25. Flashcards

1
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accepting the true facts of a situation and not basing decisions on things that will not happen

A

realistic

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2
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a situation in which someone or something does not succeed

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failure

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3
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magic words that are intended to bring bad luck to someone

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curse

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4
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a film or story that entertains people by shocking or frightening them

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a horror film
/movie/story

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5
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most important or largest

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main

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6
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a person in a book, film, etc

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character

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7
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a magazine with stories told in pictures

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comic

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8
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to run after someone or something in order to catch them

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chase

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9
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an animal, especially a large or wild one

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beast

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10
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a combination of physical problems that often go together in a particular illness

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syndrome

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11
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a small, imaginary creature that looks like a person with wings, and has magic powers

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fairy

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12
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happening immediately

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instant

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13
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to change something completely, usually to improve it

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transform

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14
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usual and like the most common type

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average

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15
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a film made using characters that are drawn and not real

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cartoon

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16
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used when you are talking about something that must happen before something else can happen

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as long as

17
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used to encourage someone to do something, to hurry, to try harder, etc

18
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the activity in which a doctor cuts people’s bodies open and repairs or removes something

19
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used to ask why or how something has happened

20
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to be similar to an older member of your family

A

take after sb

21
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a game that two people play by moving differently shaped pieces around a board of black and white squares

22
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continuing forever or for a long time

23
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to change a situation or change the order of things so that it becomes the opposite

24
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to use something to discover if it works or if you like it

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try sth out

25
to measure how long it takes for something to happen or for someone to do something
time
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to take someone or something with you when you go somewhere
bring
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Какого черта!
what the heck!
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Подкатывать, клеиться
hit on
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to make  quick,  short  movements   from  side  to  side  or up and down, or to make something or someone do this
shake
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A set of rooms for someone to live in on one level of a building or house
apartment
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I was a fool to  trust  him.
fool
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very important and needing you to take action immediately
urgent
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If you focus your eyes, or your eyes focus, they change so that you can see clearly.
focus
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the money that you put in a bank, business, etc in order to make a profit, or the act of doing this
investment
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to give back money that someone has paid to you
refund