51. Flashcards

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the feeling of wanting to give attention to something or discover more about it

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interest
Mark had an interest in the media and wanted to become a journalist.

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to write your name on something to show that you wrote/painted, etc it or to show that you agree to it
noun

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sign
Flowers are the first sign of Spring.
to sign a contract

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feeling that you have no hope and are ready to do anything to change the situation you are in
adjective

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desperate
He was absolutely desperate and would have tried anything to get her back.

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4
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needed in order to achieve something
adjective

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necessary
is it really necessary to give so much detail?

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5
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very or very much

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really

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a promise or decision made between two or more people

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agreement
an international agreement

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secret, especially in an official situation
adjective

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confidential
These documents are strictly confidential

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8
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in addition to someone or something

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else
would you like anything else to eat?

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9
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to believe that someone is good and honest and will not harm you
verb

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trust
my sister warned me not to trust him

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10
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to spend your time behaving badly or doing something that is unpleasant for other people

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go around doing sth
she’s been going around telling people I’m stupid

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conversation or reports about other people’s private lives that might or might not be true

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gossip
an interesting piece of gossip

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12
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someone who is completely unable to behave in a way that is acceptable to society
Noun

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sociopath

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13
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something that you do to help someone

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favour
could you do me a favor, please?

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to have the ability to do something or the possibility of doing something

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be able to do sth
he’ll be able to help you

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to get information about something, or to learn a fact for the first time

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find (sth) out
I must find out the train times

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16
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to be patient and wait while someone does something

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bear with sb
if you bear with me a moment, I’ll just find you details

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17
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the real facts about a situation

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the truth
do you think he was still in the truth?

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to be expected or intended to do something, especially when this does not happen

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be supposed to do sth
these drugs are supposed to reduce the pain

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19
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a large hunting bird

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hawk

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20
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your ability to remember

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memory
John has an amazing memory for historical facts

21
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happening because of good luck

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fortunately
fortunately, no one was hurt in the accident

22
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at that time
adverb

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then
call me tomorrow - I’ll have time to speak them

23
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to see and speak to someone for the first time

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meet
i’ve always wanted to meet to move a star

24
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a very short period of time

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moment
i’ll be back in the moment

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to know someone or something because you have seen or experienced them before
recognize I recognized her from her picture
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to have a particular meaning
mean The red lights means stop
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large in amount, size, or degree
great A great crowd of people
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to behave in a particular way
act to act responsibly
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to behave as if something is true when it is not
pretend I can’t pretend that I like him
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the ability to do an activity or job well, especially because you have practised it Noun
skill you need good communication skills to be a teacher
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to suddenly surprise or frighten someone
startle The sound startled me
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a seat that does not have a back or arms
stool
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with different parts failing to work or move well together
uncoordinated The marketing campaign was an uncoordinated effort by several different departments
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to provide enough money for someone to live
keep I can’t keep a family on that salary
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the state of having your weight spread in such a way that you do not fall over
balance I lost my balance and fell off the bike
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to not allow something that is at a high level to fall to a lower level
keep sth up make sure you eat properly - you’ve got to keep your strengths up
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something that you do regularly, almost without thinking about it Noun
habit he’s just eating out of habit. He’s not really hungry.
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When people - each other's -, they hold each other tightly with both arms, to show their love for each other.
fall into someone's arms
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stupid
dumb A dumb question
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continuing to happen before a particular time or event and then stopping
until The show will be on until the end of the month
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very close to something or someone, with nothing in between
next to sth/sb come and sit next to me
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to start doing something seriously and with a lot of attention and effort
get down to sth before we get down to business, I’d like to thank you all for coming today
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problems, difficulties, or worries
trouble We had trouble finding some words to park
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a child or young person
kid School kids
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If something used to happen or a situation used to exist, it happened regularly or existed in the past but it does not happen or exist now.
used to do/be sth I used to go out every night when I was a student
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with no light or not much light
dark it’s a bit dark in here
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magic words that are intended to bring bad luck to someone
curse to put a curse on someone
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a person or organization that buys goods or services from a shop or business
customer A satisfied customer
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to visit a place for a short time, often when you are going somewhere else
come by something cheap organic food is still difficult to come by