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to move people from a dangerous place to somewhere safe:

(to) evacuate

The police evacuated the village shortly before the explosion.

A thousand people were evacuated from their homes following the floods.

When toxic fumes began to drift toward our homes, we were told to evacuate.

to escape by running away, especially because of danger or fear:

(fliehen, flüchten)

 

(to) flee

She fled (from) the room in tears.

In order to escape capture, he fled to the mountains.

a child whose parents are dead:

orphan

The civil war is making orphans of many children.

If a group of people are close-knit, they all help and support each other:

close-knit

a close-knit family/community

to happen

(

phrasal verb: pass off

The pop festival passed off peacefully, despite the fears of local residents.

to be successful in the work that you do:

(vorankommen, vorwärtskommen, weiterkommen)

get ahead

It's tough for a woman to get ahead in politics.

to keep thinking or talking about something, especially something bad or unpleasant:

(sich mit etw. aufhalten/verweilen)

dwell on sth

In his speech, he dwelt on the plight of the sick and the hungry.

If your face or eyes light up, or if a smile lights up your face, you suddenly look happy:

(aufleuchten, erhellen, beleuchten)

light (sth) up

Rosie's whole face lit up with excitement when she saw the presents.

to act according to what you have been asked or ordered to do by someone in authority, or to behave according to a rule, law, or instruction:

(etw. befolgen, jdm gehorchen, etw. ausführen)

(to) obey

The soldiers refused to obey (orders).

to obey the rules of international law

to destroy something by tearing it into pieces

pull sth apart

 

to bring together; combine:

(vereinigen, vereinheitlichen)

(to) unify

If the new leader does manage to unify his warring party it will be quite an achievement.

failure to give attention:

(Unaufmerksamkeit, Unachtsamkeit)

 

inattention

Her disappointing exam results are entirely due to her inattention in class.

 

a person whose job is to take care of wild animals and birds that are kept especially for hunting

(Wildhüter)

 

gamekeeper

annoying or causing trouble:

(lästig, aufdringlich, unangenehm)

bothersome

a bothersome little man

bothersome noise

to be careful to notice someone or something interesting:

(sich vor jdm./etw. hüten)

watch out for sb/sth

Watch out for his latest movie, out next month.

very difficult to understand:

(matschklar)

(as) clear as mud

His instructions were as clear as mud.

the situation when the members of a group or society are united:

(zusammenhang, zusammenhalt)

cohesion

social/national cohesion

The lack of cohesion within the party lost them votes in the election.

proudly refusing to obey authority:

(trotzig, aufsässig, herausfordernd)

defiant

a defiant attitude/gesture

The protesters blocking the entrance to the offices remained defiant this morning.

to make something or someone wet by throwing a lot of liquid over it, him, or her:

(begiessen, löschen bsp. kerze oder feuer)

(to) douse

We watched as demonstrators doused a car in/with petrol and set it alight.

something it is being risked and might be lost or damaged if you are not successful.

something is at stake

to not be important or popular any longer:

(expression)

be (as) dead as a/the dodo

Letter-writing is as dead as the dodo.

to be determined to avoid something completely:

(expression)

avoid sth like the plague

I'm not a fan of parties - in fact I avoid them like the plague.

to sleep very well:

(expression)

sleep like a log

I went to bed early and slept like a log

strong and very determined:

(expression=

(as) tough as nails

(also (as) hard as nails)

She is a warm and friendly person, but she is also as tough as nails at work.

food that you need to grow and stay healthy:

nourishment

Young babies obtain all the nourishment they need from their mother's milk.

to change, or to change something, to suit different conditions or uses:

(anpassen, anwenden, angleiche, adaptieren)

(to) adapt

Many software companies have adapted popular programs to the new operating system.

The recipe here is a pork roast adapted from Caroline O'Neill's book "Louisiana Kitchen".

[ + to infinitive ] We h

to guess or calculate the cost, size, value, etc. of something:

(schätzen, abschätzen, einschätzen)

(to) estimate

Government sources estimate a long-term 50 percent increase in rail fares.

[ + (that) ] They estimate (that) the journey will take at least two weeks.

[ + question word ] It was difficult to estimate how many trees had been destroyed.

the situation in which large numbers of educated and very skilled people leave their own country to live and work in another one where pay and conditions are better:

brain drain

Britain has suffered a huge brain drain in recent years.

a person who pretends to be someone else in order to deceive others:

(Blender, Betrüger, Hochstapler)

impostor

He felt like an impostor among all those intelligent people, as if he had no right to be there.

a disadvantage or the negative part of a situation:

(Nachteil, Hindernis, Kehrseite, Schattenseite)

drawback

One of the drawbacks of living with someone is having to share a bathroom.

to defeat or kill someone, or to stop someone from causing harm:

take sb down

The Indiana Pacers took down Cleveland, 80–74.

Bsp. Take down a pokemon gym

the most important part of something, providing support for everything else:

(Hauptstütze, Standbein)

the mainstay of sth

Cattle farming is the mainstay of the country's economy.

The white blouse will be the mainstay of your wardrobe this summer.

If something falls over, it falls onto its side:

OR

If someone falls over, they fall to the ground: 7

(Umfallen)

fall over

If you make the cake too high, it'll fall over.

She tripped and fell over.

to fail to include or do something:

(weglassen, ausslassen, etw. versäumen)

(to) omit

She was omitted from the list of contributors to the report.

The Prince's tour conveniently omitted the most deprived areas of the city.

[ + to infinitive ] formal She omitted to mention that she would be away next week.

very valuable things, especially pieces of art:

(Schatz, Kostbarkeit, Herrlichkeit)

treasures

stolen art treasures

The museum houses many priceless treasures.

to take great care of something because you love it or consider it very valuable:

(pflegen, schätzen, sammeln, hegen)

 

(to) treasure

I will always treasure those memories of my dad.

This pen that my grandfather gave me is one of my most treasured possessions.

the fact that you have or own something:

(Besitz (law), Eigentum, das Gut)

possession

The possession of large amounts of money does not ensure happiness.

formal I have in my possession a letter which may be of interest to you.

formal He was found in possession of explosives.

a feeling of nervousness before an important or difficult event:

OR
a feeling of fear or anger between two groups of people who do not trust each other:

(anspannung, spannung)

tension

You could feel the tension in the room as we waited for our exam results.

ethnic/racial tension

There are growing tensions between the two countries

(VERB: TO TENSION --> spannen, auf zug beanspruchen)

to (cause to) change direction, or to prevent something from being directed at you:

(ablenken,abwenden, abfälschen (sports))

(to) deflect

The ball deflected off my shoulder, straight into the goal.

The crowd cheered as the goalkeeper deflected the shot.

He deflected the ball away from the goal.

The prime minister deflected mounting criticism today by announcing tax cuts.

(wiedergutmachung, Rückzahlung, Erlösung relig.)

redemption

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