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16 Cards in this Set
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brush up (on)
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practise and improve your skills or knowledge of something
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come (a)round (to)
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change your opinion or decision because someone has persuaded you to agree with them
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come up with
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think of something such as an idea or a plan
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face up to
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accept something and try to deal with it
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figure out
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be able to understand something or solve a problem
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hit upon
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suddenly have and idea; discover something by chance
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make out
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see, hear or understand someone or something with difficulty; suggest, imply
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mull over
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think carefully about something over a period of time
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piece together
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learn the truth about something considering all the separate bits of information you have
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puzzle out
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solve a confusing or complicated problem by thinking carefully about it
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read up (on/about)
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get information on a particular subject by reading a lot about it
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swot up (on)
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study something very hard, especially for an examination
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take in
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understand and remember something that you hear or read; accept something as real or true; trick someone into believing something that is not true
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think over
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consider a problem or descision carefully
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think through
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consider the facts about something in an organised and thorough way
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think up
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invent or imagine something, especially an excuse
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