Vocabulary Module 5

a list of items to be discussed at a meeting

(Traktandenliste)

describes information that is not based on facts or careful study

(anekdotenhaft)

to go officially and usually regularly to a place

(besuchen)

the person who runs a meeting

(Vorsitzender)

to go up, or to go towards the top of sth; to rise

(besteigen)

to formally choosen someone to do a special piece of work

(etwas in Auftrag geben)

to deal successfully with a difficult situation

(zurechtkommen)

a small object used to mark someone's place in some games played on boards

(Spielstein)

to become less, or to make something become less

(abnehmen)

to go down to a lower level

(fallen, tauchen)

not pleased with; feeling that something is not as good as it should be

(unzufrieden)

something which causes you to spend money

(Kosten, Aufwand)

to suddenly go down unintentionally or accidentally

(fallen)

the symbol for a number or an amount expressed in numbers

(Zahlen)

to change or vary, especially continuously and between one level and another

(steigen und fallen)

meeting; people getting together

(Besammlung)

to support an idea, or to agree with someone's opinion

(sich etwas anschliessen)

to make something, especially a meeting or an election happen

(abhalten)

to show the meaning or truth of sth more clearly, (by giving examples)

(bildlich darstellen)

to (make something) become larger in amount or size

(zunehmen)

a rate levels off, it stops rising or failling and stays at the same level

(sich einpendeln)

the written record of what was said at a meeting

(das Protokoll)

to reach the highest, strongest or best point, value or level of skill

(den Höhepunkt erreichen)

a series of events that happen in a planned and controlled way

(Vorgehensweise)

to express doubts about the value of sth or whether something is true

(infrage stellen)

a list of questions that a number of people are asked so that information can be collected about something

(Fragebogen)

to arrive at a place, especially after spending a long time or a lot of effort travelling

(erzielen, erreichen)

The doctor gave him a referral to see the consultant

(Überweisung)

to grow again

(regenerieren)

to allow something to be seen that, until then, had been hidden

(enthüllen)

to move upwards

(ansteigen)

to get something from a particular place

(beziehen)

to express the most important facts or ideas about sth or someone in a short and clear form

(zusammenfassend)

to think that something is likely to be true

(annehmen)

of or in a city or town

(städtisch)

to ask yourself questions or express a desire to know about something

(sich fragen)