1,1a Flashcards

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the hair growing on a man’s chin and cheeks

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beard

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2
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(of hair) in the form of tight curves and spirals

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curly

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3
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not fair skin

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dark complexion

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4
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light skin

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fair complexion

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5
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gradual hair loss

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go bald

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6
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the hair taht grows on a man’s upper lip

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moustache

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7
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neither tall or short but average

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of medium height

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8
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having excess weight

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overweight

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9
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having lighter than normal skin

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pale complexion

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10
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a long sharp nose

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pointed nose

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11
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long enough to reach your shoulders

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shoulder-length

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12
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extremely thin

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skinny

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13
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having one or more sharp points

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spiky

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14
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the lines formed on your face when you grow old

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wrinkles

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15
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a member of family who lived long time ago

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ancestor

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16
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bold, courageous

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brave

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17
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an object or design that has been cut out of stone or wood

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carving

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18
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a formal event

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ceremony

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19
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happy, joyful

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cheerful

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20
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a set of rules to be followed

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code of behaviour

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21
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colourful patterns made with needle and thread

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colourfully embroidered

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22
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a man who makes things with his hands

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craftsman

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23
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a plant such as grain, fruit or vegetable grown by farmers and used as food

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crop

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24
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a weapon used to shoot arrows

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crossbow

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having skin which is not light
dark in complexion
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to stand out, easily recognisible
distinctive
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the action of making thread
do spinning
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making material/carpet out of threads
do weaving
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the action of going into an area
entrance
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a place where you can leave (the motorway)
exit
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rather short
fairly short
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a very large amount of money
fortune
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a very large amount of money
fortune
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a structure that surrounds a picture
frame
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(to cause) to come together
gather
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a period of about 30 tears in which children become adults and have their own faimly
generation
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good soul or ghost
good spirit
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increasing
growing
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(of conditions) difficult or uncomfortable to live in
harsh
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the leader/chief of a tribe
headman
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to show great respect for sb/smth
honour
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to put into use for the first time
introduce
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a piece of countryside
land
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a person who directs others
leader
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a type of material made of animal skin
leather
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close-fitting trousers made from stretchy fabric
leggings
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to continue to have
maintain
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to learn sth and remember it exactly
memorise
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are with many mountains
mountainous
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spoken
oral
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from or in the beginning
originally
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to give sb sth that they need
provide
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an area, usally without fixed limits
region
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to continue to exist
remain
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very strong and resilient
remarkably tough
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having developed civilization
rich in culture
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an instruction about what you must or must not do
rule
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to look for sth
seek
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importance
significance
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an organisation of people formed for a particular reason
society
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to twist fibres into thread
spin
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full of energy
spirited
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of the spirit and mind; not physical
spiritual
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a long pole used to support a building
stilt
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a big and sudden change
swing
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progress even more
take things a step further
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a preference for sth
taste
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the top of a building made of straw
thatched roof
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a behaviour or belief followed for a long time by people of a specific society
tradition
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a group of people of the same rave, language and customs
tribe
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annual
yearly
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to make clothes by crossing threads under and over each other
weave