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Bear a (close/striking) resemblance to sb/sth |
Look like |
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Apparent(adj) |
Obvious |
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Evident |
Obvious/clear Clearly evident It was clearly evident that the company was in financial difficulties |
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Disgraceful |
Bad,embarrassing or unacceptable Their behavior was absolutely disgraceful |
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Immune |
Adj. Immune system |
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Pension |
حقوق بازنشستگی.مقرری |
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Fall(v) |
Belong to a group Fall into Many illnesses fall into the category of stress_related illnesses Private pension schemes fall into two broad categories |
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Conviction |
A very strong belief or opinion عقیده محکم.اعتقاد راسخ |
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Cast doubt(s) on sth |
To make people feel less certain about sth Her documentary casts serious doubt on jim's conviction |
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Civil |
مدنی(حقوق مدنی) Civil law Criminal law Many civil cases can be settled out of the court |
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Slave,slavery |
برده،برده داری |
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Reliant |
Adj.dependent on sb or sth Reliant on/upon Most companies are now reliant on computer technology |
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Starvation |
قحطی،گرسنگی Starvation diet |
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The downside |
The negative part or disadvantage of sth On the downside, The downside of |
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Break out |
War,fire,fight break out=start to happen |
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Come about |
Happen |
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Colony |
مستعمره |
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It could only be bought with silver It was paid for with silver |
Paraphrase |
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Implication |
A possible future effect or result of an action,event,decision Implication of What are the implications of these proposals? This election has profound implications for the future of u.s.democracy Discuss/consider/examine etc the implications His talk will examine the wider implications of the internet revolution Practical/financial/political implications |
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Gunpowder |
باروت |
