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1
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Dangerous and able to kill someone

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life-threatening

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Intelligent.

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smart

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flock

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To go somewhere in large numbers.

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To grow strong again.

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regenerate

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CATASTROPHE

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A sudden disaster.

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Something that isn’t working properly.

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MALFUNCTION

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To give something to someone.

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PROVIDE

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To think about something in a logical way.

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reason

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Arms and legs.

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LIMBS

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A computer programme that looks for information.

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SEARCH ENGINE

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A computer programme that looks for information.

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REDUCE

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To start something new.

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SET UP

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13
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treat

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To use medicine to make someone well again.

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14
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The problem of having too many people in a place.

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OVERCROWDING

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interpret

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Translating spontaneously into another language.

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16
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The twelve people in court who decide if a criminal is guilty or not

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jury

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witness

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People who appear in court to say what they know about a crime. `

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A person who pretends to be someone else in order to trick people.

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impostor

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19
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sink

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Gone down under the water.

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20
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Died in the water.

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DROWNED

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21
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Saying that someone has done something but having no proof.

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allege

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22
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overjoyed

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Very happy

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23
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POVERTY

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THE STATE OF BEING VERY POOR

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TO CHECK A STORY

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CORROBORATE

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ANNOUNCE

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Made something known to the public

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26
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A court case.

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TRIAL

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27
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Admitted doing something wrong

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confess

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convince

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Made someone believe something.

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29
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Loved very much.

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precious

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30
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Given a punishment

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sentence

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31
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saunter

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Walking without hurrying.

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32
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Very loud.

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resounding

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32
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Very active or busy.

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on the go

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33
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Shared by two or more people

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in common

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34
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A person who listens to your problems.

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a shoulder to cry on

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35
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real, not false

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genuine

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36
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important to me

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close to my heart

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37
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to behave towards someone

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treat

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38
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things you have to do

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obligation

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39
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A very quick view of something.

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glimpse

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40
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To speak when someone else is speaking.

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interrupt

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41
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What will happen if you do not do something

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otherwise

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42
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A chair with wheels for a person who cannot walk

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wheelchair

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43
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concern

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worry

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44
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judge

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To form an opinion about someone.

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45
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fall out with

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have an argument

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46
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look up to

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admire someone

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47
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cut down on

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reduce

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48
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get on with

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have a good relationship

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49
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put up with

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tolerate something

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get away with

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not be punished for something

51
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come up with

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think of something

52
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look down on

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think you are better than someone

53
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markings

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Patterns on an animal’s skin.

54
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stealthy

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Quiet and secret.

55
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Moving slowly and noisily.

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trundling

56
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thumping

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Beating very hard.

57
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A large area of flat land with few trees.

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plain

58
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stroll

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To walk slowly for pleasure

59
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The long nose of an elephant

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trunk

60
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Active at night.

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nocturnal

61
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soaked

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Very wet.

62
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awesome

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Very impressive.

63
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hurtle

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To move with great speed

64
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Jumps quickly and suddenly.

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spring

65
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A path through the country

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trail

66
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cross

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Angry or annoyed.

67
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To talk with too much pride about something.

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boast

68
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initially

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At the beginning, at first.

69
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The careful watching of people who may have done something wrong.

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surveillance

70
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MONITOR

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Keeping a check on something.

71
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VULNERABLE

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Weak and easy to attack.

72
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WORK OUT

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To calculate.

73
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WARN

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To tell somebody about something dangerous.

74
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glance

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To look at sb / sth quickly

75
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GAPE

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To look at sb / sth with your mouth open.

76
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STARE

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To look at sb / sth for a long time.

77
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OBSERVE

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To watch sb/ sth carefully to discover more about it/ them.

78
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GLARE

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To look at sb / sth angrily.

79
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spot

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To see sb / sth suddenly.

80
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peek

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To look at sb/sth quickly and secretively.

81
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PEER

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To try to see sb / sth when you cannot see it/them clearly. __

82
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baffled

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Very confused.

83
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cope

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To deal successfully with a difficult situation.

84
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fall through

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not happen

85
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set off

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start a journey

86
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break down

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stop working

87
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turn up/ give up

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88
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gradually

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slowly

89
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in charge of

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Responsible for

90
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tough

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physically difficult

91
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put out

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To extinguish, to stop something burning. 10 Special importance.

92
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FLEXIBLE

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CAN BE CHANGED

93
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PUT OFF

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TO MAKE SOMEBODY NOT WANT TO DO SOMETHING

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COMMITMENT

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PROMISE OR AGREEMENT

95
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tell off

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speak angrily to

96
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CALL OFF

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CANCEL

97
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MAKE UP

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INVENT

98
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GIVE OUT

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DISTRIBUTE

99
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TURN DOWN

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REJECT

100
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LOOK UP

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FIND IN A REFERENCE BOOK

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PICK UP

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COLLECT

102
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STUMBLE

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To hit your foot against something and almost fall over.

103
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ASSOCIATE

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To make a connection with something

104
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PANTRY

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A LARGE KITCHEN CUPBOARD

105
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CATAPULT

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THREW FORCEFULLY

106
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TREAT

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107
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MALFUNCTION

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Something that isn’t working properly

108
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boom

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Grew rapidly; became successful.

109
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entrepreneur

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A person who takes a risk by opening a new company to make money.

110
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VENTURE

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A project which is new and possibly risky

111
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SETTLE

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To go and live permanently in a new place.

112
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A public sale where things are sold to the person who offers the most money.

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AUCTION

113
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on the contrary

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The opposite is true.

114
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regret / VAST

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Feelings of sadness about something you did or didn’t do in the past./ VERY BIG

115
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Presented a radio show and talked to guests.

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HOST

116
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go with (your shoes

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MATCH

117
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go over (an exam)

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REVIEW

118
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pick on (a small child)

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behave cruelly towards someone

119
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break into

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enter a place that is closed

120
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count on

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RELY ON SOMEONE, TRUST

121
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LOOK AFTER

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TAKE CARE OF SOMEONE

122
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come across

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FIND BY CHANCE

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