Social Life

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Flying visit

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A visit that doesn't last long

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Gurls' night out

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Serata tra ragazze

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Go out for a meal

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Mangiare fuori casa

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Sticking to the diet

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Attenersi alla propria dieta

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Spring a surprise on

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To surprise

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Called for a celebration

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A celebration was appropriate

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To throw a party

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Organizzare una festa

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To put in an appearance

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To come just for a short time

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To spend quality time with someone

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Time where people can give their complete attention to each other

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A whirlwind visit

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Brief and very busy visit

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Social whirl

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Non stop set of social events

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To go clubbing

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Andare a ballare

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To play host to

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Providing the facilities for

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Family gathering

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Social event where a family comes together, usually to celebrate sth

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Wine and dine

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Take out for dinner and drinks

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Convivial atmosphere

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(rather formal) a very friendly and welcoming atmosphere

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The perfect venue

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Place where a public event or meeting happens

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Rewarding

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Gives you a lot of positive experiences

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Fruitful

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Produces good results

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Lucrative

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Makes a lot of money

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Therapeutic

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Makes you healthy in body and/or mind

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Relaxing/calming

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Reduces stress, gives a peaceful feeling

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Time-consuming

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Takes a long time to do

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Culture vulture

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Big fan of anything cultural

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Couch potato

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Physically very inactive person

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Dabbler

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Person who never keeps doing one activity for long

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Real doer

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Person who believes in acting and doing things, not just thinking

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Shopaholic

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Person who is addicted to shopping

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Being heavily into sth

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(informal) takes a great interest in/is very involved in

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To go off

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(informal) stop liking/loose interest in

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To lock yourself away

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Isolate yourself from the world

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To be hooked on

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(informal) to be addicted to

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To get up to

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(informal) to do

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Full diary

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A lot of commitments/activities

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A housewarming party

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A party to celebrate moving to a new house or flat

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A launch party

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A party to celebrate the publication of a new book or product

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A fancy dress party

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A party where everyone dresses up in costume as other people

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A stag party

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a party before a wedding for the future husband and his male friends

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A hen party

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A party before a wedding for the future wife and her female friends

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A reception

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A formal party, e.g. after a wedding or to meet an important visitor

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A wedding party

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Main group of close family and friends at a wedding

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Black/white tie event

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Formal party at which men have to wear black/white bow ties

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Old school tie/old boy network

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Contacts made by the children of the traditional ruling class while at expensive private schools

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Pro-active

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Taking action yourself rather than waiting for sth to happen

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Tu put themselves about

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(informal) make themselves visible in the hope of being noticed by smo important and, thus, help themselves to climb the "carrier ladder"

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To hobnob

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(negative association) to be friendly with smo who is important or famous

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To rub shoulders with

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(informal) to mix socially with people who are famous

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Hang out with/knock around with

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Spend social time with smo

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A bash/get-together/booze-uo

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A party

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To outstay your welcome

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To stay too long

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Party pooper

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Smo who spoils parties by being disapproving or miserable

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On the town

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Enjoy the entertainment in a town

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Chummy/pally

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Friendly

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Cliquey

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A clique is a disapproving word for a small group of people who spend time together and do not allow others to join them

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Penance

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Actions to show you are sorry for bad deeds

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Fasting

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Not eating for a long period

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Flamboyant

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Extremely colorful and exaggerated

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Raucous

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Very noisy

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Sombre

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Serious, heavy and sad