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21 Cards in this Set
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Scrape |
To remove sth from the surface using the edge of a knife... |
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Plunk sth down |
to put or place something somewhere, especially in a noisy, sudden, or careless way SYN plonkplunk something in/on etc something |
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Compass |
an instrument that shows directions and has a needle that always points northa map and compass |
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Placenta |
an organ that forms inside a woman’s UTERUS to feed an unborn baby— placental adjective [only before noun] |
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Caterer |
a person or company that provides and serves food and drinks at a party, meeting etc |
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How come you dont live with Mommy |
How come you dont live with Mommy |
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Fling |
a short and not very serious sexual relationship |
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Nauseous |
Vomit |
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Impression |
1) [C,U] the opinion or feeling you have about someone or something because of the way they seem |
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You'd tell me if you were |
Youd tell me if you were |
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Im out of sorts |
Im out of sorts |
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Moral obligation |
Moral obligation |
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Patio furniture |
Patio furnitue |
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Why haveI never tasted before? |
Why haveI never tasted before? |
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Paolo made a pass at me |
Paolo made a pass at me |
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Should i not have told you? |
Should i not have told you |
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Swoop in |
if a bird or aircraft swoops, it moves suddenly down through the air, especially in order to attack something |
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Distraught |
so upset and worried that you cannot think clearlyRelatives are tonight comforting the distraught parents. |
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Usher |
to help someone to get from one place to another, especially by showing them the wayusher somebody into/to somethingHe ushered her into the room.usher somebody inShe stood back and ushered him in.usher in ↔ somethingphrasal verbto cause something new to start, or to be at the start of something newThe discovery of oil ushered in an era of employment and prosperity. |
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Swear off |
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Sophisticated |
having a lot of experience of life, and good judgment about socially important things such as art, fashion etca sophisticated, witty American |
