30. Flashcards

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to be aware of a sound through your ears

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hear
I could hear his voice in the distance

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the act of announcing something

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announcement
The Prime Minister made an unexpected announcement this morning

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used to tell someone to be quiet, especially if they are crying

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hush
it’s OK. hush now and wipe your eyes

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4
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A - person or animal is physically powerful.

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strong
are you strong enough to lift this table on your own?

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5
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to go away from a place or a situation, either permanently or for a temporary period

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leave
I’m leaving work early this afternoon
what time does the bus leave?

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6
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angry

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mad
were your parents mad at you when you came home late?

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7
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someone you have never met before

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stranger
I can’t just walk up to a complete stranger and start speaking to them

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to want to know something or to try to understand the reason for something

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wonder
I wonder why she left so suddenly

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9
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the top of a roof

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rooftop

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10
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a special set of clothes that are worn by people who do a particular job or people who go to a particular school

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uniform
A nurses’s uniform
School uniform

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frightening

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scary
A scary place

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If a sound -, or a place - with a sound, you hear the sound again because you are in a large, empty space.

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echo
The voices echo around the room

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13
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to say something to someone as a question that you want them to answer

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ask
Can I ask you a few questions?

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14
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to forgive someone for something that is not very serious

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excuse
She asked him to excuse her for being so rude

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15
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a lot
informal

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quite a bit
she is quite a bit older than him

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16
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  • objects weigh a lot.
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heavy
have bags

17
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the part of your body from your shoulders to your bottom

18
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to hold something or someone with your hands, arms, or on your back and take them from one place to another

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carry
he was scaring my bags
she picked up the child and carried him down the stairs

19
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to put your hand on something

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touch
You can look at them, but please don’t touch them

20
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used to agree to a suggestion or request

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all right
how about going out for dinner?
All right

21
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to stand up

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get up
The whole whole audience got up and started clapping

22
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a seed of some climbing plants, that is used as food

23
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to understand or notice how two things or people are different from each other

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differentiate
he can’t differentiate between blue and green

24
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used when the second of two numbers should be taken away from the first

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minus
5-3 is two

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the ability to see
vision He has poor vision in his eye
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to officially visit a building or organization, in order to check that everything is correct and legal
inspect Schools will be inspected regularly to maintain standards
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a machine that carries people up and down in tall buildings
elevator
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living things and their activities
life human life
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complete, including every part
whole she spent the whole afternoon studying
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unhappy
miserable I just woke up feeling miserable