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48 Cards in this Set
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Keeping fit |
I swim almost every day to keep me fit. |
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To weigh |
I weigh myself on the scale everyday. |
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Trigger |
People spent up to five months on a low-calorie diet of soups and shakes to trigger massive weight loss. |
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Landmark |
The trial is a landmark and has the potential to help millions of patients. |
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Stirred |
A sachet of powder is stirred in water to make a soup or shake. |
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Nutrients |
They contain about 200 calories, but also the right balance of nutrients. |
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Irreversible |
Before we started this line of work, doctors and specialists regarded type 2 as irreversible. |
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grasp the nettle |
But if we grasp the nettle and get people out of their dangerous state, they can get remission of diabetes. |
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intervenes |
A week intervenes between my birthday and Christmas. |
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stabbed |
The chief priestess was stabbed to death, |
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indigenous |
Shintoism is Japan's indigenous religion. |
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fraction |
female priests make up only a tiny fraction of the number. |
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spruced up |
I am all spruced up because I'm heading out to the party. |
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halfway |
I am halfway finished with the first term. |
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dig in |
Dinner is ready. Time to dig in. |
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grow fonder |
Sometimes distance makes the heart grow fonder. |
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reward |
It feels so rewarding to just lay down and do nothing. |
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wrestle with |
The two that I wrestle with are stress and anger. |
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errand |
I have an important errand to run. |
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errand |
I have an important errand to run. |
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growing pain |
I think I'm just going through a growing pain phase. |
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stem from |
The dedication of many start-up employees often stems from school ties. |
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inner peace |
All I can do is find inner peace with myself. |
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stingy |
Don't be so stingy with the salt! Without it your food will taste terrible. |
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stinky |
His farts are deadly stinky. |
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Cliche |
Some people think that women should stay at home; such a cliché/cliche! |
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Better off |
We are much better off than we used to be. |
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Blunt |
To be blunt, you're not that important. |
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Nosy |
I don't mean to be nosy, I just want to know what happened. |
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Self-assured |
She has a lot of self-confidence, she is very self-assured. |
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Get on with |
I can't get on with my boss. |
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Look up to |
Boys often look up to their favorite athletes. |
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Be in touch with |
In case of an emergency, get in touch with my agent. |
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Fall out with |
She often falls out with her neighbors. |
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Grow apart |
I fear if we don't spend enough time together we will eventually grow apart |
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Take after |
She doesn't like to be told that she takes after her father. |
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Close to |
She is very close to me. |
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asset |
Fox's remaining assets, including Fox News and Sports, will form a new company. |
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acquisition |
Disney was "incredibly excited" about the acquisition, and that it was an "opportunity to expand iconic franchises", including Avatar and Star Wars. |
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tip to |
James Murdoch had been widely tipped to be given a senior role at Disney. |
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talk over |
James and I will be talking over the next couple of months. |
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partially |
Hulu is also partially owned by Comcast and Time Warner. |
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integral |
He will be integral to the integration process. |
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spoilt |
Prince Charles is often portrayed as bad-tempered and spoilt. |
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tell off |
If they have made mistakes, they are called into his study and told off. |
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tantrum |
The Prince can get so angry that he has been known to have tantrum. |
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extravagantly |
The Prince also entertains extravagantly at Sandringham. |
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extensively |
He travels abroad extensively, as an ambassador to the UK. |
