English Synonyms

quick looks

glance —> look quickly

• He glanced at his phone

peek —> look quickly or secretly

• She peeked around the corner

glimpse —> see somethng briefly (often accidently)

to catch a glimps

• I glimpsed a bird flying away

• I caught a glimpse of a bird flying away

long/ focused looks

stare —> look for a long time, often without blinking (can be rude)

• Don‘t stare at people!

gaze —> look steadly, often with admiration or tought

• They gazed at the stars

observe —> watch carefully, often to learn or analyze. What is happening?

• Scientiest observed the animals

inspect —> look closely to check something Looking for problems or details.

• The mechanic inspeced the car.

examine —> look at something carefully in detail. Study something closely

• The doctor examined

• The teacher is examining the test results very closely

Emotional looks

glare —> look angryliy

• She glared at him, because he forgot to tidy up his room

sowl —> have a angry facail expression

• He scowled when he heard the news

gawk —> stare openly in suprise (often rude, often without consedring, often without thinking how the other people feel

• Tourists were gawking at the building

• Don‘t just gawk help me!

leer —> look in an unpleasnt or creepy way (always negative way).

• He was leering at her in a creepy way

looking around

to scan —> lock quickly over an area to find something

• She scanned the room for her friend at the party

to survey —> look over an area carefully (more formal)

• He surveyed the landscape carfully for birds

browse —> look casually through things

• I browsed the books in the shop

stroll one‘s eyes/glance around —> casually look around

intensity of looking

peek —> glace —> look —> watch —> gaze —> stare

frown —> scowl —> glare

Höhepunkt/ oben / Gipfel/ spitze

Top: simply meas German oben

Peak: die scharfe spitze, steile spitze oder statistisch Höchstwert

summit: Der höchste Gipfel als Ziel eines Aufstiegs (Berg|Karriere) oder politisches Spitzentreffen

crest: Die obere, geschwungene Linie|Krone. Beispiel: crest of a wave (Wellenkamm) family crest

Apex: Die mathematische Spitze (Dreieck) oder das Ende einer Hierarchie. Beispiel apex predator

Beschuldigen, vorwerfen

Accuse = beschuldigen/vorwerfen Gefühl: direkt

blame = die SCHULD geben Gefühl: Verantwortung

allege = behaupten/ vorwerfen: Gefühl, neutral, formell, unbewiesen

charge = offiziell beschuldigen Gefühl: Jurustisch

acquaintance

He isin‘t a close friend he is an acquaintance

friend —> Freund

? Bekannter

stranger —> Fremder

Dinge Inserieren

adveritise a job —> eine Stelle ausschreiben

list an apartment/car for sale —> ein Auto oder Wohnung inserieren (american)

post a job = eine Stelle ausschreiben