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grade
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Mark of A, B or C
Learn sth by heart
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To memorise sth’ to know sth very well
edutainment
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Education that is educational and enjoyable
diploma
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Paper given after graduation
mark
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A grade on a final exam
certificate
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A paper received after a training
undergraduate
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a university student who has not yet taken a first degree
To revise
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To study again before an exam
A child prodigy
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a really gifted child
gimmick
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Sth ivented to attract people’s attention, without any value
Academically demanding
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Academically demanding
Model student
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Student that is set as an example for others
Be popular among
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Liked or enjoyed by
(6 years) straight/running
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In a row
To sit an exam
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To take an exam
Pass with flying colours
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To pass an exam with great results
Come top of (my class)
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To be the best student in class
Excel in
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be exceptionally good at or proficient in an activity or subject
scholarship
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a grant or payment made to support a student's education, awarded on the basis of academic or other achievement.
Child's play
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Sth very easy
Sail through (every exam)
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To succeed very easily in sth
Get a dgeree in
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To complete the studies
Graduate from
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To finish studying at school
Go on to
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To continue
Do research
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Gather information on a certain subject
Take up
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To start doing sth
Lecture on/in
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Provide an educational talk to an audience, especially one of students in a university
Post-graduate
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A person after graduation
Form master
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A teacher responsible for a class
Compulsive
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resulting from or relating to an irresistible urge
inveterate
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long-established and unlikely to change
Play truant
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To skip classes
Inflated
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excessively or unreasonably high
Gifted
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Talented, clever
Borderline (candidate)
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Be a barely passing student?
Be expelled
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To be thrown out of school
Expel
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Throw sb out of school
Give credit where credit is due
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To give acknowledgment to the person who deserves it
Throw out
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Get rid of
Lenient
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Not as strict as expected
Notwithstanding
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although; in spite of the fact that
Cheat in
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act dishonestly or unfairly in order to gain an advantage
Mock exam
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An exam taken as practice before the official one
expulsion
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An act of expelling
Do a course in
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To participate in a course
Drop out
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Stop being involved in
Take issue with
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Do not agree with sth
whizz
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A genius
uncanny
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strange or mysterious, especially in an unsettling way
Far-fetched
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Unlikely to happen and uncovincing
Put a price tag on
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Make people pay for sth
Give a glipmse at
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To give sb a brief insight
In terms of
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with regard to the particular aspect or subject specified
Selective
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relating to or involving the selection of the most suitable or best qualified
Comprehensive
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including or dealing with all or nearly all elements or aspects of something.
Opportunities for
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Opportunities for
Inherent (in)
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existing in something as a permanent, essential, or characteristic attribute
To perpetuate
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make (something) continue indefinitely
inequality
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difference in
Better off
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Better off
Well-endowed
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well-supported financially
Push (sb) towards
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To move or proceed toward someone or something, especially with determination or in spite of some difficulty or hindrance
Top of the league
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Top of the league
Decreasing
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becoming smaller or fewer in size, amount, intensity, or degree.
Well-off
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wealthy
Put an emphasis on
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Give sth a special importance
literacy
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Ability to write and read
numeracy
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Ability to do maths
Special needs education
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education for children with some sort of disability
One-to-one
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One-to-one
bully
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seek to harm, intimidate, or coerce (someone perceived as vulnerable)
curriculum
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curriculum
tuition
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a sum of money charged for teaching by a college or university
Drop by
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Drop by
infirmary
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A place in a large institution for the care of those who are ill/injured
Get sth taken care of
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Get sth taken care of
Compulsory
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compulsory
entrench
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Establish so firmly that change is very difficult
Emphasis on
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Emphasis on
Fundamental skills
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The basic abilities necessary to function
Enroll in
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Register, sign on
Elective classes
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An optional course of study
Determine
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cause (something) to occur in a particular way or to have a particular nature
Academic path
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Academic path
Crafts
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Works and objects made by hand
Major
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Student's principal subject of course
flexibility
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the ability to be easily modified
breadth
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wide range or extent
Freedom of choice
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individual's opportunity and autonomy to perform an action
prestigious
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Highly regarded
School spirit
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School spirit
Woven (inextricably)
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Very closely conected
Cutting-edge
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Very modern
Sports culture
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Sports culture
Extracurricular (activities)
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Activity pursued in addition to the normal course of study
holistic
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characterized by the belief that the parts of something are intimately interconnected and explicable only by reference to the whole
Wealth of
start learning
a plentiful supply of a particular desirable thing
Honor classes
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Classes for gifted students
schedule
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Timetable
dictated
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dictated
Affiliated with
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Connected/associated with
merchandise
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goods
eagerly
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Very willingly
distinctive
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distinguishing
transition
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change
assignment
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assignment
gain
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To obtain
profit
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profit
hence
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hence
score
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Obtain points
Odds of
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The chances or likelyhood of sth happening
Gonna pass
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Resign from doing sth
overly
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overly
Elbow grease
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Hard, physical work
enhance
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Intensify, increase, further improve the quality of sth
(achieve) mastery
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Great knowledge abt sth
ditch
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To give sth up
startling
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Extremely unusual
All over the place
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All over the place
Diffused
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Trying to connect different facts
High-stakes
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High-stakes
funding
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money provided, especially by an organization or government, for a particular purpose
Be a source of
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Be a source of
standardize
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cause (something) to conform to a standard
rookie
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Sb who is new to a job
emerge
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Appear, become noticeable
struck
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Be really surprising
stratospheric
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Extremely high
firmly
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strongly
Drop out
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Abandon a course of study
grit
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Persistence in doing sth despite difficulty or delay in achieving success
stamina
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The ability to sustain prolonged physical or mental effort
For the long rung
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In the long term
Follow through
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Continue an action or task to its conclusion
inversely
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In the opposite manner, position or order
Visual
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relating to seeing or sight
kinesthetic
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relating to a person's awareness of the position and movement of the parts of the body
auditory
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relating to the sense of hearing
regardless
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despite the prevailing circumstances
persist
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continue in an opinion or course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition
Interact with
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act in such a way as to have an effect on each other
Illustrate sth
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serve as an example of
passage
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passage
Break sth down
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to divide something into smaller, simpler parts
deliberate
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done consciously and intentionally
To lack
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be without or deficient in
efficency
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the state or quality of being efficient
Nitty-gritty
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the most important aspects or practical details of a subject or situation
elude
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escape from or avoid (a danger, enemy, or pursuer), typically in a skilful or cunning way
Connect the dots
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Connect the facts
boost
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help or encourage (something) to increase or improve
Carbon footprint
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Amount of carbon dioxide released during a particular activity
Charity shop
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A shop where second hand goods are sold to raise money for charity
A cast-off
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Sth that you no longer want or need
dye
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A natural or synthetic substance used to add colour to or change the colour of sth
landfill
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An area where waste is stored
Blended fabric
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Cloth/material produced by weaving together different types of fibers
Donation bin
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A large container where people put stuff they no longer need
To discard
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To get rid of sth
savvy
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Having common sense and practical knowledge
Sustainable
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Conserving an ecological balance
garment
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A piece of clothing
gear
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-II-
apparel
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-II-
attire
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-II-
Item of clothing
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-II-
unprecedented
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never done or known before
Champion (v.)
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vigorously support or defend the cause of
High-end
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the most expensive of a range of products
flagship
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the best or most important thing owned or produced by a particular organization
disrupting
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changing the structure
hefty
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Impressively large
Get more mileage out of
start learning
derive potential or actual benefit from sth
To tackle
start learning
make efforts to deal with sth
demand
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the desire of consumers, clients, employers, etc. for a particular commodity, service, or other item
Fly in the face of
start learning
be openly at variance with (what is usual or expected)
A glimpse into
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a brief insight into
enlightened
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Wise, informed
Sit uncomfortably with
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to be something that you don’t agree with
Follow suit
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conform to another's actions
viable
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Capable of working succesfully
Dress down
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To dress in a casual way
Dress up
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To dress in a formal way
Resort to sth
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turn to and adopt (a course of action, especially an extreme or undesirable one) so as to resolve a difficult situation
scruff
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Dirty and untidy person
Self-confessed
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having openly admitted to being a person with certain characteristics
Power outfit
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Formal clothes that make you seem powerful
frumpy
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Old-fashioned and boring
Tight/student budget
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involving a relatively small amount of money for planned spending
outfit
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Set of clothes for a particular ocassion
pending
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awaiting decision or settlement
Dress code
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Accepted way of dressing in a particular social group
prospective
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expected or expecting to be the specified thing in the future
flair
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a special or instinctive aptitude or ability for doing something well
Smart-casual
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neat, conventional, yet relatively informal in style, especially as worn to conform to a particular dress code
dressy
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Suitable for formal ocassions
skimpy
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Close-fitting, using little material
baggy
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Loose fitting
snazzy
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Modern, stylish
Be dressed to kill
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To wear clothes intended to attract peoples attention
Designer (label) clothes
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Designer (label) clothes
Off the rack/peg
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ready-made rather than made to order
On the high street
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the main street of a town, especially as the traditional site for most shops, banks, and other businesses
Be all the rage
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Be very fashionable
The height of fashion
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An extremely fashionable way
Up-to-the-minute
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Dealing with the most recent trends
Set a new trend
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Start a new trend in fashion
Be ahead of your time
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Have new ideas or opinions before they are fashionable
Catch on
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Become popular
Slave of/to fashion
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Someone who is strongly influenced by fashion
cuff
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cuff
Cloak
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Cloak
dagger
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dagger
frills
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frills
Off the cuff
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Without having prepared anything
Be hand in glove with sb
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To have a close working relationship with sb
Cloak and dagger
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Involving secrecy and mystery
Take the shirt off someone’s back
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Someone's last possesion
On a shoestring
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Spending as little as possible
Without frills
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Simple and plain
Put someone in a strait jacket
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Restrict someone’s freedom
Wear the trousers
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Be the dominant partner in a marriage
swagger
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A very confident way of behaving
Go mainstream
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Become popular
Invincible
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Too powerful to be defeated or overcome
foray
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attempt
depict
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depict
toss
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toss
As per
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As per
invariably
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Always, everytime
Cease
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stop
regal
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Resembling or fit for a monarch
Single-handedly
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Without help from anyone else
To decay
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Declining in quality, rotting or decomposing
To flap
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Of sth loosely fastened- flutter or wave around
bachelor
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A man who is not and never has been married
soak
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make or allow (something) to become thoroughly wet by immersing it in liquid
slippery
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difficult to hold firmly or stand on because it is smooth, wet, or slimy
Patterned after
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to try to be like and to behave like
paw
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a peacock
To be a product of
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To be a product of
stability
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The state of being stable
stirrup
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each of a pair of devices attached to each side of a horse's saddle
prohibited
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that has been forbidden; banned
elaborate
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involving many carefully arranged parts or details
cumbersome
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large or heavy and therefore difficult to carry or use
Resemble
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have a similar appearance to or qualities in common with
agile
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able to move quickly and easily
sniffy
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sniffy
crop
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Plants grown by farmers
Swathe of land
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Swathe of land
pesticide
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A chemical that is used to kill insects that damage plants
Fiber, textile
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Fiber, textile
lead
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lead
hue
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hue
exposure
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exposure
Meant to last
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Meant to last
lifespan
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the length of time for which a person or animal lives or a thing functions
average
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average
Living wage
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a wage that is high enough to maintain a normal standard of living
Mine
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mine
Textile mill
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Factory where fabrics are being produced
Ship overseas
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Ship overseas
flood
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arrive in overwhelming amounts or quantities
overwhelm
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have a strong emotional effect on
Outsource
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obtain (goods or a service) by contract from an outside supplier
resource
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resource
labor
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work, especially physical work
Mass-produced
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Produced in great quantities
disparity
start learning
a great difference
Non-renewable energy source
start learning
Non-renewable energy source
Commited to
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Commited it
Cotton on
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begin to understand
Make waves (in fashion industry)
start learning
create a significant impression, cause trouble
husk
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husk
Upset the apple cart
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spoil a plan
Spun into a yarn
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Spun into a yarn
transparent
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allowing light to pass through so that objects behind can be distinctly seen
One the up
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moving toward an improved or better state After a slow period
coffer
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coffer
swap
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an act of exchanging one thing for another
glittery
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shiny
coveting
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yearning to possess
Loath to
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Be reluctant; unwilling
crumpled
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crushed to form creases and wrinkles
ballooned
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ballooned
quirky
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having or characterized by peculiar or unexpected traits or aspects
reconditioned
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repaired
Worn out
start learning
damaged or shabby to the point of being no longer usable
A dab hand at
start learning
a person who is an expert at a particular activity
Fallen by the wayside
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to no longer be active or successful
Take up a hem
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Take up a hem
darn
start learning
mend
patch
start learning
Mend with a patch
Breathe new life into
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fill with enthusiasm and energy
subdued
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quiet and rather reflective or depressed
To replicate
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make an exact copy of; reproduce
barely
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barely
focus
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focus
shift
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change
To suit up
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To dress up
To give sb a leg-up
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To give sb an advantage
To concede
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admit or agree that something is true after first denying or resisting it
To get a kick
start learning
Get excited
Turn it up a notch
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To increase sth
An outlier
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Sth that is different
leeway
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freedom
fit
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size
Slouchy, sloppy
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untidy
A take-away
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conclusion
Keep track of
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To follow, monitor
inconspicuously
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not clearly visible or attracting attention
diabetes
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diabetes
To assess
start learning
evaluate
respiration
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breathing
remote
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distant
MacGyvere
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Make repair in an improvised way
industry
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economic activity concerned with the processing of raw materials and manufacture of goods in factories
Safety limits
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Safety limits
disposable
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intended to be thrown away after use
toss
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To throw away
merchandise
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Goods to be bought and sold
Daily shipments
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Daily shipments
lust
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lust
Get on like a house on fire
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to get on well
one the house
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sth that you don’t have to pay for
Bring a house down
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to get a postive reaction (e.g. an actor)
flat
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flat
suite
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suite
penthouse
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penthouse
Ground floor
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Ground floor
Hit the roof
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To feel very angry
People who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones
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Don't criticise others for sth you do yourslef
Go out the window
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To give sth up
(a price) goes through a roof
start learning
Sth increases
bungalow
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a low house having only 1 storey
Villa
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a large and luxurious country house or a rented holiday home abroad
Hut
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a small, simple, single storey house or shelter
chalet
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a wooden house typically found in Swiss Alps
mansion
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a large, impressive house
condominium
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a building or complex of buildings containing a number of individually owned apartments or houses
Detached house
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Detached house
Semi-detached house
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Semi-detached house
Block of flats
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Block of flats
High-rise/tower block
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High-rise / tower block
suite
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suite
mold
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mold
dampness
start learning
dampness
fixes
start learning
fixes
optimize
start learning
make the best or most effective use of
at the outset
start learning
at the start, from the start
Off-gassing
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giving off a chemical, especially a harmful one, in the form of a gas
Expand from
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become or make larger or more extensive
Energy usage
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Energy usage
Wide-ranging
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covering an extensive range
reduced
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Made smaller or less in amounnt
absenteeism
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the practice of regularly staying away from work or school without good reason
Measurable
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something that can be quantified
Underpinned by
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support, justify, or form the basis for
Body of scientific research
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Body of scientific research
embrace
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accept
upfront
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at the front, in front, in advance; bold, honest, and frank.
facilitate
start learning
make (an action or process) easy or easier
recouped
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regained (something lost or expended)
Key drivers of
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Key drivers of
stagnant
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Showing no activity
chronically
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in a persistent and recurring way
ventilation
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The exchange of air between the lungs and the atmosphere
aim for
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have the intention of achieving.
Double-blind studies
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denoting a test or trial, in which any information which may influence the behaviour of the tester or the subject is withheld until after the test
Cognitive function
start learning
the performance of the mental processes of perception
humidity
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Atmospheric moisture
stuffy
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stuffy
utilize
start learning
make practical and effective use of
make for (happier occupants)
start learning
make for (happier occupants)
Circadian rhythms
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physical, mental, and behavioral changes that follow a 24-hour cycle
craftsmanship
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skill in a particular craft
Tuck sth away
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Hid sth
reinforce
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strengthen
pedometers
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an instrument for estimating the distance travelled on foot by recording the number of steps taken
centerpiece
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an item, issue, etc. intended to be a focus of attention
mobility
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the ability to move or be moved freely and easily
Communal trash
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Communal trash
streetscape
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a view or scene of streets, especially in a city
planter
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imitate
mimic
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mimic
High-efficiency
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High-efficiency
flippers
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flippers
gadgetry
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small mechanical or electronic devices or tools
immediacy
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the quality of bringing one into direct and instant involvement with something
stagnant
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stagnant

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