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I spoke too soon

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speak prematurely

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Keep them on their toes

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f you say that someone or something keeps you on your toes, you mean that they cause you to “remain alert” and ready for anything that might happen

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I’m sorry for the mixup

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我搞錯了

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you get what you pay for

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一分錢一分貨

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I can’t keep up

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跟不上

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push back the appointment

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to postpone

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I am losing it

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I am going crazy

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stay in touch

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keep in contact

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9
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Can i take a message

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你要留言嗎

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10
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Don’t push me

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不要逼我

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I have a good feeling about it

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I think the situation will be good

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12
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look out!

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小心

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13
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loosen up!

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relax!

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14
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think fast

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to aknowledge something “coming at you”, both literally and metaphorically,

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put sb on the spot

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If you put someone on the spot, you “cause them embarrassment” or difficulty by forcing them at that moment to answer a difficult question or make an important decision

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16
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it’s out of my hand

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it’s out of my control

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17
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hang tight

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just wait

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18
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hands off

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don’t touch it

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19
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keep sb head above water

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doing just enough to survive

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I can’t get the song out of my head

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the song keeps repeating in my head

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I can’t put a face to the name

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I remember the person’s name but don’t remember how he looks

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22
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We need to talk

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to talk about a bad topic

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23
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killing the mood

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ruin the situation

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24
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you win some, you lose some

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there is good things and bad things also( to cheer someone up )

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25
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please have a seat

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please sit down

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26
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living beyond your means

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to spend more than you have

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27
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please excuse us

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We need to leave

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28
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sb is all over the place

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  1. someone who can’t “decide what to focus on”

2. not correct or suitable

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29
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I think there might be some kind of mistake

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I think this is wrong

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30
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don’t play dumb with me

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don’t pretend I don’t know something

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31
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I have faith in you

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I believe in you

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32
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Get your head in the game

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please focus!

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33
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living the dream

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have everything

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34
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You pull a fast one on me

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you tricked me

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35
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I want nothing to do with it

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I don’t want to do it

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36
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it’s up to you

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your choice

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37
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short on time

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have no time

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38
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I’ve got no idea.

I haven’t got a clue.

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I don’t know

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39
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It’s beyond me.

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I don’t know

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40
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I haven’t got the faintest idea

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I don’t know

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41
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I haven’t the foggiest.

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I don’t know

42
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I don’t know off the top of my head

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without giving it too much thought or “without precise knowledge”

43
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strut

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(v) (walk proudly) to walk in a proud way trying to look important:

44
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you having a bubble?

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are you joking?

45
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pipe down you lot

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be quiet everybody

46
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shareholder

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股東

47
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sale representative(sale rep)

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業務員

48
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Broad of directors

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董事會

49
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Tenant

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房客

50
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brochure/pamphlet

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介紹手冊

51
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monopolistic

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having or trying to “have complete control “of something, especially an area of business, so that others have no share 壟斷

52
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gross

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(adj)(adv) (in) total: e.g. A person’s gross income is the money they earn before tax is deducted from it.

53
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brittle

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(adj) delicate and easily broken e.g. As you get older your bones become increasingly brittle.

54
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long-haul

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(adj) travelling a long distance e.g. long-haul flight

55
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the long-haul

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“a period of years”, rather than days, weeks, or months

e.g. I want to invest my money “for the long haul”, not just to get rich quick.

56
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result in sth

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to “cause” a particular situation to happen e.g. The fire “resulted in damage” to their property.

57
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candy floss

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cotton candy

58
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prize sth out of sb

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to “get” something from someone with difficulty, especially information or “money”:

59
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caked

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(adj) (of a surface) “covered” with a thick layer of something e.g. I looked at my fingers, now caked with dirt.

60
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lifespan

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the length of time for which a person, animal, or thing “exists” e.g. The average human lifespan in the developed countries has increased over the last hundred years

61
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speck

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(n) (tiny amount) a very small mark, piece, or amount e.g. There’s not a speck of (= not any) dust/dirt in their house

62
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haste

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(n) (too much) speed e.g. Unfortunately the report was prepared in haste and contained several inaccuracies

63
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crack down

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to start “dealing” with bad or illegal behaviour in a more “severe way” e.g. The library is cracking down on people who lose their books.

64
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crack up

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(v) to become mentally ill

65
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crackup

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(n) a mentally ill person e.g. he’s a crack up (without sympathy)

66
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crack up someone

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to “ laugh” with great enthusiasm, or to cause someone to laugh in this way e.g. The stories they told cracked me up.

67
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cracked up to be

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expected e.g. making youtube video isn’t all it’s cracked up to be , it looks simple but each video takes so much time

68
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What are you on about?

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what are you talking about? (informal)

69
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budge up

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move alone the seat 坐進去一點 (informal)

70
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knackered

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tired, need to sleep

71
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gutted

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annoyed

72
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eavesdrop

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(v) to listen to someone’s private conversation without them knowing e.g. He was eavesdropping on our conversation.

73
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reconcile

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(v) to find a way in which two situations or beliefs that are opposed to each other can “agree and exist together” e.g.
How can you reconcile your fur coat and/”with” your love of animals?

74
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quirky

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(adj) “unusual” in an “attractive” and interesting way e.g. He was tall and had a quirky, off-beat sense of humour.

75
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sip

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(v)(drink tiny amount) to drink, taking only a very small amount at a time e.g. This tea is very hot, so sip it carefully.

76
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slurp

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(v) to “drink a liquid noisily” as a result of sucking air into the mouth at the same time as the e.g. He slurped down his coffee.

77
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down (a drink)

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(v) to drink something all at once ( usually alcohol)

78
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crunch

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(v) (to eat noisily) to crush hard food loudly between the teeth, or to make a sound as if something is being crushed or broken. e.g. She was crunching noisily on an apple.

79
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munch

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(v) to eat steadily (usually animal) e.g. cows are munching the grass

80
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scoff

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(v) to eat quickly and greedily

81
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nibble

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(v) to eat little bites of food

82
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chomp

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(v) to chew noisily and repeatedly e.g.He was chomping away on a bar of chocolate.

83
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stroll

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(v)to “walk” in a “slow” relaxed way, especially for pleasure: e.g. We could stroll along the beach after dinner.

84
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stride

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(v)to take big purposeful steps e.g.He strode across/into/out of the room

85
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strut

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(v)to walk in a way that suggests you are showing off (usually women)

86
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swagger

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(v) to walk in a rebellious or arrogant way e.g A group of young men swaggered around outside the bar.

87
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dispute

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(v) to strongly disagree e.g. Few would dispute his status as the finest artist of the period.

88
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detest

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(v) to strongly dislike

89
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loathe

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(v) to strongly dislike

90
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shun

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(v) to “ignore” someone and not speak to that person because you cannot accept their behaviour, beliefs, etc.:

91
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reckon

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(V) to think

92
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relish

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(v) to enjoy greatly e.g. I reckon it’s going to rain.

93
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savour

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(v) to enjoy completely

94
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bask

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(V) to completely absorb something enjoyable e.g. We could see seals on the rocks, basking in the sun.

95
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pester

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persistently bother e.g. At the frontier, there were people pestering tourists for cigarettes, food, or alcohol.

96
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ruffle someone’s feather

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to annoy someone

97
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exasperate

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(v) to annoy and frustrate someone

98
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prod

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(v) to poke hard

99
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flick

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彈

100
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pinch

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(v) 捏 to squeeze skin between finger

101
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embrace

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to hug or completely accept something e.g. This was an opportunity that he would embrace.

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