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1
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finish off

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finish up

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ought to

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should to-oblige to

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make sure

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be aware-be careful

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losing balance

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falling over

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caught up with

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involve with

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knitting

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knitter knit a knitted garments with knitting needles

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hopes are pinned on

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hope sb win

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dextrous

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skilled-handy

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continental

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European

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hard at it

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put in a big effort

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down under

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Australia-outside of Europe

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cycle-race-ride

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cyclist-racer-rider

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get the chance

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be lucky

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see in the flesh

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see quickly-seeing not slow enough

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up close-close-up

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very near

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next to

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close to

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comes close

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very similar-almost reaches it

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illegal

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illicit

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beat around the bush

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avoid directly discussing the issue

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give off

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release

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in cold blood

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cold-bloodedly

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stick to his gun

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not going to change hid mind

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hang for murder

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death penalty sb in charge with assassination

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capital punishment

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legal killing sb

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hang by the neck

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execution by hanging

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public protest

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mass protest

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in cold blood murder

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deliberately murder

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deterrent

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acting to deter or hinder

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curl your toes up in something

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to fail-better to leave

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know by word of mouth

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hearing from people you talk to-advice from friends

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take pride of place

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being most important

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bizarre

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strange

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33
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a window of opportunity

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chance to do sth won’t happen again

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34
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away they go

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start an activity

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having a go

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to try-make an attempt

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having a bash

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to try-make an attempt

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leave work behind

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forget about your job for a while

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homosexuals

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intrested in the same gender-queer

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heterosexual

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sexually attracted to the opposite sex

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anti-discrimination

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treating people unfairly

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lesbian

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opposed to gay

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aborigine

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indigenous

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a whole heap

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a lot

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a heap of x

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a lot of x- many x

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heaps good

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very good

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46
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narrow it down

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finding out exactly what you need to know

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47
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put the options the table

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to discuss it

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48
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nut out

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think about and solve the problem

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49
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back in the day

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in the past

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50
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break down

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separate into

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Blown up

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make x larger

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52
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up the ante

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increase the challenge

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53
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get a kick out of x

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really like-to enjoy it

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not realistic

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abstract

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bring it on

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let it happen

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56
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the whole gamut

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the full range

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pick up

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improving or increasing

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pick up

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getting or gaining

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pick up

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so somewhere and collect something

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laid back

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relaxed & casual

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reveal

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expose(opp of conceal)

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clamp down

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stop x

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gentrified

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professional/middle class of people

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gentrify

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make a place attractive for professionals

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line up

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form a queue

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in the street

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any public space

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use x up

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don’t have any of x left-finish

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68
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take it out

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to win it

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malarky

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nonsense-silliness

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70
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luck turned

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winning instead of losing

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contest

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competition

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going out

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losing-not playing anymore

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73
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go out

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fire stope burning

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go out

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a lite no longer shining

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75
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go out of fashion

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not popular anymore

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live in X

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inside X - live in home or live in Australia

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live on Y

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around and about Y - live on an old street

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keep everything up to scratch

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keep everythings working properly

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the end of the line

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last palce

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this is our local

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this is where we socialise

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81
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work out

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happen in the way expected

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work out

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exercise

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from scratch

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from beginning

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84
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babes

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attractive women

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odd one out

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someone who is a bit different/or doesn’t fit in

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86
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being called names

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being insulted

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87
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every level every front

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any situation

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88
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what’s that like?

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is a rhetorical question(no answer is needed)

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89
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without fail

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always happen

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91
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open up

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allow entry

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92
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fell a tree

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cut it down

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93
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what have you

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and things like that

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94
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head off to x

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go to x

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95
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head off down

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go down

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97
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latch onto

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attach firmly

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98
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on and off

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sometimes yes, sometimes no

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99
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a day off

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a day spend on not working

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101
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down in the dumps

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feeling sad

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102
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put them up

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have a guest stay in your house for a short time/Accommodate

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got behind it

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support it-be involved and intrested

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talk of the town

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something everyone’s talking about

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critters

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slang for creatures

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joey

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wallaby-baby kangaroo

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bushwalking

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walking in the bush or wild country

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where we’re coming from

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ideas or philosophy people have

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coming up to

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approaching-nearly-close to

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going strong

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continuing to be successful

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going from strength to strength

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improving on something

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bicentenary

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200th anniversary

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pocket dial

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dialing blind while phone is in pocket

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114
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drop in

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visit casually

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115
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open mind

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being prepaid to consider new things

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116
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housed in town

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living in town(sound like houzed)

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117
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set about it

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start doing it with purpose

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118
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conservative

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not liking changes or new ideas

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119
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radical

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against what most people think or believe

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120
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people from all walks of life

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people all do sort of jobs and from all background

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all walks of life

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all occupations and backgrounds

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122
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get the buzz out of it-get quite a buzz

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enjoy

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get the kick out of it

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enjoy

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124
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X get on with Y

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X,Y liked eachother

125
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get on with the story

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continue the story

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he is really something else

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special & different

127
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experiencing first hand

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experiencing by your own, not hearing from x

128
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day-to-day

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all little daliy things

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day in, day out

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every day for a long period of time

131
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stuck to

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continuing

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rocking up

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arriving(usally where you’ll have fun, like party)

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by far

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by a large amount

135
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southern hemisphere

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Australia-New Zealand-parts of Africa, ?

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something mint in the box

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in perfect condition

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I’m not fussed about it

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not upset about it

138
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thrill of the hunt

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exitement of searching for something

139
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addictive

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Tobacco is highly addictive!

140
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butterflies in my stomach

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feeling very nervous

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fall down

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fall over

142
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nerve-racking

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makes feel nervous or afraid

143
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hold your breath

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not to breathe

144
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figure out

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think about

145
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hold it flat

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push the pedal hard to go faster

146
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full throttle

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push the pedal hard to go faster

147
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accelerate hard

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push the pedal hard to go faster

148
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speed up

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go faster

149
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A:nice to meet you. B:Same here

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B agreed A by that

150
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cloudes come over or come in

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then clear

151
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being up close

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closer than usual

152
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close up

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a close video shut or picture

153
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inclose-close in

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very near

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picky-fussy

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people who are difficult to please

155
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pick and choose

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to choose very carefully

156
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interaction

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ta-aamol

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need a hand

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need help

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skipper of boat

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the captian or person in charge

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humungous

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very big

160
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hand out to everybody

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to give something to each person present

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run into

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crash into it-hit it

163
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every so often

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sometimes

164
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crisp weather

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cool and dry weather(not rainy)-fresh weather

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autumnal weather

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exactly expected weather in autumn

166
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wintry-summery(but spring like)

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like winter-like summer

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intermingle

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mix together(inter=together,between)(mingle=mix)

168
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inter-building competition

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competition between buildings

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intercity

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between cities

170
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interconnect

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connect together

171
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quit a number of builings

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many buildings

172
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camaraderie between

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feeling of friendship among

173
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creat a rapport

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ability to communicate well(the last T is silent)

174
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kerbside recycling

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collecting recycles from all homes

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legistlation

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set of law

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In an effort to

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trying to-attempt to

177
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to tackle

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deal with

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littering

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throwing rubbish on the ground

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furious debate

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big argument

180
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pluck figures out of the air

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make numbers without thinking of them

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fair-weather friends

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friends only in good times

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under the weather

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feeling sick

183
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make hay while the sun shines

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make use of a good opportunity

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a place in the sun

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a nice place to be

185
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under the sun

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in the whole word

186
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take a raincheck

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delay something

187
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rainy day

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future days when it might not be good

188
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rain on my parade

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spoil my plans-stop me enjoying

189
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right as rain

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perfectly well

190
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rain cats and dogs

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rain very heavily

191
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under a cloud

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in doubt-not trusted

192
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storm in a teacup

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big fuss over something small

193
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put the wind up you

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to make someone feel anxious about their situation

194
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make you feel cross

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to make someone feel anxious about their situation

195
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pretty spacious

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very roomy or large

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two-storey house

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a hous with two level

197
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cream brick house

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red brick house

198
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townhouse

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a house part of block of houses

199
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take off the last letter

A

ignor the last letter

200
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fortnightly

A

twice a week

201
Q

to bus

A

catching bus or getting bus for travel

202
Q

to bike

A

riding bike

203
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icing in the cake

A

having the good thing even better

204
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uniformity

A

regularity-always the same

207
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six figures

A

between $100,000 and $999,999

208
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earning in the hight six figures

A

earning close to a million

209
Q

upwards of

A

more than

210
Q

diverse

A

varied-of different types

211
Q

g’day

A

good day

212
Q

tucker-chow-grub-nosh

A

food

213
Q

fill someone up

A

feed them full of food

214
Q

the then Governor

A

the person who was Governor at the time

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Q

Cattle drive

A

moving large group of cattles to another place

216
Q

emporium

A

shop-store-retail centre

217
Q

lollies

A

sweets-kids love lollies include minties,chicos,jelly babies

218
Q

give it a shot

A

try it

219
Q

replicate something

A

make a copy of something-imitate

220
Q

copycat

A

informal word for someone who copy

221
Q

crazy about x

A

like x

222
Q

straight away

A

immediately

223
Q

off the top of her head

A

to know in instantly-not remembering very hard

224
Q

as opposed to

A

to contrast things

225
Q

be opposed to something

A

to disagree with something

226
Q

take your time

A

do not hurry

227
Q

hit me

A

tell me what you want!

232
Q

to feel out of place

A

to feel like you’re somewhere you don’t know much about

234
Q

look back at x

A

think about x happened in past

235
Q

fair enough

A

all right

238
Q

getting the hang

A

begin to undrestand

239
Q

ups and downs

A

goodthings and badthings

240
Q

jump in head first

A

deal with it directly

241
Q

sick and tired of x

A

being annoyed of x

242
Q

my foot

A

firmely disagree with what was said

244
Q

a shot

A

a try

245
Q

pick the game up

A

how to play it

246
Q

getting there

A

achiving what you want to do

247
Q

broaden the mind

A

to be exposed to different point of views

248
Q

realise your potential

A

to do as well as you possibly can

249
Q

pass out

A

fail

250
Q

muck around

A

have fun and be a bit silly

251
Q

mess around

A

have fun and be a bit silly

252
Q

so far

A

upto know

253
Q

who would have thought

A

is used to show how surprised are you

254
Q

bon appetit

A

enjoy your food or ?(French phrase)

255
Q

As it turned out

A

used to say what happened in the end

256
Q

dressed up

A

with best clothes

257
Q

to elongate

A

try to make x appear longer or taller

258
Q

on the spot

A

the place things happen

259
Q

ready-made

A

already made

260
Q

paired up with someone

A

agreed to work with

261
Q

team up with someone

A

agreed to work with

262
Q

patch it up

A

fix the minor damages

263
Q

patch me up

A

put on bandage on injuries

264
Q

sneak peek

A

looking at something before most people are able to

265
Q

passed on

A

transferred to next

266
Q

behind the scenes

A

place most people cannot go

267
Q

in the wild

A

not in the zoo but in natuaral environment

268
Q

eye-opener

A

telling you something that didn’t know

269
Q

coarse

A

rough-not soft

270
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members of the puplic

A

people

271
Q

depict

A

show

272
Q

would have lived

A

might have live-not real maybe lived

273
Q

window shopping

A

just looking what the shops have offer

275
Q

dish up

A

put the food in plates

276
Q

make my day up

A

make me happy

277
Q

make a fool of yourself

A

look stupid or ridiculous

278
Q

you bet

A

for sure-sertainly-absolutely

279
Q

every body was turned up

A

every body was there

280
Q

although-though-even though

A

using when something is surprising or unexpected

281
Q

I can relate to that

A

I share the same feelings

282
Q

a rush

A

a feeling of excitement

283
Q

run through x

A

to explain it

284
Q

come true

A

actually happens

285
Q

to hold on something

A

to hold firmly

286
Q

you’ll be right

A

is use to reassured thing are going to be wrong

287
Q

having butterflies in stomach

A

to feel nervous

288
Q

participants

A

people who join

289
Q

to take part

A

to join-to participate

290
Q

to do like anything

A

to do a lot-to do enthusiastic-to do passionately

291
Q

haven’t ever

A

have never

292
Q

not ever

A

never

293
Q

show the ropes

A

explain how to do

294
Q

a piece of cake

A

easy to do

295
Q

next to impossible

A

verey difficult

296
Q

freak out

A

lose your nurve and get sxared

297
Q

now and then

A

occasionally-sometimes

298
Q

now and again

A

occasionally-sometimes

299
Q

chit chat

A

talking with people

300
Q

hang out

A

spending a lot of time

301
Q

and all that

A

as well as other similar things

302
Q

close to my heart

A

take care too much

303
Q

going to be doing

A

doing in future

304
Q

will be doing

A

doing in future

305
Q

to talk along those lines

A

to talking encouragingly

306
Q

along those lines

A

about something mentioned

307
Q

don’t let me down

A

to disappoint me by not doing x

308
Q

get along with

A

have friendship with

309
Q

turn me into a hunter

A

teach me how be a hunter

310
Q

to bag a bargain

A

to get it-to seise it

311
Q

all on my own

A

without someone else-by myself

312
Q

vintage car-vintage wine

A

old car-old wine which is desirable

313
Q

you do the honours

A

have the privilege for doing as the first one

314
Q

you do the honours

A

said about serving drinks or greeting and introducing guests

315
Q

an acquired taste

A

taste bad now but you could get to like it

316
Q

a nerve-racking

A

feel very nervous or worried

317
Q

go with x

A

agree with x

318
Q

take me through it

A

teach me

319
Q

verbal agreement

A

not written commitment

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