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22 Cards in this Set
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Abandon |
отказаться от |
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Adore |
Обожать |
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A step a head of |
The filmmaker manages to keep ahead of his critics by constantly trying new ideas |
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Aware |
Осведомлённый , знающий |
She needed to make people aware of the danger |
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Chance of a lifetime |
A great opportunity that you will only have once in your life |
шанс на всю жизнь ( такой шанс выпадает 1 раз в жизни) |
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Сompulsory |
If smth is compulsory, you must do it because of a rule or law |
Swimming was compulsory at my school |
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Contestant |
Someone who competes in a contest |
In tonight’s quiz, our contestants have come from all over the country |
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disturb |
To interrupt someone in a way that they do not want |
Their loud music disturbed our peace |
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Fulfil |
To do smth that is expected, hoped for or promised, or to make it happen |
I know I will fulfil my dreams one day |
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Gain experience |
To get knowledge or skill from doing something |
I took a summer job to gain some experience. |
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geek |
A person, who is boring and not fashionable |
He’s such a geek |
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get your first taste of |
To experience smth for the 1st time |
She got her first taste of success in that show |
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Hooked |
Enjoys smth so much that you are unable to stop having,watching, doing |
I am hooked on my spy movies |
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Intimidated |
Frightened or nervous because a person or a situation makes you lose your confidence |
I was intimidated by all those clever people |
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Invaluable |
Extremely useful |
Her help was invaluable |
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nerve-wracking |
Causing a lot of worry |
I find giving talks absolutely nerve-wracking |
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pursue |
If you pursue a plan, activity or situation, you try to do it or archived it, usually over a long period of time |
He decided to pursue a career in television |
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Realise an ambition |
To do smth that you have hoped to do |
He realised his ambition of becoming a doctor |
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Someone’s... days are behind them |
used to say that someone no longer does a particular activity |
My traveling days are behond me now |
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Stuck in traffic |
Unable to drive at the normal speed because there are too many vehicles |
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Turn down |
To refuse to accept something you are offered |
She turned down the job |
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Launch |
To make smth begin |
To launch a career |
