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abhor |
to hate, to abominate
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abrupt(ly)
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sudden(ly), in a sudden manner, not prepared
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abyss
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a deep or infinite chasm or gorge
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accomplished
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skilled, expert
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ache
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a dull pain
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acquaint
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be acquainted with somebody. to know somebody you've met before
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acquit
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to free / clear somebody from a legal charge, declare innocent
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acronym
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a word formed from the first letter of a group of words
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act upon
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proceed in accordance with what something / somebody says
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adjacent
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adjoining, juxtaposed, next
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adorn
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to decorate
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adroit
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displaying physical or mental skill / ability
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advocate
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to defend by argument, to plead in favor of
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alibi
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somebody / something proving so wasn't in the area when a crime occurred
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alleviate
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make pain more bearable (tolerant)
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allow for
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to take something into consideration
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allowance
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amount of money given regularly for a special reason
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aloof
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distant in interest or feeling; reserved
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altercation
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confrontation, vehement quarrel
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amateur
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one who engages an art, science or sport for enjoyment
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amend
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to rectify something, to make something greater, more intense, better
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ammunition
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projectiles, explosives
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answer for
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to be held responsible for something
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appall
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to dismay, to overcome with horror
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apparel
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clothing, outwear, garments
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apprenticeship
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period of time in which you are an apprentice
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array
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splendid attire, clothes
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articulate
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expressing oneself clearly and effectively
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as for
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with regard to, with respect to, concerning
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ascent
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to climb, the act of mounting upward
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ascribe
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to credit or attribute to a cause or source
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aspiration
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a strong desire to have or do something
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assailant
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somebody who attacks others violently; physically or verbally
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assemble
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to put all parts of something together
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assumption
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supposition, presupposition
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astonish
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to amaze somebody to a great degree
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astray
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of the right way into error / away from the right way
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attire
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dress, clothes
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auction
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public meeting to sell land, buildings, etc, to people who offer the most money for them
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austere
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stern, severe, strict, unadorned, grim
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avail
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to be of use, advantage, profit, help
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avert
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to prevent something unpleasant from happening
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aware
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to realize something exists
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awry
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wrong, askew
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back down
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to retreat from a position
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back out
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to fail to keep a promise or one's word
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back up
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to move backwards, to give support
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ball up
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to confuse
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ballad
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a slow romantic song
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ban
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to forbid something from being used or done, usually by law
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bandit
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an outlaw, a brigand, a robber, a highwayman
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banish
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to exile, to expel from a country
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bargain
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to buy something cheaply or for less than its usual price
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barge
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a large, flat bottomed freight boat used on island waters
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barge in
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to enter without invitation or permission
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bark
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speak sharply, sound made by dogs
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barren
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sterile
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bawl out
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to reprimand, to scold
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be about to
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to be at the moment of doing something
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be better off
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to be in a more favorable condition or situation
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be bound to
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to be certain, to be sure to
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be cut of for
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to have the necessary skills or talent for something
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be in charge of
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to manage, to have the responsibility for something
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be in for
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to be about to encounter something unpleasant / find somebody by chance
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be out to
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to be at the moment of doing something
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be up to
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to be busy with something mischievous
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bear
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keep in mind a fact / piece of information that could be useful
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bear down
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to put pressure on, to be severe with
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bear in mind
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remember, keep in one's memory.
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bear on
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to relate to, to have something to do with
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bear out
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to confirm
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bear up
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to resist, to endure
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beat up
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to attack or assault bodily
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beguile
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to delight
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bend over
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bow
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bequeath
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to leave by will, to hand something down by will
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bewilder
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to confuse or puzzle somebody completely
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bid for
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an offer to pay a price for something (at an auction)
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birch
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a tree with smooth bark (outer covering) and thin branches
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bleach
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to make something white or lighter in color
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blunder
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to make a stupid mistake
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blunt
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not sharp, dull
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bold
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daring, courageous, liking risks
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boo
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to express dissatisfaction at a speaker or performer
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book
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to arrange with a hotel / restaurant to go there in the future
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bough
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a large branch
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bounce
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to hit a hard surface
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bound
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a place is out of bounds when you aren’t allowed to go
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braids
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three or more interwoven strands
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brass
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a hard yellow metal
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brazen
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shameless
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breach
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the act of breaking, a rupture
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breakthrough
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discovery, achievement
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bring about
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to cause to happen
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bring out
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reveal
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bring up
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to raise from childhood, to mention a topic
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brink
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an edge at the top of a steep place
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bruise
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a purple mark on your skin because you’ve fallen, been hit
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brush up on
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to review something to refresh one’s memory
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buoyant
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being able to float
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burst out
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to act suddenly
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bush
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wild country not been cleared
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by and by
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in a short time, soon
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call it a day
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to stop working for the rest of the day
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call off
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to cancel
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carcass
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the dead body of an animal
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carry out
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to accomplish, to put something into practice
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casing
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an outer layer of metal, rubber covering, protecting something
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catch up with
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reach the same stage as somebody
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catchy
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easy to remember, that attracts interest
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cater for somebody / something
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to provide a group of people with what they need
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cavity
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empty space, hole
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charge for
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to ask an amount of money as a price
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chat
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an informal talk, conversation
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check in
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a place where you report your arrival, at an airport or a hotel
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check up on
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investigate someone’s background
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cheer up
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to become or make somebody happy
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cherish
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treat with affection, appreciate
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chide
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to reprimand, to reproach
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chilly
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cold enough to make you feel uncomfortable
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choke
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to prevent somebody from breathing because of a clocked throat, or because there is not enough air
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chore
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a boring job you have to do regularly, housework
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chuckle
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to laugh softly in a low tone
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cider
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juice pressed from fruit
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clip
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to cut small amounts of something in order to make it tidier
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cloak
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to deliberately hide facts so people don’t see or understand
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clothe
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to put clothes on your body
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clumsy
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poorly coordinate physically
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cluster
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group, bunch // collect, gather together
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collapse
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disintegrate, break down
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come round to
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change your opinion so you agree with somebody
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come up with
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find or produce an answer
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commend
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to commit to one’s care, recommend,praise
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commotion
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great noise or excitement
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competence
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capable, qualified
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compile
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to collect and reorganize material from different sources
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complicated
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to become intricate, difficult or involved
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comply with
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act in accordance with a command, rule, to obey
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conceal
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to hide
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conceivable
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doable, possible, practicable, workable
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concrete
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cement, sand, small stones and water
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console
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to comfort
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conspicuous
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attracting attention, outstanding
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consume
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eat or drink, ingest
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contingent
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relative, conditional
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counterfeit
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make to look exactly like something else, fake
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crave for
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to desire something greatly (pregnant women have cravings)
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creep into / over / around
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move quietly; avoid attracting attention
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crew
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all the people working on a ship, plane, etc
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crimson
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a deep vivid red
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cripple
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partially disabled or unable to use limb(s)
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crisp
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refreshing
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crumble
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to break into small fragments, to disintegrate
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cryptic
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mysterious, ambiguous
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customary
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something normal because it is the way it is usually done
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customize
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to change something to make it more suitable / special for you
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cut and dried
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predictable, boring
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cut down on
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reduce in size and amount
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dangle
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hang, swing loosely
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decoy
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person / thing used to trick somebody into danger
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decree
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edict, proclamation
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defective
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illogical, inaccurate, having a defect
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defer
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postpone, put off
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defy
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repudiate, recoil from
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delusion
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false conviction
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demeanor
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conduct, manner, way one behaves
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demur
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raise objections, protest
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den
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a room in somebody’s house where they can relax
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density
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number of things / people in a place in relation to its area
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deny
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contradict, negate, opposite to affirm
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deprive
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to take something away, to deny someone something
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desolate
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deserted, abandoned, lonely
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despite
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in spite of, regardless of
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detach
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to disconnect, remove
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detain
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to hold in or as in custody
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detour
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an unusual way of going from one place to another
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devour
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to eat up greedily, ravenously
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dim
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hazy, obscure, blurry
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dip
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a quick bathe
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disabled
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someone who cannot use a part of their body properly
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disarrange
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to make something untidy
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disarray
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confusion, chaos
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discard
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to throw away, to get rid of something unwanted
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disclose
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expose to view, reveal, make known
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disfigure
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to spoil the appearance of something
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dismiss
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to direct or allow to leave, to discharge from service
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dispatch
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relegate to a destination, send on specific business
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disperse
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to scatter
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disposal, dispose of
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the act of getting rid of something hard to get rid of
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distinguish
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to be aware of a difference between two or more people, to perceive as being different or distinct
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divert
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turn from a particular course or route
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divulge
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reveal
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dodge
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to move aside suddenly, to avoid or evade by doing
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downgrade
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lower the status or salary of someone
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download
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discharge, unload, unpack
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downplay
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minimize significance, depreciate, diminish
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downsize
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reduce size
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drag
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to pull something along the ground because it’s too heavy to carry
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drain
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to make liquid flow away from something
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dread
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to be very afraid
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drench
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filled or covered with water or other liquids
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dress up
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to wear formal clothes
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drip
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to produce small drops of liquid
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drought
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period of dry weather when there is not rain
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drown
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to die or kill a person or animal by immersion in water
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drowsy
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sleepy
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dumb
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mute, speechless
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dwell
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to reside, to live as a resident
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dwindle
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grow short, become gradually smaller, shorter
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eccentric
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strange, irregular, out of the ordinary, capricious
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eligible
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qualified to be chosen
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embers
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remains of a fire, ashes of pieces of coal
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enchant
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to please, to delight, bewitch
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end up with
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finish doing something, having something
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endow
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to provide with a source of income
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enhance
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to change for the better, improve
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enlist
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enroll for service, register
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enmity
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hostility, hatred
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escort
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to go with someone to protect or guard them
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estate
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large area of land in the country, one large house / one owner
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eventually
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in the end
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evict
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expel/put out a tenant by legal process
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evolve
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to develop gradually, by evolution
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excel
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surpass, outdo, be very good at something
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excerpt
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a short piece taken from a book, piece of music, etc
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extract
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to draw out, pull out, withdraw, select
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extraneous
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irrelevant, unnecessary
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face up to
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to accept a deal with an unpleasant fact/problem
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fade
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to gradually disappear
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fake
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counterfeit, imitate convincingly
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falsehoods
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fraud, lies
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famine
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an acute and general scarcity of food
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feat
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remarkable achievement involving courage / skill / strength
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features
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parts of something that distinguish it
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fee
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amount of money you pay to a professional for their work
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feeble
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weak, lacking physical or mental strength or health
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feel like
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to have the desire to do/eat something
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fickle
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inconstant, not firm in disposition or character
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first rate
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superb
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flatter
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to be pleased because someone shows you admiration
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flaw
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crack, fault
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flee
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(pt, pp: fled) run away from danger
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flicker
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to burn or shine in a weak unsteady way
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fling
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to turn something over from one side to the other
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flip
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to turn something over from one side to another
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flirt (with somebody)
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to behave towards somebody as if one finds them physically attractive, but without any serious intention of having a relationship
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flounder
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to proceed clumsily
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flow
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to move in a stream
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fold
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to bend paper or cloth so one part covers the other
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footnote
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note at the bottom of the page in a book
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footpath
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a narrow path for people to walk along, trail
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footstep
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the sound made when someone walks a single step
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for good
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terminated permanently
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forage
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food for animals
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foreman
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spokesperson of a jury / a workman in charge
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former
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happening or existing before, but not now
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fragrance
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sweet, agreeable smell
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freckle
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a harmless small brownish patch on somebody’s skin
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frolic
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to play with pranks
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frosty
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extremely cold
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futile
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useless, vain
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gale
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strong wind
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gaping
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deep and wide open
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gauze
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dressing made of loosely woven cotton
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gaze (at)
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to look steadily at somebody or something, in surprise or admiration
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genial
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cheerful and friendly
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get across
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to cause to understand
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get ahead in
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to make progress, to succeed
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get along
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to have a friendly relationship with
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get around
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to avoid, to eliminate
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get away
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to escape
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get away with
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to do something wrong without being punished / to escape punishment or detention
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get by
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to manage to survive financially
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get cold feet
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to be afraid of doing something
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get down to
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to become serious about
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get even with
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to take revenge
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get in
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to enter or board a car
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get off
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to descend from a train, a plane, a bus / to send, to mail / to escape injury in an accident / to leave work with permission / to nearly escape usual punishment
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get on
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to board a bus, a train / to grow old, to age / to mount / to get dressed
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get on one’s nerves
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to irritate, to exasperate
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get on with
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to resume what you were doing, continue
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get out of
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free oneself from obligation, avoid doing something
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get over
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get across, recover from an unpleasant experience
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get over
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to overcome something, to recover from
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get through
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to make one’s way in a crowd
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gills
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respiratory organ of most aquatic animals
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gist
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the essential point of meaning of something
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give away
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reveal a secret, to betray so / to give a present
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give back
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to return
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give by
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to employ, to make use of
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give into
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to surrender, to cede
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give of
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to emit
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give out
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to broadcast, to divulge. to become exhausted
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give up
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to renounce, to abandon, to fail to finish
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glance at
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a quick look
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glaring
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bright, evident
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glide
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to move smoothly / quietly as if no effort was being made
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glimpse
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an incomplete short sight of someone / something
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gloomy
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sad
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go back on
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to fail to keep a promise
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go in for
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to take part in, be interested in, participate in, engage in
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go off
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to explode, to leave, to terminate
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go on
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to continue
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go over
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to repeat, to examine, to be successful
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go through
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to suffer, to experiment hardship
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go through with
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to complete, to finish, to continue
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go upon
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to use as a basis
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goblet
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a drinking vessel
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gorge
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canyon, gap, valley
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gossip
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rumor, report of an intimate nature
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gourmet
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producing or connected with good food and drink
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grab
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to take something roughly and quickly
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grant somebody / something
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give someone something they have asked for. permission
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groan
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to make a long deep sound because you are in pain, upset
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grope
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to search blindly, uncertainty
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gulp
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to swallow something quickly
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hack
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to cut something into pieces roughly or violently
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hand in
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to submit, to deliver something due
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hand out
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to distribute
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handy
|
convenient, useful
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hang around
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to remain idly
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hang back
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to hesitate
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hang onto
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to cling to, to remain attached
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hang together
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to associate, to join
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hang up
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to replace a telephone receiver on its hook
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haughty
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proud and scornful, showing disdain
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haul
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to pull, to drag
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have a go
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to have an occasion to try to do something
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have an ear for
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an ability to recognize / appreciate sounds
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hazard
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something that offers danger
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hazy
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obscure, not clear
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head off
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to intercept
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headline
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title of a newspaper report, printed in large letters
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heal
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a wound / broken bone that grows back together or healthily
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hear from
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to learn about
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hijack
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to use violence or threats to take control of a plane, etc
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hinge
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a joint device
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hit on/upon
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to come upon something by chance
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hoax
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cheat, trick people into believing something
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hoist
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to raise, lift, or pull up something using ropes
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hold a grudge
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to feel rancor at so
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hold off
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to postpone, to abstain
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hold out
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to resist, to persist
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hold out for
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to continue a dispute or struggle for
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hold up
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to delay, to last, to rob, to survive
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homey
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pleasant, like home
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host
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to provide the place / what is needed for an organized event
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hover
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to remain floating, fluttering suspended in the air
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humane
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marked by compassion, sympathy, consideration
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hurl
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to throw with violence, to drive with great force
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husks
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thin outer covering of a seed or fruit
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husky
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strongly built, having or characterized by a rough voice
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identical
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the same, with no difference
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idle
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lazy, not busy
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ill at ease
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uncomfortable, worried in a situation
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illegible
|
unreadable, not decipherable, incomprehensible
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imminent
|
about to occur, impending
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in the long run
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eventually
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inaudible
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soundless
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indelible
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impossible to remove / erase / wash away
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indigenous
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native, aboriginal
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indignant
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shocked or angry
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inedible
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unfit to be eaten
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ineligible
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disqualified by law to be elected
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infantry
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foot soldiers collectively
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inflate
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to fill something with air
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influx
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coming in
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inmate
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resident of prison
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input
|
information, contribution
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inquest
|
investigation
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interpret
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to explain the meaning of, to make understandable
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jeopardy
|
danger of being lost at risk, jeopardize
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join in with
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participate in
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jostle
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to push and shove
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juggle
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to keep three or more objects moving through the air
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jurisdiction
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power / right / authority to interpret, apply the law
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keep out of
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avoid, stay outside of something
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keep up with
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advance at the same pace as others
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kin
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an individual’s relatives
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knock something off
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to be asked to stop doing something = cut it off
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lack
|
not having, missing something
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lag(ged)
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to go too slowly
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lament
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to express sorrow for, to mourn loud
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lapse
|
a period of time, interval, temporary
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latch
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lock
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lay(laid-laid)
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to put something / somebody in a certain position
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lecture
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a talk giving information about a subject to an audience or class
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leotard
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tight-fitting piece of clothing/for exercise/dance
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let off the hook
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to liberate, to let go free
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lie (lay-lain)
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to put oneself in flat, resting position
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lie (lied)
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to say something we know is not true
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limb
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arm or leg, a large branch of a tree
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limp
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to walk slowly and with difficulty because one leg is hurt
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live up to
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achieve what is expected of oneself
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lofty
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very high or tall
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log
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to make an official record of events, facts
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lonesome
|
unhappy, not having friends. place away from others
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look back on
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think about the past
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look down on
|
feel superior to
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look forward to
|
anticipate with pleasure
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look up to
|
admire, regard with respect
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loyalty
|
faithfulness, fidelity
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lull
|
a short period of quietness
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lure
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something used to attract animals so the can be caught
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make a stride
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to make progress
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make out
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to understand
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make out with
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to progress
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make up
|
to invent, to create
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make up for
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compensate for
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melt
|
something solid becomes liquid by the action of heat
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mend
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to repair a tear or hole in a piece of clothing
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mild
|
weather not too cold or wet/pleasantly warm
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mischief
|
behavior intended to cause trouble, prank, trick
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mist
|
thin gray cloud of water droplets condensed in the air
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mock-up
|
full-size model of something to be made / built
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moist
|
slightly wet or damp
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mouth- watering
|
food that looks or smells extremely good
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mow
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to cut grass using a machine with special blades
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muffin
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a small round cake for one person
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mute
|
unable to speak, silent
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myriad
|
innumerable, vast number
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nag
|
insult, complain to somebody in an irritating way
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nameless
|
having no name, not known by name
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nap
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a brief sleep
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nasty
|
disagreeable, unpleasant, causing discomfort
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neglect
|
to not look after somebody or something properly
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nursery
|
an infant’s bedroom
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odds
|
chance in favor of something
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offensive
|
attack, causing resentful displeasure
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offspring
|
progeny , children / young of a particular parent
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on edge
|
nervous, irritable, anxious
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on show
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to be shown to the public
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ore
|
rock / earth from which metal can be obtained
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outcome
|
a consequence, result
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outfit
|
the gear / clothes or equipment for a special purpose
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outlay
|
an amount expended
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outlet
|
an organization through which products are sold
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outlook
|
your general attitude to life and the world
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outrage
|
something that strongly offends feelings; malicious
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outreach
|
being transcendent
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outskirts
|
the surrounding area of a town, city
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outspoken
|
expressing opinions even if not popular to do so
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overdue
|
something that should have happened / been done time ago
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overexposed
|
exposed for too long, too exposed
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overwhelm
|
flow over the top / use superior strength of force
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pace
|
the speed at which you walk or run
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packet
|
small container made of paper with things in it
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paralegal
|
legal executive
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parcel
|
object wrapped in paper to be sent by mail
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partition
|
barrier, division, separation, wall
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pass over
|
(passive) if you pass someone over for a job
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paw
|
the foot of an animal that had claws
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pebble
|
a small stone
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peril
|
great danger of being harmed or killed
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perilous
|
dangerous, risky, hazardous
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perish
|
die, be destroyed untimely, spoil, deteriorate
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peruse
|
to examine by reading, to scrutinize
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pew
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one of long seats in a church
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pickpocket
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someone who steals things from people’s pockets
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pierce
|
to make a hole, to perforate
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pinch
|
to squeeze between the thumb and forefingers
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plaudits
|
expression of approval
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plead
|
to ask for something you want very much emotionally
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pleat
|
to make a lot of flat narrow folds in a piece of cloth
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pledge
|
firm promise / agreement made publicly or officially
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plough
|
tool for breaking up, turning over, cutting soil
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plump
|
chubby, fat
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point out
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to indicate
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pond
|
a small body of water
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ponder
|
to consider carefully
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pose
|
raise a question, as for a portrait / picture
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potable
|
not poisonous
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potent
|
powerful, having authority or influence
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pour
|
to rain heavily without stopping
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precedent
|
going before time, antecedent, that precedes
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precipitate
|
cause to happen quickly or abruptly, to accelerate
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presumption
|
pomposity, pretension
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prevalent
|
widely accepted, widespread
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prick
|
punch, puncture, perforate
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profess
|
to lay claim to, pretend to, affirm, declare openly
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promote
|
raise to a higher position
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prompt
|
being ready and quick to act, punctual
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prone
|
susceptible, likely to be affected
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prostrate
|
stretched out with face on the ground, flat
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pull together
|
collaborate
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pursue
|
keep doing/trying to achieve something over and over
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put across
|
to communicate effectively
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put away
|
to put something in the place where it is usually kept
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put down
|
criticize so, front/pay part of something, to write
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put off
|
to postpone, to delay
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put out
|
to extinguish a fire
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put through
|
connect someone to someone else on the phone
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put up with
|
tolerate
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quaint
|
charming, attractive in an old fashioned way
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query
|
question asked to get information
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quibble
|
find fault, object
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|
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rare
|
not found or seen very often, scarce; not cooked
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rate
|
the speed at which something happens over a period of time
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ratio
|
proportion
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rattle
|
to make a series of clattering, knocking sounds
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rattled
|
used, angry
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|
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rebate
|
amount of money paid back to you if you´ve paid too much tax, rent, etc
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|
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reckless
|
worthless, lack of thought about danger
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|
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reclaim
|
to officially ask for something to be given back to you
|
|
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recollect
|
to be able to remember something
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|
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reliable
|
dependable, to be trustworthy
|
|
|
remnant
|
vestige of something
|
|
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repeal
|
abolish, revoke formally and officially
|
|
|
resent
|
to feel / show displeasure or indignation at
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restriction
|
limiting / controlling freedom of somebody / something
|
|
|
resumption
|
act of beginning again
|
|
|
revert to
|
to go back to a state
|
|
|
revive
|
to come/bring somebody back to life
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|
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rid / get rid of
|
throw away something your don’t want or use
|
|
|
rip
|
to cut, to tear apart
|
|
|
ripples
|
undulations
|
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rivulet
|
a small stream of water
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|
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rotten
|
affected by rot or decay / unpleasant, unfortunate
|
|
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rove
|
to wander over / through, ramble, roam
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|
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rubble
|
a mass of stone or bricks from a destroyed building
|
|
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ruffles
|
strips of pleated fabric used for decoration
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|
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run across
|
to encounter, find by chance
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run out of
|
have none left
|
|
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run up against somebody / something
|
to deal with unexpected problems
|
|
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sag(ged)
|
flabby, droop hanging downward
|
|
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sage
|
judicious, prudent, wise
|
|
|
sample
|
a part of something examined to find out something about the whole
|
|
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saucer
|
a small shallow dish for holding a cup
|
|
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savor
|
to enjoy with appreciation
|
|
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scald
|
to burn with boiling liquid
|
|
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scan
|
to read fast to find some information, fast movement
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|
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scanty
|
small, barely sufficient
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scatter
|
disperse, break up
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scent
|
a pleasant smell that something has
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scoff at
|
mock, jeer, scorn, disdain
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|
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scope for
|
the opportunity to do or develop something
|
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scorch
|
to burn slightly
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scratch
|
a cut on a surface
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scruple
|
point of conscience / honor
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|
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scurrilous
|
vulgar
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secluded
|
Private / quiet place a long way from others, private
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see off
|
say good bye
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|
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semblance
|
outward, appearance, likeness, image
|
|
|
send away for
|
write to ask for
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|
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sentry
|
a sentinel
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|
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sequel
|
book/film/play that continues a story
|
|
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serene
|
quiet, calm, tranquil, peaceful
|
|
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set aside
|
to separate and reserve something, specially money, for a special purpose
|
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sham
|
fraud, charade
|
|
|
shatter
|
to break up into pieces, spread, scatter
|
|
|
shift
|
a change in the way people think about something
|
|
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shimmer
|
to shine softly with a wavering, flickering light
|
|
|
shiver
|
tremor, shudder caused by fear, cold or illness
|
|
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show off
|
to display, to behave ostentatiously
|
|
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show up
|
to come, to arrive
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|
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shrewd
|
clever, possessing intelligence
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|
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shriek
|
cry loudly
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shrivel
|
to become less intense
|
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shrug
|
to raise one’s shoulders in indifference
|
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shun
|
to avoid somebody / something intentionally
|
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side step
|
to step aside, evade
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|
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signs
|
that by which anything is shown, something that indicates a fact
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|
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site
|
the place where a structure was or is
|
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sketch
|
a simple rough drawing
|
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slender
|
long and thin
|
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slice
|
to cut meat, etc, into thin flat pieces
|
|
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slide
|
to move smoothly over a surface while touching it
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|
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slip
|
a small mistake / to lose stability
|
|
|
slippers
|
light low shoes
|
|
|
smash
|
to break (something) into pieces suddenly, noisily, and violently .to shatter
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smear
|
to overspread with something sticky, oily
|
|
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soar
|
ascend suddenly above the usual level, fly / glide high
|
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spark off
|
to be the cause of trouble or violence
|
|
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spill
|
liquids that flow over the edge or a container
|
|
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stack
|
to pile up large quantify of something
|
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stage
|
raised floor in a theater or which plays are performed
|
|
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stale
|
old and not fresh
|
|
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stammer
|
speech problems with a lot of pauses/repeat sounds
|
|
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stare at
|
to gaze fixedly and intently
|
|
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startle
|
to surprise provoking so to jump in fright
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step down
|
to leave a top position, to resign
|
|
|
step on
|
to treat severely with discipline
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stick to
|
adhere to, obey
|
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|
stir up
|
to cause anger, to create trouble
|
|
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stoical
|
unaffected by pleasure or pain, impassive
|
|
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story
|
a narration of an event, an anecdote, fable
|
|
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strait
|
a narrow body of water that joins other two but larger
|
|
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stray
|
to deviate from a straight, proper course
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strew
|
to disseminate
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|
|
stride across, into, down
|
to walk quickly with long steps
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strike
|
realize something is important, surprising, bad
|
|
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strive
|
to try very hard
|
|
|
stroll along, across, around
|
to walk somewhere in a relaxed way
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|
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stumble
|
to walk unsteadily, as if intoxicated
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|
|
stun
|
surprise / upset someone so they don’t react immediately
|
|
|
stunt
|
an unusual, spectacular feat
|
|
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sturdy
|
strong, well-made, not easily broken
|
|
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subdue
|
to conquer and subjugate, to bring under control
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submit
|
to obey someone when you have no choice about it
|
|
|
subside
|
decline, descend
|
|
|
subsidize
|
pay part of the cost of something so the buyer pays less
|
|
|
sullen
|
angry, gloomy
|
|
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summit
|
an important, official meeting
|
|
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summon
|
order someone to come to a meeting, a court of law
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|
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suspend
|
to cause to stop temporarily
|
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swallow
|
make food / drink go down your throat
|
|
|
swamp
|
soft, wet, land
|
|
|
sway
|
move from one side to the other, to influence someone
|
|
|
swell
|
become larger than normal because of illness or injury
|
|
|
swerve
|
to turn aside from a straight line or course
|
|
|
sword
|
a hand held weapon with a long, sharp blade
|
|
|
take a shine to
|
to come to like spontaneously
|
|
|
take after
|
resemble s in appearance / character, to look like
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take down
|
to write down, to put down
|
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take for
|
to consider somebody as something
|
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take hold off
|
to grasp, to grip with hands
|
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take in
|
to understand
|
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|
take over
|
assume the control or management of something
|
|
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take something for granted
|
to consider something as true, real; to anticipate correctly
|
|
|
take up
|
deal with/to enter a profession, business, sport
|
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taken aback
|
surprised, disconcerted, startled
|
|
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tangible
|
real, concrete, possible
|
|
|
tap
|
to strike lightly
|
|
|
tear
|
a hole in a piece of cloth, paper / to break something
|
|
|
tease
|
to torment, to disturb, to irritate
|
|
|
teeter
|
to walk / move unsteadily, to be in bad position
|
|
|
think over
|
to consider carefully before deciding
|
|
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thrifty
|
sparing, using economy and good management
|
|
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timely
|
opportune, well timed
|
|
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tiny
|
extremely small
|
|
|
toll
|
tax paid for the use of a road / bridge / sound of a bell
|
|
|
toll-free
|
telephone number and don’t pay for the call
|
|
|
torrent
|
flood, a rushing stream
|
|
|
tow
|
to pull a vehicle along using a rope/chain
|
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trail
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a rough path across open country or forest
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trait
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a distinguished quality, characteristic
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transition
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period of change
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transmit
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to send or cause to go from one person or place to another, to transfer
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treacherous
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dangerous, having a false appearance of safety
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trivial
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lacking importance, significance, or value
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trying
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something that strains one’s powers of endurance, something annoying
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tuition
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teaching in small groups / money paid for lessons
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tumble
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to fall suddenly
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turn off
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to leave
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twig
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a small branch
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twine
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strong string
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ultimate
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better / bigger / worse than other objects the same kind
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undertake
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to take upon oneself as a task, duty
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uneasily
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anxiously, restlessly
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upend
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turn over, knock over
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upgrade
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move up to a higher grade, promote
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uplift
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exalt
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upset
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to disturb / disorder the functions / course of something
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upstage
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surpass
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vanish
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to remove disappear, cease to exit
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venerable
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old, deserving to be treated with respect
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veto(ed)
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to forbid, to refuse consent to something
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vie
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to compete eagerly (passionately) with somebody for something, to contend
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vow
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a serious promise
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wade
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to walk through shallow waters, a river
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wag
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to shake up and down or move from side to side
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wait on
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to serve in a store or restaurant
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walk in on
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catch / surprise someone
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walk out on
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leave / desert someone
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warble
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to sing / whistle with melodic tones
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ward off
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avert, prevent something from harming somebody
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wardrobe
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total collection of clothes
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warn somebody about something
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caution, prevent somebody / something about something bad / dangerous, give advice about danger
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weary
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tired
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weave
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to make cloth by passing threads under and over
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weird
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strange or unusual
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whimper
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to make low crying sounds, to speak in this way
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whims
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caprice, extravagant impulse
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whirlpool
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current of water spinning around / pulling things into
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whisper
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speak / say something quietly, using breath
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wince
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to draw back
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wine
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strong string, to entertain lavishly
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withdraw
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to extract, draw out, pull out
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witty
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amusing, clever
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work out
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to exercise, to develop / devise a plan
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wound
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injury / cut / hole in your skin by a knife, a bullet, etc
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wrangle
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to quarrel (dispute) noisily or angrily, to bicker, to argue
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write off for
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order goods by mail
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writhe |
contort, twist and turn in pain
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yearning
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a persistent desire |
