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30 Cards in this Set
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to savour |
to enjoy |
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part and parcel |
the main thrust of sth |
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senile |
old |
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lest |
in order to avoid sth |
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to covet |
to want something very much, especially something that someone else has |
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to empower |
to give necessary power to do sth |
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to engender |
to cause |
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multiplicity |
a large quantity, number |
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to tame |
to control, domesticate |
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painstakingly |
with great determination |
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to soar |
to rise, go up |
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to soar too high |
to expectto achieve more than one is able to |
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extortionate |
exorbitant |
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ploy |
a slightly dishonest method used to try to achieve something |
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to tie in with |
agree with |
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to befriend sbd |
to become friends |
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to chivvy sbd into |
to urge sbd to do sth annoyingly |
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despair |
lack of any hope |
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platitude |
something that is boring because it has been said many times before, cliche |
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to fathom |
to comprehend, to understand fully |
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vanity |
self-centerness, shallowness |
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to overhaul |
to examine and do the necessary repairs |
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to egg sbd on to do sth |
to urge, encourage sbd to do sth |
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likewise |
similiary |
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ambience |
atmosphere |
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ambient |
surrounding |
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haphazard |
random |
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to coin |
to create |
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coinage |
new words, expressions |
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university-bound students |
choosing a particular career |
