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Astonishing

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Amazing, so surprising

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Retail

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Wholesale,
To be sold for a particular price in a shop,
To sellgoods in a shop

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Retail therapy

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Shopaholic

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Consistent

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If a fact, idea etc is consistent with another one, it seems to match it.

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Isolate

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Isolate s.b from s.b

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Assert

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To state firmly that s.th is true.

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Facilitate

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To make it easier for a process or activity

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Manner

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The way in which s.th is done or happen.

The way in which s.o is behave

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Correlation

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A connection between 2 idea, fact, etc.

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Commitment

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A promise to do s.th or behave in a particular way.

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Percieve

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To understand or think of s.th or s.o in a particular way.

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Drafting

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To add s.th very diffrent to s.th.

Drafting s.th ONTO s.th

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Intervention

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The act of becoming involved in an argument, fight or other difficult situation in order to change what happens.

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Boost

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To increase and improve,

Help so to reach a higher place

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Instinctively

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Based on instict and not involving thought.

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Obscure

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Not well known and important,

Difficult to understand.

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Quite

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Very, but not extremely.

Pretty

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Frantic

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Extremely worried and frightened, so that you can’t control your feeling.
Extremely hurried and using alit of energy.

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Pace

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Walk nervously

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Thrill

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A sudden strong feeling of excitement.

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Indeed

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Used to emphasize a statement.

Used to introduce an additional statement.

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… Is the joy obtained from…

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…

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Deed

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S.th s.o does, especially s.th that is very bad or very good

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Buddhist

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بودايي

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Descipline

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Ability to control your own behavior.

A way of training your mind.

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Self discipline

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he ability to make yourself do the things you know you ought to do, without someone making you do them:

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Longing

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A strong feeling of wanting s.th or s.o

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Perspective

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View point

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Demonstrate

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To show or prove s.th clearly

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Purchase

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Buy s.th

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Monk

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Nun

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Give a speach

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…

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Devote

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To use all or most of your time, effort etc in order to do sth

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Assert

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To state firmly that s.th is true.

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Facilitate

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To make it easier for a process or activity

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Manner

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The way in which s.th is done or happen.

The way in which s.o is behave

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Correlation

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A connection between 2 idea, fact, etc.

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Commitment

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A promise to do s.th or behave in a particular way.

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Percieve

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To understand or think of s.th or s.o in a particular way.

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Drafting

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To add s.th very diffrent to s.th.

Drafting s.th ONTO s.th

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Intervention

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The act of becoming involved in an argument, fight or other difficult situation in order to change what happens.

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Boost

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To increase and improve,

Help so to reach a higher place

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Instinctively

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Based on instict and not involving thought.

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Obscure

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Not well known and important,

Difficult to understand.

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Quite

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Very, but not extremely.

Pretty

46
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Frantic

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Extremely worried and frightened, so that you can’t control your feeling.
Extremely hurried and using alit of energy.

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Pace

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Walk nervously

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Thrill

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A sudden strong feeling of excitement.

49
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Indeed

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Used to emphasize a statement.

Used to introduce an additional statement.

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… Is the joy obtained from…

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…

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Deed

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S.th s.o does, especially s.th that is very bad or very good

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Buddhist

A

بودايي

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Descipline

A

Ability to control your own behavior.

A way of training your mind.

54
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Self discipline

A

he ability to make yourself do the things you know you ought to do, without someone making you do them:

55
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Longing

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A strong feeling of wanting s.th or s.o

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Perspective

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View point

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Demonstrate

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To show or prove s.th clearly

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Purchase

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Buy s.th

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Monk

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Nun

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Give a speach

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…

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Devote

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To use all or most of your time, effort etc in order to do sth

62
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con‧sum‧er‧ism

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the belief that it is good to buy and use a lot of goods and services

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Vague

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Unclear because s.o does not give enough information

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Precise

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Exact, clear and correct

65
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Boredom

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Feel bored

Being bored

66
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Adventure

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An exciting experience….

67
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Indulgence

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The habit of allowing yourself to do or have whatever you want

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Declare

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To state officially and publicly that s.t is true

69
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Deny

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To say that s.t is not true

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