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122 Cards in this Set
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overwhelm (verb) |
(usually passive) to cause somebody to feel sudden strong emotion. |
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abominable (adjetive) |
very bad or unpleasant. |
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brash (adjetive) |
to bright and colorfoul; (of people) showing too much confidence and too little respect. |
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(hustle and) bustle |
busy activity |
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scamster (noun) |
(informal) a person who deceives people.
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swoop (verb) |
to move very quickly and easily through the air, especially down from a height in order to attack.
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acrid (adjetive) |
describes a smell or taste that is strong and bitter and causes a burning feeling in the throat
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odorous (adjetive) |
describes a semell, often that is unpleasant. |
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musty (adjetive) |
smealling unpleasantly old anf slightly wet. |
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stench (adjetive) |
a strong, unpleasent smell |
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delectable (adjetive) |
looking or tasting extremely good, and giving great pleasure. |
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tart (adjetive) |
(especially of fruit) tasting sour or acid. |
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sharp (adjetive) |
sour in taste |
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crisp (adjetive) |
describes fruit or vegetables that are fresh and firm. |
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clatter (noun, verb) |
continuous loud noises made by hitting hard objects against each other, or causing objects to do this. |
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hum (verb, noun) |
to make a continuous low sound; to sing without opening your mouth (mmmmm) |
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rumble (verb,noun) |
make a continuous deep, resonant sound. Often used for stomach or thunder. |
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screech (verb,noun) |
to make an unpleasant, loud, high nose. |
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heaving (adjetive) |
very busy, full of people. |
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heady (adjetive) |
having a powerful effect, making you feel slightly drunk or excited. |
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tender (adjetive) |
gentle, loving or kind. |
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sweltering (adejtive) |
extremely and uncomfortably hot |
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clammy (adjetive) |
sticky and slightly wet in an unpleasant way. Often used for hands or the weather. |
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nippy (adjetive) |
(informal) describes weather or air that is quite cold. |
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look at/ see through rose-coloured/tinted glasses |
to see only the pleasant things about a situation and no notice the things that are unpleasant. |
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harsh (adjetive) |
unpleasant, unkind, cruel or more severe than is necessary. |
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be/get caught up in |
to become or be involved in something, often without wanting to. |
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head (verb) |
to go in a particular direction: head off/out of/towards/for/back |
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mundane (adjetive) |
very ordinary and therefore not interesting. |
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angle (adjetive) |
a way of considering, judging or dealing with something. |
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slip somebody´s memory |
to be forgotten. |
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wind something down |
draw or bring gradually to a close. |
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fodder (noun9 |
people or things that are useful for the stated purpose. |
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be an authority on |
an expert on a subject. |
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mishap (noun) |
bad luck, or an unlucky event or accident. |
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hang-gliding (noun) hang-glider |
activity using a very small aircraft without an engine. It consist of a frame covered in cloth, which forms a wing, and the pilot hangs from this frame. |
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be/get carried away |
to become so excited about something that you don´t control what you say or do. |
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earmark (verb) |
to keep or intend something for a aprticular purpose. |
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infalible (adjetive) |
never wrong, falling, or making a mistake. |
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the end of the road |
the point at which something can no longer continue in the same way. |
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on the road |
travelling, especilly for long distance or peiods of time. |
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further down the road |
at some time in the future. |
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hit the road |
(informal) to start a journey /trip. |
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on the right track |
thinking or behaving in the right way. |
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make tracks |
(informal) to leave a place, especially to go home. |
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off the beaten track |
far away from other people, houses, etc. |
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lose track |
to not have information aobut what is happening or where somebody or something is. |
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dead in your tracks |
suddenly, usually because frightened or surprised. |
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our paths crossed |
we met by chance. |
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fiddle the books |
to dishonestly change a company/s account or financial records |
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make your way |
to travel or move to a place. |
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settle in. |
to become familiar with somewhere new, such as a new house, job or school, and to feel comfortable and happy there. |
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drift (verb) |
to move slowly, especially as a result of outside forces, with no control over direction. |
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dot (verb) |
(often passive) to be spread across an area, or to spread many similar things across an area. |
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thatched (adejtive) |
a rrof for a building made with straw or reeds. |
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pebble (noun) |
a small smooth round stone, especially one found on a beach or in a river. |
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desolate (adjetive) |
describes a place that is empty and not attractive, with no people or nothing pleasant in it. |
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plateau (noun) |
a large flat area of land that is high above sea level. |
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clank (verb) |
to make a short loud sound like that of metal objects hitting each other, or to cause something to make this sound. |
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pitted (adjetive) |
covered with holes or low areas. |
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pockmark (noun) |
a scar, mark or pitted area disfiguring a surface. |
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stretch (noun) |
a continuos area of land or water. |
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savour (verb) |
to enjoy food or experience slowly, in order to enjoy it as much as possible. |
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sweep (verb) |
(+adverb /preposition) to move, especially quickly and powerfully: sweep into / through |
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overgrown (adjetive) |
covered with plants that are growing thickly and in an uncontrolled way. |
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undergrowth (noun9 |
a mass of bushes, small trees, and plants growing under the trees of a wood or forest. |
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rendezvous (point) |
a place where a particular group of people often go or meet, by arragement or habit. |
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clamber (verb) |
(usually + adverb / preposition) to clim up, across, or into somewhere with difficulty, using the hands and the feet: clamber up/ over / into / onto |
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hack (verb) |
to cut into pieces a rough and violent way, often without aiming exactly. |
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wade (verb) |
to walk through water with difficulty because of the pressure of the water against your legs. |
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a cut above (noun) |
(informal) of higher quality; somebody who is of a higher social class or something that. |
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be cut up |
to very upset about something or somebody. |
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cut and dried |
already decided and unlikely to be changed. |
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cut in |
to interfere what somebody is saying by saying something yourself. |
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cut out |
if an engine, machine, or piece of equipment cuts out, it suddenly stops working. |
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cut somebody up |
suddenly move your car sideways in front of another car that was in front of you leaving too little space. |
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cut somebody or something off |
to cause a person or place to become separate, or cause somebody to be or feel alone. |
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not be cut out for something. |
to not be the right type of person for something. |
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creature comforts. |
things that make life more pleasant, such as good food and a comfortable place to live. |
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impeccable (adjetive) |
perfect, with no problems or bad parts; impeccable taste / manners/ credentials. |
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cranny (noun) |
a small, narrow space or opening. |
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rickety (adjetive) |
in bad condition and therefore weak and likely to break. |
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sober (adjetive) |
not drunk or affected by alcohol. |
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outpost (nonu) |
a place, specially a small group of buildings or a town, that represent the authority or business interest interest of a goverment or company that is far away. |
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scrub (noun) scrubby (adjetive) |
an area of land covered with short trees and bushes, growing on dry ground of bad quality. |
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ride /sit shotgun |
(informal) to sit in the passenger seat of a motor vehicle. |
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balsa (wood) |
very light wod that is soft and easily cut, sometimes used in making models of aircraft, etc. |
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roll in |
casually arrive at a place late. |
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unshaken (adejtive) |
not upset or wooried, unaffected. |
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coach / busload |
a group of people travelling in a bus or a coach |
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ale bonding (nonu) |
the forming of close friendship betwwen men. |
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shovel (noun) |
a tool consisting of a wide, square metal or plastic blade, usually with slightly raised sides, fixed to a handle, for moving loose material such as sand, coal, or snow |
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shovel (verb) |
to move with a shovel. |
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chart (nonu9 |
a detailed map of an area of water. |
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fearsome (adjetive9 |
very frightening. |
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hold somebody or something back |
to prevent or restrict the progress or development of somebody or something. |
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hospitable (adejtive) |
providing good conditions for living or growing, friendly and welcoming to guest and visitors. |
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dock (verb) |
if a ship docks, it arrives at a dock and if somebody docks a ship, they bring it to a dock. |
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southernmost 8adejtive) |
furthest towards the south of an area, northermost,etc, |
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snort (verb) |
to suddenly expresss trong feelings of anger, disapproval, or disagreement, either by speaking or in a sound that you make. |
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in a fit of (noun) |
a sudde outburst of emotion; a sudden period of vigorous activity. In a fit of jealousy /rage /tears |
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auctioneer (noun) |
a person in charge of an auction who calls out the prices that people offers. |
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bidding (noun9 |
the act of offering to pay a particular amount of money for something, by different people. |
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chant (verb,noun) |
to repeat or sing a word or phrase continuously. |
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itinerary (noun) |
a detailed plan or route of a journey. |
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peruse (verb) |
to survey or examine in detail |
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fulfil |
to do what is expected, hoped for, or promised, or to cause it to happen. |
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first-hand (adejtive /adverb) |
(of information or experience) from th eoriginal source or personal experience, direct. |
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get away |
to go somewhere to have a holiday, often becuase you need to rest. |
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on the spur of the moment. |
describes a decision, action, etc that is sudden and done without any planning. |
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come into something. |
if osmebody comes int money, property or a tittle, they receive it as a result of the death of a relation. |
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doddle (nonu) |
informal, something that is very easy to do. |
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throw caution to the wind |
to do something without worring about the risk or negative results. |
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live up to something. |
to be as good as something: The concert was brilliant - it livep up to all our expectations. |
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awesome (adjetive) |
causing feelings of great admiration, respect or fear. |
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set /put oyur mind to something. |
to decide you are gonig to do something and to put a lot of effort into doing it. |
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midge (nonu9 |
a small fly that flies in groups, and often bites. |
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carbon copy |
a copy of a document, made with carbon paper. |
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chuffed (adejtive) |
pleased or happy. |
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(go) swimmingly (adverb) |
(old fashioned, informal) succesufully and without any problems. |
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downside (noun) |
a disadvantage of a situation, (opp)= upside |
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umpteen (adejtive) |
very many, a lot of |
