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announcer
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a person who gives information about something over radio, television or a public speaker system
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audience
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group of people who have gathered to watch or listen to something (a play, concert, etc.)
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balcony
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an area of seats upstairs in a theatre
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ballet dancer
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someone who dances ballet
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cinema
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movie theater
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clown
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an entertainer who wears funny clothes and a large red nose and does silly things to make people laugh
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conductor
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a person who directs a performance (orchestra, group of singers, etc.)
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critic
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a person who expresses opinions about the good and bad qualities of books, music, etc
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disc jockey
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a person who plays popular recorded music on the radio or at a club
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drummer
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someone who plays the drums
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guitarist
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someone who plays the guitar
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interval (British)
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a short period of time separating parts of a play, film/movie or concert
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joke
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a funny story that makes people laugh
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juggler
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a person who throws three or more objects such as balls into the air, catches and throw them again quickly
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LP
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album, record, a plastic disc that holds recorded music (before CDs)
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magician
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someone who performs magic (tricks of illusion)
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opera
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a dramatic work in which all or most of the words are sung to music
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orchestra
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a large group of people who play various musical instruments together, led by a conductor
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rehearsal
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time that is spent practicing a play or piece of music in preparation for a public performance
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row (British)
argument, fight (American English) |
a noisy argument
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scene
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a part of a film/movie, play or book
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scriptwriter
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someone who writes scripts for TV, film or radio
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spotlight
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attention from newspapers, television and the public
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string
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a tightly stretched piece of wire, nylon, or catgut on a musical instrument
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studio
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a room where radio or television programs are recorded and broadcast from, or where music is recorded
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tune
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a series of musical notes that are sung or played
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understudy
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to learn the part in a play of another actor so that they can play the part if necessary
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ventriloquist
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the art of speaking without moving your lips and of making it look as if your voice is coming from another person
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tense
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nervous, worried, unable to relax
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nervous
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anxious about something
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active
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always busy doing things, especially physical activities
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uneasy
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feeling worried or unhappy about a situation
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bandage
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a strip of cloth used for tying around a part of the body that has been hurt
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plaster
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material that can be stuck to the skin to protect a small wound or cut (British English)
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cream
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a soft substance used on the skin to protect it or make it soft
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pain-killer
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medicine to dull or take away pain
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fat
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overweight, heavy
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fit
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in good health, in good physical condition
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faint
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to pass out
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upset
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bothered, disturbed, angry
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inflamed
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red, sore and hot because of injury
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stung
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to feel a very sharp pain because of an insect bite
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stabbed
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to push a sharp object like a knife into something causing injury
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blistered
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a swelling on the surface of the skin that is filled with liquid and is caused, for example, by burning
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cold
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a common illness that affects the nose and/or throat, making you cough, sneeze
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headache
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a continuous pain in the head
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sneeze
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to have air come suddenly and noisily out through your nose and mouth
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cough
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to force out air suddenly and noisily through your throat
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break (a bone)
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to damange something and separate in pieces
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fracture
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to break or crack the bone
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pull (a muscle)
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to damage a muscle, etc. by using too much force
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cut
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to make an opening or a wound in something
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overwork
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to work too hard or too much
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stamina
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the physical or mental strength to do something difficult for long periods of time
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fitness
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to be physically healthy and strong
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health
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the condition of a person's body and mind
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optician
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a person who examines people's eyes for glasses
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veterinarian (vet)
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an animal doctor
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dentist
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someone who examines people's teeth
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surgeon
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a doctor who is trained to perform medical operations
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description
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to explain what something is like
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hospital
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a place where sick people are given medical treatment and care
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prescription
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a piece of paper on which the doctor writes the kind of medicine you should have
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allergy
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a medical condition that causes you to react badly or feel ill/sick when you eat or touch a particular substance
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tension
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a feeling of anxiety or stress that makes it impossible to relax
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pressure
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feelings of anxiety because of a need to achieve something or behave in a certain way
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poisoning
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to swallow or absorb poison
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inflammation
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a condition in which a part of the body becomes red, sore and swollen because of infection or injury
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sunburn
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to get painful, red skin because of too much time in the sun
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tonic
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medicine that makes you feel stronger and healthier, taken especially when you feel tired
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dandruff
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very small pieces of dead skin, seen as a white dust in a person’s hair
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first aid
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simple medical treatment given to someone before a doctor arrives or they can be taken to the hospital
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meter
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a device for measuring things
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stethoscope
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an instrument a doctor uses to listen to somebody's heartbeat or breathing
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antiseptic
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a substance that helps to prevent infection in wounds by killing bacteria
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thermometer
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an instrument used for measuring the temperature of the air or a person's body
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dumb
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stupid
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blind
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unable to see
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deaf
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unable to hear
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lame
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unable to walk well
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cure
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to make a person or animal healthy after an illness
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treat
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to give medical care or attention to a person or injury
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intoxicate
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under the influence of alcohol or drugs
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heal
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to cure, make better
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clairvoyant
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the power that some people are believed to have to be able to see future events or to communicate with people who are dead or far away
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accomodation
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somewhere to live or stay
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taxes
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money people have to pay the government based on the income they earn
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fares
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money you pay to travel by bus, plane, taxi, etc.
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fees
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ymoney you pay for professional advice or services
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premiums
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money you pay regularly for insurance; extra money you pay on top of a basic rate
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found
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past tense of "find"
discovered |
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retired
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to stop doing your job, especially because you have reached a certain age
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loaned
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to give something temporarily to another person on the understanding that it be returned
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fined
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to have to pay a penalty
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discount
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an amount of money that is taken off the original price of something
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loss
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money that has been lost by a business or organization
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reject
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to refuse to accept
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budget
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money that is available and a plan on how it will be spent in a certain period of time
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profit
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money you make in busines or from selling things, especially after paying for costs
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fortune
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a large amount of money
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benefit
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money provided by the government to people who need help
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recipe
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a list of instructions, especially for cooking
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register
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a machine that shows and records the amount of money received for each thing that is sold
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receipt
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a piece of paper that shows that goods or services have been paid for
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repayment
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paying back money you have borrowed
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exchange
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to change one thing for another
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bills
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a written order to pay a sum of money to a particular person on a particular date
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change
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loose coins; money leftover after you have paid for something
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finance
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money used to run a business, activity or project
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charge
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the amount of money somebody asks for goods and services
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bribe
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money given to somebody to get them to help you in a way that's against the rules
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hire
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to pay money to borrow something for a short time (British)
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let
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rent
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rent
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let
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lend
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to give money or something for temporary use
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borrow
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to use money or something temporarily with the understanding you must return it
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loan
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money a bank lends and somebody borrows
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value
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what something is worth
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currency
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money
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salary
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money employees receive for doing their job
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wages
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a regular amount of money you earn, usually every week
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income
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the money you earn from work, from investing money, etc.
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expenditure
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spending or using money
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put away
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to put something in the place it is kept because you are finished using it
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put aside
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to save something or keep it available to use
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refund
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money that is paid back to you
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reduce
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to decrease the amount
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horn
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a hard pointed part that grows on the heads of some animals
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hoof
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the hard part of the foot of some animals such as horses
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beak
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the hard pointed or curved outer part of a bird’s mouth
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claw
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one of the sharp curved nails on the end of an animal’s or a bird’s foot
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feathers
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one of the many soft light parts covering a bird’s body
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trunk
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the long nose of an elephant
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tail
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the part that sticks out and can be moved at the back of the body of a bird, an animal or a fish
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shell
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the hard outer part of eggs, nuts, some seeds and some animals
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paw
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the foot of an animal that has claws or nails
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