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1
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hark back

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remember things from the past

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2
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tag along

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go somewhere with sb without being asked

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3
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get your teeth into

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start doing sth with a lot of energy

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4
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tatty lousy

A

bad

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5
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prerequisite

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sth that is necessary for doing sth else

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6
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veneer

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behaviour that hides sb’s true feelings

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7
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bowl sb over

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surprised

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8
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venture capitalist

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sb that lents money so they can start a new bussiness

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9
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headhunt

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persuade sb to leave their job forn another one that is better

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10
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nothing ventured nothing gained

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you cannot achieve things without risk

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11
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burgeon

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foster

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12
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bussiness acumen

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the quality to think and decide quickly

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13
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flounder

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have a lot of problems likely to fail

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14
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muck about

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behave in a silly way when you have work to do

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15
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flabbergasted/gob-smacked

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surprised or shocked

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16
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credit

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to believe sth/ to buy into sth

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17
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strut your stuff

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show your skills

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18
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hither and thither

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not having a specific direction

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19
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enmeshed

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embroiled into

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20
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resurgent

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become popular after a period of quitness

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21
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circumscribe

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limit power

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22
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surreptitiously

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secretly

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23
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keep sb on tenterhooks

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make sb wanting to find out sth

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24
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relegate

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detain/devalue

25
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ensue from

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a problem that comes from

26
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slick

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shick

27
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derogatory

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ex remarks insulting

28
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stifle

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hamper/thwart/ obstruct

29
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to raise eybrows

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is sth raises eybrows it surprises people

30
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permeate

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if ex ideas permeate sth then they are always present

31
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be up to speed with

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having the latest information about sth

32
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lend weight to

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make a belief more likely to be correct

33
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dispel

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get rid of a false idea

34
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last-ditch

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a final attempt

35
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fraught

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full with problems

36
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herald

A

that shows sth is gonna happen

37
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banter

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easy conversation

38
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replenish

A

refill sth

39
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axe

A

get rid of a plan so as to sav money

40
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root sth out

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find sth by searching for it

41
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stash sth away

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store sth secretly and safely

42
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turn the corner

A

become successful again

43
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fete

A

honour sb

44
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flip side

A

tha bad effects of a good situation

45
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buoyancy

A

the volatiliness of the economy

46
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be on the wane

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become less important

47
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negate

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prevent sth from having any effects

48
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beyond a joke

A

the situation has worsen

49
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toe the line

A

do what other people do in a job

50
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none the wiser

A

to not understand something:

51
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stalemate

A

αδιεξοδο

52
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clued up about

A

knowing a lot about sth

53
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disarmingly

A

do sth in a way to make someone like you, especially when they had not expected to

54
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incongruous

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unsuitable in a situation

55
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jostle

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to knock or push roughly against someone in order to move past them or get more space when you are in a crowd of people

56
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on a knife edge

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if a situation is on a knife edge the result is extremely uncertain

57
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languid

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require little energy

58
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allay

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make sb feel less worried