Business English C1

to delight (bezaubern) - I was ... by the children’s concert.

to put a magic spell on (verzaubern) ; verzaubern ; 

a person who ... -  der bezaubernde Mann, die bezaubernde Frau

charm; attraction (der Zauber) - the ... of a big city. 

a look of ... on the children’s faces (Bezauberung)

Enchant ; enchanted ; enchanter / enchantress ; enchantment

(of liquids) to flow out suddenly and in large amounts ((hervor)strömen) -

 Blood ... from his wound. / She kept ... about her husband’s success.(schwärmen)

speaking or spoken in an exaggerated manner - ... remarks / She’s a bit too ... for me.

(überschwänglich)

Gush ; gushing ; gushingly

to make (something) appear to be, or describe it as, greater etc than it really is

(übertreiben, hervorheben) ; Übertreibung

exaggerate (iɡˈzӕdʒəreit) ; exaggeration

a fit of extreme rage, with eg shouting and stamping

(der Wutanfall) - That child is always throwing ...

(Temper) tantrum 

sexually attractive - What a ... guy. ( attraktiv)

Dishy (old- fashioned , informal)

a condition of life that causes difficulty or suffering

- The 1930s were a time of high unemployment and economic ....

(harte Umstände/ Mühsal)

Hardship

offensive (anstößig, unaustehlich) - an ... man

The smell of that mixture is really ....

Obnoxious /əbˈnokʃəs/ ; obnoxiously

having too much pride in one’s appearance, achievements etc conceited = eigebildet

(eitel) - She’s very ... about her looks.

unsuccessful (vergeblich)- He made a ... attempt to reach the drowning woman.

empty; meaningless (leer) - ... threats / ... promises. ; 

unsuccessfully (vergeblich) - He searched ... for the treasur ; 

excessiv admiration of oneself; conceit = Einbildung (die Eitelkeit) - ... is her chief fault.

.... Fair ( Jahrmarkt der Eitelkeiten)

worthlessness or pointlessness (die Nichtigkeit) ; 

with no success (vergeblich) - He tried ... to open the locked door.

Vain ; vainly ; Vanity ; in vain 

Die Anhäufung ; to gather or be gathered together in a largequantity

(sich anhäufen) ; a type of electric battery

Accumulation ; accumulate ; accumulator

behaviour in which two people or groups of people give each other help and advantages

( Grundsatz der Gegenseitigkeit)

Reciprocity /ˌres.ɪˈprɒs.ɪ.ti/

Vorteil ; nützlich, vorteilhaft ; a person who receives a gift etc (usually in a will).

der/die Nutznießer/-in / Begünstigter

Benefit ; beneficial ; beneficiary /benəˈfiʃəri/

a (too) great desire for food, money etc (die Gier, der Geiz) ; gierig ; ... looking at food ; Gier

Greed ; greedy ; greedily ; greediness

to trick so. (täuschen) / She thinks he'll come back, but she's ... herself. (sich etwas vormachen) /

so. who ... people

deceive /dɪˈsiːv/ / deceive yourself,oneself / deceiver

the swindle / to swindle / swindler

Fraud (Betrügerei) ; to get money dishonestly from someone by deceiving or cheating them:

They ... local businesses out of thousands of dollars. / Betrüger

suspicion; lack of trust or faith (das Mißtrauen) ; mistrauisch ; Der Argwohn

He has always had a ... of politicians.

Distrust ; distrustful adjective› , distrustfully adverb› distrustfulness noun›

Mistrust ; mistrustful ; mistrustfully

(the force of) one object etc hitting against another (der Zusammenprall)

The bomb exploded on ....› 

a strong effect or impression (die Wirkung, Einfluss)

The film had quite an ... on television viewers.

Impact

treasure trove of experience

Erfahrungsschatz

.a ... of sth› a place that is full of something good: 

a treasure trove of informationThough small, this museum is a veritable treasure trove of history.

Selbstachtung ; Achtung, achten to value or respect.

They ... him as a prophet. ;

self-confidence (das Selbstbewußtsein) :

Ben is certainly not lacking in ... ; selbstbewusst

Self - esteem ; esteem ; Self-assurance ; self- assured , assured ;

favouring of one or other (side in an argument etc) rather than remaining neutral

das Vorurteil

There’s a lot of political ... in the way the news networkreports events.› 

a weight on or in an object (eg a bowl for playing bowls) making it move in a particular direction.

die Neigung

favoring one side rather then another (voreingenommen)

a ... judgement ... reports in the media

Bias ; biased

to manage; to deal with successfully

bewältigen

I can’t ... with all this work.

cope