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bacillus
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one of many kind of long bacteria
coincidence
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the temporal property of two things happening at the same time
compartment
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a part of space
congestion
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a situation where there are too many people, vehicles
conquest
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a situation of having defeated an army, fear, illness
contraction
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a short form
dawn
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when a day begins
defeat
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a situation when you have lost a competition
fit
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an attack of illness
lad
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a young boy
loop
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a shape like part of circle
menace
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sth that is dangerous for others
pace
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the rate of some repeating events
pass rate
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a number of student who are successful in an exam compared to those who fail
rate
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a number of times something happens over the period of time
period
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a part of time
fossil
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an animal or plant that has turned into a stone
resistance
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a situation when people refuse to accept change
revival
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the situation when something is brought back to life
temptation
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sth extremely attractive
treadmill
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the extremely boring life
triplet
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one of three babies born at the same time to the same mother
woodwork
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nowhere
actually
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in fact
affectionate
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describes someone who shows friendship or love easily
acclaim
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a lot of praise for someone or something
emphasis
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the extra force given to a word or phrase when spoken, especially in order to show that it is important;
encounter
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a meeting
exaggeration
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the act of making something more noticeable than usual, making to seem more important than it really is
obesity
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the situation when someone is too fat
orphan
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someone who is abandoned by their parents
apparently
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seemingly
appropriate
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suitable
approximately
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imprecise but fairly close to correct
astonished
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very surprised
aware
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describes someone who knows or realises something
barmy
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crazy
catch – all terms
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very general description
coherent
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clear and logical
compulsory
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obligatory
confusingly
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in a way hard to understand
congestion charges
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a fee you have to pay to drive in area where there are many vehicles
consecutive
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one after another
deluge
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plenty of
devious
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describes someone or an act that is dishonest in very clever way
diabetes
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very serious disease which causes you cannot control the sugar level in blood
discourse
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extended verbal expression in speech or writing
draw out
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to extend
distinctive
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adjective describes something easy to recognise because it is different from others
eager
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desirous
enormous
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extremely huge
entirely
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completely
eventually
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finally
excessive
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too much
extortionate
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much too high
firmly
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with resolute determination
extra–terrestrial message
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messages which are sent by extraterrestrials
flexibility
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the quality of being adaptable
four–wheel–drive
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vehicle that is provided power directly to all its wheels
fraud
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dishonest
glum
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unhappy
gradually
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slowly, moving small stages
grim–faced
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looking very serious and determined
harmlessly
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innocently
immediately
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right now
implicating
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coming from
infamous
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describes sb or sth that is known for being very bad
influential
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describes sb or sth that has a strong effect on what happens, decisions
inhospitable
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unfriendly
initially
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at the beginning
irresistible
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impossible not to want to have, buy
masculine
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having qualities that people think are typical of men
insane
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mad
nearby
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not far away
nevertheless
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however
nude
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naked
overnight
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in a short time
outstanding
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very good
particularly
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especially
peckish
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slightly hungry
peculiar
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very weird
permanently
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constantly
perhaps
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it maybe
preoccupied with
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having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something
presently
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soon
pursuant to
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according to
relatively
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n relation to someone else
remarkable
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very surprising and easy to notice
remote
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far away
respectively
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in the order given
significant
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important
slightly
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a little bit of
slush
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wet snow that is melting
splendid
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very good
striking
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describes something what makes you think
stunning
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extremely beautiful
sufficient
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enough for purpose
tactfully
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behaving in the way that we do not hurt anyone feelings
thoroughly
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very much carefully and completely
throughout
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through
thus
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so
hense
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so
abandon
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to leave
accuse
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to say that sb has done sth wrong
achieve
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to succeed in doing sth
adapt
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to make fit or change to suit to new purpose
admit
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to say that something is true although you do not want to
to afford to
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to have enough money to pay for sth
announce
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to say sth officially
appear
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to be seen in a film or play
appreciate
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to understand and enjoy the good qualities of something
approach
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to come closer
assess
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to examine someone’s work and decide how good is it or how clever the person is
avoid
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to make sure that you do not do something
be associated to
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be connected with
be fond of sm
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to like sb or sth
be under the impression
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be affected, influenced, impressed
bond
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contact
browse
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to eat grass
bring oneself to do sth
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to not be able to do something because it is very unpleasant
bump over
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moving up and down
capture
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to catch or get control of something or someone
cast a shadow over
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to make people feel less happy, hopeful
to catch up with
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to come from behind and maintain the same point
claim
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to say something that is true but not proved
collapse
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to fall down
to come out
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to appear
commit
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to do something wrong or illegal
compete
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take part in competition
comply with
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to obey rules
conduct
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to establish and lead business
confirm
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to prove
conquer
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to win a control by fighting of a country or over the fear
consider
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to think carefully about something
convert
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to change from one purpose, religion to another
crawl
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to behave in very pleasant way to someone only because you think they are important and can help you
deal with
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to face
deceive
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to lie
decline
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to become weaker and smaller
deliver
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to provide to make a speech
demand
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to require
divide
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to share
drag
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to pull something heavy across the ground, floor
emerge
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to appear
emphasize
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to give special importance to sth, to make sth more noticeable
encourage
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to try to make someone do something by helping them to feel confident or by making it easier
enquire
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to ask
estimate
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decide a value, size, quality etc. of something
excuse
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justify
expand
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to develop, to spread
expect
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to believe strongly that something will happen
fasten
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to join the two parts of sth
fine
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to punish
focus
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to pay attention
forge
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to imitate
gain knowledge
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to find out more and more
receive
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to get
get hold of
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to contact
get rid of
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to throw away
giggle
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to chuckle
glide
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to move very smoothly
glisten
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to sparkle
grab
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to capture, to take
grasp
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to understand something
head for
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to go in a particular direction
hesitate
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to pause or hold back in uncertainty
highlight
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to emphasize
hitchhike
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to travel by asking for a free ride someone’s car
influence
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to have an effect on someone’s decisions, behavior
insist
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to say strongly that you believe something is true, right or must be done
interrupt
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to stop someone who is in the middle of doing something
invade
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to enter country with an army and try to control it
issue
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to provide or produce something officially
leap into
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to jump high into the air to put on clothes very quickly
made the effort
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to try very hard
maintain
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to keep at the same level, standard, quality etc. as before
make out
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to understand
manage
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to succeed in doing something
master
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to take control
manufacture
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to produce things in a factory
measure
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to determine the measurements of something or somebody
mention
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to refer
mislead
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to make someone have the wrong idea
mourn
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to express or to feel grief or sorrow
notice
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spot
occur
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happen
owe
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to be grateful to sb for doing sth
paraphrase
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to say something in other words
persuade
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to make someone decide to do what you want them to do
play truant
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not to attend to the school
indicate
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to point out
pretend
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to act
prevent
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keep from happening or arising
to assure
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to provide
to supply
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to provide
pull out
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to leave a place with a vehicle
punch
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to hit with fist
rank
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to order
realise
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to become aware
reassure
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to calm
recognise
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to see, hear etc. someone or something because you have seen, heard etc. it before
regard
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to perceive
reinvent
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to create a new and make over
reject
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to refuse
relegate
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to remove
remark
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to say sth
recall
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to remember
rename
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to give a name to sth again
replace
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to start using or doing something new and not what you use or do now
supplant
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to remove
research
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to examine
resemble
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to be like or similar to
resist
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to oppose
resume
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to renew
retire
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to stop working or doing something because you are too old or ill
reveal
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to make something known that was a secret or not known
erase
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to rub out
rush
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to move suddenly
scan
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to read quickly a text to tell what the text is about
establish
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to set up
settle down
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to feel happy and comfortable in a place
sniff
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to breath in quickly through your nose, usually to smell something
sob
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to cry
speak sb’s mind
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bring oneself to say sth
spot
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to see suddenly
suffer from
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to feel physical or mental pain
exchange
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to swap
temporize
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to draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time
tempt
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to make someone feel they want something to do or want something
tend
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to be likely to
threaten
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to say that you will hurt or injure someone if they do not do what you want
top up
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to complete
to toss
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to make a coin go up and spin in order to make a decision
uncover
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to find out
undo
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unfasten
whisper
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to say something very quietly
wonder
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to consider
ponder
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to wonder
work out
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to plan
yawn
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an involuntary(mimowolny) intake of breath through a wide open mouth
yell (out)
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a loud expression of emotion
tough
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difficult
trapped
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describes someone who is held in a place so that they cannot move
uncooperative
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unwilling to work together
unresolved
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not to solve
urgent
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needed
utmost
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greatest
vast
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huge
virtually
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almost but not completely
Welsh Assembly
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a parliament
whereas
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while
worth considering
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to deserve to think about
worthwhile
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worth the time or effort spent
benefit
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advantage
borsht
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a Russian soup usually containing beet juice as a foundation
vendor
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sb who sells on the street
charity
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n organisation which helps people, animals
deputy
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someone who has the second powerful position
couch potato
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someone who does very little exercises, especially someone who often watches television
fare
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a price you pay for travel
letter of introduction
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letter of introduction is used to write to a connection to refer a candidate for employment or to
mortgage
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we can be given that credit if want to buy home
battered
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old and worn/ bruished and injured after being hit by someone
bet
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we can use 'bet' when you think something is probably true
beg
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to ask for sth in a serious and anxious way
bewildered
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not sure what to do, think etc
bother
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to make the effort
bounce
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the ability of a long hair to move gently in an attractive way
booming
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describes a business or economy that is very succesful
blast
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to produce a lot of loud noise
be drenched to the bone
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to be completely wet
bug
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to annoy someone
bulging
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with a round shape because of many things inside
bare
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without furniture
stick out
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to be noticed because of looking or being diffrent
storyline
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plot
stick to sth
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to not change what you have decided
to get stuck
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to become unable to move
store
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to keep things, etc. to use later
strain/mental strain
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the feeling you have when you are very worried because you are too busy to deal with problems
stunt
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a dangerous action that someone does to entertain people
struggle
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to try very hard to achieve something
switch
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to change your position, seat etc. for another person's
sniff
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to breathe in quickly through your nose, usually to smell sth
solemn
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serious
to be not to be sniffed at
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an opportunity, price etc. that you cannot ignore
hold sb spellbound
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to make or keep sb extremely interested
sole
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only
split
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to separate and not be a group any more
splitting headache
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a very strong headache
to be spoilt for choice
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to have too many options that you do not know what to choose
sport
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to wear something unusual
squeeze
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to hold something and suddenly hold tightly
stall
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to stop suddenly
scoot
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to run away
scramble
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co climb up and down using your hands to help you
sensual
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something that gives you pleasure using you senses
sewage works
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a place where dirty water is purified
smug
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showing how clever you think you are
skeleton
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a structure of every bones in your body
sloppy
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not neat and tidy, with grease and sauce falling out
go up in smoke
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to not to be successful
revolt
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an occasion when people do things in order to try to change a government or official policy
rheumatism
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a painful disease that makes your joints difficult to move
rite
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a particular traditional ceremony
roam
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to walk or travel with no particular route
get the sack
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to get fired
rush
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to move guickly
scheme
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a method or plan of doing sth
scholarship
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an amount of money given to someone to pay for an educational course
vast
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extremely huge
venture out
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to go somewhere new when you think it could be dangerous
to be well versed in sth
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to be experienced in and show great skills
vital
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extremely important
vocational
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related to learning the skills for a job
vulnerable
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describes someone who can be easily injured
wag
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when a dog wags its tails, it shakes from side to side to show it is happy or pleased
warrior
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sb who was a brave soldier in the past
waste
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to use money, time etc in a way that is not sensible or useful
wherebouts
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the place where someone or somethiing is at particular time
tear sb apart
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to make sb extremely unhappy
tempt
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to make someone feel they want to have or do sth
tension
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the mental or physical feelling of being nervous, worried
thorougly
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very much, carefully and completely
threaten
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to say you will harm or injure someone if they do not do what you want them to do
thriving
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very successful
toss
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to nake a coin up and spin in order to make a decision
tough
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very difficult
tip
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an amount of money we give to a waiter
aid
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help
air-conditioning
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a system in a building that makes air feel fresh and cool
allied
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involving countires that agreed to fight on the same side an ally; one of these countries
allow
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to give permission
on average
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we use 'on average' using information that tells you what usually happens
get attached
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to become fond of sth
asylum
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political freedom
acclaim
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a lot of praise given to sb
accompany
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to go somewhere with someone
accumulate
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to increase gradually
unintentionally
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without meaning to
unquestioned
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not doubted
update
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to give more information to what is already known
upgrade
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to exchange computer etc for one which is more powerful, does more things
triumphantly
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showing you are very pleased because you have succeeded or won
trigger
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to cause something bad to happen
principal
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more important than the others
proceed
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to move in a particular direction
properly
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correctly
pushy
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desribes someone who is too determined to make others do what they want
quarrel
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to have an argument
rage
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to continue with a lot of strengh or violence
to be immersed in sth
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to be completely occupied in an activity to be completely covered with water etc
imperial eagle
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a kind of a large brown bird with a strong beak that eats animals
imply
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to suggest that sth is true without saying so
impose
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to force someone to accept a decision etc
incadescent lamp
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a kind of lamp that produces a very bright white light
inclined
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willing to do sth
insist
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to say strongly you believe that sth is true
interrogate
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to ask someone a loads of questions
introductory
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describes cheaper price given in order to encourage people to use or buy sth
invade
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to enter a country with an army and try do control it
investigate
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to try to find out about sth
involve
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to include sth or sb as a necessary part to organise someone to take part in something
irrigation
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the supply of water to dry land
half-hidden
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possible to see but only part of it
hamper
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to cause someone to have difficulty in doing sth
handicapped
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not able to use a part of your body
haunt
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to keep remembring something, especially something sad or painful
hazardous
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dangerous and likely to cause accidents
hideous
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unpeasant to see
heed
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to pay attention
heed the call
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to do a favour
hound
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to ask someone many questions in an annoying way
hogwash
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nonsense
homicide
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murder the section of a police force responsible for finding who murdered somebody
hug
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to put your arms round someone in a friendly or loving way
humidity
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the amount of water in the air
gather around
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to come together near to the speaker
gear
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clothes
genre
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a particular style of music, literature, painting, etc.
good-naturedly
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showing kindness and happiness
grant
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an amount of money given to someone or a group
grandeur
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a great beauty, importance, size etc.
graze
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to eat grass
guffaw
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to laugh in a laund and rude way
gruesome
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unpleasant and usually related to a painful death
grumpy
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describes someone who complains a lot
gripping
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very interesting and exciting
guardian
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someone who protects someone or something
enclose
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to put sth inside an envelope with a letter
enquiry
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to ask officially
envious
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wishing you had sth someone has
essence
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the most important quality or fact
escalator
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moving stairs
envy
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to wish you had sth sb has
esteem
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respect and admiration (token of esteem)
fabulously
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(about having money) extremely
disillusioned
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disappointed
dismiss
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to get fired
distate
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the feeling you have when you dislike sth or sb very much
drawback
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sth that could be a problem, disadvantage
dramatically
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suddenly and quickly
dome
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round roof
downtown
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in or to the centre of a city
Dreamtime
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the stories and beliefs that Aborigines have about their ancestors long time ago
drizzle
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thin light rain
echidna
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kolczatka
estatic
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extremely pleased and happy
bear sth in mind
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to remember sth because it could be useful later
minority
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small section of a group
to be in minority
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to be fewer in number
miserable
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very unhappy
moss
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a very small flat plant that grows and looks llike a fur
moody
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describes sb who is easily made angry or upset
monkeyish
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bad but in a silly or amusing way
monastery
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a place where religious men, usually Christians, live together
mutter
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to say sth in a low, quiet voice so that is diffcult to hear
nomad
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sb who does not in a fixed place but travel around the region
nobel
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describes sb who does sth good that people admire
nosey
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describes sb who tries to find out about oeople's private information
finicky
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choosy
float
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to stay on the top of water
flowchart
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a diagram using shapes and arrows to show how pieces of information are related
forge
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to copy sth illegally so that people think that it is that person
for decades
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for a very long time
curriculum
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all the subjects taught at school
curse
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a set of words we say when we are angry, especially when we wish somebedy will experience sth bad
deficient
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not having enough
dense
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with many trees close together
decapitated
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with their heads cut off
decency
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good, kind and fair behaviour
descendant
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sb who is related to another person who lived long time ago
diluted
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make thinner or weaker by adding water
didgeridoo
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a long wooden Australian musical instrument
devious
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describes somebody who acts in an dishonest and clever way
connotation
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the feeling or idea word produces as well as its meaning
contribution
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sth you give to sth in order to make it successful
consist of
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to include a number of things
crucial
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extremely important
cultivation
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the activity or business of of growing plant or flowers
crew cut
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a style of haircut that hair are cut very close to the head's skin
core
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basic
crisply
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describes the way of speaking quickly and without feeling
cuneiform
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the ancient way of writing with marks in soft clay
conduct of behavior
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the way we shoud behave
comb
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to search in a place
collocation
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a word that you can use with another word
commited
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describes sb who is willing to work very hard
clutch
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to hold sb or sth tightly
knock sb out
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to hit sb so they fainted
laboriously
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using a lot of time and effort using a lot of time and effort
last
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to continue to exist
launch
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to send a rocket etc into the air
medieval
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describes antything connected with the period of European history from 1100 AD to 1500 AD
pneumonia
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a serious illness with lungs filled with liquid si that you cannot breathe
phenomenon
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a serious event in the world related to the climates or the ground
persecution
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the situatioon when someone is treated cruelly and unfairly
persistent
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describes someone who continues to try to be successful
pluck
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to remove
plunge
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to fall into the water with you head and arms first to go down very quickly
posh
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stylish and elegant
poverty
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the situation when people very little money
rags
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old and torn clothes
rattle
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to shake sth and make a noise to make sb nervous
re-anact
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to do sth again as a kind of play
relevant
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related to the subject
reject
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refuse
respond
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to behave in a particular way as a reply
require
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to ask officially sb to do sth
tales
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someone's memories, opinions
make living
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to earn money
rush up
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to hurry sb up
inhabitants
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people who live in particular area
eminate
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to derive from
distinguish
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characterize
be value for money
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to be sold at good price
recently
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lately
turn upside down
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to capsize
acrofobia
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fair of hight
unload
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to remove things from a vehicle or a large container
resume
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to start doing sth again after a pause
mess around
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to play or do silly things when you should pay attention at sth useful
Muslin
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countries in which people believe in Islam
to be broke
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be without money
to be broken
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be depressed
set back
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books we have to read at school
to conduct experiements
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to do research
reply casually
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to say sth showing no interest
lingua franca
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the most common international language
caption
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text under a picture
synopsis
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what the film is about
exclaim
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to say sth suddenly and loudly because you are excited, angry or suprised
counterpart
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sth or sb that has the same job or purspose as someone else in a different organisation, country or a place
master
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to learn to control an emotion or feeling to learn how to do sth well
baggy
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hanging loosely because of being big or having been streched
antenna(s)
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the natural ability to notice things and understand their importance
proclamation
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an official statement that tells people about sth important
circumstance
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a fact or condiotion that effects what happens ina situation
feast
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a religious holidaywre
wreath
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a decoration made from flowers na leaves arranged in a circle
cornucopia
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a horn-shaped container overflowing with fruits and flowers
cranberry
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a small red berry(żurawina)
diminutive
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zdrobnienie
side-effect
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an effect of doind sth else, not done in purpose
patholes
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holes in the road
pronouns
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words which replace nouns
pros and coins
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advantages and disadvantages
network
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connection
toll
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money you pay to use a road, bridge etc
slowdown
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the situation when business or activity is slow
profit
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money you get when you sell sth
register
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to show an particular amount
copycat
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to imitate
carbon dioxide detector
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a machine that is used for finding carbon dioxide
chateau
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an mansion
come/crawl out of the woodwork
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to appear after having been hidden or not active for a long time
in the nude
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not wearing any clothes
cling to sb
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to ask for help, support
cherish
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to love
catalepsy
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a medical condition in which a person's body becomes stiff and stops moving as if dead
deprive
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to take sth, especially when it is necessary or pleasant, uway from sb
magnificent
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very impressing
regard
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to think about sb or sth in a particular way
second hand smoking
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passive smoking
state-of-the art
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very modern and using the most recent ideas and methods
affordable
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not expensive
persuasive
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convincing
further/farher
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dalej w czasie further, dalej w przestrzeni farher
label
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tag
recipe
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instructions about how to make a cake, dinner etc.
receipt
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a piece of paper that proves that sth has been sold
mileage(milidź)
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the number of miles that vehicle has traveled
to be bold
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to be brave
steady
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regular
trap
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to hold someone in a place so that they cannot move
grace
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an ability of moving in a smooth, relaxed and attracitive way
in a row
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one after another without a break
martyr
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someone who suffers
alternative
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used instead of another one

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