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Stark

Clear


Unpleasant

A wake-up call

A shocking event that can cause change behaviour or attitude

Dire

Very serious and bad

Standoff

Situation that two party and two people can not agree

Against someone's will

The opposite of someone wishes

Kidnap plot

Plan to take someone without consent


Steal so.eone

Dismissing

Remove someone from their job

Woes

Worries


Issues


Big problem


Ousts

Forces someone to leave their position

Rogue

Describe behaviour that is unexpected or damaging

Admit

اعتراف کردن اقرار کردن

Unfold

Reveal

plonk



cheap, poor quality wine

connoisseur



someone who enjoys a particular thing and knows a lot about it

sommelier



someone who serves and give advice about wine in a restaurant

sheer



word used to emphasise the amount of something; nothing but

palate



describes someone's ability to and appreciate different tastes

encodes

changes information into something we can use or understand

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.

engulfs

affects powerfully; overwhelmsThere is concern as panic engulfs the nation.She was engulfed by fear as the person approached

sweep

move powerfully and quicklyThe new government want to sweep into power and start making changes instantly.The fashion trend swept the nation.

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.

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.


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.

Commodity

کالا

auction

حراج

Glug

Glug is a good word, meaning drink in large gulps or mouthfuls

Sip

مزه مزه کردن


جرعه جرعه خوردن

Savoure

چشیدن

flavours or aromas

طعم و عطر

astronaut

فضانورد

pioneers

the first people to do something

camaraderie

a friendship and trust formed by spending time together.

bonds

the connections

go down in history

become famous

trailblazers

Pioneer

solitude

Alone

Pee and poo

مدفدع و ادرار

dump

اشغال


خالی کردن

sewage

Sewer


فاضلاب شهری

instinctively

بصورت غریزی

Out of sight out of mind

it's easier to forget something when you can't see it.

Stench


Stink

بوی متعفن


بوی بد

go to great lengths



try very hard to achieve something

antelope

بز کوهی

latrine

Toilet

urine

ادرار

disgust

- a strong feeling of dislike or repulsion


چندش اور

nausea

vomit - a feeling known as nausea.

sanitation

سیستم تخلیه فاضلاب

to raise a stink about something

meaning to make a strong public complaint.

carbon footprint

mean how much carbon is used through the activities of a person, company or country

caught on

become popular or fashionable

food for thought

- something to think seriously about.

footprinting



(informal) measuring the carbon footprint of something

from farm to fork


the processes involved from agricultural production to consumption


put (something) at the heart of (something)



make something or someone the most important part of something else

customer experience



a customer's total perception of their experience with your business; also called 'CX'

(web) traffic


the number of people visiting a particular website

greenwashing


to make people believe that your company is doing more to protect the environment than it really is

legacy



achievements in someone's life that will continue after they die

(be) on the right side of history



judged to have acted correctly or morally by future generations

take a dip



go for a swim (informal)

swim against the tide



to not follow what everyone else is doing

immodest


shocking or embarrassing because it shows too much of the body

nude



not wearing any clothes, naked

play hooky



stay away from school without permission

frowned upon


disapproved of

fled

Escape

seizure

تصرف


مصادره

Bloodshed

Bleeding


خون ریزی

Relinquish

Leave


desert

Erupt


Eruption

فوران کردن


فوران

Volcano

آتشفشان

Shoulders blame

Accept responsibility

Broke into

Enter without permission

Honours

Shoe respect often by giving an award

Frontline

خط مقدم

Mark

Celebrate or Show respect to semething

punches

مشت زدن

Concussion

Injury


Hurt


ضربه مغزی

dementia

زوال عقل

collision

صدمه


آسیب

neurological

عصبی

to be) off


bad or worse than usual; below the usual standard


warped


strange and unpleasant

pick up the pieces



try to return to normality after a crisis or collapse

bright as a button


very happy and cheerful, intelligent, and full of energy

reserve


supply of something that is kept and stored for future use

washout


event ruined by heavy rain

makes the most of it


tries to enjoy something as much as possible

net gain



final profit

polarising



very divisive

brews



becomes stronger

stable



fixed; not likely to change

heartfelt



sincere

eye-opening


revealing in a surprising way

a nod to


a reference to

What's in a name?



Is what we call something important?

bumped down the line


lowered in importance or position

collision

Clash


Crash


برخورد

relentless

مدام


بی امان

symptoms

علایم


نشانه

bedside manner



the kind and caring behaviour shown by doctors and nurses to people who are ill

freckle



small brown or ginger spot on someone's skin, especially a person with pale skin

cancerous



involving cancer

diagnosis


a doctor's judgement about what someone's particular sickness or disease is, made after examining them


rule of thumb


a useful and practical but approximate way of doing or measuring something

where, how, what, why on earth...?


an emphatic way of forming a statement or question to show frustration, anger, surprise or disbelief

frustration

نا امیدی

emphatic

تاکیدی

dispersionreflectionrefraction


پراکندگی


انعکاس


شکست

wavelength


distance between two waves of sound or light that are next to each other

govern



control or influence

sanctuary



peaceful, relaxing or safe place

stimulation


feeling of being excited, interested or enthused by something

pale


colour that lacks intensity

Homeware

لوازم خانگی

spectrum

کلی

Forthcoming

آینده


Next future

condemn


say publicly that something is morally wrong

outcry

strong expression of anger at an action

exiled


forced to live in another country for political reasons

mean


average

tame


Domesticate



control something which was once wild

adversely

negatively

hijacking

ربودن

census


system of officially counting and classifying every person of a nation’s population

figure out


understand something; find the answer to something

conscription


Draft



the act of forcing people to join the army by law

taxation


system of taxing people an amount of money to be paid to the government to fund public services

tabulate

show information in the form of a table with rows and columns