ESLPOD [096;097;098] Flashcards

1
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an event or piece of news that is unexpected and shocking

A

bombshell

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2
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have not made the final dicision

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lean against doing sth

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3
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Taking the most pessimistic or unfavourable view

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at the very least

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4
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a student in the second year of college or high school

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sophomore

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5
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When you ____, you like that person. You usually feel uneasy and try to get attencion around that person. Sometimes, it’s hard to stop thinking about them.

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have a crush on someone

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6
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someone who often makes people laugh by doing or saying funny things

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clown

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7
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to make a signal to a taxi or bus so that it stops for you

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hail (a taxi)

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8
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preserved in an orderly collection; recorded in some database.

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on file

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9
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something that is related to something else but is not as important, fees

A

incidentals

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10
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the rate charged daily for a hotel room

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room rate

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11
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in a way that shows that you are extremely angry, upset, or disappointed about something

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bitterly

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12
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cold enough to be unpleasant

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chilly

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13
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a comment or description that makes something seem better, worse, larger, more important, etc. than it really is; the act of making a comment or description of this type

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exaggeration

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14
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very light rain

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drizzle

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15
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a sudden short period of snowfall

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flurry

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16
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[Meteorology]a storm with a lot of snow and strong winds

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blizzard

17
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someone’s buttocks

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bun

18
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to use a ____ to move something such as soil or snow

A

shovel

19
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to move snow to the side of a street using a snow ___ so that people can walk or drive easily

A

plow

20
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a mixture of snow and rain

A

sleet

21
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a minor accident in which vehicles are slightly damaged, mainly used in American English

A

fender bender

22
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to affect someone’s emotions strongly

A

hard hit

23
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to rub a sharp edge or tool against a surface; to remove something by pulling a hard tool across the surface it is on

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scrape