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1
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Based on general ideas and not on any particular real person, thing or situation

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Abstract

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To gradually get more and more of sth over a period of time

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Accumulate

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3
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Of, pertaining to, or containing aluminium

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Alliuminium

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To collect sth, especially in large quantities

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Amass

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5
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Old and often valuable

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Antique

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The things that you own which can be moved, for example not land or buildings

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Belongings

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7
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To throw away

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Bin

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8
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Very exiting or impressive

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Breathtaking

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9
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Wide

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Broad

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10
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Willing to listen to other people’s opinions and accept behaviour that is different from your own

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Broad-minded

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11
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To be a gold brown colour

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Bronze

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12
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A piece of furniture with drawers for keeping clothes in

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Chest of drawers / dresser

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To make something empty and clean by removing things or throwing things away

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Clear out

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14
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Having too many things, so that it is untidy

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Clutter

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15
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A small flat piece of metal used as money

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Coin

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16
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Full of bright colours or having a lot of different colours

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Colourful

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17
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Belonging to the same time

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Contemporary

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18
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Causing a lot of angry public discussions and disagreement

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Controversial

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19
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A large piece of equipment for cooking food, containing an oven and gas or electric rings on top

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Cooker, stove

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20
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Reddish - brown in colour

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Copper

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21
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Pulverized, rendered into small, disconnected fragments

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Crushed

22
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Pieces of cloth that are hung to cover a window

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Curtains, drapes

23
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Old-fashioned; belonging to a time in the past

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Dated

24
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Implies the deterioration from sound contidion

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Decaying

25
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Easily broken or damaged

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Delicate

26
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To no longer take part in or be part of sth

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Drop out of

27
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A large container with a lid, used for putting rubbish/garbage in, usually kept outside the house

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Dustbin/trash can

28
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Including a lot of things happening quickly

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Fast-paced

29
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A set of rooms for living in, usually on one floor of a building

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Flat/apartment

30
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A piece of land next to or around your house where you can grow flowers, fruit, vegetables, etc.

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Garden/yard

31
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Of or pertaining to Germany, its inhabitants, or their language

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German

32
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To make yourself free of sb/sth that is annoying you or that you do not want; to throw sth away

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Get rid of

33
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Made by hand, not by machine, and typically therefore of superior quality

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Handmade

34
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A lot of sth

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Heap of

35
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A strong feeling of sadness

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Heartbreaking

36
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A type of hard hat that protects the head, worn, for example, by a police officer, a soldier or a person playing some sports

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Helmet

37
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To help sb, especially in a difficult situation

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Help out

38
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Admired by many people for their achievements or good qualities

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Highly respected

39
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To accumulate for preservation, future use, etc., in a hidden or carefully guarded place

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Hoard

40
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Extremely large in size or amount

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Huge

41
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A type of cuisine, often eaten as take away

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Indian

42
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Pieces of jewellery or decorative objects that contain precious stones

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Jewels

43
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Things that ate considered useless or of little value

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Junk

44
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A moving platform or cage for carrying passengers or freight from one level to another, as in a building

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Lift, elevator

45
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A large number or amount of sb/sth; plenty

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Loads of

46
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A covering for part or all of the face, worn to hide or protect it

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Mask

47
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Very exciting, impressive or surprising

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Mind-blowing

48
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A very large amount or number of sth

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Mountains of

49
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To feel or realize beforehand

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Much-anticipated

50
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A body of a human or an animal that has been mummified

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Mummy

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