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133 Cards in this Set
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Stark |
Clear Unpleasant |
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A wake-up call |
A shocking event that can cause change behaviour or attitude |
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Dire |
Very serious and bad |
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Standoff |
Situation that two party and two people can not agree |
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Against someone's will |
The opposite of someone wishes |
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Kidnap plot |
Plan to take someone without consent Steal so.eone |
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Dismissing |
Remove someone from their job |
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Woes |
Worries Issues Big problem
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Ousts |
Forces someone to leave their position |
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Rogue |
Describe behaviour that is unexpected or damaging |
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Admit |
اعتراف کردن اقرار کردن |
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Unfold |
Reveal |
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plonk
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cheap, poor quality wine |
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connoisseur
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someone who enjoys a particular thing and knows a lot about it |
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sommelier
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someone who serves and give advice about wine in a restaurant |
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sheer
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word used to emphasise the amount of something; nothing but |
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palate
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describes someone's ability to and appreciate different tastes |
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encodes |
changes information into something we can use or understand |
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brace |
prepare for something difficultThe shareholders were told to brace themselves for the financial report.He braced himself for bad news when he saw his friend's face. |
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engulfs |
affects powerfully; overwhelmsThere is concern as panic engulfs the nation.She was engulfed by fear as the person approached |
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sweep |
move powerfully and quicklyThe new government want to sweep into power and start making changes instantly.The fashion trend swept the nation. |
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honours |
shows respect, often by giving an awardCountries often honour members of the military for their bravery.I felt honoured to be chosen to play for my country. |
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frontline |
describes someone with a leading role in an activityFrontline workers have risked their lives during the pandemic. It's vital that frontline staff leave a good impression with customers. |
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mark |
celebrate or show respect to somethingPeople often mark the anniversary of the end of wars with a minute's silence.How should we mark our 50th wedding anniversary? We should do something really special. |
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Commodity |
کالا |
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auction |
حراج |
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Glug |
Glug is a good word, meaning drink in large gulps or mouthfuls |
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Sip |
مزه مزه کردن جرعه جرعه خوردن |
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Savoure |
چشیدن |
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flavours or aromas |
طعم و عطر |
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astronaut |
فضانورد |
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pioneers |
the first people to do something |
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camaraderie |
a friendship and trust formed by spending time together. |
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bonds |
the connections |
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go down in history |
become famous |
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trailblazers |
Pioneer |
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solitude |
Alone |
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Pee and poo |
مدفدع و ادرار |
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dump |
اشغال خالی کردن |
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sewage |
Sewer فاضلاب شهری |
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instinctively |
بصورت غریزی |
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Out of sight out of mind |
it's easier to forget something when you can't see it. |
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Stench Stink |
بوی متعفن بوی بد |
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go to great lengths |
try very hard to achieve something |
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antelope |
بز کوهی |
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latrine |
Toilet |
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urine |
ادرار |
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disgust |
- a strong feeling of dislike or repulsion چندش اور |
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nausea |
vomit - a feeling known as nausea. |
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sanitation |
سیستم تخلیه فاضلاب |
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to raise a stink about something |
meaning to make a strong public complaint. |
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carbon footprint |
mean how much carbon is used through the activities of a person, company or country |
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caught on |
become popular or fashionable |
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food for thought |
- something to think seriously about. |
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footprinting |
(informal) measuring the carbon footprint of something |
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from farm to fork |
the processes involved from agricultural production to consumption |
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put (something) at the heart of (something) |
make something or someone the most important part of something else |
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customer experience |
a customer's total perception of their experience with your business; also called 'CX' |
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(web) traffic |
the number of people visiting a particular website |
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greenwashing |
to make people believe that your company is doing more to protect the environment than it really is |
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legacy
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achievements in someone's life that will continue after they die |
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(be) on the right side of history |
judged to have acted correctly or morally by future generations |
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take a dip |
go for a swim (informal) |
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swim against the tide |
to not follow what everyone else is doing |
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immodest |
shocking or embarrassing because it shows too much of the body |
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nude |
not wearing any clothes, naked |
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play hooky |
stay away from school without permission |
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frowned upon |
disapproved of |
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fled |
Escape |
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seizure |
تصرف مصادره |
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Bloodshed |
Bleeding خون ریزی |
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Relinquish |
Leave desert |
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Erupt Eruption |
فوران کردن فوران |
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Volcano |
آتشفشان |
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Shoulders blame |
Accept responsibility |
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Broke into |
Enter without permission |
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Honours |
Shoe respect often by giving an award |
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Frontline |
خط مقدم |
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Mark |
Celebrate or Show respect to semething |
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punches |
مشت زدن |
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Concussion |
Injury Hurt ضربه مغزی |
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dementia |
زوال عقل |
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collision |
صدمه آسیب |
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neurological |
عصبی |
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to be) off |
bad or worse than usual; below the usual standard |
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warped |
strange and unpleasant |
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pick up the pieces |
try to return to normality after a crisis or collapse |
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bright as a button |
very happy and cheerful, intelligent, and full of energy |
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reserve |
supply of something that is kept and stored for future use |
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washout |
event ruined by heavy rain |
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makes the most of it |
tries to enjoy something as much as possible |
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net gain |
final profit |
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polarising |
very divisive |
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brews |
becomes stronger |
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stable |
fixed; not likely to change |
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heartfelt |
sincere |
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eye-opening |
revealing in a surprising way |
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a nod to |
a reference to |
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What's in a name? |
Is what we call something important? |
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bumped down the line |
lowered in importance or position |
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collision |
Clash Crash برخورد |
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relentless |
مدام بی امان |
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symptoms |
علایم نشانه |
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bedside manner |
the kind and caring behaviour shown by doctors and nurses to people who are ill |
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freckle |
small brown or ginger spot on someone's skin, especially a person with pale skin |
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cancerous |
involving cancer |
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diagnosis |
a doctor's judgement about what someone's particular sickness or disease is, made after examining them |
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rule of thumb |
a useful and practical but approximate way of doing or measuring something |
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where, how, what, why on earth...? |
an emphatic way of forming a statement or question to show frustration, anger, surprise or disbelief |
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frustration |
نا امیدی |
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emphatic |
تاکیدی |
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dispersionreflectionrefraction |
پراکندگی انعکاس شکست |
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wavelength |
distance between two waves of sound or light that are next to each other |
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govern |
control or influence |
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sanctuary |
peaceful, relaxing or safe place |
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stimulation |
feeling of being excited, interested or enthused by something |
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pale |
colour that lacks intensity |
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Homeware |
لوازم خانگی |
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spectrum |
کلی |
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Forthcoming |
آینده Next future |
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condemn |
say publicly that something is morally wrong |
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outcry |
strong expression of anger at an action |
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exiled |
forced to live in another country for political reasons |
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mean |
average |
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tame
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Domesticate control something which was once wild |
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adversely |
negatively |
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hijacking |
ربودن |
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census |
system of officially counting and classifying every person of a nation’s population |
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figure out |
understand something; find the answer to something |
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conscription |
Draft the act of forcing people to join the army by law |
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taxation |
system of taxing people an amount of money to be paid to the government to fund public services |
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tabulate |
show information in the form of a table with rows and columns |