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born and grow up

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be born and raised

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to be more specifically

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to be exact

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means young people

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spring chicken

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a child who is ____ behaves badly if they do not get what they want because people have always given them everything they want

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spoiled

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to try to be as rich, successful, etc. as your neighbors

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keep up with the joneses

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an elementary school

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grade school

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to understand how to do a particular job or activity

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learn the ropes

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used for telling someone you are happy that they did something, but you wish they had done it earlier

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better late than never

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to develop in a particular way, or to have a particular result; to be discovered to be something, have something, etc.

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turn out

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a part of a university in the U.S. where students who have a first degree, called a bachelor’s degree, can study for a master’s degree or a doctorate

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graduate school

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a good friend, colleague, companion, or partner, mainly used in American English

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buddy

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to make a short visit to a person or place

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swing by

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to make some of your time available for a particular purpose

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make time

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caused by many reasons

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what with this and that

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lost contact

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fall out of touch with

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to resume something

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pick up

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a particular period of time during the development of something; a time in a person’s development or life when they behave in a particular way

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phase

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A lifestyle that involves free spending and self-indulgence, and sometimes also dissipation and danger.

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life in the fast lane

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to make do as well as one can with someone or something.

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struggle along

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to have just enough money to buy the things that you need

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make ends meet

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to communicate with someone that you have not seen for some time in order to find out how they are, what is happening, etc, mainly used in American English

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touch base

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a friend

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pal

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to talk to someone you have not seen for some time and find out what they have been doing

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catch up

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to delay doing something until later, usually something that you do not want to do

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procrastinate

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to throw away, give away, or sell a possession that you no longer want or need

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get rid of

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without excuses or doubts

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no ifs, ands, or buts

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the outside of a pillow

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pillow cases

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on or at the top of something

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atop

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the small soft feathers of a bird; soft short hairs

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down

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a bed cover that is filled with something such as feathers. The British word is duvet.

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comforter

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curtains made of heavy cloth

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drapes

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a sheet of material that you pull down to cover a window; a screen or cover that protects something from the sun

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shades

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to wash something quickly, especially in flowing water, in order to remove soap or dirt; to remove soap or dirt from something with water

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rinse (off)

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to wash or clean something by rubbing it hard, especially with a brush

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scrub

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a thick substance similar to oil, used on machine parts for making them work smoothly

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grease

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a mark left accidentally on clothes or surfaces

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stain

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a combination of many different types of people or things, have good and also bad things

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mixed bag