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29 Cards in this Set
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provide support or help for someone or something |
back somebody or something up |
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noun [countable]a word made up from the first letters of the name of something such as an organization. For example, NATO is an.... for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. |
acronym |
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Forum, a place where an organized meeting, concert etc takes place |
venue |
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formal to ask someone for information about something |
enquire |
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to need something, informal -need |
require |
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the mechanism of voting |
polls |
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system of secret voting |
ballot |
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something you say to persuade people to support you or do something |
pitch |
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by only a small amount 2in a limited way OPP broadly |
narrowly |
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something that makes your life difficult or unpleasant, especially a lack of money, or the condition of having a difficult life |
hardship |
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words arranged in the form of poetry 2 a set of lines that forms one part of a song, poem, or a book such as the Bible or the Quran (Koran) |
verse |
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one of the long thin parts of a sea creature such as an octopus which it uses for holding things |
tentacle |
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an arm or leg |
limb |
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move with force |
storm |
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ending the hopes |
shattering the dreams |
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temporary; usually of poor quality |
makeshift |
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a ..... feeling, desire etc is one that you really feel, not one you pretend to feel SYN sincere 2 something ..... really is what it seems to be SYN real 3 someone who is .... is honest and friendly and you feel you can trust them OPP false |
genuine |
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worries about (something) |
loses sleep over (something) (C2) |
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remains sleeping despite the noise |
sleeps through it (C1) |
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has enough beds for a particular number of people to sleep in |
sleep |
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a place that is .... is small, comfortable, and warm uyutno |
cosy |
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a thick warm cover for a bed, filled with duck feathers |
eiderdown |
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careful to avoid danger or risks |
cautious |
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a purple or brown mark on your skin that you get because you have fallen, been hit etcminor cuts ..... |
bruise |
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have a period of sleep |
get some sleep (B1) |
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starts to sleep |
falls asleep (B1) |
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slept very badly |
didn't sleep a wink (C2) |
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think about something before making a decision |
sleep on it (C2) |
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to close and open one eye quickly to communicate something or show that something is a secret or joke |
wink |