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recruit

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to find new people to work in a company, join an organization, do a job etc:
We’re having difficulty recruiting enough qualified staff.
Many government officials were recruited from private industry.

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Careers fair

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4job / careers fair

an event where people go to get information about different kinds of jobs

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representative

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someone who has been chosen to speak, vote, or make decisions for someone else
SYN delegate
a union representative
representative of
an elected representative of the people

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zillion

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number informal
a very large number of things:
a zillion
I’ve seen that movie a zillion times.

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Check out

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check out
phrasal verb
1make sure
a)check something ↔ outCHECK/MAKE SURE
to make sure that something is actually true, correct, or acceptable
SYN investigate
I made a phone call to check out his address.

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Flyer

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ADVERTISING & MARKETING
a small sheet of paper advertising something:
People were giving out flyers advertising the event.

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Wise

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1decision/idea etc wise decisions and actions are sensible and based on good judgment
SYN sensible:

That’s very wise

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Boom or bust

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رونق يا برشكستگي

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disposable

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intended to be used once or for a short time and then thrown away:
disposable nappies

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commodity

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a product that is bought and sold:
agricultural commodities
Commodity prices fell sharply.

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Prosper

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[intransitive] if people or businesses prosper, they grow and develop in a successful way, especially by becoming rich or making a large profit:
Businesses across the state are prospering.
Prospering economy

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spring up

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to suddenly appear or start to exist:

Fast-food restaurants are springing up all over town.

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Irrational

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not based on clear thought or reason
SYN unreasonable
OPP rational,
reasonable
    an irrational fear of flying
    He’s becoming increasingly irrational.
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nomad

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ANTHROPOLOGY
a member of a tribe that travels from place to place instead of living in one place all the time, usually in order to find grass for their animals

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merchant

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1wine / coal / timber etc merchant
someone whose job is to buy and sell wine, coal etc, or a small company that does this:
He had a job with an Edinburgh wine merchant.

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promissory note

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سفته

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mortgage

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if you mortgage your home, land, or property, you borrow money, usually from a bank, and if you cannot pay back the money within a particular period of time, the bank has the right to sell your property in order to get the money you owe it:
We mortgaged our house to start Paul’s business.

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went out of business

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go out of business (=stop doing business because of financial problems) In a recession smaller firms often go out of business.

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get away

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get away
phrasal verb
1leave to leave a place, especially when this is not easy:
The meeting dragged on, and I didn’t get away until seven.
get away from
I like to get away from London at the weekend.

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get carried away

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15be / get carried away to be so excited, angry, interested etc that you are no longer really in control of what you do or say, or you forget everything else:
It’s easy to get carried away when you can do so much with the graphics software.

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intensify

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to increase in degree or strength, or to make something do this:
In June the civil war intensified.
His mother’s death intensified his loneliness.

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Tulip

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لاله

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Remote

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1far away far from towns or other places where people live
SYN isolated
a remote border town
a fire in a remote mountain area

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Bulb

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the glass part of an electric light, that the light shines from
SYN light bulb
a 100-watt bulb
2
PLANTS
a root shaped like a ball that grows into a flower or plant:
tulip bulbs

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roast

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to cook something, such as meat, in an oven or over a fire, or to cook in this way➔ grill, bake:
Are you going to roast the chicken?

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Onion

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پياز

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turn out

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turn out well / badly / fine etc
It was a difficult time, but eventually things turned out all right.
از أب در اومد،انجاميدن

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Sandy

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Sandy soil

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exotic

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something that is exotic seems unusual and interesting because it is related to a foreign country – use this to show approval:
exotic birds
exotic places

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invest

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to buy shares, property, or goods because you hope that the value will increase and you can make a profit:
I’ve got a few thousand dollars I’m looking to invest.

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Thrilling

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Thrilling commodity

Thrill

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Wheat

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گندم

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literally

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1according to the most basic or original meaning of a word or expression:
The name of the cheese is Dolcelatte, literally meaning ‘sweet milk’.

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ingredient

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one of the foods that you use to make a particular food or dish:
Combine all the ingredients in a large bowl.
The food is home-cooked using fresh ingredients.

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germinate

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if a seed germinates, or if it is germinated, it begins to grow

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expertise

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special skills or knowledge in a particular subject, that you learn by experience or training:
technical / financial / medical etc expertise
What he’s bringing to the company is financial expertise.

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accommodate

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accommodation
1[transitive] if a room, building etc can accommodate a particular number of people or things, it has enough space for them:

The ballroom can accommodate 400 people.

3[transitive] to accept someone’s opinions and try to do what they want, especially when their opinions or needs are different from yours:
We’ve made every effort to accommodate your point of view.

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dialect

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گويش

dialect accommodation

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intrigue

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1[transitive] if something intrigues you, it interests you a lot because it seems strange or mysterious:
Other people’s houses always intrigued her.

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Story plot

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The novel has a complicated plot

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blend

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1[intransitive and transitive] to combine different things in a way that produces an effective or pleasant result, or to become combined in this way:
a story that blends fact and legend

We blend several people’s traits
Al

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pull

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We are pulling from reality

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sketch out

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To draw a sketch of something

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formulate

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1to develop something such as a plan or a set of rules, and decide all the details of how it will be done:
formulate a policy / plan / strategy etc
He formulated Labour Party education policy in 1922.
When you begin to formulate the history

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dominant

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1more powerful, important, or noticeable than other people or things➔ dominate:
The dominant male gorilla is the largest in the group.
dominant attribute

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Solidify

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1[intransitive and transitive] to become solid or make something solid:
The volcanic lava solidifies as it cools.
solidified cream
Can help you solidify your character

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Upset

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Majid gets upset

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Take charge

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take control / charge / power
The communists took power in 1948.
Youngsters need to take control of their own lives.
Take charge of handling of this situation

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defer

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to delay something until a later date
SYN put back:
defer something until/to something
Further discussion on the proposal will be deferred until April.
The committee deferred their decision.
defer to somebody / something
phrasal verb
formal
to agree to accept someone’s opinion or decision because you have respect for that person:
They defer to her leadership

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mad

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He got mad
Angry
Are you still mad at me

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Frustrate

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1feeling annoyed, upset, and impatient, because you cannot control or change a situation, or achieve something:
He gets frustrated when people don’t understand what he’s trying to say.

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warn

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I need to warn you

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Pitfall

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a problem or difficulty that is likely to happen in a particular job, course of action, or activity:
pitfall of
He gave me advice on how to avoid the pitfalls of the legal process.

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Stereotype

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كليشه

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Ragged

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Ragged mountain dweller

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Boast

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Comes and boasts about succeeding

چاخان كردن

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Humiliate

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SYN embarrass

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Solely

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Only

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drastic

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Exterem and sudden

quickly drastic climate change

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paradise

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1[uncountable] a place or situation that is extremely pleasant, beautiful, or enjoyable:
a beautiful tropical paradise

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granary

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Khorassan is one of Iran’s granaries

خراسان یکی از نواحی غله خیز ایران است.

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Hippopotamus

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Hippo

كر گدن

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Beneath

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1in or to a lower position than something, or directly under something
SYN underneath
The dolphins disappeared beneath the waves.

beneath the Sahara

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Aquifer

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Huge aquifers

(لایهای از شن یا سنگهای خلل و فرج دار که پر آب است و میتوان بر آن چاه زد) لایهی آبزا، سفره، آبخیز

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Pollen

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Fossilized pollen

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girrafe

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زرافه

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Take away

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take somebody / something ↔ away
phrasal verb
1to remove someone or something, or make something disappear:
This should take some of the pain away.
take the focus away

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tilt

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2to move or make something move into a position where one side is higher than the other
SYN tip
As it came in to land, the plane tilted sideways.
The man was tilting his chair back.

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Abrupt

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1sudden and unexpected:

an abrupt change of plan

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Compound

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1to make a difficult situation worse by adding more problems:
compound a problem / difficulty etc
Helmut’s problems were compounded by his lack of concentration.

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impetus

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1an influence that makes something happen or makes it happen more quickly:
impetus for
The report may provide further impetus for reform.
The discovery gave fresh impetus to the research.

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stay tuned

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b)
used to say that you should look or listen for more information about a particular subject at a later time:
The project is still under discussion, so stay tuned.
We’ll stay tuned on that

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hysterical

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unable to control your behaviour or emotions because you are very upset, afraid, excited etc:
Janet became hysterical and began screaming.

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resell

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TRADE
to sell something that you have bought➔ resale:
The retailer resells the goods at a higher price.

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extraordinary

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1very unusual or surprising:

It took an extraordinary amount of work.

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bear

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حاوی بودن، داشتن، دارا بودن	.۲
to bear a secret	
سری داشتن	
the letter bore his signature	
نامه امضای او را داشت.

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