Gd8 Flashcards by L L | Brainscape

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I would

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appeal that…

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Quickly put a lid on the

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controversy

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Play

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gooseberry

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Slightly intoxicated

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微醉

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The clingy

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黏人的

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The

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rusher

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The

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commitment-phobic

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sinification

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赤化

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Bus

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boy

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Is it the case

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that…

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In their

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heyday, they…

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Hard liquor

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列酒

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Toe government’s line

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To do what are ordered or expected to so

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Blur the

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line between

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break a

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leg

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In a haste to

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get the message across the media

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Stand

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trial

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Call a halt to

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the investigation

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The government has announced a

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special, one-off pardon

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Crack down on

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corrupt officials

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Draped in an English flag and serenaded

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by the Beatles’ song

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A court ruling for a transsexual to

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wed

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Had Greek civilization never existed,

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If Greek civilization had never existed,

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He succeeded to

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the throne

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The world is fraught

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with uncertainties

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Religious vitality was paralleled by

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a cultural flowering in philosophy

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Men of the Early Middle Ages were groping for

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a synthesis of Greek philosophy and Christian revelation

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Creation of the World -> God works through history -> Resurrection of the dead

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-> final judgement -> World to Come

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To make its presence

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felt

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Vomit their

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intoxication

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As far as sth

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goes,

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When I sober

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up,

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You should not drive under the

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influence

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He slit open the envelope

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with a knife

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He killed himself by

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slitting his waist

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He was found the next day

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with his throat slit

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They held their nerves

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to beat their rivals

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Women have long broken the

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glass ceiling in public life

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Slumber

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party

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Be upfront

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with me

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Gossip-

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monger

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He said it out of

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spite only

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Take an immediate leave

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of absence

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The law enforcement bodies will act

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impartially without fear or favour

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Ongoing external

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headwinds

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China and India put aside

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their differences

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He was butchered

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in broad daylight

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A blood-stained knife and

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meat cleaver

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We condemn this

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unreservedly

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Firearms

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police officer

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Police tape sealed off

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the scene

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He has already established as a

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poet in his own right

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You are having a flight of

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fancy!

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He is still bearing

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the grudge

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Grant immunity

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to all

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Weakening manufacturing activity in China rocked

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confidence about the strength of the rebound

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Sent the market slumping 7.3 per cent,

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registering the deepest loss since 2011

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Deepening doubts added to

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market jitters

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Output still climbed,

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but a lower rate

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The slide took the shine off

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regional stock market that benefited from…

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The slowdown casts downside risk to

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China’s fragile growth recovery

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Soon-to-be university

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graduates

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The move could be a bid to

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overcome tensions with the West

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The airline - which prides itself on its image as an environmentally conscious

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carrier - took the step after admitting…

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The carrier follows the lead of

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Cathay Pacific

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He was run down by

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a car

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Settle the

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score

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There is no cause

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worthier than to…

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Fork out

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To pay unwillingly

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Lack of sleep causes your brain to

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run on empty

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Hit the sack

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Go to bed

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There is no hard

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evidence that…