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1
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Bosom

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  • woman’s breasts
  • intimate or protected place
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uphold

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  • maintain through effort
  • physically hold up
  • retify
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attain

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  • achieve, accomplish
  • reach
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relic

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religious object

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superstitious

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προληπτικός

διεσιδαιμων

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arbiter

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  • judge, official arbitrator
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hitherto

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until now

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endeavour

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attempt, effort

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inasmuch

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considering, given

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dash

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  • run
  • trattino ( - )
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make headway

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make progress

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frantic

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  • agitated, anxious
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upshot

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result

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14
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grudgingly

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reluctantly

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reach the end of your tether

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be exasperated

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conjecture

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supposition

speculate

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17
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invaluable

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priceless

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unintelligible

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not comprehensible

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despise

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  • hate
  • have contempt for
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evildoer

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κακοποιός, εγκληματίας

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damsel

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girl, young woman

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blithely

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χαρούμενα, ανέμελα

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moneyed

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wealthy, having money

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entrenched

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established, secured

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grind

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αλέθω, τρίβω

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ream

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500 sheets of paper

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27
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billable

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χρεωσιμος, τιμολογησιμος

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the whole shebang

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όλο το πακέτο

τα πάντα όλα

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charade

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κοροϊδία, παραμύθι

30
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charades

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παντομίμα

31
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coveted

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highly desired

περιζήτητος, πολυπόθητος

32
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enshrined

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enclose, keep safe

33
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touchstone

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Θεμέλιος λίθος , βάση

34
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grim

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άσχημος, δυσάρεστος

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falter

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hesitate

give away ( κλονίζομαι )

36
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rappelling

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abseiling ( controlled descent off a vertical drop )

`κατάβαση φαραγγιού

37
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heap

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pile, mound ( σωρός , στοιβάδα )

38
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conjure up

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make appear

εμφανίζω, παρουσιάζω

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canopy

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κουβούκλιο, στέγαστρο

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unscathed

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not harmed

άθικτος, αλώβητος

41
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relentless

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persistent

αδιάκοπος, ασταμάτητος

42
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dispatch

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  • send to
  • eliminate
43
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backlash

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negative response | αντίδραση

recoil between parts of mechanism | ανάκρουση

44
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go after

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pursue | επιδιώκω

45
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call out

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challenge | προκαλώ

46
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mob mentality

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herd mentality

47
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political correctness

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term used to describe language, policies, or measures that are intended to avoid offense or disadvantage to members of particular groups in society

48
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hold accountable

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consider responsible | θεωρώ υπεύθυνο

49
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he/she is woke

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aware of social injustice | αφυπνισμένος

50
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wind up

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  • κουρδίζω
  • end | τελειώνω
  • become | καταλήγω
51
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whiplash

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  • neck injury | αυχενικός τραυματισμός
  • stroke of a whip | μαστιγιά
52
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rip off

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  • clothes: remove quickly | strappare via
  • slang (cheat, con) | fregare, spennare
53
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pileup

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  • crash involving many vehicles | tamponamento a catena
  • accumulation | accumulo, accatastamento
54
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mind-boggling

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  • overwhelming
  • complicated
55
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whopping

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enormous

56
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buzz

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  • sound: hum | βουητό
  • insect: make humming sound, fly | βουίζω, ζουζουνίζω
  • figurative (interest) | λόγος

There has been a lot of buzz this season for plaid skirts

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spreading like wildfire

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  • spread very quickly | diffondersi in un lampo
58
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out of date

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  • old-fashioned, outmoded | fuori moda
59
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be (so) done with

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  • had enough, stop | essere stufo di, essere stanco di
60
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otherworldly

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  • ethereal, ghostly | εξωπραγματικός , υπερφυσικός
61
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have it easy

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  • face no problems | μου έρχονται όλα έυκολα
62
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hustle

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  • activity, bustle | έντονη ζωή
63
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hang up your hat

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To end one’s career

64
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brand awareness

A

marketing: product recognition

65
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bling

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slang (showy jewellery or ornamentation)

66
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inconspicuous

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not easily seen

senza farsi notare

67
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Mull over

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ponder, consider

ripensare a

68
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buzz around

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bee: fly with humming sound

move busily

69
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stagnate

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water: go stale

figurative (be inactive)

70
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endorsement deals

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a contract between two parties that allows a business to use the other party’s image, likeness, name, and reputation to market a product or service

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