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Are you absolutely certain that you gave them the right number?

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Are you sure that you gave them the right number?

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Someone who is selfish only thinks of their own advantage

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Someone who is egoistic only thinks of their own advantage

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Are you feeling frustrated in your present job?

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Are you feeling disappointed in your present job? (разочарованный)

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When she came towards me shouting, I retreated (behind my desk).

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When she came towards me shouting, I went away (behind my desk).

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in a standoff with

The battle of wills between teacher and student was a standoff.

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a situation in which neither side has won a competition or argument

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The members are agreed that the proposal should be rejected

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The members are agreed that the suggestions should be rejected.

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Friends will reconvene at 10 a.m. tomorrow.

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Friends will meet at 10 a.m. tomorrow.

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I have engaged a secretary to deal with all my paperwork.

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I have employed a secretary to deal with all my paperwork.

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to move away from commitments

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to move away from decisions

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That tradition has been DISRUPTED by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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That tradition has been stopped/prevented by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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She MAINTAINS (that) she’s being criticized simply for telling the truth.

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She believes (that) she’s being criticized simply for telling the truth.

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to inhibit trade

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to prevent someone from doing something by making them feel nervous or embarrassed

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The changes to the national health system will be IMPLEMENTED next year.

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The changes to the national health system will be used next year. // to start using a plan or system

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The RESTORATION of the building is expected to take up to five years to complete.

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The repair of the building is expected to take up to five years to complete.

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an ANNUAL event/visit/holiday

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happening once every year

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We understand that Omicron will come to Russia, it is INEVITABLE

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We understand that Omicron will come to Russia, we can’t avoid it

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Have you read Steve’s PROPOSALS for the new project?

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Have you read Steve’s suggestions for the new project?

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I’m very excited at the PROSPECT of seeing her again

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I’m very excited at the idea of seeing her again.

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TOUGH economic sanctions

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strong economic sanctions

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Reducing the number of staff is certain to INFLAME the already angry head of hospital.

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Reducing the number of staff is certain to increase the angry head of hospital.

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Have you PREPARED for your interview?

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Are you ready for your interview?

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He RESIGNED from the company.

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He gave up from the company.

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It doesn’t BOTHER me.

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I don’t care if he doesn’t come.

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24
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Do all types of bee STING?

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a small but painful injury

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25
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civil unrest

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disagreements or fighting between groups of people

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26
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He wore an old jacket RIDDLED with holes

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full of holes

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The burglars RANSACKED the house but found nothing valuable.

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The burglars sought/looked for smth valuable in the house. seek/ to search a place or container in a violent and careless way

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We need to get an assistant who’s CAPABLE and efficient

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We need to get an assistant who’s able to do the deals very fast.

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29
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Stop talking and GET ON WITH it.

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Stop talking and continue doing your job.

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30
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Do you GET ON WITH your neighbors?

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Do you speak with your neighbors?

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31
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We ARE AWAY but we will be back soon.

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We are not here now. We are absent.

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32
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He has GOT LOST in the forest.

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He had been in the forest before we came and started to find him.

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33
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They THREATENED the shopkeeper with a gun.

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They told the shopkeeper that they will kill him.

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34
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The road AHEAD is very busy.

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The road in front of us is very busy.

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35
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to DEFUSE the crisis with Moscow

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to make difficult crisis with Moscow calmer

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36
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one of the most PERILOUS moments

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one of the most dangerous moments

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37
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The experiments were CONDUCTED by scientists in New York

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The experiments were organized by scientists in New York.

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Motor vehicles (cars) are PROHIBITED from driving in the town centre.

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We can’t use motor vehicles in the town centre.

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39
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WHIRLWIND week

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lots of events in the week

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40
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She DECLARED (that) it was the best chocolate cake she had ever tasted.

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She said (that) it was the best chocolate cake she had ever tasted.

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41
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He tries to use it to JUSTIFY military intervention.

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He tries to find a reason for military intervention.

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an unspoken ACKNOWLEDGMENT

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an unspoken fact of accepting that something is true or right (признание)

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43
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The experiments were CONDUCTED by scientists in New York. /kənˈdʌkt/

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The experiments were organized and did by scientists in New York.

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44
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These measures are designed to DETER an enemy attack. /dɪˈtɜːr/

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These measures are designed to prevent an enemy attack.

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45
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Putin is INCREASINGLY willing to take geopolitical risks and ASSERT his demands. / inˈkrēsiNGlē/

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Putin is more and more ready to take geopolitical risks and showing his power

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46
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to help Moscow EVADE the West’s action

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to help Moscow avoid the West’s action

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The government is reported to be concerned about the growing INSURGENCY in the south. /ɪnˈsɜː.dʒən.si/

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The government is reported to be concerned about the growing group of people who want to take control

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SEVERE economic consequences /sɪˈvɪər/

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very serious economic consequences

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He managed to CONVINCE the jury of his innocence

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He could persuade the jury of his innocence.

50
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prospects for a diplomatic solution are rather GLOOMY /ˈɡluː.mi/

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prospects for a diplomatic solution are rather bad and unhappy

51
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After Zelensky’s REBUKE and alarm in other allied capitals /rɪˈbjuːk/

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After Zelensky’s comment / the act of speaking angrily to someone because you disapprove of what they have said or done, or the things that someone says to show disapproval like this

52
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NATO BEEFS UP eastern flank /biːf/

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NATO makes eastern flank stronger and more important

53
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Russia DENOUNCES Western ‘hysteria’ /dɪˈnaʊns/

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Russia criticizes Western ‘hysteria’

54
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the West is BRACING for an aggressive Russian move

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the West is preparing for an aggressive Russian move

55
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I can see what you’re DRIVING AT.

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I can see what you want to say.

56
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Would 3 o’clock be a CONVENIENT time to meet?

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Is it suitable for you?

57
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losses AMOUNTED to over 10 million pounds

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amount - when added together.

58
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Several accidents have CAUSED the traffic jam

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it was happened because of

59
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to come to the aid

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to help

60
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to STEM the spread of covid-19

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to stop the spread of covid-19

61
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authorities are hoping TO AVERT a FULL-SCALE lockdown

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authorities are hoping to prevent a severe lockdown

62
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The council ordered that work on the project should be HALTED immediately.

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The council ordered that work on the project should be stopped immediately.

63
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I WONDER what he’s making for dinner.

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I am interested in what he’s making for dinner.

64
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Fifty passengers had been RESCUED from a sinking ship.

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to save someone from a dangerous or unpleasant situation

65
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I’m not feeling well - I’m going TO LIE DOWN.

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to move into a position in which your body is flat, usually in order to sleep or rest

66
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I told them TO KEEP AWAY from the dog.

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to not go somewhere or near something, or to prevent someone from going somewhere or near something

67
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I never could FIGURE OUT what she saw in him.

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I don’t understand what she saw in him.

68
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She’s very concerned with her APPEARANCE.

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She’s very concerned how she looks.

69
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He was sent home because he SWORE at the teacher.

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He was sent home because he used bad language.

70
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He STRUGGLED riot police but couldn’t win. /ˈstrʌɡl/

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He fought riot police but couldn’t win.

71
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Common sugar SUBSTITUTES and sweeteners.

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Margarine can be used as a substitute for butter.

72
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Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine’s president, managed TO UPSTAGE Putin.

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to do something that takes people’s attention away from someone or something and gives it to you instead

73
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to wear down in a war

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to make someone feel tired and less able to argue

74
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My parents encouraged me when things weren’t going well at school. /ɪnˈkʌrɪdʒ/

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My parents stimulated me when things weren’t going well at school.

75
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a prerequisite for negotiations /ˌpriːˈrekwɪzɪt/

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A term for negotiations.

Trust is a prerequisite for any sort of relationship.

76
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Ukraine can grind Russian forces.

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to grind coffee

77
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Russia’s economy faces its deepest contraction in almost three decades. /kənˈtrækʃən/

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The latest report confirms that the economy is in recession. (Сокращение)

78
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A lot of people now live BEYOND the age of 80. /biˈjɒnd/

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continuing after

79
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She’d built a little fire TO KEEP WARM.

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near the fire

80
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Bad weather could JEOPARDIZE all our plans. /ˈdʒepədaɪz/

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Bad weather is dangerous for our plans.

81
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They were forced to ABANDON the car. /əˈbændən/

A

They left the car.

82
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a CONTROVERSIAL decision.

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I don’t agree with it.

83
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a pandemic was INEVITABLE /ɪˈnevɪtəbl/

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If something is inevitable, you cannot avoid or prevent it.

84
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they TRUMPETED their arsenal of new weapons /ˈtrʌm.pɪt/

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they shouted their arsenal of new weapons (раструбили)

85
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I will do everything in my power to FACILITATE the process. /fəˈsɪlɪteɪt/

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I will do everything in my power to do the process easy.

86
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SETBACKS in the east force Russia TO SCALE BACK ambitions.

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Problems in the east force Russia to make ambitions smaller than it was.

87
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The company DECEIVED customers by selling old computers as new ones.

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The company misled customers by selling old computers as new ones.

88
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He looked as if it was about to CHARGE.

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He wanted to fight.

89
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Russia has likely RUN OUT of combat-ready reservists.

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Russia has not had combat-ready reservists.

90
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He plans a SEPARATE address to Stanford University at the end of May.

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He plans a particular address to Stanford University at the end of May.

91
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insufficient information.

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Information is not enough.

92
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the ACCESSION of Spain and Portugal into the European Community.

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Spain and Portugal have entered the European Community

93
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Many voters are not ALIGNED with any party.

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Many voters are not supported with any party.

94
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Police have arrested and INTERROGATED the two suspects. /ɪnˈterəɡeɪt/

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Police have arrested and questioned the two suspects.

95
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The government is emphasizing the importance of voting in the election. /ˈemfəsaɪz/

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The government wants that people votes and shows that it is especially important.

96
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Many women are FEARFUL of traveling alone.

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Many women are worried about traveling alone.

97
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In Russia too much political INTERFERENCE in education. /ˌɪntəˈfɪərəns/

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In Russia too much political influence on education.

98
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How the war in Ukraine APPEARS to Russians

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How the war in Ukraine is saw to Russians

99
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he changed little in the office he INHERITED from Boris Yeltsin

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he changed little in the office he got from Boris Yeltsin.

100
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The new president would OBSESS over the media

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The new president would believe the media

101
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???which had NEEDLED the new president with UNFLATTERING DEPICTIONS of him as a dwarf in a satirical show called Kukly

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which had criticized with laughing the new president with unflattering depictions of him as a dwarf in a satirical show called Kukly (нелестные изо)

102
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young audiences SHIFT online

A

young audiences go online

103
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the Kremlin seeks to control the conversation there, LEANING on social networks and news aggregators

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the Kremlin seeks to control the conversation there, basing on social networks and news aggregators

104
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Propaganda has long PROPPED UP Mr Putin’s regime.

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Propaganda has long supported Mr Putin’s regime.

105
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control over information has become even TIGHTER since the war

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control over information has become even harder since the war.

106
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Novaya Gazeta has HALTED publication

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Novaya Gazeta has stopped publication

107
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Dozhd, an online tv station, has SUSPENDED its streams

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/ Dozhd, an online tv station, has temporarily stop its streams

108
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push off

A

fuck off / go away

109
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Television HOSTS present the war as part of a grander conflict in defence of Russia.

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Television bosses present the war as part of a big conflict in defence of Russia.

110
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State media have long INTONED about the West’s supposed intention to undermine Russia

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State media have long told about the West’s supposed intention to control Russia

111
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As in any country, the EXACT picture depends on the media you consume

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As in any country, the correct/detail picture depends on the media you ‘eat’.

112
Q

Her career HINGES on the success of this project.

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to depend completely on something

113
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I thank the referee for carefully reading the paper and pointing out several OVERSIGHTS.

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I thank the referee for carefully reading the paper and pointing out several mistakes.

114
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She had the FORESIGHT to book her flight early.

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the ability to know what will happen or what you will need in the future (хватило предусмотрительности)

115
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He GRASPED my hand enthusiastically.

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They were holding hands and kissing.

116
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Winning that award greatly ENHANCED her reputation

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Winning that award improved her reputation.

117
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Agile /ˈædʒaɪl/

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able to move your whole body easily and quickly / able to think quickly in an intelligent way

118
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We’ve had to ALTER our plans.

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We’ve had to change our plans.

119
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Eating out is RELATIVELY cheap.

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quite, when compared to other things or people

120
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a business VENTURE

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a new activity that may not be successful

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