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curiously french complaint, utter devastation + coursebook vocab Flashcards

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to feel shivery

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to feel cold and shake slightly

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to sandpaper

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to rub sth with a sandpaper

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to feel a bit ropey

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to feel slightly sick

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severe

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extremely bad, serious (His injuries are severe)

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mild

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not very serious

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to prescribe (of a doctor)

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to tell somebody to take a particular medicine or have a particular treatment
( Valium is usually prescribed to treat anxiety.)

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prescription

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an official piece of paper on which a doctor writes the type of medicine you should have
(Antibiotics are only available on prescription.)
(Doctor wrote me the prescription out)

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an appointment

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a formal arrangement to meet or visit somebody at a particular time

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referral

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sending somebody who needs professional help to a person or place that can provide it
(After misbehaving in class, George was given a referral for disrupting class and sent to the office.)
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pulmonary disease

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illness connected with the lungs

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GP

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general practitioner, a doctor who is trained in general medicine

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consulting room

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a room where a doctor talks to and examines patients

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diagnosis

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discovering the exact cause of problem or illness

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cold

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having a lower body temperature than usual

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hypochondriac

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worried all the time about your health and believing that you are ill/sick when there is nothing wrong with you

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ailing

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having problems and getting weaker

She looked after her ailing father

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to feel grotty

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to feel unpleasant

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to feel congested

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can’t breathe because nose is blocked

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to splutter

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to spit as you speak

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to snivel

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to have a running nose

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to wean sb/sth off sth

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to make somebody stop doing or using something

The doctor tried to wean her off sleeping pills.

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handkerchief

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tissue

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to console

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to comfort sb

Nothing could console him when his wife died.

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orifice

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a hole in body like mouth

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to be susceptible to sth

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very likely to be influenced, harmed or affected by sth

He’s highly susceptible to flattery.

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malady

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an illness

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to be immune to sth

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not affected by something

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remedy for sth

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a treatment or medicine to cure a disease or reduce pain that is not very serious

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limbs

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arms, legs

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to feel lethargic

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to be without any energy or enthusiasm

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to contract a disease

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to overcome a disease

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delirious

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not able to think or speak clearly, usually because of fever

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lump

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a swelling under the skin, sometimes a sign of serious illness

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leprosy

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an infectionous disease which makes your body rot

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to collide

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to crash (Two trains collided head-on.)

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sliver

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a small piece of sth

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to drip

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to fall in drops

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icicle

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a long pointed stick of ice

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to lean against sth

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to rest on or against something for support

She walked slowly, leaning on her son’s arm.

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to flicker

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to shine with a light that’s sometimes bright, sometimes weak (The lights flickered and went out.)

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sinister

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seeming evil or dangerous; making you think something bad will happen
(There was something cold and sinister about him.)

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to rap

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to knock

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to bow over

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to lean over

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a twig

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a small branch of a tree or bush

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trunk

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main part of a tree

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a litany of sth

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a long list of sth

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to shatter

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to suddenly break (sth) into small pieces

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to topple over

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to fall down

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wood stove

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a piece of equipment that is used to heat up a place

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to doze

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to sleep lightly for a short time

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frigid

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very cold

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utter devastation

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extreme, complete destruction

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to sag

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to drop under pressure

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rooster

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a cock

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to crow

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noise that cock makes

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to dodge

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to move quickly and suddenly to one side in order to avoid somebody/something
(He ran across the road, dodging the traffic.)

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refugees

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ppl who escape from their country because of war

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an excavator

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machine that is used for digging up the ground

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stoic

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not affected by feelings

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taciturn

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tending not to speak much

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flux

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continuous movement and change

Our society is in a state of flux.

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literate

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able to read and write

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to come across as

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to make a particular impression

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pretentious

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pretending to be sm better

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clumsy

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doing thing in an akward way

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to wind sb up

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to irritate sm

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to fade away

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to slowly disappear

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inflection

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a change in the form of a word

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obtrusive

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noticeable in an unpleasant way

The sofa would be less obtrusive in a paler colour.

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to revel in sth

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to enjoy sth

Some people seem to revel in annoying others.

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To get message over

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to make sth clear to sb

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To get through to sb

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To make sb understand sth

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to bring up

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To mention

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To crop up

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to come up

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To talk sb out of sth

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To persuade sm not to do sth

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to talk over

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To discuss

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to speak up

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to speak louder

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to talk business

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to talk about sth directly

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to speak ones mind

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To say exactly what you think in a direct way

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to say for certain

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without doubt

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to speak on behalf of sb

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To speak as sm’s representative

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to talk some sense into sb

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To persuade sb to stop behaving stupidly

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to stop being on speaking terms with sb

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to stop talking to sb

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to make a small talk

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to make a polite conversation about unimportant subjects

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to get a word in edgeways

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to get a chance to say sth

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to miss the point

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to fail to understand sth

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to make head or tail out of sth

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to be able to understand sth

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to get the wrong end of the stick

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to misunderstand sth

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to have a go at sb

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to criticize or complain about sb

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to go on about sth

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to talk about sth for a long time

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to drop hints

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to show somebody, in an indirect way, what you are thinking

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to take the words right out sb’s mouth

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to say what somebody else was going to say

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A means to an end

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a thing or action that is not interesting or important in itself but is a way of achieving something else
(He doesn’t particularly like the work but he sees it as a means to an end.)

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from scratch

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without any previous preparation or knowledge

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inadequate

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not enough

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incentive

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something that encourages you to do something

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to narrow sth down

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to reduce the number of possibilities or choices

We have narrowed down the list to four candidates.

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payoff

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a payment of money to somebody so that they will not cause you any trouble or to make them keep a secret

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stuck in a rut

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to be stuck in a boring way of life that does not change

I gave up my job because I felt I was stuck in a rut.

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to switch

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to change or make something change from one thing to another

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time on your hands

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a period when you have nothing you must do

Now that she was retired, Mary found that she had a lot of time on her hands

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to dawn on

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[no passive] if something dawns on you, you begin to realize it for the first time
(Suddenly it dawned on me that they couldn’t possibly have met before)

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to detail

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to give all the info about sth

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Ato dream up

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to have an idea, especially a very unusual or silly one

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eminently

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very, extremely

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to flash

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to shine brightly for a short time

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freak

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a person with a very strong interest in a particular subject or a weird person

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to mull sth over

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to spend time thinking about sth

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snap judgment

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impeteous decision

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needles to say

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as you would expect

Needless to say, he’ll be off work for a while.

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livid

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infuriated

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to be in two minds

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to be confused, unable to decide about sth

I was in two minds whether or not to come this morning

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to weigh sb up

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to form an opinion of somebody by watching or talking to them

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thoroughly

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entirely

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to be stranded

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to be unable to leave a place

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to well up

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to burst into tears

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to wind sb up

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to irritate sb

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patience wear thin

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to become less acceptable

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Grouchy

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bad-tempered and often complaining

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to cheer up

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to become more cheerful

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to be in high spirits

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to be in a very good mood

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to be out of sorts

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Ill/sick or upset

Are you feeling all right? You look a bit out of sorts.

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to lose your cool

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to become angry or excited

I lost my cool and shouted at them.

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to brood over

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to worry anxiously about sth or sm

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To snap at sb

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to speak or say something in an impatient, usually angry, voice
(He snapped a reply)

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ratty

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Irritable

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to get beside oneself

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unable to control yourself because of the strength of emotion you are feeling
(He was beside himself with rage when I told him what I had done.)

128
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To make a scene

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To make a public disturbance

129
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to pull oneself together

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to take control of your feelings and behave in a calm way

Stop crying and pull yourself together!

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To calm down

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To become calm

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To keep your head

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to remain calm in a difficult situation

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To be seething with indignation

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to be extremely angry about something that you think is unfair or unreasonable

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to get your point across

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To communicate sn idea

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