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draft

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The first draft of it

پيش نويس

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Late

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Late assay

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Overhead

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I just have overhead some graduates students talking.

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Come out

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1if something comes out, it is removed from a place:
These stains will never come out!
2if information comes out, people learn about it, especially after it has been kept secret:
No doubt the truth will come out one day.

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anthropology

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ANTHROPOLOGY

the scientific study of people, their societies, cultures etc➔ ethnology, sociology

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Pitch in

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pitch in
phrasal verb
informal
1to join others and help with an activity:
If we all pitch in, we’ll have it finished in no time.
pitch in with
Everyone pitched in with efforts to entertain the children.

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Flashy

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1big, bright, or expensive, and intended to be impressive – used to show disapproval:
large flashy cars

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Thoughtful

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1always thinking of the things you can do to make people happy or comfortable
OPP thoughtless
Paul is very thoughtful.

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glory

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1[uncountable] the importance, honour, and praise that people give someone they admire a lot:
She dreamt of future glory as an Olympic champion.

There is not much glory

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hesitate

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1[intransitive] to pause before saying or doing something because you are nervous or not sure:
Kay hesitated for a moment and then said ‘yes’.

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influential

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having a lot of influence and therefore changing the way people think and behave:
He had influential friends.

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Uninformed

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not having enough knowledge or information:

Parents were left anxious, uninformed, and isolated.

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formula

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But the formula for well-made play required…..

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exposition

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1[uncountable and countable] formal a clear and detailed explanation:
exposition of
a lucid exposition of educational theories
2[countable] a large public event at which you show or sell products, art etc

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quotation

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a sentence or phrase from a book, speech etc which you repeat in a speech or piece of writing because it is interesting or amusing
SYN quote:
quotation from
a quotation from the Bible

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servant

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someone, especially in the past, who was paid to clean someone’s house, cook for them, answer the door etc, and who often lived in the house:
Many young girls became domestic servants.

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Gossip

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to talk about other people’s behaviour and private lives, often including remarks that are unkind or untrue:
gossip about
The whole town was gossiping about them.

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rumor

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شايعه
1information or a story that is passed from one person to another and which may or may not be true:
rumour about/of
I’ve heard all sorts of rumours about him and his secretary.

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mysterious

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1mysterious events or situations are difficult to explain or understand:
The police are investigating the mysterious deaths of children at the hospital.

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Incite

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Inciting incidence
to deliberately encourage people to fight, argue etc➔ encourage:
They were charged with inciting racial hatred.
incite somebody to do something
a person who incites others to commit an offence

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perceive

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to understand or think of something or someone in a particular way

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Apparent

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Easy to notice
sys obvious
Apparent reason

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reversal

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1[uncountable and countable] a change to an opposite arrangement, process, or way of doing something➔ turnaround:
reversal of/in
a sudden reversal of government policy

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fortune

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The reversal the fortune continue
بخت، شانس
دارايي

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obligatory

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1formal something that is obligatory must be done because of a law, rule etc
SYN compulsory,
mandatory:
it is obligatory for somebody (to do something)
It is obligatory for companies to provide details of their industrial processes.
Obligatory scene

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Hero

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He was a war hero

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denouement

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the exciting last part of a story or play:

The plot takes us to Paris for the denouement of the story.

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pleasure

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1[uncountable] the feeling of happiness, enjoyment, or satisfaction that you get from an experience➔ pleasant:
with pleasure
She sipped her drink with obvious pleasure.
for pleasure
Are you taking the trip for business or pleasure?

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subtle

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1not easy to notice or understand unless you pay careful attention
OPP obvious
The pictures are similar, but there are subtle differences between them.
Subtle distinction

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Acoustic

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acoustic spectrum

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ultrasound

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1[uncountable]
PHYSICSMEDICINE
sound that is too high for humans to hear

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Since

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Since they are blind

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self-explanatory

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clear and easy to understand without needing any more explanation:
The video controls are pretty self-explanatory.

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navigation

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the science or job of planning which way you need to go when you are travelling from one place to another:
compasses and other instruments of navigation

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Orientation

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Navigation and orientation

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prey

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an animal, bird etc that is hunted and eaten by another animal
OPP predator

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species

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a group of animals or plants whose members are similar and can breed together to produce young animals or plants➔ genus:
Seven species of birds of prey have been observed.
pandas and other endangered species (=ones that may soon no longer exist)

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Bat

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خفاش

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Count

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To weak to count on

39
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emit

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The bats emit the ultrasonic pulses

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Pitch

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High pitch sound waves

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Analyze

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They analyze the echoes .

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Bound

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How the waves bound back here

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Far away

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How far away it is

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leaf

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Leaf, leaves, trunk,branch

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underestimate

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1[intransitive and transitive] to think or guess that something is smaller, cheaper, easier etc than it really is
OPP overestimate
underestimate how/what
We underestimated how long it would take to get there.

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stationary

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standing still instead of moving:

How did you manage to drive into a stationary vehicle?

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radar

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a piece of equipment that uses radio waves to find the position of things and watch their movement
➔ sonar:
The coastline can now be monitored by radar.
We could see the plane quite clearly on the radar screen.

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clutter

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a large number of things that are scattered somewhere in an untidy way
SYN junk:
clutter of
the clutter of soaps, shampoos, and towels in the bathroom

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needle

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Needle and thread

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densely

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densely pack needles

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even

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Even surface

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appreciate

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I’d appreciate it if you let me…

Realize

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literature

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American literature

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Loan

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Our loan period is a month

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Truck

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Truck driver

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Charge

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How much do you get charge

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Gloves

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A pair of gloves

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Stairs

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If you go down stairs

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In advance

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I had to make a plan away in advance

I should warn you in advance

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hook up

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Bring my computer and hook it up

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rare

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rare book

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birch

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especially Birth tree

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bark

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the outer covering of a tree

bark at
The dog always barks at strangers.

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waterproof

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Waterproof jacket

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tough

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This tough protective layer is waterproof

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utensil

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UTENSILS
a thing such as a knife, spoon etc that you use when you are cooking:
kitchen utensils
Utensil of wood

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peel

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to remove the skin from fruit or vegetables:

Peel and dice the potatoes.

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Adhere

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to stick firmly to something:
adhere to
The eggs of these fish adhere to plant leaves.

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pliable

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1able to bend without breaking or cracking:

a shoe made of soft pliable leather

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Bend

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Very easy to bend

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canoe

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قايق

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by far

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12by far / far and away
used to say that something is much better, worse etc than anything else:
Watching sport was by far the most popular activity on Saturday afternoons.
Spring is far and away the best time to visit the islands.

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Vessel

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1formal a ship or large boat:
    a fishing vessel
2technical a vein in your body:
    a burst blood vessel
By vessel like canoe
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stitch

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to sew two pieces of cloth together, or to sew a decoration onto a piece of cloth:
Mary is stitching a bedspread.

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Seal

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Seal with resin

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Resin

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صمغ گياهي

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watertight

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1a watertight container, roof, door etc does not allow water to get in or out➔ airtight

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Portage

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TRANSPORT

when people carry small boats over land from one river to another

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alliances

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1an arrangement in which two or more countries, groups etc agree to work together to try to change or achieve something:
alliance with
Britain’s military alliance with her NATO partners
alliance between
the possibility of a political alliance between the two parties

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newcomer

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1someone who has only recently arrived somewhere or only recently started a particular activity➔ novice:
newcomer to
I’m a relative newcomer to the retail business.

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isolate

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isolate somebody from something

New born babies must be isolated from possible contamination.

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surge

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Oil prices surged

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Friction

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Tension

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brittle

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Vulnerable

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hammer

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چكش

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ooze

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ooze from/out of/through

The ice cream was melting and oozing out of its wrapper.

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