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46 Cards in this Set
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bagel |
I bring bagels! |
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mend |
I've just got to finish mending his pants. |
repair a hole/tear in a cloth, fix sth |
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perjury |
Sharna previously committed perjury so her credebility will be destroyed. |
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exploit |
We want to know whether she exploited her position for her personal gain. |
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fete |
It was a farewell fete in honor of the mayor. |
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renovate |
Our house needs to be renovated and redecorated. |
renovation |
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municipal |
I couldn't find the municipal building. |
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suave |
He is a suave and smooth person. |
polite/confident/relxed |
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scandalous |
There are scandalous stories about the prime minister. |
Shocking |
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conviction |
He was able to say with conviction that he had changed. |
a feeling of being sure |
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insinuate |
What are you trying to insinuate? |
imply |
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schmooze |
It doesn't hurt to schmooze a little! |
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prep |
I hope it hasn't messed up your prep for Sydney. |
to prepare |
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whisk away |
The waiter wisked away the plates before we had finished. |
take away quickly |
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on the spur of the moment |
It was just a dumb, teenage, spur of the moment thing. |
suddenly |
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civic |
It's your civic duty to vote in the local elections. |
relating to a town/city or people who live there |
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coup |
Bringing back Hugh is a real coup for the hospital! |
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perish |
You have to let yourself grow otherwise your soul perishes. |
to die |
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eventuate |
The business meeting didn't eventuate. |
to come out finally, result |
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hectic |
I've had a hectic day today. |
very busy, full of activity |
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corrupt |
She was a corrupt mayor. |
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whack |
I want yo to give it a big whack. |
to hit sb/sth hard |
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contribution |
The hunger of me to make a contribution. |
help |
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crap |
You don't believe all that crap, do you? |
rubbish |
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banish |
They banished Hugh to Whyhope. |
exile |
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abscond |
He absconded twice from school. |
to escape |
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palsy-walsy |
They shouldn't get palsy-walsy together. |
intimate |
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teething problem |
A lot of young marriages have teething problems. |
Small problems when you first start a new job/sth |
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alluring |
She wore an alluring dress. |
desirable/exciting quality |
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dispute |
What happened next is hotly disputed. No disputing the dosh(money). |
argue/disagree |
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revitalize |
It's your job to revitalize this town. |
revive, put new strength/power into sth |
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nudge |
He nudged me in the ribs. |
to push sb gently with elbow to get their attention |
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stamp out |
Doctors are trying to stamp out the disease. |
to prevent sth bad from continuing |
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Cliche |
While it seems like a cliche, it's true. |
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odd |
It's just odd. It was an odd thing to say. an odd way to behave. |
strange |
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falsify |
If you really were pleased for us, you wouldn't have falsified the stats. |
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syrupy |
I'm not really a fan of long, syrupy goodbye speech. |
too nice/kind that seems insincere |
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floral |
You had a couple of florally, silky things. |
made of/decorated with flowers |
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gig |
What's the gig? |
Inf. a job that doesn't last for a long time |
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redoubtable |
Here she is, the redoubtable Meryl Knight. |
When you respect/fear sb |
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inhabitant |
Munich is a big city with a population of 1.5 million inhabitants. |
people who live in a particular place |
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innermost |
We're here to express our innermost feelings. |
#outermost |
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hand over |
Is this some kind of handing over the reins thing? |
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au pair |
Have you thought any more about an au pair? |
baby-sittrr, day-care provider, nanny |
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beck and call |
Now you don't have your family at your beck and call, it's different |
to always be ready to do what sb wants |
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bailiff |
The bailiffs seemed to think the necklace was theirs, but they got it wrong. |
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