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in outline

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the main shape or edge of something, without any details

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to lose temper

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to become angry suddenly

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to have had enough

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to stop doing smth because it is annoying

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to turn bright red

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your face becomes red because you’re angry or embarrassed

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to take aside

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to ask somebody to talk privately a bit away from their position

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endearment

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word or phrase you use to show you love someone

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to bring up smth

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to talk about smth

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to throw up

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to vomit

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affair

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a situation or subject that is being dealt with or considered

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to be bang on

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to be exactly right

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to get down to smth

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to direct your effort and attention to smth

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sole

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the bottom part of a foot that touches the ground

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to clasp

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to hold smth firmly in one’s hand

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apparent

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able to be seen or understood

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hampered

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prevented from doing smth easily

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sheer size

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the size alone, emphasizing importance of the following noun

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contentious

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disputable, causing disagreement

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to come forth

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выступать из шеренги, выделить, выделять

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profound

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felt or experienced strongly; extreme

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to conceal

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to prevent something from being seen or known about; to hide something

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to prevail

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to exist and be accepted among a large number of people, or to get a position of control and influence

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strain

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something that causes anxiety, worry, or difficulty

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frantic

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done in a very great hurry and often in a state of excitement or confusion

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crib

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a baby’s bed with high sides and usually bars that prevent the baby from falling out

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to slip
to slide without intending to
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haze
fog caused by water, smoke, or dust, or an effect of heat that prevents things being seen clearly
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mucus
a thick liquid produced inside the nose and other parts of the body
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tedious
boring and tiring, esp. because long or often repeated
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cotton ball
a small ball of cotton fibers used esp. for cleaning the skin
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rigidity
impossibility of being changed or persuaded
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subtle
not loud, bright, noticeable, or obvious in any way; small but important
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deliberately
intentionally
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vague
not clearly expressed, known, described, or decided
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incantation
(the performance of) words that are believed to have a magical effect when spoken or sung
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implication
an occasion when you seem to suggest something without saying it directly
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elaborate
containing a lot of careful detail or many detailed parts
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to escalate
to become or make something become greater or more serious
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ancillary
providing support or help
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impediment
something that makes progress, movement, or achieving something difficult or impossible
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to distract
to make someone stop giving their attention to something
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astute
clever and quick to see how to take advantage of a situation
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salvation
(a way of) being saved from danger, loss, or harm
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elusive
difficult to describe, find, achieve, or remember
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diligent
careful and serious in your work, or done in a careful and determined way
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discrepancy
an unexpected difference, esp. in two amounts or two sets of facts or conditions, which suggests that something is wrong and has to be explained
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per annum
used in business when referring to an amount that is produced, sold, or spent each year
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to baulk
to be unwilling to do something or to allow something to happen
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motorway
a wide road for fast-moving traffic
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down-and-out
having no luck, no money, and no opportunities
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quid
a pound
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to clear credit card debts
to pay all overdrawn money
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social leper
person who is not well accepted by a society
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to boast
to speak too proudly or happily about what you have done or what you own
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to dodge
to avoid something unpleasant
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miser
someone who has a strong wish to have money and hates to spend it
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to mislay
to lose something temporarily by forgetting where you have put it
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bouquet
a group of flowers
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fortune
a large amount of money, goods, property, etc.
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to stash
to store or hide something, especially a large amount
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to track down
to find something or someone after looking for them in a lot of different places
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walk of life
way of life
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to catch the leaks
gather liquid drops in the bucket
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to go to any lengths
to try very hard to achieve something
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to put up wallpaper
to glue wallpaper
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upholstery
the cloth used for covering a seat and/or the substance used for filling it
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state benefit
money given by the government to people who are poor or ill, or who do not have a job
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to be tight
to be in difficult situation in some particular direction
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to split up
to divorce
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to come first
to be the most important person or thing to someone
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dreadful
very bad, of very low quality, or shocking and very sad
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to cheer sb up
to make sb feel better
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to row
to argue heavily
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parlour
a shop that provides a stated type of personal service or sells a stated product
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to be in the black
to have money in the bank and are not in debt
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to be in the red
to owe money to the bank
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whereupon
immediately after which
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to utter
make a sound with one’s voice
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Which preposition is used with arrive?
to arrive AT/IN
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to get stuck in traffic
to get in the traffic jam
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to ran after
to try very hard to reach or achieve smth
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to hoot
to make a short loud sound
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to pour
to make a substance flow from one container to another
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throat went dry
to become thirsty suddenly
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go cold all over
мурашки по всему телу
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personable
having a pleasant appearence and character
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cubicle
a small place with walls separated from other places
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immense
giant, huge, colossal
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burden
smth difficult to deal with
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to hunt for clues
to search for clues
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working out
understanding
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onset of smth
The beginning of something, especially something unpleasant
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consigned
given to look after
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vanished
disappeared
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presumed
believed to be (although not fully certain)
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deemed
considered to be
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degenerate
having low morals
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to transpire
to become understandable, clear
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reclusive
avoiding people
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litigation
any legal work and argument
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a mountain of smth
a huge amount of smth

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