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202 Cards in this Set
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Admit |
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Agree |
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Announce |
I want Announce my parent that i will married in next month |
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Apologize |
I Apologize for the inconvenience |
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Approve |
My parent Approve my married plan |
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Argue |
I never want to Argue with others |
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Blame |
Dont Blame yourself |
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Brief |
I will berief the staff Before moving foward |
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Brochure |
Take a look at our travel brochure |
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Certain |
This means Certain failure |
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Comma |
Your essay needs a lot of comma |
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Complaint |
We've received a lot of Complaints about your attitude |
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Complete |
Complete your tasks on time |
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Conference |
I have to give a speech at the annual medical conference |
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Confirm |
I cant confirm the date now |
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Contact |
Contact me when you arive |
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Convince |
His mother convince him to study biology instead of music |
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Discuss |
We will discuss this later |
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Extreme |
That 's an extreme decision |
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Hint |
These hints may identify the killer |
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Hurry |
Hurry on you will miss the bus |
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Include |
I dont include my little brother when i invite my friend to play |
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Interact |
I never even interacted with him |
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Need |
I need to get some sleep |
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Order |
I ordered pizza last day |
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Postcard |
The postcard never arrived |
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Prepare |
I still need to prepare my lesson plan |
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Reason |
I have no reason to be upset, but i am |
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Stamp |
He collects old stampt |
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Whole |
As a whole, the concert was a success |
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Frustration |
I could sense his frustration at not being able to help. |
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restrictive |
limiting activities too much: |
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revenue |
Salary; wage; earnings |
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Distance |
He travels quite a distance (= a long way) to work every day. |
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Fight off |
to try to avoid something: |
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tragedy |
The pilot averted a tragedy when he succeeded in preventing the plane from crashing. |
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Judge |
It's difficult to judge whether the new system really is an improvement. |
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come up with |
indicate; show |
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Charateristic |
The male bird displays (= has) several characteristics which distinguish him from the female. |
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Chaos |
Snow and ice have caused chaos on the roads. |
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Category |
There are three categories of accommodation - standard, executive, and deluxe. |
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Statu |
They planned to put up/erect a statue to the president. |
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Stage |
Two meaning: a part of an activity or a period of development. I'm not tired at the moment but I will need a rest at some stage (= at some time) during the walk. |
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Scene |
- a place where an unpleasant event has happened: The police arrived to find a scene of horrifying destruction. - a part of film |
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Reasonable |
If you tell him what happened, I'm sure he'll understand - he's a reasonable man. |
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Pottery |
They sell pottery and other handmade goods. |
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Portrait |
She's commissioned an artist to paint her portrait/paint a portrait of her. |
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Flute |
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Fiction |
The book is a work of fiction and not intended as a historical account. |
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Drum |
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Custom custom-designed custom-built software |
It was a time-honored custom of the club that blue chairs were reserved for senior members only. |
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Curve |
The road curves around the cemetery. |
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Current |
Have you seen the current issue of (= the most recently published) Vogue magazine? |
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Sacrifice |
Be sacrificed on the altar of sth make the ultimate/supreme sacrifice ex: Many women sacrifice interesting careers for their families. |
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Display |
My grandfather disapproved of displaying emotion in public. |
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Empty |
empty into sth On an empty stomach |
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Dominate |
He refuses to let others speak and dominates every meeting. |
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Entitle |
Children and the elderly are entitled to cheap train tickets. |
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Reserve v/n |
- I reserve judgment on this issue (= I won't give an opinion on it now) until we have more information. - She keeps a little money in reserve (= for use if and when needed). |
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Confidence |
She's certainly gained (in) confidence over the last couple of years. |
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Despite |
Despite repeated assurances that the product is safe, many people have stopped buying it. |
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Emphasize |
I'd just like to emphasize howimportant it is for people to learn foreignlanguages. |
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Express |
- Express trust - Her eyes expressed deep sadness. |
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Imply |
I detected an implied criticism of the way he was treated. |
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Treat |
to behave towards someone or deal with something in a particular way |
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behave |
She always behaves well/badly when her aunts come to visit. |
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Detect |
Financial experts have detected signs that the economy is beginning to improve. |
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Inform |
The name of the dead man will not be released until his relatives have been informed. |
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Initial |
My initial surprise was soon replaced by delight |
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Insist |
insist on doing sth She insisted on seeing her lawyer. |
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Material |
Crude oil is used as the raw (= basic) material for making plastics. |
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Inquiry |
I've been making inquiries about/into the cost of a round-the-world ticket. |
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Persuade |
If she doesn't want to go, nothing you can say will persuade her. |
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Predict
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It's still not possible to accurately (exactly) predict the occurrence of earthquakes. |
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Quote |
- Give /quote sth/sb chapter and verse - Quote me one organization that doesn't have some bad managers. |
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Phase |
in phase/out of phase |
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Questionnaire |
- List of questions Visitors to the country have been asked to fill ina detailed questionnaire. |
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Scream |
scream (out) for sth - scream your head off - scream yourself hoarse, at scream your head off - scream the place down, at scream your head off - scream/shout blue murder - laugh, shout, scream, etc. your head off |
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Survey |
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Tension |
You could feel the tension in the room as we waited for our exam results. |
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Urge |
Lawyers will urge the parents to take further legal action. |
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Warn |
We were warned not to eat the fish which might upset our stomachs. |
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Trick |
She played a really nasty trick on me - she put syrup in my shampoo bottle! |
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deception
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He was found guilty of obtaining money by deception. |
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Annual |
Companies publish annual reports to inform the public about the previous year's activities. |
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Applause |
His speech met with (= received) loudapplause. |
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Obtain |
First editions of these books are now almostimpossible to obtain. |
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Possess |
We're trying to bring out the artistic talentsthat many people possess without realizingit. |
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Purpose |
The purpose of the research is to try to find out more about the causes of the disease. |
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Borrow |
- live on borrowed time - You'd have found it if you'd bothered looking/to look. |
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Claim |
claim sb's life claim the moral high ground claim to fame make no claim to be sth sb's/sth's claim to fame stake a claim stake a claim (to something |
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Client |
Mr Black has been a client of this firm for many years. |
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Deny |
Neil denies breaking the window. |
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Remind |
Please remind me to post this letter. |
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Rumor |
Rumors about her are circulating at school. |
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Speech |
Some expressions are used more in speech than in writing. |
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Symbol |
A heart shape is the symbol of love. |
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Therefore |
We were unable to get funding and therefore had to abandon the project. |
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Depress |
It depresses me to think that I'll probably still be doing exactly the same job in ten years' time. |
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Underline |
All the technical words have been underlined in red. |
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Invite |
Invite sb in invite sb over invite sb round, at invite sb over |
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Intensity |
The explosion was of such intensity that it was heard five miles away. |
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Reveal |
He would not reveal where he had hidden her chocolate eggs. |
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Intermediate |
This novel is too difficult for intermediate students of English. |
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Coincide |
I timed my holiday to coincide with the children's. |
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Commit |
He was sent to prison for a crime that he didn't commit. |
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Conform |
At our school, you were required to conform, and there was no place for originality. |
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Confront |
- confront sb with sth As she left the court, she was confronted by angry crowds who tried to block her way. |
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Confuse |
You're confusing me with my sister - she's the singer. Stop confusing the issue (= making the problem unnecessarily difficult)! |
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Congress |
a large formal meeting of representatives from countries or societies at which ideas are discussed and information is exchanged. |
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Consequence |
- Well, if you insist on eating so much, you'll have to suffer/take (= accept and deal with) the consequences! - Scientists think it is unlikely that any species will actually become extinct as a consequence of the oil spill. |
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Deceive |
The sound of the door closing deceived me into thinking they had gone out. |
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Dialogue |
The rebel leaders stated that they are willing to enter into dialogue with the government. |
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Discrepancy |
The committee is reportedly unhappy about the discrepancy in numbers. |
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Hyphen |
There are hyphens in "well-to-do". |
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Impress |
Impress sth on/upon sb I'm afraid the new theatre fails to impress. |
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Indicate |
She indicated to me (that) she didn't want me to say anything. |
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Legend |
- urban legend, at urban myth - be a legend in your own lifetime |
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Recall |
The old man recalled the city as it had been before the war. |
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Refuse |
refuse dump - He asked me to give him another loan, but I refused. |
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Relevant |
For further information, please refer to the relevant leaflet. |
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Repel |
This coat has a special surface that repels moisture. |
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Represent |
Women were well/poorly represented at the conference (= there were many/few presents). - re-present |
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Signature |
I need your signature on the credit card receipt. |
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Statement |
He threw paint over the fur coats because he wanted to make a statement about cruelty to animals. |
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Strain |
stress-strain cure repetitive strain injury be straining at the leash strain after/for effect strain every nerve - The hurricane (Storm) put such a strain on the bridge that it collapsed. |
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Sympathy |
I don't have much sympathy for her - I think she's brought her troubles on herself. |
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cheque (N) |
a printed form, used instead of money, to make payments from your bank account - I wrote him a cheque for £50. |
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Envelope |
Phong bì |
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Equipment
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The soldiers gave their equipment a final check before setting off. |
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Experiment
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Some people believe that experiments on animals should be banned. |
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Former
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It was a long time after the accident before he seemed like his former self (= behaved in the way he had before). |
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Fulfil
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She said the president had failed to fulfill his campaign promises. |
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Fund
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The hospital has set up a special fund to buy new equipment. |
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Gain
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She's certainly gained (in) confidence over the last couple of years. |
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General
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The general feeling is that justice was not served. |
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Generate
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Selling food will increase the club's ability to generate revenue/income. |
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Hammer
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Leak
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Oil leaked out of the car. |
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Perspective |
You're approaching the problem from a completely different perspective. |
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Presume |
The boat's captain is missing, presumed dead (= it is believed that he is dead). |
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Range |
There is a wide/whole range of opinions on this issue. |
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Section |
the sports section of the newspaper |
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Sector |
In the financial sector, banks and insurance companies have both lost a lot of money. |
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Significant |
The talks between the USA and the USSR were very significant for the relationship between the two countries. |
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Sleeve |
The sleeves are too long for me. |
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Sponsor v/n |
The team is sponsored by JVC, so the players wear the letters JVC on their shirts. |
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Stuff |
There's sticky stuff all over the chair. |
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Durable |
The resolution calls for a durable peace settlement. |
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Edition |
The regional editions of the paper contain specific information for that area. |
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Element |
List the elements that make up a perfect dinner party. |
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Elevator |
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Access |
The children's father was refused access to them at any time (= refused official permission to see them). |
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Uniform n/adj |
adj/the same; not changing or different in any way: The office walls and furniture are a uniform grey. |
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Classmate |
someone who is in the same class as you at school |
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Degree |
This job demands a high degree of skill. |
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Object |
Several people reported seeing a strange object in the sky. - The object of their expedition was to discover the source of the River Nile. |
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Outstanding |
It's an area of outstanding natural beauty. |
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Overview |
I'll give you a brief overview of what the job involves. |
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Practical |
Qualifications are important but practical experience is always a plus. |
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Practice |
How do you intend to put these proposals into practice, Mohamed? |
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Elementary |
I have an elementary knowledge of physics. |
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Primary |
The Red Cross's primary concern is to preserve and protect human life. - a primary school |
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Essay |
For homework I want you to write an essay on endangered species. |
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Examine |
The council is to examine ways of reducing traffic in the city centre. |
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Fail |
This method of growing tomatoes never fails. |
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Holiday |
Surely the school holidays start soon. |
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Improve |
He did a lot to improve conditions for factory workers. |
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Layout |
I like the layout of the house. |
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Lecture
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We went to a lecture on Italian art. |
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Mentor |
He acted as a business mentor to many young aspiring entrepreneurs. |
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Mistake |
I'm not blaming you - we all make mistakes. |
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Nursery |
Does Jake go to a nursery or a childminder? |
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Principal adj/n |
first in order of importance: That was my principal reason for moving. (adj) |
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Quantify |
It's difficult to quantify how many people will be affected by the change. |
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Regardless |
She knew it was dangerous to visit him except at night, but she set out regardless (of the risk). |
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Register |
Within two weeks of arrival all foreigners had to register with the local police. |
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Revise |
His helpfulness today has made me revise my original opinion/impression of him. |
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Project |
a scientific research project |
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Abroad |
He's currently abroad on business. |
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Absent |
A new manager was appointed during/in her absence. |
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Abstract |
Truth and beauty are abstract concepts. |
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Adjacent |
They lived in a house adjacent to the railway. |
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Advance |
to go or move something forward, or to develop or improve something. - He's just trying to advance (= improve) his own career. |
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Afterward |
We had a swim and afterward we lay on the beach for a while. |
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Assist |
You will be expected to assist the editor with the selection of illustrations for the book. |
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Basis |
Their proposals have no proven scientific basis. |
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Common |
It's quite common to see couples who dress alike. |
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Concentrate |
I can't concentrate on my work with all that noise. |
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Concern |
The state of my father's health concerns us greatly. |
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Conclude |
She concluded the speech by reminding us of our responsibility. |
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Concrete |
They think she killed her husband, but they have no concrete evidence. |
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Course |
I'd like to do (us take) a writing course when I retire. |
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Debate |
- Serious discussion of a subject in which many people take part. - How we proceed from here is a matter for debate. |
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Diagram |
The teacher drew a diagram showing how the blood flows through the heart. |
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intend |
We intend to go to Australia next year. |
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Escape |
A lion has escaped from its cage. |
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divide |
At the end of the lecture, I'd like all the students to divide into small discussion groups. |
