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the action of raising and lowering your shoulders to express something start learning		shrug
behaving in a way, or describing behaviour, that is slightly bad but is not intended to cause serious harm or damage start learning		mischievous
to leave a country, political party, etc., especially in order to join an opposing one start learning		defect
something good that has happened that is the result of chance instead of skill or planning start learning		fluke
unkind start learning		nasty
describes an action that is harmful to someone who has done something to harm you start learning		retaliatory
something that is easy to do or to win, or someone who is easily persuaded or influenced or defeated start learning		pushover
to use the good things in a situation start learning		take advantage of sth
to treat someone badly in order to get something good from them start learning		take advantage of sb/sth
to appear by coming out of something or out from behind something start learning		emerge
to become known, especially as a result of examining something or asking questions about it start learning		emerge
If you ..., you do not realize or show that you are grateful for how much you get from them start learning		take sth or sb for granted
to make someone less confident, less powerful, or less likely to succeed, or to make something weaker, often gradually start learning		undermine
with these words or with this action start learning		hereby
to be the largest in number or the most important start learning		to predominate
If a ship or a boat is ..., it cannot be sunk start learning		unsinkable
the body or frame of a ship, most of which goes under the water start learning		hull
an accident that happens when two vehicles hit each other with force start learning		(head-on) collision
a very large mass of ice that floats in the sea start learning		iceberg
to (cause something or someone to) go down below the surface or to the bottom of a liquid or soft substance start learning		sink - sank - sunk
to (cause to) die by being unable to breathe underwater start learning		drown
a vehicle or ship that has been destroyed or badly damaged start learning		wreck
someone who is in bad physical or mental condition start learning		wreck
the solid surface of the earth that lies under the ocean start learning		the seabed
someone who starts their own business, especially when this involves seeing a new opportunity start learning		entrepreneur
knowing about or considering a particular thing start learning		given
the act of bringing something that had disappeared or ended back into use or existence start learning		resurrection
certain to fail, die, or be destroyed start learning		doomed
the people who have been sent to hell after their death start learning		the damned
When people talk about ..., they are referring to different types of jobs and different levels of society start learning		walk of life
as expected start learning		sure enough
to bring the memory of a past event into your mind, and often to give a description of what you remember start learning		to recall
the ability to remember things start learning		recall
very shocking and surprising start learning		astonishing = staggering = astounding
likely to be remembered or worth remembering start learning		memorable
If you say that something you hear ..., you mean you quickly forget it start learning		go in one ear and out the other
to become completely involved in something start learning		immerse yourself in something
used for describing something when you are annoyed about it start learning		damn
a small nut from a tropical American tree that can be eaten start learning		cashew
to stay away from someone or something start learning		avoid
(especially in ancient Egypt) a dead body that is prevented from decaying by being treated with special substances before being wrapped in cloth start learning		mummy
(to cause) to become weak and dry and decay start learning		wither
a metal container that is round and often has a long handle and a lid, used for cooking things on top of a cooker start learning		pan

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