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Question		Answer
relating or belonging to the original race of the people who lived in Australia start learning		Aboriginal
throughout the year, continuously start learning		all year round
there are no boundaries or limits of behaviour start learning		anything goes
one part of a situation, problem, subject, etc start learning		aspect
the movements or positions of your body that show other people how you are feeling, even though you do not tell them in words start learning		body language
if a machine or vehicle breaks down, it stops working start learning		break down
full of people and activity start learning		bustling
to buy in large amounts start learning		buy in bulk
see for a moment start learning		catch sight of
to relax completely, or not allow things to upset you start learning		chill out
consisting of people and things from many different countries start learning		cosmopolitan
rude and offensive start learning		crude
a very small piece of bread, cake or biscuit start learning		crumb
rules about what you must do and must not do in a particular situation start learning		dos and dont's
to build or put up a structure start learning		erect
used when you are emphasizing tha basic facts about sth start learning		essentially
deal with sth needing great mental or physical effort in order to be done successfully start learning		face a challenge
less bright in colour than before start learning		faded
to feel comfortable and relaxed start learning		feel at home
to travel to different places start learning		get around
to go somewhere to have a hoilday, often because you need to rest start learning		get away from it all
to spend time with someone or sth so that you gradually learn more about them start learning		get to know sb or sth
if two or more people get together, they meet each other, having arranged it before start learning		get together
a short holiday start learning		gateway
to experience a difficult or unpleasant situation start learning		get through sth
to injure your skin by rubbing it against sth rough start learning		graze
to travel in the direction of start learning		head for
to come close together in a group, or to hold your arms and legs close to your body, especially because of cold or fear start learning		huddle
a very large piece of ice that floats in the sea start learning		iceberg
information (often hidden) gained by someone who is an accepted member of a group start learning		insider knowledge
when someone intervenes, especially to prevent sth from happening start learning		intervention
a cupboard or small room used, especially in the past, for storing food in person's home start learning		larder
having the real or original meaning of a word or phrase start learning		literally
to show respect for or commemorate start learning		mark (an anniversary)
when animals migrate, they travel from one place to other at the same time each year start learning		migrate
to mix, or be mixed with start learning		mingle
smelling old and slightly wet in an unpleasant way start learning		musty
to observe the people around you as a way to pass the time start learning		people-watch
to notice sth that is not easy to notice start learning		perceive
to go to the particular place start learning		pop over
rancid fat smells and tastes bad because it is not fresh start learning		rancid
to try to understand someone's real feelings or intentions from what they say or write start learning		read between the lines
a piece of sth that continues to exist when the rest of that thing is gone start learning		remnant
rotten vegetables or animal substances are decaying start learning		rotten
to press your hand or cloth on a surface and move it backwards and forwards start learning		rub
if a quality or characteristic that someone has rubs off, other people begin to have it because they have been with that person and learnt it from them start learning		rub off
using sarcasm start learning		sarcastic
to throw objects over an area so that they land apart from each other start learning		scatter
a pleasant smell start learning		scent
to look further than what is obvious start learning		scratch beneath the surface
to clean sth by rubbing it hard with a brush start learning		scrub
trying to make yourself, your abilities or your acheivments seem less important start learning		self-depracating
to formally establish a new company, organization, system, way of working, etc start learning		set up
a small builiding, usually made of wood, used for storing things start learning		shed
a short, loud, high cry, especially one produced suddenly as an expression of a powerful emotion start learning		shriek
to move quickly, and almost or just touch the surface of sth start learning		skim
sth which brings people together start learning		social glue
to take a photograph of someone or something start learning		snap
a sprawlling city covers a large area and looks untidy start learning		sprawling
to gently drop small pieces of sth over a surface start learning		sprinkle
old and not fresh start learning		stale
a very unpleasant smell start learning		stench
to try to deal with a problem start learning		tackle
growing, developing or successful start learning		thriving
a small noticeable part of a problem, the total size of which is really much greater start learning		tip of the iceberg
to use sth to discover if it works or if you like it start learning		try out
to happen in a particular way or to have a particular result, especially an unexpected one start learning		turn out
to arrive start learning		turn up
to change start learning		vary
to understand sth or to find the answer to sth by thinking about it start learning		work sth out

Cambride Objective Advanced - Unit 1

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