40. Flashcards

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to finally understand something or someone after a lot of thought

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figure sth/sb out
I never could figure out what she saw in him

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Someone or something that is a -, or is in a mess, is dirty or untidy.

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mess
my hair is such a mess!

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3
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money that someone has borrowed

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loan
A bank loan
A student loan

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4
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to give someone money for the work that they do

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pay
did you pay the telephone bill?

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5
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before a particular time

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in advance
you need to book your ticket at least 14 days in advance

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6
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a situation in which an employer forces an employee to leave a job

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severance
A severance pay

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an amount of money that you owe someone

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debt
she’s working in a bar to try to pay off her debts

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used in questions and negatives to mean ‘something’

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anything
I don’t have anything to wear

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9
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only just

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barely
he was barely alive when they found him

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10
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someone who pays rent to live in a room, house, etc

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tenant

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a door that takes you out of a building

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way out

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12
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to go to bed later than usual
Не ложиться спать

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stay up
she stayed up to watch a film

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a legal agreement between two people or organizations, especially one that involves doing work for a particular amount of money

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contract

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a set of rooms for someone to live in on one level of a building or house

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apartment

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15
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to attempt to do something

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try
I tried to open the window but couldn’t

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16
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to start sleeping

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fall asleep
He fell asleep in front of the TV

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used to show the place, time, or level that someone or something started at

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from
did you walk all the way from Bond Street?

18
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to begin to feel better after being unhappy or sick

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get over sth
it took her months to get over the shock of Richard leaving

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a sound, often a loud, unpleasant sound

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noise
stop making so much noise!

20
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to force someone to leave a place or organization

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kick sb out
his wife kicked him out

21
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your bottom

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butt
He just sits on his butt all day long

22
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to find the answer to something

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solve
to solve a problem

23
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the way someone feels at a particular time

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mood
The public mood changed dramatically after the bombing

24
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used to show sympathy for someone

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poor
that’s cold sounds terrible, you poor thing.

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at or to the back of someone or something
behind Close the door behind you
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the things that will happen to someone in the future
destiny at last she feels in control of her own destiny
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to prevent anyone or anything from passing through a place
block A fallen tree blocked the road
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a place where criminals are kept as a punishment
jail He ended up in jail
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the kindness of forgiving someone for something they have done
forgiveness
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to go down or make something go down below the surface of water and not come back up
sink The Titanic sink after hitting an iceberg
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relating to events or people in the past, or the study of history
historical A historical novel
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fighting, using soldiers and weapons, between two or more countries, or two or more groups inside a country
war he was only a child when the war started
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something that you say to tell someone that something is not important
never mind I forgot to bring any money never mind, you can pay me next week
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a collection of gold, silver, jewellery, and valuable objects, especially in children's stories
treasure
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in love = completely in love with another person
head over heels
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