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accept

sorry, we don’t accept credit cards

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to take willingly something that is offered to say “yes” to offer , invitation.

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willingly

I would never willingly upset you

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in a way that shows you are happy or pleased to do something or that you do not object to doing something.

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arrange

Can I arrange an appointment for Monday?

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to plan or organize something advance

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attend

we’d like as many people as possibe to attend .

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to be present at an event

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chase

i was chased by a dog .

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to tun , drive ,etc . after somebody / smoething in order to catch them or it .

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contrast

the contrast between my parents is very noticeable.

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A contrast is a sharp differnce between two things.

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encourage

She encouraged many young writers and artists.

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to give somebody support ,courage hope.

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familiar

then she heard a familiar face in the room .

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will known to you; often seen or heard and therefore easy to recognize.

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grab

She grabbed the child’s hand and ran.

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to take or hold somebody \ something with your hand suddenly or roughly

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completely
make heads or tails out of something
i am trying to make head or tails from this diffcult project given by project instructor.

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to be able to understand something completely

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line up

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TO agree or correspond

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get on to

i haven’t got time to work on this repost; I’ll get on to it tomorrow.

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to progress to ; to start working on .

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hold this l

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Used to make fun of someine when they say/do something stupid; they take a : or a loss.

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Kick ass

the mega man x soundtrack really kicks ass.

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to be very impressive .

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bad for you

Spending all day in front of the computer is bad for you .

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unhealthy

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keep away

keep your childern away from the construction site; it’s dangerous.

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to prevent from coming .

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17
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chew the fat

to chat idly or generally waste time talking .

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we’re not supposed to waste time chewing the fat with the cutomers

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keep a close watch on

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to pay carreful attention to a situation or a thing , so that you can deal with any changes or problems.

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situation

What would you do in this situation ?

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all the circumstances and things that are happening at a particular time and in a particular place

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muck in

Of we all muck in we can get this room cleaned in next to on time .

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to join in attaining a common aim.

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pattern

changing patterns of urban life .

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the regular way in which something happens or is done

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purpose

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the intention , aim or function of something ; the thing taht something is supposed to achieve.

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release

she released the bird from her hands .

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to let somebody come out of a place where they have been kept or stuck and unable to leave or move .

24
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require

These plants absolutely require shade.

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to need something ; to depend on somebody / something .

25
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satisfied

a satisfied customer

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pleased because you have achieved someting or because something that you wanted to happen has happened

26
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tear

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to tear something means to means to pull it apart

27
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theory

cientific/economic theory

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a formal set of ideas that is intened to explain why something happens or exists.

28
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theory

cientific/economic theory

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a formal set of ideas that is intened to explain why something happens or exists.

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depend

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to depend on something is to need it for support or help.

30
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benefit

bring ablr to fly is a benefit to birds .

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an advantage that something give you, a helpful and useful effect that something has .

31
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certain

i think it was him, but i can’t be certain.

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strongly believing something ; having no doubts .

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chance

i had a chance to see the coliseum in rome last summer .

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a possibility of something happening , especially somethig that you want ,

33
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essential

it is essential to have oxygen when you scube dive .

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completely necessary ; extermely important in a particular situation or for a particular activity .

34
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far

we didn’t go far

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a long distance away

35
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Function

what is your function in the department?

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a special activity or purpose of person or thing ,

36
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grass

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grass is the grass leaves that cover the ground .

37
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immediate

to take immediate action

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happening or dine without delay .

38
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primary

primary teachers

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if something is primary . it is the most important thing .

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proud

proud parents.

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feeling pleased and satisfied about something that you own or have done , or are connected .

40
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remain

to remain standing

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linking verb to continue to be something ; to be still in the same state or condition

41
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separate

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forming a unit by itself ; not joined to something else .

42
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trouble

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trouble is a problem or a diffculty

42
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trouble

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trouble is a problem or a diffculty

43
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advertise

If you want to attract customers you need to advertise.

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to tell the public about a product or service in order encourage people to buy or ti use it .

44
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aware

As you’re aware , this is not a new problem .

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knowing or realizing something

45
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develop

some chidren develop more slowly then other .

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to gradually grow or become bigger, more adavnced ,stronger ,etc ; to make something do this .

46
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eventually

I’ll get round to mending it eventually .

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at the end of a period of time or a series of events.

46
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eventually

I’ll get round to mending it eventually .

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at the end of a period of time or a series of events.

47
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attitude

the government’s attitude to wards single parents .

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the way that you think feel about somebody /something ; the way that you behave towards .

48
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method

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a particular way of doing something .

49
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particular

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used to emphasize that you are referring to one individual person, thing or type of thing and not others.

50
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profit

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the money taht you make in business or seling things, especially after paying the costs.

51
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stair

the stair carpet

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on, of or for stairs

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