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26 Kuzmina 14 Flashcards

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post office

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post office

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police station

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police station

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corner shop

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corner shop

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department store

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department store

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consulate

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consulate

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embassy

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embassy

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pharmacy
ˈfɑːrməsi

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pharmacy
ˈfɑːrməsi

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chemist’s

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chemist’s

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drugstore

/ˈdrʌɡstɔːr/

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a shop that sells medicines and also other types of goods, for example cosmetics

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a shop that sells medicines and also other types of goods, for example cosmetics

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drugstore

/ˈdrʌɡstɔːr/

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dry-cleaner’s

/ˌdraɪ ˈkliːnərz/

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a shop where clothes, curtains, etc. are cleaned, especially with chemicals

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a shop where clothes, curtains, etc. are cleaned, especially with chemicals

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dry-cleaner’s

/ˌdraɪ ˈkliːnərz/

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florist

/ˈflɔːrɪst/
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a person who owns or works in a shop that sells flowers and plants

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a person who owns or works in a shop that sells flowers and plants

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florist

/ˈflɔːrɪst/

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beauty salon

/ˈbjuːti səlɑːn/

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​a place where you can pay for treatment to your face, hair, nails, etc., which is intended to make you more beautiful

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​a place where you can pay for treatment to your face, hair, nails, etc., which is intended to make you more beautiful

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beauty salon

/ˈbjuːti səlɑːn/

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along

əˈlɔːŋ

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Along means down the length of a road, river, etc.

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from one end to or towards the other end of something

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along

əˈlɔːŋ

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towards
/tɔːrdz/

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They were heading towards the German border.
She had her back towards me.

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in the direction of somebody/something

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towards
/tɔːrdz/

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past

/pæst/

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We live in the house just past the church.

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to the other side of somebody/something

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past

/pæst/

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ahead

əˈhed

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The blue car drove on ahead of us.

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further forward in space or time; in front

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ahead

əˈhed

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further

ˈfɜːrðər

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The escalator is further than I thought.

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a longer way in the past or the future

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further

ˈfɜːrðər

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straight ahead

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straight ahead

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straight on

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straight on

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opposite

ˈɑːpəzɪt

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If A is the opposite of B, A is completely different from B.

The opposite of black is white.

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as different as possible from something

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opposite

ˈɑːpəzɪt

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in front of

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in front of

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behind
bɪˈhaɪnd

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Behind means to be at the back of something.
The little girl was hiding behind a tree.

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at or towards the back of somebody/something, and often hidden by it or them

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behind
bɪˈhaɪnd

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on the left of

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on the left of

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on the right of

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on the right of

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through

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through

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hire

ˈhaɪər

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To hire someone is to pay that person money to work for you.

We hired a man to paint our house.

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to give somebody a job

(especially British English) to pay money to borrow something for a short time

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hire

ˈhaɪər

39
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gas

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gas

40
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petrol station

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petrol station

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automatic

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automatic

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manual

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manual

43
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pick up date

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pick up date

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return date

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return date

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full tank

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full tank

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road sign

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road sign

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speed camera

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speed camera

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speed limit

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speed limit

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flat tyre

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flat tyre

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flat battery

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flat battery

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No passage

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No passage

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detour

/ˈdiːtʊr/
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We had to make a detour around the flooded fields.

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a longer route that you take in order to avoid a problem or to visit a place

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detour

/ˈdiːtʊr/

54
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in order to

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in order to

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dead end

/ˌded ˈend/
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The first street we tried turned out to be a dead end.

56
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a road, passage, etc. that is closed at one end

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dead end

/ˌded ˈend/

57
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Parking prohibited

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Parking prohibited

58
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curl

/kɜːrl/

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Her hair was a mass of curls.
The baby had dark eyes and dark curls.

59
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a small bunch of hair that forms a curved or round shape

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curl

/kɜːrl/

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confident

ˈkɑːnfɪdənt

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Confident people believe that they can do something without failing.

She was confident she could climb the mountain due to her training.

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feeling sure about your own ability to do things and be successful

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confident

ˈkɑːnfɪdənt

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allergic

/əˈlɜːrdʒɪk/

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allergic

/əˈlɜːrdʒɪk/

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appear

əˈpɪr

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To appear is to seem.

She appeared to be sad. She was crying.

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to start to be seen

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appear

əˈpɪr

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convince
kənˈvɪns

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To convince someone means to make that person sure of something.

She convinced me to buy the house.

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to make somebody/yourself believe that something is true

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convince
kənˈvɪns

67
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appeared at once

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Something happened to the traffic lights and traffic jams appeared at once.

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get off

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you get off the bus

69
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go round

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you need to go round the corner and walk one block straight ahead

70
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move on

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it will be easier for you to move on

71
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happen to know

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Do you happen to know how far it is from here?

72
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never mind

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never mind

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curious
ˈkjʊriəs

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A curious person or animals wants to know about something.

I opened up the clock because I was curious about how it worked.

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having a strong desire to know about something

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curious
ˈkjʊriəs

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desire
dɪˈzaɪər

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To desire is to want something.

My sister desires a big house and lots of money.

76
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a strong wish to have or do something

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desire
dɪˈzaɪər

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toward
təwɔ́ːrd

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If you go toward something, you go closer to it.

Santa walked toward my house with a bag of gifts.

78
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in the direction of somebody/something

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toward
təwɔ́ːrd

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staff
stæf

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A staff is a group of people working together in a company.

My dad has a staff of four people to help him at the office.

80
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all the workers employed in an organization considered as a group

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staff
stæf

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mention
ˈmenʃn

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To mention something is to talk about it.

The doctors mentioned the problems that the patient was having.

82
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to write or speak about something/somebody, especially without giving much information

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mention
ˈmenʃn

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