actor Flashcards

1
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someone, especially a man, whose job is to perform in plays and films

A

actor

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2
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a business that provides a service

A

agency

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3
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happy about something
adjective
never before noun

A

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

A

group
she went camping with a small group of friends

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5
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to stop living

A

die
at least 3000 people have died in the earthquake

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6
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the temperature or conditions outside, for example if it is hot, cold, sunny, etc

A

weather
The flight was delayed because of bad weather

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7
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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

A

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

A

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

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9
Q

relating to people or their characteristics
adjective

A

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

A

hang out

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11
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intelligent
adjective

A

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

A

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

A

actually
he didn’t actually say anything important

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14
Q

the part of your life when you are a child

A

childhood

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15
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near in distance

A

close
his house is close to the airport

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16
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someone whose job is to teach in a school, college, etc

A

teacher
A history teacher

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

A

study

18
Q

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

A

foot
he stepped on my foot

19
Q

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

A

ambulance

20
Q

to feel very embarrassed about something
Verb

A

cringe
Jen cringed at the sight of her father dancing

21
Q

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

A

give up
do you give up?

22
Q

the ability to see

A

eyesight
my eyesight is getting worse

23
Q

having very little money or few possessions
adjective

A

poor
most of these people are desperately poor

24
Q

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

A

desk

25
Q

to make someone slightly angry
Verb

A

annoy
he’s always late and it starting to annoy me

26
Q

every time or at any time
conjunction

A

whenever
you can go whenever you want

27
Q

a person who you dislike or oppose

A

enemy
I try not to make any enemies

28
Q

If two or more people -, they like each other and are friendly to each other.

A

get along
I don’t really get along with my sister‘s husband

29
Q

When people -, they use physical force to try to defeat each other.
Verb

A

fight
two men were arrested for fighting outside a bar

30
Q

to vomit
informal US

A

barf

31
Q
  • things measure a small distance from one side to the other.
A

narrow
A narrow Street

32
Q

an empty area that is available to be used
Noun

A

space
A parking space

33
Q

a small piece of metal that is fixed to the surface of something, usually for decoration
Noun

A

stud

34
Q

to decide which thing you want
Verb

A

choose
how did you choose which school to go to?

35
Q
  • food is not sweet.
    adjective
A

savoury
savoury biscuits

36
Q

difficult
adjective

A

tough
he’s had a tough time at work recently

37
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A - animal or plant lives or grows in its natural environment and not where people live.
adjective

A

wild
wild flowers

38
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A - surface is not smooth.
adjective

A

rough
rough hands