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1
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Barely

‘Be-ly

A

Syn.: hardly

Exp.: she is very old and barely able to walk

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Hibernation

‘Hi-be-natation

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خواب زمستاني

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Emaciated

I-‘mai-ci-a-ted

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Extremely thin from lack of food or illness

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Remote

Re-‘moute

A

Far away

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Scrapes

S’craipe

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Remove

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Windscreen

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شيشه جلوي ماشين

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Wrap

Rrap

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Cover

In/ around

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Run out

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تمام شدن

Run out of sugar

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Intensive

In-‘ten-sive

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Involving a lot of a tivity or effort in a short period of time

Intensive care, intensive course

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Elk

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Moose

يك نوع گوزن

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Sceptical

S’cep-ti-cal

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Doubtful

N.: sceptic

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Avalanche

‘Av-al-unch

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بهمن

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How come

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Why

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14
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Mix the eye

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There is sth behind what we see

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Igloo

‘Igloo

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A house made from blocks of hard snow or ice

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Sack

‘Saack

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Fire

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Bust

‘Bust

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ورشكست شدن

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Beggar

‘Beg-ge

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متكدي

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Dawn

‘Don

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لحظه طلوع آفتاب وقتي اولين روشنايي ديده ميشه

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Towed away

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كشيدم وسايل نقليه

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Property

‘Pro-pety

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  1. خصوصيت و ويژگي

2. The thing or things that someone own

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Tycoon

Ty-‘coon

A

پولدار و موفق

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Supper

‘Sup-pe

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Dinner

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Bulletin

‘Bul-le-tin

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A news reported on tv or radio

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Stuntman

S’tunt-man

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A man who do dangerous action to entertain people

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Thriller

‘Thrill-e

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A book or film that tells an exciting story about murder

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Star

A

V.

كسي كه در نقش اول فيلم بازي مي كنه
In

Exp.: Eastwood starred in The good, the bad,the ugly.

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Hooked

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Enjoy it very much

On

Exp.: got hooked on tv

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29
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Page- turner

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كسي كه نمي تونه كتاب رو زمين بذاره و مدت زيادي اون رو مي خونه

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Plot

‘Plot

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  1. A secret plan by a group of people to do sth harmful or illegal
  2. The event that from the main story of the book
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Transcend

Tran-‘send

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To go beyond the usual limits of sth

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Genre

‘Jhun-re

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ژانر

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Sensuous

‘Sen-chu-es

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Adj

Pleasing to your sensees

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Manipulating

Ma-ni’p-iu-lat-ing

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Clever at controlling or deceiving people

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Cautious

‘Cou-tious

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Adj

Careful to avoid danger or risks

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Sinister

‘Sin-is-te

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Making u feeling that sth evil, dangerous, or illegal is happening or will happen

Exp.: there is a sinister side to these events.

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Maternal

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Motherly

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Paternal

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Fatherly

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Disastrously

Di-‘sus-tres-ly

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Very bad or ending in faliour

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Modest

‘Mad-est

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Don’t want to talk about their abilities or achievements

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Possessiveness

Po-‘sses-ive-ness

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  1. Wanting someone to have feeling of love or friendship for u and no one else
  2. Unwilling to let other people to use sth u own

Of/ about

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Lure

‘Liu

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Attract to do sth wrong

Into/away

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43
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Promise of sweet

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گول زدن با يه وعده خوب

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Vinegar

‘Vin-e-ga

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١. سركه

٢. ترش رو

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Curtain

‘Cu-ten

A

پرده

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Clinging

‘Cling-ing

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Hanging

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Commit suicide

‘Su-i-cide

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خودكشي كردن

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Railing

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نرده مثلا بالكن

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49
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Twelfth

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دوازدهم

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Awakened

Au-‘waik-end

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Woken up

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Gaze

Gaiz

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Look

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Precaution

Pre-‘cou-tio

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Sth u do in order to prevent sth dangerous

Of/ against

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Dummy

‘Dummy

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ماكت انسان

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Deserted

De-‘set-ed

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Adj

Empty and quiet bec no people are there

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Clutching

Clutch

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Holding tightly

Syn.: grip, grasp

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Anchorage

‘An-cor-age

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  1. A place where ship can anchor
    (لنگر)
  2. A place where sth can be firmly fastened
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Courage

‘Cour-age

A

شجاعت

Syn.: nerve

Exp.: She list her nerve

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58
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Ultimate

‘Al-ti-met

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Final

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Speculate

‘Spec-oo-late

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حدس و گمان زدن

N.: speculation

Spec-oo-‘lation

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Limelight

‘Lime-light

A

مورد توجه بودن به ويژه توسط تلويزيون و روزنامه

In/out of the

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‘Nov-el-ty

A

N.

The quality of being new, unusual and interesting

Exp.: The novelty of the idea

62
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Fade

A

Wear off

Disappear

63
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Fortnight

‘Fort-night

A

2 weeks

64
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Alert

A’let

A

Notify
‘Nou-ti-fy
Of/that

Inform

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Tenant

‘Ten-ent

A

مستاجر

Opp.: landlord, landlady

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Interpretation

In-te-per-‘ta-tion

A

تعبير و تفسير

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Curious

‘Cu-ri-ous

A

فضول

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Stench

S’tench

A

N.

Very strong bad smell

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Pale

A

V.

رنگ پريده بودن

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Feeble

‘Fee-ble

A

Extremely weak

Opp.: strong

Adv.: feebly

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Naked

‘Nai-ked

A

Bare

72
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Vegan

‘Vi-gen

A

خام خوار

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Atheist

‘Ai-thies

A

بي اعتقاد به خدا

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Teetotaller

Tee-tot-ler

A

Someone never drinks alcohol

75
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Pacifist

‘Pac-i-fist

A

صلح طلب

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Naturist

‘Na-tur-ist

A

دوست دار طبيعت

77
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Thinking of

A

برنامه براي كاري داشتن

Exp.: I am thinking of changing my car

78
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Glistening

‘Glis-en

A

To shine and look oily or wet

79
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Treasure

‘Tre-jhe

A
  1. A group of valuable things

2. Someone who is useful or important for u

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Scalding

S’could-img

A

Adj

Extremely hot

81
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Frantically

'’Fran-tic

A

Extremely worried and frightened so u can’t control yourself

82
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Ingredient

in-‘gri-dient

A

مواد اشكيل دهنده

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Conspiracy

Con-s’pi-ra-cy

A

توطئه

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Monarchy

‘Man-a-ki

A

سلطنتي

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Proof

‘Proof

A

Facts, information that prove sth is true

86
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Wicked

‘Wick-id

A

Adj

Behaving in a way that is morally wrong

Syn.: fiendish
‘Find-ish

Adv.: fiendishly
N.: fiendishness

87
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Hoax

Haux

A

N.
Trick
A false warning about sth dangerous

Exp.: a bomb hoax

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Mundane

A

Boring

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Buy into

A

Believe

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Devise

Di-‘vise

A

To plan or invent a new way of doing sth

Syn.: hatch
To form a plan in secret

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Tampere

‘Tam-pe

A

Interfere
مداخله و دستكاري كردن چيزي
مثلا ترمز ماشين براي آسيب به كسي
With

92
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Flutter

‘Flut-te

A

Blowing

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Breeze

Breeez

A

A gentle wind

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Stunning

S’tun-ning

A

Adj.

Extremely attractive or beautiful

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Unanimous

Yu-‘nnan-i-mes

A

All people involved agree

Unanimously
All

96
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The beginning of the case

A

An argument

97
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Conceal

Con-‘cil

A

Trying to hide carefully

98
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Florist

‘Flor-ist

A

١. كسي كه درجايي كار ميكنه كه گل و گياه خانگي مي فروشن

٢. مغازه فروش گل و گيه خانگي

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Elaborate

E-‘lab-o-ret

A

باز كردن مطلب با همه جزئيات

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Blissful

‘Bliss-ful

A

Extremely happy and enjoyable

101
Q

Feed up

A

تغذيه كردن

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Intrusion

In-‘tru-jhen

A

وقتي زندگي شخصيت ناخواسته تحت تاثير اتفاقي قرار مي گيره

N.

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Wealth

‘Welth

A

ثروت

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Butler

‘But-le

A

سرپرست خدمتكاران منزل

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Bearable

‘Bear-able

A

سخت اما قابل تحمل

Opp.: unbeaeable

106
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Paranoia

Par-a-‘noya

A

بيماري احساس عدم اعتماد به افراد و مضنون بودن به همه

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Rumour

‘Ru-me

A

شايعه

108
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Alleged

A’l-lejd

A

موضوعي كه كسي مي گه اتفاق افتاده ولي اثبات نشده

Adj

109
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Flag

Flaaag

A

پرچم

110
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Plausible

‘Plou-sible

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Likely to be true or successful

111
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Sth went crazy

A

با يك موضوع تركونده شد

Exp.: internet went crazy with…

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Millennium

Mi-‘le-ni-on

A

A period of 1,000 years

Millennia

113
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Load

Load

A

A large quantity of sth

114
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Suitor

‘Soo-te

A

خواستگار

115
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Admit

Ad-‘mit

A

To agree unwilling that sth is true os someone is right

116
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Sincere

Sin-sie

A

Adj

U believe that sth is true

Exp.: sen ere thank u

117
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Cost a fortun

A

Very expensive

118
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Race

‘Race

A

To move very quickly

119
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Weird

Wied

A

اتفاق خيلي عجيب و غيرعادي

Adj.

120
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By the time

A

Until

121
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Get on

A

سوار شدن

122
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Underneath

Under-‘neath

A

Directly under another object or covered by it

123
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Plumber

‘Plub-e

A

تعميركار لوكه آب و حمام و توالت

124
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Chambermaid

‘Chem-be-maid

A

خانم تميز كننده اتاق هتل

125
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Adore

A’dore

A

Love someone and proud of them

V.

126
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Stall

Sto..l

A

لژ، بهترين جاي سالن

127
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Trailer

‘Trail-e

A

Advertisement for a movie

128
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Script

Script

A

نمايشنامه يا فيلمنامه

129
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Rehearsal

Re-‘he-sel

A

تمرين قبل از نمايش، يا اجراي كنسرت

130
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Starring role

A

نقش اول

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Matinee

‘Ma-ti-mey

A

The performance of play or film in the afternoon

132
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Prequel

‘Pre-cul

Sequel

‘Si-cil

A

پيش درآمد

عاقبت

(فيلم)

133
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Documentary

Doc-u-‘men-ta-ry

A

مستند

N.

134
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Blockbuster

‘Block-‘buste

A

فيلم موفق

135
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Interval

‘In-te-val

A

Pause

Between

136
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Whodunnit

Who-‘dun-it

A

فيلم پليسي

137
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Hardback

‘Had-back

A

جلد كتاب

138
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Set off

A

برنامه ريزي براي سفر

139
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Turn up

A

Arrive

140
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Cheer up

A

Be happy

141
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Suspect

Sus-‘pect

A

مضنون و مشكوك بودن

Opp.: truth

142
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Incredulity

In-cre-‘du-li-ty

A

Disbelief

N.

143
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Trivial

‘Triv-i-al

A

Not important or serious

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Bizarre

Bi-‘zza

A

Adj

Very unusual and strange

Adv.: bizarrely

145
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Earn

A

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