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spitze in English:

1. top top


This takes top priority.
Selena Gomez's second album hit Billboard Magazine's top two hundred albums chart at number four.
The children from the village would often gather up on top of the hill and from there watched the trucks and automobiles going back and forth to the city.
Be like the palm tree - the more it gets pressed by the cliff, the quicker and more beautiful its rise to the top.
I don't mind since I'm used to it, but the first guy who thought about making a hearse with a golden roof on top of it, he must have had quite bad taste.
Don't give in to despair just because you didn't get into the college that was at the top of your wish-list.
When my dad found out that I've been going out with Nimrod Nick, he blew his top.
I had a nagging feeling that the atmosphere resembled somebody and, now that you mention it, yes, you're right. Certainly ZZ TOP had this kind of feel.
No sooner had we finished working on one tough problem than the president sent us yet another straight from the top.
No matter how you look at it, Satoshi Kon was a top class director and mangaka.
I could not buy the 3 sen stamp to put on the letter, so it ended up staying for many days on top of the tokonoma.
On the way out I said to my waitress, "Be careful, Sue. There's something funny about the glasses you gave me - they're filled in on the top, and there's a hole on the bottom!"
I like you and that's why I'm not gonna put you to bed with a shovel this time. But if you squeal to the cops once more I'm gonna top you.
[tɒp] top

2. great great


Great, isn't it?
A great warrior radiates strength. He doesn't have to fight to the death.
Though the Incas built up a great civilization, they had no system of writing.
If it were not for great books, our lives would be much the poorer.
Most people have great disinclinations to get out of bed early, even if they have to.
The cones of the jack pine, for example, do not readily open to release their seeds until they have been subjected to great heat.
Wouldn't it be great if a gender-neutral pronoun for "he" or "she" existed in English?
This drawing is less than great. He needs to do something with the line here at the back of the leg.
We humans have a great way of twisting facts to fit our conclusion as soon as we have made one.
All great men are dead and I am not feeling too well myself.
By the 1750s, all the tribes of the Great Plains had horses.
The small country is making great efforts to keep up with other developing countries.
A nation need not necessarily be powerful to be great.
Being written in great haste, this letter has quite a few mistakes.
General Lee and the Confederate Army lost the great battle.

English word "spitze"(great) occurs in sets:

Lektion fünf Tag für Tag

3. it is cool it is cool



4. excellent excellent


Excellent reviews.
He answered my questions by the exercise of his excellent memory.
When I have a house of my own, I shall be miserable if I have not an excellent library.
In short some guns have excellent security systems to prevent accidental firing (e.g. when dropped), others don't.
The disadvantage of excellent insulation is that it quickly leads to overheating.
He handled things wonderfully, playing it by ear the whole way. I have to say he did an excellent job.
One problem is how the enterprises arrange posts for excellent female students, but another important point is whether the educational industry can grow and supply creative students needed for Japan's future.
Yes, that would be excellent. How much does it cost?
Everyone had a very enjoyable time and the food was excellent
This shop sells excellent souvenirs. You should try it.
Employee performance appraisals with overall ratings of "excellent" can result in rewards, such as higher pay, promotions or other forms of recognition.
When you taste it, you will find all this food excellent and very nourishing.
With both song and dance, the performers put on an excellent show.
Application to his studies brought him excellent results in the final examination.
Can you say how employees may be recognized for excellent performance?