34. Flashcards

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an occasion when a group of people say goodbye to someone at the same time

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send-off
I got a good send-off at the station

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a substance used to cure an illness or injury

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medicine
cough medicine

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used to give advice

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you’re better off doing sth
you’re better off getting a taxi

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to force someone to do something

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compel sb to do sth
he felt compelled to resign from his job

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strange or unknown, and not explained or understood

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mysterious
A mysterious stranger

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being a parent

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parenthood
Single parenthood

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the activity of discovering secret information about a country or company that is fighting or competing against you

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espionage
Industrial espionage

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the buying and selling of large numbers of goods or services, especially between countries

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trade
A trade dispute

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an exciting and sometimes dangerous experience

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adventure
it’s a film about the adventures of two friends travelling across Africa

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10
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an occasion when you give something to someone and they give you something else

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exchange
an exchange of ideas
they were given food and shelter in exchange for work

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to start living in a place where you intend to stay for a long time, usually with a partner

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settle down
do you think he’ll ever settle down and have a family?

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to leave your job and stop working, usually because you are old

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retire
she retired from the company in 2010

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to make someone want to have or do something, especially something that they do not need or something that is wrong

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tempt
she’s trying to tempt me to go shopping with her
i’m tempted not to go to my next class

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someone whose job is to deal with business for someone else

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agent
The company has agents all over the world

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15
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famous for something bad

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notorious
She was notorious for her bad temper

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a small group of people who are part of a larger group, and oppose the ideas of everyone else

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faction

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17
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used when you like something or agree to something
Неформальное слово

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cool

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to like someone or something very much
Формальное выражение

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be enamoured of/with sb/sth

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to tell someone that something is definitely true, especially so that they do not worry

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assure
she assured them that she would be all right

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20
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the feeling of not being certain about something, or not trusting someone or something

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doubt
I have some doubts about his ability to do the job

21
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none at all

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no…whatsoever
There is no evidence whatsoever that she was involved

22
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If something is -, other people are not allowed to know about it.

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secret
A secret affair
i’ll tell you but you must keep it secret

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to become hard and stiff, or to make something become hard and stiff

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harden
this island is formed from volcanic lava that has hardened into rock

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several things or events of the same type that come one after the other

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series
A serious of lectures

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to find the right direction to travel by using maps or other equipment
navigate we navigated using a map and compuss
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something that makes it difficult for you to go somewhere or to succeed at something
obstacle to overcome an obstacle his refusal to talk is the main obstacle to peace
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to ask officially for something, often by writing
apply i’ve applied for a job he has applied to several companies
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very silly or stupid
insane an insane decision
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a little
slightly I think I did slightly better in my exams this time
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brave
courageous
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involving a lot of different but connected parts in a way that is difficult to understand
complex complex issues
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If you make an - to do something, you try to do it.
attempt this is his second attempt at the exam
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to get on a ship, boat, or aircraft to begin a journey
embark
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to make a journey
travel I spent a year traveling around Asia
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When two or more people have a - feeling, they have the same opinion about each other.
mutual Mutual respect he doesn’t like her, and I suspect the feeling's mutual
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careful not to cause embarrassment or attract too much attention, especially by keeping something secret
discreet can I trust you to be discreet?
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money that you pay to use a bridge, road, etc
toll
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If someone is -, they do not feel involved with someone or emotional about something.
detached he seems cool and detached
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to notice or understand something that you did not notice or understand before
realize I suddenly realized I met him before I didn’t realize how unhappy she was
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honest and fair, or deserving praise and respect
honourable A decent, honorable man
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able to learn and understand things easily
intelligent an intelligent remark A highly intelligent young woman
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a quality that makes you like someone or something
charm The building had a certain charm
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certain
sure i’m sure that he won’t mind
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to do or complete something, especially something that you have said you would do or that you have been told to do
carry out sth I was only carrying out orders
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a piece of work or job that you are given to do
assignment A written assignment
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to become impossible to see
disappear she watched him disappear into the crowd
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a person who you dislike or oppose
enemy
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used to emphasize a description of something
truly The project was truly a team effort