31. Flashcards

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to stop someone or something from being killed or destroyed

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save
he was badly injured, but the doctors saved his life

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ashamed because you have done something wrong

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guilty
I feel so guilty about not going to see them

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3
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unhappy or making you feel unhappy

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sad

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4
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to change a decision or opinion

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change your mind
we’ve changed our minds about selling the house

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5
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a piece of equipment with two transparent parts that you wear in front of your eyes to help you see better

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glasses

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used to say that there is/is not a problem

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there’s something/nothing the matter
there is something the matter with the washing machine

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to agree with an idea, group, or person

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support

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the feeling that good things are going to happen in the future

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expectation

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certain not to have a successful effect or result

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futile
A futile attempt to escape

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10
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If something someone says or writes is -, it expresses the most important things without extra details.

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to the point
his rapport was short and to the point

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the good feeling that you have when something unpleasant stops or does not happen

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relief
James can’t come tonight tonight
Well, that’s a relief

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12
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having a low temperature

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cold
The nights are getting colder now

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13
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the number of years that someone has lived, or that something has existed

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age
She left India at the age of 12

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14
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If you describe something as -, you are disappointed that it has happened.

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a shame
it’s a real shame to waste all this food

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a door or other opening that you use to enter a building or place

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entrance
I’ll meet you at the main entrance

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16
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as much as, or more than, a number or amount

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at least
you’ll have to wait at least an hour

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a white or grey mass that floats in the sky, made of small water drops

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a surface that you walk on inside a building

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the soil in an area

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to make someone feel ashamed or shy

21
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a feeling of being certain of your ability to do things well

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confidence

22
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very good

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great
we had a great time

23
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someone who is not successful in anything they do

24
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used to show that you think a word that is used to describe someone or something is wrong

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so-called
my so-called friend has stolen my girlfriend

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near the ground, not high
low low ceilings
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a level of quality, especially a level that is acceptable
standard
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a short part of a film, play, or book in which the events happen in one place
scene The final scene
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to move down towards the ground
fall Huge drops of rain were falling from the sky
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to be unable to remember a fact, something that happened, or how to do something
forget i’ve forgotten his name
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an unpleasant substance that makes something not clean
dirt there is dirt all over the floor
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to teach someone at a school or college
educate
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used to refer to an object without saying its name
thing how do I switch this thing off?
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to dislike someone or something very much
hate
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to let someone look at something
show Show me your photos
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doing something fast or taking only a short time
quick I tried to catch him, but he was too quick for me
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very great, large, or special and making you feel respect and sometimes fear
awesome an awesome responsibility
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something that happens or exists because something else has happened
result
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to give attention to someone or something in order to hear them
listen what kind of music do you listen to?
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to refuse to accept or agree with something
reject
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the sound of people clapping their hands to show they have enjoyed or approve of something
applause