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down-to-earth

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practical and direct in a sensible honest way

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computer geek

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a person who is socially awkward and unpopular : a usually intelligent ... or expert especially in a technological field or activity

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people person

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someone who likes being with other people

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keep yourself to yourself

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to stay at home by yourself or with your family instead of going out to meet other people

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good laugh

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someone who is a fun person

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morning person

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someone who is more productive in the morning

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witty

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funny and clever

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spontaneous

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something that is spontaneous happens without being planned

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cautious

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careful to avoid problems or danger

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eccentric

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strange or unusual

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genuine

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if something is genuine, it really is what it seems to be

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moody

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often becoming angry or unhappy

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naive

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not having much experience of how complicated life is, so that you trust people too much and believe that good things will always happen

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trustworthy

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if someone is trustworthy, you can trust them completely

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flexible

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able to change easily

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outgoing

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someone who is outgoing enjoys meeting and talking to people

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sympathetic

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showing that you understand and care about someone’s problems

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mean

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cruel and not kind

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put pressure on

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to make attempts to make someone do something by threatening them or making them believe that they should do it

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be scared out of your wits

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to be very frightened

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make your stomach turn

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to make you feel ill

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throw up

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to make food come out of your mouth from your stomach because you are ill

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fascinated

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extremely interested

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be over the moon

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to be very happy

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shake like a leaf

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to shake a lot because you are scared, nervous, etc

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frustrated

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feeling impatient or angry because you are unable to do what you want

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impressed

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feeling admiration and respect

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wish the earth would swallow you up

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to wish that you could disappear because you are very embarrassed

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anxious

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worried about something

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awkward

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embarrassing

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relieved

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happy because you are no longer worried or frightened

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satisfied

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feeling that something is as good as it should be, or that something has happened in the way that you want

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thrilled

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very happy, excited and pleased

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disappointed

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unhappy because something you hoped for did not happen, or was not as good as you expected

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embarrassed

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if you feel embarrassed, you feel nervous or uncomfortable about what other people think of you

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creative

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a creative person is good at thinking of new ideas

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worried

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not happy or relaxed because you keep thinking about a particular problem or something bad that might happen

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amused

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smiling or laughing because something is funny

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angry

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feeling or showing anger

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identify

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to recognize someone or something and say correctly who or what they are

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identification

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something official that shows your name, address, etc, usually with a photograph

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appreciate

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to understand how serious or important a situation or problem is or what someone’s feelings are

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appreciation

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pleasure you feel when you realise something is good, useful, or well done

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sign

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a piece of wood, metal, plastic, etc with words or pictures on it to give people information

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signature

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your name written the way you usually write it, for example at the end of a letter or on a cheque

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please

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to make someone happy or satisfied

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pleasure

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a feeling of happiness, satisfaction, or enjoyment

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prepare

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to make plans or arrangements for something that will happen soon, or to get yourself ready for it

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preparation

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the work of preparing something or preparing for something

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prefer

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to like or want someone or something more than someone or something else

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preference

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when someone likes something more than something else

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involve

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if an activity or situation involves something, that thing is a part of it

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involvement

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taking part in something, or being related to it in some way

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donate

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to give something, especially money, to a person or organisation that needs help

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donation

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something, especially money, that you give to help a person or organization

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mix

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if you mix two or more substances, or if they mix, they combine to become a single substance

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mixture

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a liquid or other substance that is made by mixing several substances together, especially in cooking

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refer

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to mention someone or something

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reference

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a letter containing information about you that is written by someone who knows you well, and is usually intended for a new employer

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react

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to behave in a particular way because of what someone has done or said to you, or because of the situation you are in

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reaction

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something that you feel or do because of what has happened to you or been said to you

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develop

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if something develops, or if you develop it, it gets bigger or becomes more important

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development

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the process of growing, changing, or becoming better

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exist

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to happen or to be real or alive

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existence

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when something exists

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defend

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the act of protecting something or someone from attack

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defence

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the act of protecting something or someone from attack

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argue

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to shout and say angry things to someone because you disagree with them

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argument

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a situation in which people speak angrily to each other because they disagree about something

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treat

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to behave towards someone in a particular way

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treatment

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a particular way of behaving towards someone or of dealing with them

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prevent

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to stop something from happening, or stop someone from doing something

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prevention

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when someone is stopped from doing something or when something is stopped from happening

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fail

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to not suceed in achieving something

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failure

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a lack of success in achieving or doing something

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contribute

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to give money, help, ideas etc to something that other people are also involved in