48. Flashcards

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someone, especially a man, whose job is to perform in plays and films

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actor

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a business that provides a service

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agency

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3
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happy about something
adjective
never before noun

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glad

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4
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a number of people or things that are together in one place or are connected

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group
she went camping with a small group of friends

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5
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to stop living

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die
at least 3000 people have died in the earthquake

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the temperature or conditions outside, for example if it is hot, cold, sunny, etc

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weather
The flight was delayed because of bad weather

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to go to the desk at a hotel in order to say that you have arrived, and to get the key to your room

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check in
we have to check in three hours before the flight leaves

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8
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to control the size or number of something and prevent it from increasing

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keep something down
I have to exercise to keep my weight down

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9
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relating to people or their characteristics
adjective

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human
The human body

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10
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to spend a lot of time in a particular place or with a particular group of people

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hang out

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11
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intelligent
adjective

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smart
Rachel‘s one of the smartest kids in the class

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12
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to talk to someone in a way that shows you think they are not intelligent or not important

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talk down to sb

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13
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used when you are saying what is the truth of a situation

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actually
he didn’t actually say anything important

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14
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the part of your life when you are a child

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childhood

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15
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near in distance

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close
his house is close to the airport

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someone whose job is to teach in a school, college, etc

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teacher
A history teacher

17
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to learn about a subject, usually at school or university

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one of the two flat parts on the ends of your legs that you stand on

A

foot
he stepped on my foot

19
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a vehicle that takes people to hospital when they are sick or hurt
Noun

20
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to feel very embarrassed about something
Verb

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cringe
Jen cringed at the sight of her father dancing

21
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to stop trying to think of the answer to a joke or question

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give up
do you give up?

22
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the ability to see

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eyesight
my eyesight is getting worse

23
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having very little money or few possessions
adjective

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poor
most of these people are desperately poor

24
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a table that you sit at to write or work, often with drawers

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to make someone slightly angry Verb
annoy he’s always late and it starting to annoy me
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every time or at any time conjunction
whenever you can go whenever you want
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a person who you dislike or oppose
enemy I try not to make any enemies
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If two or more people -, they like each other and are friendly to each other.
get along I don’t really get along with my sister‘s husband
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When people -, they use physical force to try to defeat each other. Verb
fight two men were arrested for fighting outside a bar
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to vomit informal US
barf
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- things measure a small distance from one side to the other.
narrow A narrow Street
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an empty area that is available to be used Noun
space A parking space
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a small piece of metal that is fixed to the surface of something, usually for decoration Noun
stud
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to decide which thing you want Verb
choose how did you choose which school to go to?
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- food is not sweet. adjective
savoury savoury biscuits
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difficult adjective
tough he’s had a tough time at work recently
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A - animal or plant lives or grows in its natural environment and not where people live. adjective
wild wild flowers
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A - surface is not smooth. adjective
rough rough hands