The Giver, Chapters 5-12

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afloat

in/auf etw. schwimmen

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to grasp

greifen

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vivid

anschaulich/lebendig

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infraction

Verstoss

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to deal

geben

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to relate

erzählen/berichten??

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murky

düster

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at lenght

für eine lange Zeit?

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reference

Hinweis

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treatment

Behandlung

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to groan

Stöhnen

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to adjust

anpassen

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braid

Zopf (haare)

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irritable

reizbar

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interdependence

Unabhängigkeit

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emblem

Zeichen/Symbol/Abzeichen

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parachute

Fallschirm

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to tug

ziehen

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throng

Menschenmenge

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indulgently

nachsichtig(gegenteil strict)

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commotion

Aufruhr/Aufregung

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reprieve

Gnadenfrist

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plea

Bitte

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on behalf of

im Namen von.../im interesse von...

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to gain weight

zunehmen

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soundly

tief/gründlich

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pledge

Versprechen/Vertrag

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attached to

mit jemandem emotial nahe sein

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to relinquish

aufgeben(formal)

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placed

jmd. zugeordnet werden

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to beam with pride

vor Stolz strahlen

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exuberant

extrem/ausgelassen/glücklich?

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somber

düster

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to fade away

schwinden/abklingen

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indicating

zeigen

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to keep track of

den Überblick behalten

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retrieve

abrufen/zurückkehren

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cringe

sich vor scham zurückziehen/angst vor schmerz?

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awkward

ungeschickt

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to summon

jmd. einbestellen/jmd. herbeitrufen

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invariably

immer/ausnahmslos

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violation

Verstoss, Verletzung von regeln

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undergarments

Unterwäsche

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to congregate

sich versammeln

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sanitation laborer

Müllweker

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buoyancy

die Fähigkeit auf wasser zu schwimmern

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meticulously

akribisch/sehr genau

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match

zusammenpassen/ehe

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to correspond

sich entsprechen

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scrupulously

gewissenhaft/ vorsichtig

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exasperated

verärgert/genervt

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toddler

Kleinkind

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tattletale

Petze

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brief

kurz

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initial

eigentlich/ erste/r

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profound

tief/hintergründig

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to curb

etw. einschränken

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to set apart from

anders als etw./ von der Gruppe wegversetzen??

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aptitude

Begabung/Eignung/Fähigkeit

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to pay tribute to

jmd. Achtung geben/jmd. Anerkennung zollen

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to yawn

gähnen

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nourishment

Nahrung

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amidst

inmitten von

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to pamper

jmd. verwöhnen/hätscheln

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to impose

jmd. etw. aufzwingen

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self-conscious

verlegen/mit sich selbst unsicher

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to discard

etw. verwerfen

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acquisition

Erwerb

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retroactive

rückwirkend

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to smack

schlagen

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ruefully

reumütig

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wand

(Zauber-)stab

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to wield

etw. handhaben

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treat

Leckerei/vergnügen

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lapse

fehler

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to escalate

eskalieren/ausweiten/erhöhen

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to be relieved

erleichtert sein

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enthusiastic

begeistert

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to skip

überspringen

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stunned

erstaunt/ verblüfft

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startled

überrascht

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dazed

benommen

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to avert one's eyes

sein Blick abwenden

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ill at ease

beunruhigt

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piecemeal

zerstreut/chaotisch

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crescendo

anschwellen

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anticipation

Vorfreude

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kinship

Nähe/Verwandschaft

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to subside

absinken

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benign

freundlich

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anguish

seelischer Schmerz/Qual

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self-assured

selbstbewusst

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jaunty

munter/unbeschwert

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anxiety

Angst/sorge

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successor

Nachfolger

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to dwell on s.th.

etw. betonen(oft negativ)

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painstaking

sorgfältig/gewissenhaft

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attribute

Eigenschaft/Merkmal

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indolence

Faulheit/Trägheit

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to modify

ändern

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