Vocabulary ( Intermediate)-1

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hold the microphone in a firm grip

Back 1

قبضة محكمة

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the child looked enchanting in a blue captivating dress

Back 2

يأسر

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an enthralling experience

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extremely interesting

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I was entranced by the sweetness of her voice

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fascinating

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a bewitching smile

Back 5

فاتنة

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a captivating smile

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an absorbing hobby

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enjoyable= interesting

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a riveting performance

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أداء مثير للإعجاب fascinating

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gripping detective novel

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very exciting تشدك تمسكك

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take your mind off it by engrossing yourself in a gripping novel

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very interested that you do not notice any else. دماغ ملحوسة

Hint 9

he has been engrossed in conversation with her all night.

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Britain's friends and foes

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أعداء

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the old superstition that

walking under a ladder is unlucky

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خرافة ( يؤمن بالخرافات superstitious)

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He came gingerly down the stairs, and felt his way along the dark tunnel

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carefully بحذر و تحرك بطيء

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a tortoise is a shelled reptile famed for its slowness and longevity. it need to be tended carefully in cool climate and must have a warm place in which they can hibernate.

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طول العمر / تراعي أو تربي.

تنام البيات الشتوي.

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after a year, she had attained her ideal weight.

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وصلت لمستوي معين

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from a misty view

Back 15

من وجهة نظر ضبابية

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many tunnels are damp, so put some waterproofs on and have a torch to hand

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الأنفاق مرطبة ، ألبس معطف ضد المية و شيل كشاف في أيدك

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The sky's a bit overcast; I think it's going to rain.

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[very cloudy] مغيمة

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aurban hair

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شعر بني محمر

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a baby with round chubby cheeks.

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خدود مكلبظة و مزنهرة

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plump person

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متختت (مدملك كده)

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short stout neck.

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a stout rotorcraft.

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هليكوبتر قوية/متينة

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very scruffing and Missy looking

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مبهدل

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he's got a crew cut and moustache, and has a chubby face.

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شعره محلوق قصير

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she was shrewd enough to guess who was responsible

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دماغها ذكية

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gifted / brainy / talented

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daft / dumb

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غبي

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dim / silly

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a cunning/crafty opponent.

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دماغه حلوة في الخباثة و المكر و الخداع (اوسيم)

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sly

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I was too wound up to sleep

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stressed out متوتر و مشدود

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I wound up with bulimia

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Belal and Alaa wound up marrying and staying together.

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انتهي بهم المطاف

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she's very down to earth

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شخصية عملية

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sensible

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gregarious

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sociable

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he is also liable to be arrogant, crafty and quarrelsome

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مغرور و مخادع و مجادل

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argumentative

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it would be discourteous to ignore his message

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rude

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ill mannered

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laid back attitude

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هادي صعب يتعصب ، عبيدة

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even tampered متزن مزاج

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I'd have asked more questions, but I didn't want to seem inquisitive/nosy

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بسأل كتير! ~

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enquiring +

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he was a bit brusque to his critics

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فظ، رخم مع منتقديه

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blunt / abrupt / curt

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protagonist is a bumbling eccentric

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بطل الرواية متلعثم غريب الأطوار

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peculiar

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nice to be thrifty and not stingy / tight fisted / miserly

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اقتصادي ،مدبر مش ماسك أو مضيقها أو بخيل

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~ a very obstinate man indeed

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stubborn/ pig headed عنيد بدماغ وسخة ~

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+ determined man

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+ assertive, frank and unconventional character.

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حازم ، دغري و غير تقليدي

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~ bossy / aggressive

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shrewd bright clever sharp able gifted talented brainy (informal)

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دماغ حلوة

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intelligent.

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simple! silly brainless daft dumb dim thick

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غبي

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foolish

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cunning crafty sly

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شغالة في الخباثة و المكر

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~ blunt abrupt brusque curt

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رخم و غتت

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frank direct open دغري

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She's as hard as nails.

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[no sympathy for others

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He's a nasty piece of work.

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مش آمين ، بتاع مشاكل و غير مرحب بيه

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he was actually very clever because he had his head screwed on

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(be sensible, informal) عملى

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if you have a head for heights and a working pair of legs, you can climb the tower 🗼

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[ not suffer from vertigo]

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he had inherited a good head for figures

Back 48

good at maths حلو في الحساب

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above all the world current threats, it's a virus that stands head and shoulders above all others

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[much better than)

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his motivation letter makes him stand head and shoulders above other applicants.

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it doesn't help that he's got a head like a sieve

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bad memory ذاكرة سمكية/ غربال

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she is a bit of an odd-ball.

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[peculiar, strange

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My politics are very middle-of-the-road.

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[very normal; no radical ideas; neither left- nor right-wing]

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she's more than just a casual acquaintance، right?

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حد معرفة

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she still idolises him to some degree. however I can't stand/ loathe him.

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بتعبده / بكرهه

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the opposite of ( respect / look up to)

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( despise /look down on)

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I've fallen out with my parents again. we always don't see eye to eye.

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[had arguments].

[often argue/disagree]

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Let's try and make it up.

Back 57

[be friends again after a row/quarrel]

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shed

Back 58

البخشة بتاع أدوات الحديقة

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small building separated from the house usually for storing garden tools

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cellar & basement

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قبو / جراج

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room below ground level.

cellar: no windows, used for storing things.

basement :with windows, for living/working.

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atic/ loft

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space in the roof of a house used for storing things مكان ع السطح للتخزين

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; it can also be converted into an extra living space with stairs leading up to it (attic/loft conversion)

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landing

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المكان المدخل للدور الفوقاني بعد طلعة السلم

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flat area at the top of a staircase

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porch

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covered area before an entrance door

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terrace or patio

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القعدة الحلوة بتاع الجنينة

paved area between house and garden for sitting and eating, etc.

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⚠️ terraced house 🏡 : joined to several houses to form a row

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I bumped/ my head against the cupboard door and got a bruise.

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اتخبطت

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I banged my head against the cupboard door and got a bruise.

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He tripped and fell down and grazed her knee this morning.

Back 65

اتزحلق و خربش

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your cup’s chipped.

Back 66

اتكسرت

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there’s been a power cut.

Back 67

الكهربا قطعت

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The door handle’s come off \

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مقبض الباب وقع

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The door handle’s fallen off.

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I’ve mislaid my memory stick. Have you seen it anywhere?

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put it somewhere and can’t find it

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I’m afraid I’ve dented your car

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scratched

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I’ve inadvertently locked myself out of my apartment.

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بدون قصد قفلت عليا ومعييش مفتاح

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A tornado swept through the islands yesterday.

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اجتاحت العاصفة

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The youngest children start their education in a crèche

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حضانة

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it is compulsory for students to take/do/sit an end-of-year exam or resit an exam

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اجراء

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blended learning.

Back 75

تعليم مختلط من اونلاين و اوفلاين

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using a mix of classroom and online

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their dissertation might be worth another 60 credits.

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[long piece of writing] اطروحة او مقالة علمية

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52 workers were made redundant in the resulting cuts.

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زائد عن الحاجة & تم الإستغناء عنهم أو تسريحهم

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be laid off (more informal than ‘made redundant’)

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he went to his bank manager and put forward a business plan to sell custom-built computers on the Internet.

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طرح خطة عمل لبيع كمبيوترات مصممة خصيصا للعملاء

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our order books were full.

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قايمة الحجوزات

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Going forward,

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going into the future

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Any solution will have to be rolled out at a massive scale

Back 81

أى حل لا بد من طرحه على نطاق واسع

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هذا هو السرد الذي يتم طرحه غالبا

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that's the narrative that very often gets rolled out

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This is a potter – she’s throwing a pot – her type of art is called pottery.

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خزاف للفخار

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her plots and romantic novels all with a historical setting.

Back 83

إطار تاريخي

قصصها

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it is interesting to compare the opening passage from her latest book with an extract from the first chapter of my plot.

Back 84

مقطع افتتاحى.

مقتطف.

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It got rave reviews in the papers today.

Back 85

got very enthusiastic comments

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My mother loves film soundtracks

Back 86

موسيقي المسرحيات و الافلام

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I love spicy food, especially curries - the hotter the better! My sister prefers mild curries.

Those cakes are too sugary for me. They have a sickly taste.

__

They had some delicious savoury snacks at the party. They were very moreish.The breakfast buffet was very poor quality: the coffee tasted bitter and the fruit juice was sour.The food on the plane was bland and tasteless - it was like eating cardboard!

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flavours and tastes

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This butter has gone off. I think we should throw it out.

Back 88

زبدة باظت خالص

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I’m afraid this mango is a bit unripe. They’re not really in season at the moment.

Back 89

غير ناضجة . مش فى موسمها

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British cooking can be very stodgy.

Back 90

[heavy, hard to digest]

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They often cater for vegetarians

Back 91

بيقدموا الطعام / بيلبوا

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à-la-carte

Back 92

حسب الطلب ... طلب مخصوص

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ordering à-la-carte

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Be sure to keep a bit of room for some pudding

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desserts are often called pudding

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The landscape consists largely of barren plains

Back 94

الى حد كبير من السهول القاحلة

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thermal springs and geysers

Back 95

thermal springs

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foot, ridge, peak,summit, glacier [river of ice]

Back 96

Words connected with mountains

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gorge

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[valley with verysteep sides

واد سحيق

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nature reserves

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محميات

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environmentally friendly or ecologically sound.

Back 99

سليم بيئيا

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People aim to reduce their carbon footprint by using cars less

Back 100

اثر

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Alexandria is the second-largest metropolis in the Republic.

the city was besieged by the English.

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حوصرت , طوقت

حاضرة مدينة عاصمة

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an imposing 19th-century building

Back 102

مبني مهيييييب

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It regularly puts on adventurous exhibitions by contemporary artists which are well worth a visit.

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يقام بانتظام معارض مغامرات لفنانين معاصرين تستحق الزيارة.

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residential districts overlook the picturesque harbour

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أحياء سكنية تطل على مرفأ خلاب

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the slums of London

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عشوائيات

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vandalism

Back 106

تخريب الممتلكات العامة

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pointless destruction of property

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bustling city

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صاخبة

Hint 107

lively city