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1
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adept

A

good at doing something difficult

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adjust sth

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to change the way you behave or

think in order to suit a new situation

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adventurous

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willing to try new and often

difficult things

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anecdote

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a short story that you tell someone

about something that happened to you or someone else

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at heart

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used to say what someone is really like

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attention span

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the length of time that you can

keep your thoughts and interest fixed on something

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bad-temperedness

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when someone gets angry

easily

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bark

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if a dog barks, it makes loud, short sounds

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be accustomed to sth/doing sth

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to have
experienced something often enough for it to seem
normal to you

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be familiar with sth

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to know about something

or have experienced it many times before

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be glued to sth

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to be watching something,

especially a screen, with all your attention

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be intent on doing sth

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to be determined to do

or achieve something

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be well on the way to + v–ing

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to be making

good progress towards a particular goal

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browse

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to look at information on the Internet

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catch your eye

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if something catches your eye, you

notice it because it is attractive, interesting or unusual

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characteristics

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typical or obvious qualities

that make one person or thing different from another

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come to terms with sth

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to accept and deal with a

difficult situation

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18
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commonplace

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happening often or existing in

large numbers, and so not considered special or unusual

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contemplate sth v

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to consider something for

a long time or in a serious way

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deal with sth

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to take action in order to achieve

something or to solve a problem

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21
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determine sth

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to control what

will happen

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22
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diagnosis

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when a doctor

says what is wrong with someone who is ill

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23
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digital technology

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the use of an
electronic system that changes sounds or images into
signals in the form of numbers before it stores or sends
them

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discriminate

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to notice and/or act on a

difference between two or more things

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disturbing

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unpleasant in a way that makes you

feel anxious or upset

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disorder

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a disease or mental problem

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27
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download sth

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to copy computer programs,
music or other information electronically using the
Internet

28
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dream sth up

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to think of a new idea or plan

29
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endow sb/sth with sth

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l to give someone

a particular quality or characteristic

30
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exchange ideas

A

if people exchange ideas, they

tell each other their ideas

31
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exert control over sb/sth

A

to use control in order
to make someone do something or to make something
happen

32
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express an idea

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to say or write an idea

33
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eye-catching

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attractive, interesting, or different

enough to be noticed

34
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feel lost without sb/sth

A

unable to live or work

without someone/something

35
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fight a losing battle

A

to try hard to do something

when there is no chance that you will succeed

36
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filter sth

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to focus on information you want and

ignore information you do not need

37
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genome

A

the complete set of genetic material of

a human, animal, plant or other living thing

38
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have an aptitude for sth

A

to have a natural skill

or an ability to do something well

39
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have a flair for sth

A

to have a natural ability to do

something well

40
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hereditary

A

passed to a child from its parents

before birth

41
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inability

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when you are unable to do

something

42
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innovation

A

a new idea or method that is
being tried for the first time, or the use of such an idea or
method

43
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intrapersonal

A

thinking about your own thoughts

and feelings and trying to understand them

44
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a link between sth and sth

A

a relationship or

connection between two things

45
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lose your appetite

A

to lose the desire to eat

46
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make choices

A

to choose between two or more

things

47
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make an effort to do sth

A

to try to do something,

putting energy and time into it

48
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mindless violence

A

violence that has no
purpose, that is done without thought, often for its own
sake

49
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multitask

A

to do more than one thing at the

same time

50
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nag sb

A

to keep criticising or giving advice

to someone in an annoying way

51
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the next step

A

the next stage in a process

52
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online community

A

a group of people who

discuss a subject on the Internet

53
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panic

A

to suddenly feel so worried or frightened
that you cannot think or behave calmly, or to make
someone feel this way

54
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parameter

A

a limit that controls the way that

you can do something

55
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pay attention to sth

A

to watch, listen to or think

about something carefully or with interest

56
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peer group

A

a group of people of about the

same age, social position, etc.

57
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representative

A

someone who speaks or does

something officially on behalf of another person

58
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science fiction

A

stories about life in the future

or in other parts of the universe

59
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sift sth

A

to carefully look at every part of

something in order to find something

60
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sensitive

A

able to notice or measure very small

changes

61
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shop online

A

to buy things from an Internet

website

62
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solve a problem

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to find an answer to a problem

63
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stressful

A

making you feel anxious and unable to

relax

64
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traffic jam

A

a line of cars, trucks, etc. that are

moving slowly or not moving at all

65
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upload sth

A

to copy computer programs or
information electronically, usually from a small computer
to a larger one or to the Internet

66
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willpower

A

the ability to make yourself do
difficult things or to stop yourself from doing enjoyable
things that are bad for you

67
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work with your hands

A

to do practical work with

your hands

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