English Center. C1 Flashcards

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1
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Respect or obey

A

Abide by

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2
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Manage to cope or to survive

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Get by

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3
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Explain, give a reason

A

Account for

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4
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Take into considerar

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Allow for

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5
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Make a formal request for something

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Apply for

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6
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Try to find something

A

Look for

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7
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Express confidence in, guarantee something

A

Vouch for

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8
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To expect something or prepare for something before it happens

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Anticipate

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9
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A statement that you strongly belive is true

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Assertation

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10
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To be completely sure about something

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Belive wholeheartedly

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11
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To make a good decision about something

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Choose wisely

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12
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Without any knowledge about as situation or subject

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Clueless

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13
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If something you do comes back to haunt you, it has bad consequences at later time.

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Come back to haunt you

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14
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The ability to stay brave even though you are suffering

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Courage in the face of an affliction

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15
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The ability to analyze or evaluate information without letting feelings or opinions influence you

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Critical thinking skills

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16
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Someone who has an enquiring mind always wants to find out about things

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Enquiring mind

17
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Something that surprises you and teaches you new facts about life, people, etc.

A

Eye-opener

18
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To try extremely hard to achieve something

A

Go to incredible lengths

19
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To deceive or trick someone

A

Hoodwink

20
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To accept or believe something with enthusiasm

A

Lap up

21
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To visit somebody for a short period of time

A

Make a flying visit

22
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To make a choice that is based on good information

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Make an informed choice

23
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An occasion when people or things are put together that are not suitable for each other

A

Mismatch

24
Q

Outside whatever the weather is like I wouldn’t like to be a fisherman

A

Out in all weathers

25
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To do a magic trick in order to entretain people

A

Perform a trick

26
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When you think that the future is likely to be good

A

Positive outlook

27
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When you are lucky and find something interesting or valuable by chance

A

Serendipity

28
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To go to or into a certain place

A

Set foot in

29
Q

To have the same opinions about something

A

Share a viewpoint

30
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A very bad pain in your head

A

Splitting headache

31
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To be scared of performing in public

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Suffer from stage fright

32
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Wanting to have good effects, but somethimes having bad effects that were not expected

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Well-intetioned

33
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Make sense, seem reasonable

A

Add up

34
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  1. Make sense, seem reasonable
  2. Make a copy of sth
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Back up

35
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Improve or make more substantial

A

Beef up

36
Q

Explode / be destroyed by an explosion

A

Blow up

37
Q

Start a computer

A

Boot up

38
Q

Romper una relacion

A

Break up

39
Q

Criar un niño

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Bring up