After you have solved the exercise, see below for more information.

tremble = zittern
stage fright = Lampenfieber
break out in a sweat = ins Schwitzen kommen
self-assured = selbstsicher
boost sth. = etw. ankurbeln
anxiety = Angst(gefühl), Beklemmung

Lernsprache
Quelle
Sprachlevel
Ausgabennummer
202203
Ausgabe EVT
Position
6
Original-Rubrik
Business Skills
Original-Unter-Rubrik
Nerves are normal
ContentHub Node reference (NID)
84730
Übungscontent(JSON)
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Updated
Yes
Digitization status
Stand alone
Off
Reading time
29
Display context
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