthinkable that a black person could become president in the USA 100 years ago.

unvorstellbar

unspeakably (adj) - Your work has been unspeakably bad this year.

unsagbar

unsatisfied (adj) - They were unsatisfied with the small portions and left the restaurant still feeling hungry.

unbefriedigt

unrest (n) - angry or violent behavior by people who are protesting. There is a lot of unrest in Syria.

Unruhe

union n - We also respect our staff's right to be part of a union.

Gewerkschaft

uniform (adj) - the same everywhere: You should find that every Hilton hotel offers a uniform standard of service.

einheitlich

undoubtedly/doubtless(ly) (adj/adv) - Undoubtedly she would make a good president.

zweifellos

undermine (vb) - to make s.o. or s.th become gradually less effective. The incident undermined all our hard work.

untergraben

undergo/underwent/undergone (vb) - My grandfather has undergone surgery to have a tumour removed.

durchleben/erdulden

under s.o.'s thumb - be controlled by someone

unter der Knute stehen

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