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Based on general ideas and not on any particular real person, thing or situation
Abstract
To gradually get more and more of sth over a period of time
Accumulate
Of, pertaining to, or containing aluminium
Alliuminium
To collect sth, especially in large quantities
Amass
Old and often valuable
Antique
The things that you own which can be moved, for example not land or buildings
Belongings
To throw away
Bin
Very exiting or impressive
Breathtaking
Wide
Broad
Willing to listen to other people’s opinions and accept behaviour that is different from your own
Broad-minded
To be a gold brown colour
Bronze
A piece of furniture with drawers for keeping clothes in
Chest of drawers / dresser
To make something empty and clean by removing things or throwing things away
Clear out
Having too many things, so that it is untidy
Clutter
A small flat piece of metal used as money
Coin
Full of bright colours or having a lot of different colours
Colourful
Belonging to the same time
Contemporary
Causing a lot of angry public discussions and disagreement
Controversial
A large piece of equipment for cooking food, containing an oven and gas or electric rings on top
Cooker, stove
Reddish - brown in colour
Copper
Pulverized, rendered into small, disconnected fragments
Crushed
Pieces of cloth that are hung to cover a window
Curtains, drapes
Old-fashioned; belonging to a time in the past
Dated
Implies the deterioration from sound contidion
Decaying
Easily broken or damaged
Delicate
To no longer take part in or be part of sth
Drop out of
A large container with a lid, used for putting rubbish/garbage in, usually kept outside the house
Dustbin/trash can
Including a lot of things happening quickly
Fast-paced
A set of rooms for living in, usually on one floor of a building
Flat/apartment
A piece of land next to or around your house where you can grow flowers, fruit, vegetables, etc.
Garden/yard
Of or pertaining to Germany, its inhabitants, or their language
German
To make yourself free of sb/sth that is annoying you or that you do not want; to throw sth away
Get rid of
Made by hand, not by machine, and typically therefore of superior quality
Handmade
A lot of sth
Heap of
A strong feeling of sadness
Heartbreaking
A type of hard hat that protects the head, worn, for example, by a police officer, a soldier or a person playing some sports
Helmet
To help sb, especially in a difficult situation
Help out
Admired by many people for their achievements or good qualities
Highly respected
To accumulate for preservation, future use, etc., in a hidden or carefully guarded place
Hoard
Extremely large in size or amount
Huge
A type of cuisine, often eaten as take away
Indian
Pieces of jewellery or decorative objects that contain precious stones
Jewels
Things that ate considered useless or of little value
Junk
A moving platform or cage for carrying passengers or freight from one level to another, as in a building
Lift, elevator
A large number or amount of sb/sth; plenty
Loads of
A covering for part or all of the face, worn to hide or protect it
Mask
Very exciting, impressive or surprising
Mind-blowing
A very large amount or number of sth
Mountains of
To feel or realize beforehand
Much-anticipated
A body of a human or an animal that has been mummified
Mummy
