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152 Cards in this Set
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Weigh up |
To spend time talking to someone in order to form an opinion about them To consider the advantages and disadvantages carefully |
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Set smbdy/smth apart |
To make somebody feel different To save for a special purpose |
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Flashing |
Appearing very quickly Big, Bright or expensive and intended to be impressive |
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Staying power |
The ability to continue doing something difficult until it's finished |
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Swap |
To give something to someone and get something in return |
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Flyer |
A small sheet of paper advertising something |
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Notes |
Billete |
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Mortgage |
A legal arrangement by which you borrow money from a bank or similar organization in order to buy a house and pay back the money over a period of time |
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Loan |
The amount of money that you borrowed from a bank |
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A deal |
An arrangement or agreement |
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Bygone era |
A period of time in the past |
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Networks |
A group of people who are connected |
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Pitfalls |
A problem or difficulty that is likely to happen in a particular job, course of action or attitudes e.g. She was well aware of the potential pitfalls of running a business |
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Outstanding balance |
Amount of money paid regularly to pay back money you have borrowed (saldo insoluto 😐) |
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Conspicuous consumption |
The act of buying a lot of things especially expensive things that are not necessary in order to impress other people and show them how rich you are |
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Contentment |
The state of being happy and satisfied e.g. He finds contentment in his work |
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Pop up |
A window containing ads that suddenly appears on a computer screen, especially when you are on the internet |
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Advertising revenue |
Money obtained from publicity |
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Prospects |
The possibility that something Will happen e.g. the employment prospects in the technology sector are specially good right now |
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Seamstress |
Woman whose Job is showing and making clothes |
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Retail |
The sale of goods in shops to customers for their own use and not for selling to anyone else |
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Attachment |
A situation In which part of the money someone earns or Money that is owed to them is taken by a court of law and used to pay their debts |
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Rags |
An even organized by students every year in order to make money for people in needs |
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Debt |
A sum of money that a person or organization owes |
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Bid(ders) |
Price offered to buy something such as goods, property, shares or bonds |
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Hassle |
Something that is Annoying Because it causes problems or is it difficult thing to do |
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Auction |
A public meeting Where land, buildings, paintings, etc are sold to the person Who offers the most Money for them |
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Online auction |
A type of website In which you can sell things to the person Who offers the highest Price |
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Fund-raising events |
The activity of collecting money for specific purpose especially in order to help people Who are ill |
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Network |
System of lines to Connect several computers Together so that they can share information |
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Endorsement |
An expression of formal Support or approval for someone or something |
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Garment |
Piece of clothing e.g. the Fashion garment Industry |
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Nugget |
Small Piece of valuable metal found in the earth for example gold |
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Riverbed |
The ground at the bottom Of The River |
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Mug |
A cup used to drink coffee or tea |
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Discernment |
Ability to make good judgements about People or about Art, music, etc |
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Bank balance |
The amount of money someone has In Their Bank account |
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Shortcomings |
Fault or weakness that makes someone or something less successful on effective than they should be |
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Mutiny |
To refuse obey the person Who is in charge and try to take control |
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At the expense of |
If someone or something is done at the expense of something or someone Else It is only achieved by doing something that could harm the other person or Thing |
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Safe bet |
An action or situation that is likely to be successful or does not involve match risk |
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Shopaholic |
Someone who loves to go shopping and buys lots of things they May not need |
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Interest |
The extra money that you must Pay when you borrow money |
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A nest egg |
Amount of money that you have saved so that you can use it for something special in the Future |
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On impulse |
Sudden strong Desire to do something without thinking about whether it is a sensible thing to do |
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On the financial Front |
En el frente Financiero |
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Sound investment |
A rational, sensible investment |
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A Hearing |
Meeting of the Court of Law or official organization to find out the facts about something |
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A must-have item |
Something that is essential to have or obtain |
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A treat |
An event or item that is out of the ordinary and gives grate pleasure |
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Shack |
Small building that has not been built very well |
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Rainy Day |
To save something specially Money for a time when you Will need it |
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Staple |
Main product that is produced in a country |
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At the point of sale |
Place or Shop where a product is sold |
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Spree |
Short period of Time when you do a lot of one activity specially spending Money of drinking alcohol |
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Write into Memory |
You go Deep in your Memories |
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Create a mental image |
Bring images to Mind |
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Image to Mind |
Dive into Memory |
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Grab attention |
Succeed in Getting something specially by the Being quicker or by Being the best at something |
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Adopt an approach |
Start using a particular idea, plan or method |
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Overt |
Not hidden or Secret for example they have given overt Support to the new scheme |
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Uplift |
Make someone feel happier or more hopeful |
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Way up the ladder |
Series of steps you succeed in and move up to higher or better position |
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Damp |
Something that is slightly wet often in an unpleasant way or When It should Be Dry |
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Toddler |
Very Young child who is learning to Walk |
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Highly regarded |
To think something is very good |
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Hard hitting |
Make criticism in a very strong, honest, Direct way this Word shows you approve this type of criticism |
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Skilled at |
Having the ability or experience to do something |
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Shorten |
Become shorter or make something shorter |
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Watertight |
An argument that is so good that no One can find anything wrong with it |
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Develop a thin skin |
To not Care If people criticize you |
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Keep up with the joneses |
To compare yourself with Friends and neighbors |
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Bite the bullet |
Start dealing with an unpleasant situation Because you cannot avoid it Any longer |
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Get through Money like water |
Waste a lot of money |
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Down Market |
Down Market goods or Services are cheap and not of very good Quality |
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Más Market |
Designed for sale to wide Range of people as possible |
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Up Market |
Designed for Or used by people who have a lot of money |
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Worn out |
Physically tired |
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Well off |
Having a lot of money |
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Run Down |
Tired and unhealthy |
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Fed up |
Annoyed or bored |
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Hard up |
Without much money |
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Burn out |
Mentally exhausted from working too hard |
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One off |
Happening only once, for example I don't think the problem is one off |
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Build up |
With Lots of buildings |
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Frugally |
Economically, living simply, for example, the more frugally You Live The quicker You can do it |
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Rampant |
If something Bad such as crime ir disease is rampant, There is a lot of it and it can be very difficult to control, for example, abuse of Power among senior officials is said to be rampant |
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Enticing |
Something that attracts or interest you a lot For example It was a Hot day and the water looked enticing |
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Throwaway (society) |
Used To talk about Modern society In which products Are Not made to Last long time |
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Sore |
A Part of your body that is soaring is in Pain Because of an infection or Because you Used a muscle too much |
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Slavish |
Obeying, supporting or copying someone completely, Used To Show disapproval For example she shows slavish devotion to her job |
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Scatty |
Someone Who forgets or loses things Because they Are Not sensible or practical |
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Bubbly |
Always Happy, friendly and eager to do Things |
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In the red |
To owe More money than you have |
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Likeable |
Someone pleasant and Easy to live with |
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Mugs |
Person Who doesn't realize that They are Being Tricked or treated badly For example, only a mug would pay those prices |
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Mean |
Not wanting to spend Money Or Not wanting to use much of something |
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Rub off |
When person Transfers you Quality or feeling For example, hopefully her enthusiasm Will rub off on the Rest of the Team |
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Use up |
Use All of something |
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Pay off |
Give someone all The money you owe them |
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Draw conclusions |
To decide that particular fact or Principle is true according to the information you have been given |
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Boost |
To increase something such as a Production, sales or prices |
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Ripped off |
Charge someone too much money for something or sell someone a product that is faulty |
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Treble |
Become three Times bigger in amount, size or number |
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Yearn |
Have a strong Desire for something specially something that is difficult or Impossible to get |
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Pull out |
To return to the road To Drive over to different Parts of the road in order to get past a vehicle in front of you |
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Clutter up |
Fill a room with too many things so it looks very untidy |
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Miss out |
To not have the chance to do something that you Enjoy and that would be good for you |
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Sip |
To drink some things like taking small mouthfuls |
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Browse |
Look at the goods in a Shop without wanting to buy particular a Thing |
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Keep up with |
Meet a friend regularly so that you don't forget each other |
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Recoil |
Feel dislike of a particular situation That you want to avoid |
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Get somebody Down |
Make someone feel unhappy and tired |
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Swell |
Increase in amount or number |
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Till you Drop |
Until You are too tired to continue doing something |
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Fall for |
Start Loving something or someone Be Tricked To Believe in something that is not true |
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Ran out of Cash |
To use money you have and not have any of it left |
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Go on a spree |
Shop without thinking about the consequences |
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Economize |
Reduce the amount of money |
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Strive |
to fight for a Cause |
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Set a budget |
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Rummage for |
Search for something among a lot of other things |
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Embroiderer |
Decorate clothes with design Colors stitches |
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Fall behind |
To pay late and in consequence pay more money |
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Pay online |
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Hitch hike |
To travel to places by getting free rides from drivers of passing cars |
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Outdo |
To be better or more successful than someone else at doing something |
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Pitch |
To throw something with a lo of force |
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On behalf |
Instead of someone, as representative |
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Be taken in |
Ro be allowed to stay somewhere To be decieved by somebody |
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Give out |
To tell people information especially officially To give something to a lot of people |
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Talk down to |
To talk someone as if they are less intelligent than you To persuade someone to reduce a price |
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Settle down |
To become calm and quiet To start living or working somewhere with the intention of staying there |
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To scrimp |
Spend money when necessary and to save as much as much as you can |
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Skip |
Not to do something that you usually do or that you should do |
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Emulate |
Imitate |
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Hoarding |
A large board fixed on a wall outside on which large ads are shown |
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Bill boards |
A large sign used for advertising |
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Pundits |
People who are asked to give their opinion publicly of a situation or object (expert) |
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Far-fetched |
Unlikely to have happened, not true |
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Level-headed |
Calm and sensible in making judgments or decisions |
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Self-centered |
Paying too much attention to yourself that you don't notice what is happening to other people |
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Long-term |
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Mass produced |
Produced in large amounts using machinery, so that each object is the same an can be sold cheaply |
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Self-made |
Man or woman who has become rich and successful by their own efforts |
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Last-minute |
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Long-standing |
Having continued or existed for a long time |
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Airtight |
Not allowing air to get in or out |
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So-called |
Used to describe someone or something that has been given a name that you think is wrong |
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Quick-witted |
Able to think and understand things quickly |
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Hard-up |
You don't have much money |
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Run-down |
In a very bad condition |
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