BEN19 Flashcards

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give an unofficial name or a nickname (to someone or something)
“Mono is *** the ‘kissing disease’ because is easily spread to other through close contact

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to dub

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to fight with every available resource; with unrelenting effort

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to fight tooth and nail

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to interfere with the right of someone or with someone’s property rights

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to infringe

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absolutely not, certainly not

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by no means

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to argue or disagree

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bicker

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the future remains ***

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murky

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to be surprised or unaware
To hit or attack on or from the blind side.
To catch or take unawares, especially with harmful or detrimental results:

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to be blindsided

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a sign or warning that alerts one to negative or dangerous behavior or circumstances

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wake-up call

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to kill it off

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squash

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to gather, call together, or summon again, esp for a formal meeting

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to reconvene

convene - convention

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said, without proof to have taken place or occured

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alleged

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a stock or supply of weapons

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arsenal

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to be wrong, guilty or responsible

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to be at fault

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to be in control

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to be in the driver seat

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to understand or accept

I’ve *** (that) paying rent is the same as throwing my money away every month

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to buy in to the notion (that)

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logic will be the factor in reaching a conclusion

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common sense will prevail

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easy or logical for the consumer to use and understand

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consumer-friendly

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To load with or as if with cargo
To burden or oppress; weigh down
*** with grief

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to lade

19
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An ecological community together with its environment, functioning as a unit

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ecosystem

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something that grows continually with no indication of stopping

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ever-growing

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to start or begin a business activity

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to get down to business

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to punish someone who has done something bad to you, retaliate

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to get even (with)

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to chase someone or something in an attempt to catch

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to go after

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to stay in effect or not change

I don’t think the decision of California will ***

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to hold

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involved or participating

Apple’s legal battles are by no means over - especially with Motorola and Google still ***

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in the mix

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to motivate or encourage
the right system
to *** innovation and promote consumer-friendly policies

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to incent

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R & D

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research and development