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They live in a small one-bedroom house with no windows, no natural (ventilation)

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تهوية أو حركة الهواء

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they don’t have electricity 24 hours a day - there are
(power cuts)

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انقطاع للكهرباء

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they’re (daily wage earners) - if you don’t work you don’t earn

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عمال بالمكسب اليومي

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Mahila Housing Trust gets external funding and uses it to (subsidise) the cost of the paint meaning communities only end up paying 15 to 20% of the actual price.

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to pay part of the cost of something:

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we can’t allow that man to become (prime minister)

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رئيس للوزراء

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What genre does the book fall into - comedy or tragedy?

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في أي نوع يندرج الكتاب: كوميديا أم مأساة؟ / a style, especially in the arts, that involves a particular set of characteristics:

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if you have a very upbeat period piece where the music is very (jaunty)

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تستخدم لوصف الموسيقي (بمعني طروبة)

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he sound effects needed for a thriller like Stranger Things – creaking stairs and sudden screams - are very different from the sounds used in historical period dramas which are more( upbeat)

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مبهج

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light-hearted and cheerful.

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خفيف القلب (مرح) و مبهج

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gobsmacked

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which is slang for being so surprised you can’t speak. مذهول

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high five

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كفك

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Speak

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formal , and it refers to the action

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Talk

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little informal , use with friends an family

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All

The word all normally needs a subject before it. It’s not correct to say ‘all liked’ - subject + all + the main verb.

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They all liked the party.
We all went home.

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Everybody or Everyone

Everybody and everyone both function as subjects - everybody/everyone + the main verb

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Everyone liked the party.
Everybody went home.

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reunion

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لقاء أصدقاء / اعاده شمل

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tombstone

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شاهد قبر

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impoverished

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فقير

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excelled

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برع

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philanthropist

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محب للخير

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prominent

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بارز

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on track

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to work in something ( i am on track to develop my spanish)

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plug

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سداده الحمام

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plugged

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blocked by something

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chomping

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bite somrthing hard and noisly

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what have you been up to

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ماذا كنت تفعل (عند مقابلة شخص ما)

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Hire

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When talking about a short-term arrangement, we normally use the verb hire.

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Rent

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we normally use the verb rent to talk about a long-term arrangement.

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Let

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The word let means ‘that you give permission to use some property, like a house, in exchange for regular payments’.

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Last

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Last week / month etc . before the current one. Remember that we say ‘yesterday morning / afternoon / evening’ but last night / I went to the doctor’s twice last week.
What did you do yesterday afternoon? And last night?

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For the last week

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If you did something for the last week, it means you did it continuously for a period of time from a week ago until now. /

I’ve had flu for the last week.

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In the last week

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If you did something in the last week, it means you did it once (at least) during a period of time from a week ago until now. /
I’ve only come in to work once in the last week.

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kiss (something) goodbye

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informal expression which means ‘to accept the loss of an opportunity or loss of something’: /
I took my car to a mechanic, but sadly it couldn’t be fixed. I had to kiss the car goodbye.

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go with the flow

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following other people in their thoughts, ideas or actions because it’s the easiest thing to do /
I thought my ideas for the new project were better, but I decided to keep quiet and go with the flow!

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it’s very strenuous to force your brain to think

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من الصعب جدًا إجبار عقلك على التفكير

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catastrophe

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نكبة

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former

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سابق

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participant

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مشترك

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Republican

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جمهوري

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reveal

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يكشف

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seek

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يسعي

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severe

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شديد

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headquarters

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مقر

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Playwrights

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كتاب مسرحيون

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the majority

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الأغلبية

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foggy

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ضبابي

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Band

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ربطة / فرقه موسيقية / مجموعة من الأشخاص/

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Speckled

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مبقع / منقط

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cartridge

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خرطوشة / مخزن صغير في الأدوات

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Adorn

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تزيين

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gourds

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قرع

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52
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Altar

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مذبح

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prioritize

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تحديد الأولوية /اعطاء الأولوية

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54
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distillation

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تقطير

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uplifted

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رفع وتعزيز

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subconsciously

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لا شعوريًا

57
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climate deniers

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منكري التغيرات المناخية

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ill-informed

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سوء علم او نقص في معلومات موضوع معين

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Aspirin reduces your chances of having a full-blown stroke.

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يقلل الأسبرين من فرص إصابتك بسكتة دماغية كاملة.

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take a long, hard look at

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يفحص شئ بدقة كبيرة بغرض تطويره فيما بعد

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throw insults

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يلقي اهانات

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backfire

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نتائج عكسية

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dialogue

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محاورة / تبادل الحوار

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immigrants

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المهاجرين

65
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girls with (veils)

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حجاب

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I talked to people from all walks of life.

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لقد تحدثت إلى الناس من جميع مناحي الحياة

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imperfections

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العيوب

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Defects

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عيوب

69
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Car sales have slumped dramatically over the past year.

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The value of property has slumped. /
(of prices, values, or sales) to fall suddenly

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we want To conserve electricity

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to keep and protect something from damage, change, or waste / To conserve electricity, we are cutting down on our heating.

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criticize

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ينتقد

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a vibrant young performer

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energetic, exciting, and full of enthusiasm:

73
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summits

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مؤتمرات القمة

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an ambitious young lawyer

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having a strong wish to be successful, powerful, or rich: /

75
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safeguard

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حماية

76
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there is nothing flawless

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لا يوجد شئ بلا عيوب

77
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a friend in need is a friend indeed’

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I think her cognitive functions may be diminished because she can’t remember her son’s name or the name of the current president

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أعتقد أن وظائفها المعرفية قد تتضاءل لأنها لا تستطيع تذكر اسم ابنها أو اسم الرئيس الحالي

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They founded an institute for research into the causes of mental illness

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أسسوا معهدًا للبحث في أسباب الأمراض العقلية

80
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this is your stereotypy

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هذه هي صورتك النمطيه

81
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I will gradually improve my behavior

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سوف أقوم بتحسين سلوكي تدريجياً

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groom

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زوج

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times are tough

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describes periods of trouble or difficulty in life.

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get through

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something, you manage to live through a difficult situation.

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drift away

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means to gradually move further apart from someone until your relationship with them eventually ends.

86
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Billy No-Mates

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is slang for someone who has no friends. (slang)

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double-edged sword

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describes something with unfavourable as well as favourable consequences

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outgoing

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describes someone who is very friendly and enjoys talking to people

89
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critic

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ناقد

90
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i regard him as my personal legend

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انا اعتبره اسطورتي الشخصية

91
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Thousands of dissidents have been interrogated or incarcerated.

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to put or keep someone in prison or in a place used as a prison:

92
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the moral of this novel is

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المغزي من هذه الرواية هو

93
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twist

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لفة/ حيلة

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you can’t take back time that you procrastinated with

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لا يمكنك استرجاع الوقت الذي أجلت فيه

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intonation in quran

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ترنيم /تجويد في االقران

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representation

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التمثيل

97
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Run me through that again.

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explain to me

98
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you have lost me

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now i am not understand

99
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seance ritual

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طقوس أو مناسك جلسة تحضير الأرواح

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corall

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حظيره

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unrevel

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كشف / حل لغز

102
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tried in vain

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حاول عبثًا

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fruitlessly

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بلا جدوى

104
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i shout profoundly

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أنا اصرخ بعمق

105
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Scott died while he was on an expedition to the Antarctic in 1912.

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a long, organized trip for a particular purpose, or the people, vehicles, or ships making such a trip:

106
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possessed

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Someone who is possessed is thought to be controlled by an evil spirit. / to own something or have something as a quality: Even his friends would admit that he was possessed of an enormous ego.

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possessed by

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يمتلكها

108
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possessed of exceptional powers.

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يمتلك قدرات استثنائية

109
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the musty odor of a damp cellar

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a particular smell, esp. a bad one / odor

110
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These are two groups of three works, the first on alchemy,the second on divination.

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the skill or act of saying or discovering what will happen in the future / التكهن قراءة الكف

111
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Many people believe that a broken mirror is an omen of bad luck.

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يعتقد الكثير من الناس أن المرآة المكسورة هي نذير سوء الحظ.

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He was a cruel and
(capricious) tyrant.

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changing mood or behaviour suddenly and unexpectedly:

113
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A long note was sounded on a bugle

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تم اطلاق نغمة طويلة على البوق

114
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Jews were seen as outsiders because of their
religion

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كان ينظر لليهود علي انهم غرباء بسبب دينهم

115
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fondness for money

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الولع بالمال

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A timeless masterpiece

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تحفه خالدة

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suspense

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تشويق

118
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occasionally

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أحياناً

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on point

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perfect /
My bosses’ comments about improving business profits were on point.

120
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wiggle room

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the freedom or opportunity to do something, or to change your mind and do something differently if that is what is needed: We need to leave ourselves some wiggle room when we’re negotiating the deal.

121
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eyes bigger than your belly

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or eyes bigger than your stomach,used when someone has taken more food than they can eat.

122
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pile up your plate

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,you gather a large quantity of food together into a pile.

123
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he wants to get his money’s worth

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means to get good value for the money you have spent .

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vicious circle

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is a problematic situation, having the effect of creating new problems which then make the first situation even worse. / Many people get caught/trapped in a vicious circle of dieting and weight gain.

125
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knock your socks off

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If something knocks your socks off, you find it extremely exciting or good:I’m going to take you to a restaurant that’ll knock your socks off.

126
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cater

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to provide, and sometimes serve, food:I’m catering for twelve on Sunday - the whole family is coming.
–Who catered your party?

127
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boastful

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praising yourself and what you have done / He was confident, not boastful.

128
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utter

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to say something or to make a sound with your voice:
She sat through the whole meeting without uttering a word.

129
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unbearable

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too painful or unpleasant for you to continue to experience:
All I remember of my daughter’s birth was the unbearable pain and the relief when it was all over.

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misophonia

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a condition in which certain sounds cause a strong negative reaction in someone:
She has misophonia and hates the sound of people eating and chewing.

131
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passed away

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polite expression for die :
She’s terribly upset because her father passed away last week.

132
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disturbing

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making you feel worried or upset:
The article described the latest crime figures as “disturbing”.

133
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in single/double figures

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between 1 and 9/between 10 and 99:
The unemployment rate is now in double figures.
You should try to keep your blood glucose levels in single figures as much as possible.

134
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bother

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to make the effort to do something:
He hasn’t even bothered to write.
You could have phoned us but you just didn’t bother.

135
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trigger

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to cause a strong emotional reaction of fear, shock, anger, or worry in someone:
He could be triggered by a loud noise.

136
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trigger

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to cause something to start:Some people find that certain foods trigger their headaches.
Ultraviolet-B radiation triggers the skin to produce vitamin D.
The racial killings at the weekend have triggered off a wave of protests.

137
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Ultraviolet radiation

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اشعه فوق البنفسجية

138
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innocuous

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completely harmless (= causing no harm):
Some mushrooms look innocuous but are in fact poisonous.

139
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take its toll

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to cause harm or suffering:
The constant stress takes its toll on emergency room workers.

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