General Flashcards

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Untold harm/damage/riches/wealth

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Cannot be described

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2
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Extend beyond just…

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to affect or include people, things, or places

#extend to/beyond etc

*My duties at the school extend beyond just teaching.

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3
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Myrid

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Very many
*a myrid of something

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4
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Matter

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Material
(Uncountable)

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5
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Nearby (something)

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Not far away
Adj. - adv.

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6
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Deteriorate

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Become worse

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7
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Release something into something

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to let a substance flow out

 *Oil was released into the sea.
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8
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A major/principal contributor to something

Make something a major contributor to something

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(formal) someone or something that helps to cause something to happen

 *Cars are still one of the principal contributors to air pollution.
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9
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In particular

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Especially

In particular, …
… in particular.

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10
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Annually

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Every year happen

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11
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Diurnal

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Act in days

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12
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Nocturnal

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Act in nights

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13
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In practice

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used when saying what really happens rather than what should happen or what people think happens

 *In practice women receive much lower wages than their male colleagues.
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Practice

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something that people do often, especially a particular way of doing something or a social or religious custom

 *the practice of dumping waste into the sea
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15
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Irresponsible

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Not responsible

Be responsible for something

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16
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Ensure

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make sure

 *facilities to ensure the safety of cyclists

ensure (that)

17
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Something contributes to something

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to help to make something happen ⇨ contributory

 *Stress is a contributing factor in many illnesses.

contribute to

 *Alcohol contributes to 100,000 deaths a year in the US.

contribute substantially/significantly/greatly etc to something

 *Enya’s success has contributed substantially to the current interest in Celtic music.