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30 Cards in this Set
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Keeping an eye |
Watching closly |
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Clerk |
Office worker |
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Humbug |
Fake |
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Workhouses |
(singular: workhouse) places where people got food and accommodation in return for some work |
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surplus |
excess; too much of something |
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indigestion |
discomfort in the stomach after eating too much food or bad food |
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good heavens! |
a formal or old-fashioned way of expressing surprise; equivalent to 'Wow!' |
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carriage |
a vehicle that's pulled by a horse |
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merriest |
(superlative form of merry; comparative: merrier) happiest |
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warehouse |
very large room where raw materials or manufactured products are stored |
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apprentice |
someone who works in a company to learn their job |
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Christmas Eve |
24 December - the day before Christmas |
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obsessed |
crazy about something; unable to think of anything else |
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torture |
give pain to someone |
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Greedy |
somebody who is very, very keen on having a lot of money or food |
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holly |
a plant with green prickly leaves and bright red berries which is often associated with Christmas |
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arrogant |
describes someone with a high opinion of their own importance or ability |
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humble |
simple, not worth much money |
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crutch |
support made of metal or wood which fits into the armpit and is used by people who walk with difficulty |
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disabled |
has physical difficulties, for example, can't walk |
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Lame |
Unable to work |
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Feast |
big and tasty meal with different kinds of food |
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a piece of my mind |
to tell someone in an angry way that they disapprove of their behaviour |
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ignorance |
lack of knowledge or education |
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want |
need of basic things |
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prepped |
readied for something to happen |
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localised anaesthetic |
drug given before an operation that stops someone feeling pain in only one area of their body |
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sedation |
drugs that make someone calm or sleep |
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operating table |
special table a patient lies on while they are being operated on |
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undergoing |
experiencing something necessary but sometimes unpleasant |
