English Flashcards

1
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payment for work or services

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remuneration

At this point of my career I would say the remuneration you have mentioned should be sufficient.

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used to say that an activity has gone well until now

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So far so good
I won the first round. So far so good. Now all I needed to do was maintain my concentration.

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something you say to show that you understand why someone has done or said something

used to admit that something is reasonable or acceptable

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Fair enough
Your answer length is about 45 seconds to 1 minute. That’s fair enough to comply with all standards given by The Authority.

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4
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mostly, nearly, approximately

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More or less
This is more or less part one of the examination.

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continuing on from a particular point in time, especially after something else has stopped happening

after that time
from now on

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Thereafter
Thereafter we will continue with a couple of their questions and have a little chat 15 minutes.

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think or assume that something is true or probable but lack proof or certain knowledge

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was supposed to be
My alternative plan was that I was supposed to become a dentist.

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Not willing to do something and therefore slow to do

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Reluctant
Pilots are reluctant to fly a single engine aircraft at night because they say in the event of emergency landing is much more difficult almost impossible and therefore the chances of survival are much lower than during the day.

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To start to do something. Said to someone in order to give them permission to start to do something.

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Go ahead.
Could I ask you a rather personal question? Sure, go ahead.

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9
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In addition to something, especially something unpleasant

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On top of that.
We missed our flight, and on top of that we had to wait seven hours for the next one.

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10
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to arrange in order of importance so that you can deal with the most important things before the others

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make priorities
If you have scenario like this, just make priorities.

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11
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Question about time and group exercise.

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How much time do we have ? We have 25 minutes. Let’s spend five minutes just reading the exercise. Do we have the same exercise everybody?

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12
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put in a specified place or position

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set
We’re going to have to decide how we set priorities in order to come to a conclusion.

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13
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they like each other and are friendly to each other

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get along with
This guy, he has been known for being a bit of a racist. People are not gonna get along with him.

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14
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put forward for consideration, to mention an idea, possible plan, or action for other people to consider

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suggest
I suggest we don’t take him but he’s a survival expert.

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15
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whatever else is happening, without considering other things;

used to change the subject, return to an earlier subject, or get to the most interesting point:

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Anyway;

Of course I don’t mind taking you home - I’m going that way anyway.

Anyway, as I said, I’ll be away next week.

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16
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used to say that if something is the case or not, the result is the same

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Even if
Even if you have very light plane, you would use the same pitch.

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17
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used when referring to the main or most important characteristic or feature of something:

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Basically
Basically, (= the most important thing is that) they want a lot more information about the project before they’ll put any money into it.
“So what’s the difference between these two TVs?” “Well, they’re basically the same, but the more expensive one has a bigger screen.

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18
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it is done in a way that is useful or suitable for you.

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For convenience
But for convenience windshear is considered to be vertical or horizontal

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19
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The fact of showing no care or respect for something

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Disregard
Does this mean you should disregard the HR element? Absolutely not.

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20
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Important matters should be dealt with before other things

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First things first
So first things first we have to draw effing picture.

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21
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used, often at the start of a sentence, to express what you would like to happen:

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Hopefully
Hopefully this brings in more context to your home simulations.

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22
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To be mentioned or talked about in conversation

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Come up
Which we will come up later.

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23
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You can say ‘______’ before or after a statement to indicate that you are telling the truth about your own opinions or feelings, especially if you think these will disappoint the person you are talking to.

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To be honest

It was kind of funny to be honest.

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24
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to introduce a new topic or a new aspect of a topic that you are talking about.

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When it comes to
When it comes to planning what I usually do.

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25
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  1. You use ______ when you are stating something that you expect the person who is listening to know already.
  2. You use _______ to indicate that something is easily noticed, seen, or recognized.
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Obviously

Obviously, they’ve had sponsorship from some big companies.

They obviously appreciate you very much.

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26
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usually, or in most situations:

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In general
In general you only get your navigation display in the VOR and the approach modes.

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27
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except for or not considering

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Apart from
The room was empty apart from one man seated beside the fire.

28
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in a specified area or place

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Up here
It’a just up here on the overhead panel. I’ve just switched on ADIRS and IRS’s.

29
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used to ask someone politely if they would like to do something

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I was wondering
I was wondering if you’d like to have a coffee.

30
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means ‘particularly’ or ‘above all’

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Especially
Do you think that anyone especially young people can actually contribute to its efforts and to secure?

31
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to not give your attention to what you are doing at the time

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take your eye off the ball

So they weren’t focused on the issue. They took their eyes off the ball.

32
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used after an order or suggestion to show what the result will be if you do not follow that order or suggestion,

differently, or in another way

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Otherwise

So in case you experience any serious malfunction after V1 you’ll have to commit yourself to continue the takeoff. Otherwise a takeoff abort will lead to a runway overrun.

33
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If you do something _____________ a rule, you follow or obey it:

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In accordance with
Again Vr is also calculated prior takeoff in accordance with aircraft weight, environmental facts etc.

34
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to promise or give your loyalty, time, or money to a particular principle, person, or plan of action:

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commit

I’m committed to develop my knowledge.

35
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in a deliberate and positive way.

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Actively

Actively commit in projects (involve).

36
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wanting very much to do or have something, especially something interesting or enjoyable

to give something, especially money, in order to provide or achieve something together with other people

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Eager and contribute
I am eager to learn and contribute to long term success of organisation.

37
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creating a positive or negative change in someone’s life or the environment

when people find the change important, useful, and relevant

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Meaningful impact

Such stability would make it more likely that maternal speech characteristics would have a meaningful impact on the developing child and, therefore, make it a topic worthy of further study.

38
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to attract attention, to be very noticeable, to be much better than other similar things or people

an extremely short period of time

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Stands out and instant

One specific instant stands out to me.

39
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used with the present perfect tense to talk about something that started in the past and is still going on

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Since then
I learned about approach ban and since then I just implement these rules all the time.

40
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to direct attention toward something

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Point out something

Angela pointed out some spelling errors in my paper.

41
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in addition to; also

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Besides that
Besides that this is one of the reasons why the capitan keeps his hands on the throttle until pilot monitoring call out v1.

42
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in a way that is not intentional

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Inadvertently
Capitan moves his hand away from the throttle to not inadvertently abort the takeoff.

43
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You can use it to express that you are willing to examine or think about something.

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I would consider
I would not necessarily consider that as immediate failure but I would more consider it as well just the imperfections our flight simulator involved.

If he’s not in the way, I would consider bringing him along.

44
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when you are making an exception to a general statement, except for

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(Imperfections of simulator) Apart from that most checks capitans are going to be able to maintain straight and level flight for you.

45
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approximately, not exactly, violently

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Roughly
They brief you for what you can expect roughly.

46
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Something that __________ is an idea that you suddenly have

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pops out into your mind
What first pops out into your mind when you hear word “midlife”?

47
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Actually. To indicate that you are giving more detailed information about what you have just said.

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In fact.
In fact, many English learners neglect listening practice because they feel that they are already practising English whenever they watch Netflix.

48
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to be serious about taking action

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mean business
I really wouldn’t joke about it because these people are deadly serious and mean business.

49
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to pause before you do or say something, often because you are uncertain or nervous about it

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hesitate
If you need anything, don’t hesitate to ask.

50
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phrase used to indicate that a particular matter is not someone else’s business or is not something they need to be involved in or worried about. It’s a polite or direct way to convey that the information or situation does not involve the person being addressed.

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None of your concern.
I’m sorry, but my personal finances are none of your concern.

51
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Adverb - you’re not 100% certain if something is true.

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Apparently
Apparently we have to work late this weekend.

52
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Applies to, relevant or appropriate, affecting or relating to a person or thing.

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Applicable
The rule is only applicable to new employees.
Those rules only apply to new employees.

53
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to gradually end, often in a disappointing or weak way

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fizzled out
What about stars, which are so far away that, by time their light reaches us and we can see them they may have fizzled out.

54
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to persuade someone that something false is the truth, or to keep the truth hidden from someone for your own advantage

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Deceive
A man on a stage deceives us into thinking that something astonishing has happened when what really happened was something quite different.

55
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If someone ______, or if something ________ them out, they suddenly feel extremely surprised, upset, angry, or confused.

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Freak out
You can see why this study freaked me out.

56
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I have been in vs I have been to

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I have been to Paris twice.
I have been in London about 3 weeks.
Been to … we are talking about places that we have visited in our lives.
Been in we are talking about staying or living somewhere for a period of time from the past up to the present moment.

57
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Immediately

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Right away

I’ll call them right away, because if I wait, I’ll probably forget to do it.

58
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Be patient, don’t rush.

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Take your time.

59
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Take up a task which is too challenging to cope with

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Bite off more than you can chew
Sometimes I feel like I’ve bitten off more than I can chew.

60
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Gain control of something

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Take over something.
You get delegated a project led by another person before you. In this case, you are taking over responsibility for that project.

61
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Fight between only two people, private conversation with no one else involved

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One-on-one
I have a one-on-one with my manager tomorrow.

62
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to show that you are slightly uncertain or reluctant about what you are saying.

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I guess
Take too much of your time. I guess it’s more convenient to sit on your own.

63
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You can use it to refer to a greater intensity or magnitude of something

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Even more pronounced
40 % of all jobs around the world will be impacted by AI. The effect is even more pronounced in developed world.

64
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it happens sometimes, but not very often, occasionally

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Once in a while.
You meet some really interesting people every once in a while.

65
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to introduce an example or examples of something we mention, present a list of examples.

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Such as
Countries such as Sweden have a long record of welcoming refugees from all over the world.

66
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______ is similar to like for introducing examples, but it is more formal, and we can use it to introduce an example or examples of something we mention.

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Such as

Countries such as Sweden have a long record of welcoming refugees from all over the world.

67
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It is used to refer to a general statement or rule that may not apply to every single situation.

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With a few exceptions

For example, “Visitors are not allowed in the office building with few exceptions.”.