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Slippers

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a light soft shoe that you wear at home

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Flip-flops

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open summer shoes, usually made of rubber, with a V-shaped band across the front to hold your feet
SYN thongsAmE

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Low-cut dress

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a low-cut dress is shaped so that it shows a woman’s neck and the top of her chest

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Wig

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HAIR & BEAUTY

artificial hair that you wear on your head➔ toupée

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Scruffy

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dirty and untidy

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Tough

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strict/firm
very strict or firm

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Glamorous

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attractive, exciting, and related to wealth and success

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Smart

A 
intelligent
especially AmE 
intelligent or sensible
SYN clever
OPP stupid
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Casual

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relaxed and not worried, or seeming not to care about something

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Gangster

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CRIME

a member of a violent group of criminals

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Fit

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strong someone who is fit is strong and healthy, especially because they exercise regularly
OPP unfit

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Author

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someone who has written a book

SYN writer

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Accountant

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FINANCE OCCUPATIONS

someone whose job is to keep and check financial accounts, calculate taxes etc

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Handsome

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a man who is handsome looks attractive

SYN good-looking

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clerk

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someone who keeps records or accounts in an office

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Politician

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someone who works in politics, especially an elected member of the government
　

17
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Disc jockey

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(abbreviation DJ) someone whose job is to play the music on a radio show or in a club where you can danceo

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Deputy

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a member of parliament in some countries, for example France

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Prime

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most important

SYN main

21
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Minister

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a politician who is in charge of a government department, in Britain and some other countries

22
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Heptathlon

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a women’s sports competition involving seven running, jumping, and throwing events

23
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Major

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very large or important, when compared to other things or people of a similar kind
OPP minor

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Recognize

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to know who someone is or what something is, because you have seen, heard, experienced, or learned about them in the past

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Straps

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a narrow band of strong material that is used to fasten, hang, or hold onto something
　

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Bald

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having little or no hair on your head

27
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Relative clauses

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a part of a sentence that has a verb in it, and is joined to the rest of the sentence by ‘who’, ‘which’, ‘where’ etc, for example the phrase ‘who lives next door’ in the sentence ‘The man who lives next door is a doctor.’

27
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Criminal

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relating to crime

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