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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

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to slide without intending to

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haze

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fog caused by water, smoke, or dust, or an effect of heat that prevents things being seen clearly

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mucus

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a thick liquid produced inside the nose and other parts of the body

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tedious

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boring and tiring, esp. because long or often repeated

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cotton ball

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a small ball of cotton fibers used esp. for cleaning the skin

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rigidity

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impossibility of being changed or persuaded

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subtle

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not loud, bright, noticeable, or obvious in any way; small but important

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deliberately

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intentionally

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vague

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not clearly expressed, known, described, or decided

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incantation

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(the performance of) words that are believed to have a magical effect when spoken or sung

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implication

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an occasion when you seem to suggest something without saying it directly

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elaborate

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containing a lot of careful detail or many detailed parts

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to escalate

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to become or make something become greater or more serious

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ancillary

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providing support or help

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impediment

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something that makes progress, movement, or achieving something difficult or impossible

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to distract

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to make someone stop giving their attention to something

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astute

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clever and quick to see how to take advantage of a situation

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salvation

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(a way of) being saved from danger, loss, or harm

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elusive

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difficult to describe, find, achieve, or remember

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diligent

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careful and serious in your work, or done in a careful and determined way

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discrepancy

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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

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used in business when referring to an amount that is produced, sold, or spent each year

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to baulk

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to be unwilling to do something or to allow something to happen

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motorway

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a wide road for fast-moving traffic

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down-and-out

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having no luck, no money, and no opportunities

50
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quid

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a pound

51
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to clear credit card debts

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to pay all overdrawn money

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social leper

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person who is not well accepted by a society

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to boast

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to speak too proudly or happily about what you have done or what you own

54
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to dodge

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to avoid something unpleasant

55
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miser

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someone who has a strong wish to have money and hates to spend it

56
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to mislay

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to lose something temporarily by forgetting where you have put it

57
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bouquet

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a group of flowers

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fortune

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a large amount of money, goods, property, etc.

59
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to stash

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to store or hide something, especially a large amount

60
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to track down

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to find something or someone after looking for them in a lot of different places

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walk of life

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way of life

62
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to catch the leaks

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gather liquid drops in the bucket

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to go to any lengths

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to try very hard to achieve something

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to put up wallpaper

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to glue wallpaper

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upholstery

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the cloth used for covering a seat and/or the substance used for filling it

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state benefit

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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

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to be in difficult situation in some particular direction

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to split up

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to divorce

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to come first

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to be the most important person or thing to someone

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dreadful

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very bad, of very low quality, or shocking and very sad

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to cheer sb up

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to make sb feel better

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to row

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to argue heavily

73
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parlour

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a shop that provides a stated type of personal service or sells a stated product

74
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to be in the black

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to have money in the bank and are not in debt

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to be in the red

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to owe money to the bank

76
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whereupon

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immediately after which

77
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to utter

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make a sound with one’s voice

78
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Which preposition is used with arrive?

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to arrive AT/IN

79
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to get stuck in traffic

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to get in the traffic jam

80
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to ran after

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to try very hard to reach or achieve smth

81
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to hoot

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to make a short loud sound

82
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to pour

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to make a substance flow from one container to another

83
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throat went dry

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to become thirsty suddenly

84
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go cold all over

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мурашки по всему телу

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personable

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having a pleasant appearence and character

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cubicle

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a small place with walls separated from other places

87
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immense

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giant, huge, colossal

88
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burden

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smth difficult to deal with

89
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to hunt for clues

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to search for clues

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working out

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understanding

91
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onset of smth

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The beginning of something, especially something unpleasant

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consigned

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given to look after

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vanished

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disappeared

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presumed

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believed to be (although not fully certain)

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deemed

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considered to be

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degenerate

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having low morals

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to transpire

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to become understandable, clear

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reclusive

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avoiding people

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litigation

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any legal work and argument

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a mountain of smth

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a huge amount of smth

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