Week 5

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to see eye to eye on everything

to be like two peas in a pod

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to be very similar or the same

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to be like chalk and cheese

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to be completely different

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hand over fist

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to make or lose money very rapidly

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mortgage

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a legal agreement by which a bank or similar organization lends you money to buy a house, etc., and you pay the money back over a particular number of years; the sum of money that you borrow

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sartorial

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relating to clothes, especially men’s clothes, and the way they are made or worn

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miserly /a miser

penny-pinching (inf.)

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hating to spend money, unwilling to spend money (2)

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to be hard up

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having very little money, especially for a short period of time (informal)

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poverty-stricken

broke (inf.)

skint

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extremely poor, with very little money

having no money (3)

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stingy (inf.)

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mean, ungenerous

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idle

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not working hard (people)

not in use (machines, factories)

without work (people

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wage

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a regular amount of money that you earn, usually every week, for work or services

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fine

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a sum of money that must be paid as punishment for breaking a law or rule

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trust fund

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money that is controlled for somebody by an organization or a group of people:

She set up a ... for her children.

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to draw up a contract

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to prepare and write a contract

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to negotiate a price

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to discuss and agree a price

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to liaise with someone

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to work together to keep each other informed about what is happening

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to oversee

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to make sure that the job is done properly

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to delegate

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to give someone duties or responsibilities to act on your behalf

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landmark

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something, such as a large building, that you can see clearly from a distance and that will help you to know where you are

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to redeem

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to make somebody/something seem less bad:

The excellent acting wasn't enough to ... a weak plot.

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deprived

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not having the things that are necessary for a pleasant life, such as enough money, food, or good living conditions: She had a .... childhood/comes from a ... background.

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shantytown

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an area in or on the edge of a city, in which poor people live in small, very cheaply built houses

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sprawling city

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opposite: compact city

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to venture

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to risk going somewhere or doing something that might be dangerous or unpleasant, or to risk saying something that might be criticized: She rarely ... outside, except when she went to stock up on groceries at the corner shop.

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stodgy

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... food is heavy and unhealthy, sometimes in an unpleasant way

(informal)

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reward (for)

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something given in exchange for good behaviour or good work, etc.

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eyesore

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an unpleasant or ugly sight in a public place: They think the new library building is an ....

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hood

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Kaputze

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to dilute

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to make a liquid weaker by mixing in something else: ... the juice (with water) before you drink it.

to reduce the strength of a feeling, action, etc.: These measures are designed to ... public fears about the product's safety.

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over the moon

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to be very pleased, very happy

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to account

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to think of someone or something in the stated way: She was ... a genius by all who knew her work.

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notorious

infamous

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famous for something bad (2)

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meticulousl

meticulousness

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very careful and with great attention to every detail:
Many hours of ... preparation have gone into writing the book.

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kerb

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the edge of a raised path nearest the road

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to irate

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very angry: We have received some ... phone calls from customers.

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conscientious

conscientiousness

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putting a lot of effort into your work

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demeaning

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causing someone to become or feel less respected: That advertisement is ... to women.

[+ to infinitive] It was very ... to be criticized in front of all my colleagues.

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to vent

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to express a negative emotion in a forceful and often unfair way:

Please don't shout - there's no need to ... your frustration/anger/rage/spleen on me.

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even-handed

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treating everyone fairly and equally

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to leap

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to make a large jump or sudden movement, usually from one place to another: He ... out of his car and ran towards the house.

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scoop

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a story or piece of news discovered and published by one newspaper before all the others: The paper managed to secure a major ... and broke the scandal to the world.

Glacelöfel

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sound

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in good condition: his body is quite ...

showing good judgement: ... advice

complete: How ... is her knowledge of the subject?

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to gamble

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to risk money

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dogsbody

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a person who has to do all the boring or unpleasant jobs that other people do not want to do

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to maintain

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to continue to have

to keep in good condition

to express firmly your belief that something is true

to provide someone with food and whatever is necessary for them to live on

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pretentious

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trying to appear or sound more important or clever than you are, especially in matters of art and literature: a .... art critic

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to establish

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to abolish

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to end an activity or custom officially: I think bullfighting should be ...

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tacky (inf.)

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of cheap quality or in bad style: The shop sold ... souvenirs and ornaments.

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libel

libellous

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a piece of writing that contains bad and false things about a person: She threatened to sue the magazine for ...

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writ

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a legal document from a law court that tells you that you will be involved in a legal process and explains what you must do: There have been at least seven ... issued against him for late payment of bills.

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swift

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happening or moving quickly or within a short time, especially in a smooth and easy way: The local police took ... action against the squatters.

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to have someone in stitches

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to make someone laugh so hard they get a sharp pain in their side

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to crack someone up

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they do or say something very funny that makes you laugh a lot

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to chuckle

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to laugh quietly

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to snigger

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to laugh quietly in a disrespectful way

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an infectious laugh

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laugh that makes other people laugh

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to cackle

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to laugh like a witch

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irreverent sense of humour

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to laugh at things that are respected

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self-deprecating sense of humour

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to laugh at yourself

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deadpan

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when you appear serious and are hiding the fact you are joking

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to take the mickey out of someone

to take the piss out of someone (impolite)

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to make fun of someone

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reverence

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a feeling of respect or admiration for someone or something: She has/shows/feels great ... for her professors.

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gruesome

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extremely unpleasant and shocking, and usually dealing with death or injury: The newspaper article included a ... description of the murder.

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contempt

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a strong feeling of disliking and having no respect for someone or something: At school she had complete ... for all her teachers.

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insatiable

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too great to be satisfied

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to loathe

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to hate someone or something

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slaughter

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the killing of animals for meat: The geese are being fattened for ....

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spite

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a feeling of anger towards another person that makes someone want to annoy, upset, or hurt them, especially in a small way: He's the sort of man who would let down the tyres on your car just out of/from ...

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ridicule

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unkind words or actions that make someone or something look stupid: She was treated with scorn and ... by her colleagues when she applied for the job.

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earthy

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direct and possibly offensive

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side-splitting

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very funny

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obstinate

obstinacy

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refusing to change your opinion, way of behaving, unreasonably determined:

He can be very ... at times.

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to grind your teeth

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at night when you push your teeth together

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nosy / nosiness

inquisitive / inquisitiveness

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overly curious:

She was complaining about her ... parents.

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sieve

colander

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a tool consisting of a wood, plastic, or metal frame with a wire or plastic net attached to it. You use it either to separate solids from a liquid, or you rub larger solids through it to make them smaller

Löchersieb

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to fill someone on in sth

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to tell smb what has happened

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fringe

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Fransel

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saffron

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Safran

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irreverent

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not showing the expected respect for official, important, or holy things:

an ... comment/approach/attitude

... thoughts

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pin

needle

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a small thin piece of metal with a point at one end, especially used for temporarily holding pieces of cloth together

a thin metal pin, used in sewing, that is pointed at one end and has a hole called an eye at the other end for thread

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owing to

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because of

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perspiration

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polite word for sweat

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axiom

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a statement or principle that is generally accepted to be true, but need not be so: It is a widely held ... that governments should not negotiate with terrorists.

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to confess

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to admit that you have done something wrong or something that you feel guilty or bad about: [+ that] She ... to her husband that she had sold her wedding ring.

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misdeed

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an act that is criminal or bad: She's been making up for her past ... by doing a lot of voluntary work.

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to ogle something/someone

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to scrutinize

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to examine something very carefully in order to discover information: He ... the men's faces carefully/closely, trying to work out who was lying.

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to bestow fame on somebody

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to give something as an honour or present: The George Cross is a decoration that is ... upon/on British civilians for acts of great bravery.

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like a lamb to the slaugther

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innocent (idiom)