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Question American English Answer American English
Accustomed
I accustomed my eyes to the lenses
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Get used to
I ______ my eyes to the lenses
Concede
I had to concede that I'd overreacted
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admit or acknowledge
I had to ______ that I'd overreacted
in line with something
We need to know whether the candidate has beliefs in line with our values
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according to
We need to know whether the candidate has beliefs _____ our values
Keep eyes peeled
Keep your eyes peeled for Johnny
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pay attention; be watchful
________ for Johnny
Luscious
a luscious and fragrant dessert wine
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delicious
a ______ and fragrant dessert wine
Sloppy
we gave away a goal through sloppy defending
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careless or messy
we gave away a goal through ______ defending
Snap out of it
I was depressed, and I couldn't snap out of it.
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quickly recover from distracted state and refocus on present
I was depressed, and I couldn't ______
Splitting image
Father then and son later are spitting images of each other.
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something looks very much like something else
Father then and son later are _______ of each other.
subject
they have been subjected to violence
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Expose or depending on
they have been ______ to violence
Intimidating
Don’t let those bullies intimidate you; just walk away from them.
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threat
Don’t let those bullies ______ you; just walk away from them.
Affection
she felt affection for the wise old lady
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sentiment
she felt _____ for the wise old lady
Appraisal
she carried out a thorough appraisal
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assessment
she carried out a thorough _______
outlandish
She liked to dress in outlandish clothes
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Weird or unconventional
She liked to dress in ________ clothes
Hatch
We can't hatch long-term plans
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devise, incubate
We can't _____ long-term plans
Vibe
Me and baby vibing at 2am
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enjoy
Me and baby _____ at 2am
Deduct
tax has been deducted from the payments
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take away (an amount or part) from a total
tax has been _______ from the payments
to get hit on
that drunk guy get hit on me
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be flirted with
that drunk guy _____
Get over
You will get over the illness more quickly if you relax.
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survive or convey
You will _____ the illness more quickly if you relax.
be so conceited
Fred's so conceited he'd never believe anyone who could refuse him
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excessive pride in ones abilities
Fred's so ______ he'd never believe anyone who could refuse him
Affect
the fast foods began to affect my health
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influence or act on
the fast foods began to ____ my health
Airtight
an airtight container
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sealed
an ____ container
Aftermath
the town was rebuilt in the aftermath of the war
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repercussions or after-effects
the town was rebuilt in the _______ of the war
Soggy
Some people say that the microwave makes food soggy
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soft and wet
Some people say that the microwave makes food ____
Cunt
She's such a fucking cunt
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unpleasant and stupid person (woman generations)
She's such a fucking ____
Stumpy
a little stumpy men
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short and thick
a little ____ men
Adjacent
A museum adjacent to the railway station
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near to
A museum ______ to the railway station
Off the grid
Solar power is useful in off the grid areas
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not connected
Solar power is useful in _____ areas
Jerk off
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masturbate
cliché
The guitar smashing rock star has become a cliché.
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old and not suprising
The guitar smashing rock star has become a ____.
Crush it
She certainly crushed it, finishing over three minutes ahead of her nearest rival.
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succeed completely in doing something
She certainly ______, finishing over three minutes ahead of her nearest rival.
on the trot
lost seven matches on the trot
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in succession or one after another
lost seven matches ______
Foresight
A little foresight might have saved them a lot of money
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forward planning
A little _____ might have saved them a lot of money

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