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1
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Casual acquaintances

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not your friend, you just know him

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Circle of friends

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field of your friends

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Close friend

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best friend

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Couple

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boyfiend+girlfriend

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Fiance

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lovers that are going to make a family

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friend/mate

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when you have close connection to someone

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soul mate

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best friend

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spouse

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wife or husband

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a dazzling smile

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a beautiful smile

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athletic

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strong, healthy, and good at sports:
She looks very athletic.

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attractive

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very pleasing in appearance or sound:
a very attractive young woman
I find him very attractive (= he attracts me sexually).
attractive countryside
an attractive colour scheme

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Bear a striking
resemblance to smb

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to look like somebody

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Cold fish

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someone who seems unfriendly and who does not share their feelings

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Confident

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being certain of your abilities or having trust in people, plans, or the future:
Be a bit more confident in yourself!
They don’t sound confident about the future of the industry.
I’m confident of his skills as a manager.
[ + that ] Are you confident that enough people will attend the event?
It was a confident performance.

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Couch potato

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a person who watches a lot of television and does not have an active life

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Good-looking

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A good-looking person is physically attractive:
Her new boyfriend is very good-looking.
Some people get better looking as they get older.
Who do you think is the best-looking politician?

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Gorgeous

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very beautiful or pleasant:
What a gorgeous room/dress/colour!
The bride looked gorgeous.
The weather was so gorgeous.

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Gorgeous

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very beautiful or pleasant:
What a gorgeous room/dress/colour!
The bride looked gorgeous.
The weather was so gorgeous.

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Handsome

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A handsome man is physically attractive in a traditional, male way:
Her dream is to be whisked off her feet by a tall, dark, handsome stranger.

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Independent

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not influenced or controlled in any way by other people, events, or things:
an independent enquiry/organization
They all made the same comment, quite independent of each other (= without deciding together to do so).

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Independent

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not influenced or controlled in any way by other people, events, or things:
an independent enquiry/organization
They all made the same comment, quite independent of each other (= without deciding together to do so).

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Intelligent

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showing intelligence, or able to learn and understand things easily:
He is a highly intelligent person who can think outside the box.
She would like a partner with whom she can have an intelligent conversation.
Helen had a few intelligent things to say on the subject.

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Looks young for her/his age

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it means that he/she does not have wrinkles

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Modest

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not usually talking about or making obvious your own abilities and achievements (скромный)

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Moody

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If someone is moody, their moods change suddenly and they become angry or unhappy easily:
a moody teenager
He can be moody.

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Overweight

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fat:
He used to be very overweight.
I’m only a few pounds overweight, but I just can’t seem to lose them.
an overweight man/woman/child

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Polite and respectful

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behaving in a way that is socially correct and shows understanding of and care for other people’s feelings:
I’m afraid I wasn’t very polite to her.
She sent me a polite letter thanking me for my invitation.
He was too polite to point out my mistake.

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Reliable

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Someone or something that is reliable can be trusted or believed because he, she, or it works or behaves well in the way you expect:
Is your watch reliable?
reliable information
Gideon is very reliable - if he says he’ll do something, he’ll do it.

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Sensible

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based on or acting on good judgment and practical ideas or understanding:
a sensible answer/approach/compromise/option
a sensible person
I think the sensible thing to do is call and ask for directions.
It would be sensible to take an umbrella.

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30
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Slender figure

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athletic but for women

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Stubborn

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A stubborn person is determined to do what he or she wants and refuses to do anything else:
They have huge arguments because they’re both so stubborn.

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Talented and creative

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(someone who has) a natural ability to be good at something, especially without being taught:
Her talent for music showed at an early age.
His artistic talents were wasted in his boring job.

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Boundless energy

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someone who has a lot of energy

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Bubbly/cheerful

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happy personality

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Down-to-earth

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practical, reasonable, and friendly:
She’s a down-to-earth woman with no pretensions.

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Full of beans

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to have a lot of energy and enthusiasm:
I’ve never known anyone be so full of beans before breakfast.

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Magnetic personality

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someone who has an attractive personality, charismatic person

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Outgoing/Extrovert

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it’s easy to communicate with people

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Reserved/Introvert

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it’s hard to communicate with people

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40
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Sense of humor

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чувство юмора

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well-balanced

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containing a mixture of ideas, people, etc. with each one being represented equally or fairly:
The team is very well balanced.
[ before noun ] a well-balanced article

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42
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Break up

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like divorce

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43
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Date smb

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someone is in relationship with someone

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44
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Drift apart

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If two people drift apart, they gradually become less friendly and their relationship ends.

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Enjoy each
other’s company

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having good time together

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46
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Fall for smb

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fall in smb

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47
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Fall in love with
smb

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Fall for smb

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48
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Get engaged

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like to be married

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49
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Get in touch
with

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связаться
Now, don’t try to get in touch with anyone, or Larry will kill you.

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50
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Get married

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Get engaged

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51
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Get on like a
house on fire

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Get on well
with

52
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Get on well
with

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Get on like a
house on fire

53
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Get to know
each other

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to know closer somebody

54
Q

Go out/Hang out

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having fun together

55
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Grow apart

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Grow out of each
other/sb
If two people in a close relationship grow apart, or if they grow away from each other, they gradually begin to have a less close relationship, usually because they no longer have the same interests and want the same things:
There was nobody else involved - we just grew apart.

56
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Grow out of each
other/sb

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Grow apart

57
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Have a baby

A

give a birth

58
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Make friends

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get on with someone

59
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On good terms with

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If two people are on good terms or on friendly terms, they are friendly with each other.

60
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On bad terms with

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To be in a state of utter disagreement, dislike, or contempt with someone.

61
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Provide moral
support

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Give some moral attention to close friend

62
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See eye to eye

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If two people see eye to eye, they agree with each other:
My sisters don’t see eye to eye with me about the arrangements.

63
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Shoulder to cry
on

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someone who is willing to listen to your problems and give you sympathy, emotional support, and encouragement:
I wish you’d been here when my mother died and I needed a shoulder to cry on.

64
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Through thick
and thin

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If you support or stay with someone through thick and thin, you always support or stay with them, even if there are problems or difficulties:
She has stuck with me through thick and thin.

65
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Tie the knot

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to get married:
So when are you two going to tie the knot?

66
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To count on

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to rely on

67
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To fall for
someone

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fall in love with smb

68
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To have a lot in
common

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have same interests with someone

69
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To hit it off with

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to be friendly with each other immediately:
We had similar ideas about the show, and the two of us hit it off right away.

70
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To lose touch

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to stop communicating with someone, usually because they do not live near you now:
We lost touch over the years.

71
Q

To strike up a
conversation with

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to enter into a conversation
I tried to strike up a conversation, but didn’t have much luck.
—often + with
She often strikes up conversations with strangers.

72
Q

Ups and downs

A

If someone or something experiences ups and downs, a mixture of good and bad things happens to him, her, or it:
Like most married couples we’ve had our ups and downs, but life’s like that.

73
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Well-matched

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similar or equal (to something):
At the start of the competition the three teams looked extremely well matched.
Her skills are well matched to the job.

74
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LOOK UP TO

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to respect and
admire someone.
- She’s always looked up to her
mother. She wants to be just like
her.

75
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MAKE UP

A

to become friends
with someone after
a fight or
argument.
- I fight with my brother all the
time, but we always make up soon
afterwards.

76
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PUT DOWN

A

to say bad things
about someone; to
insult.
- It makes me angry when she puts
me down in front of my friends.

77
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PUT UP WITH

A

to tolerate; to
accept an
unpleasant
situation, although
you do not like it
- I can’t put up with loud music
my neighbour’s playing any longer.
It’s driving me crazy!

78
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BREAK UP/
SPLIT UP

A

end a relationship Carla has split up with her
boyfriend.

79
Q

SETTLE DOWN

A

get married and
lead a quieter life.
- His mother wished Tom would
settle down and get married.

80
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Active lifestyle

A

An active lifestyle means you undertake physical activity regularly and consistently, regardless or the intensity level or whether it’s informal or as part of an organised group or team, undertaken alone or with other people.

81
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Coach

A

someone whose job is to teach people to improve at a sport, skill, or school subject:
a tennis/maths coach

82
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Competitions/
tournaments

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a situation in which someone is trying to win something or be more successful than someone else:
Competition for jobs is intense.
There’s a lot of competition between computer companies.

83
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Do a bit of camping

A

go camping

84
Q

Do a lot of yoga

A

go yoga

85
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For fun

A

for pleasure:
I ran but just for fun.

86
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Out of work

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without a paid job:
I’ve been out of work for the past six months.
put/leave/throw sb out of work The plant closed in November 2010, leaving 400 people out of work.
an out-of-work management consultant

87
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Humane

A

kind
compassionate
understanding
forgiving
loyal
mild
kind-hearted
tolerant
thoughtful
generous
ethical
- Their aim is for a more just
and humane society.
- He was a very kind man, full
of common sense.
- We would like to thank them
for their patience and
understanding.
- He was a thoughtful and
caring man

88
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Important

A

critical
noteworthy
urgent
valuable
essential
notable
crucial
vital
key
- An important economic
challenge to the
government.
- That is a very valuable
improvement in the current
situation.

89
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Independent

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self-governing
autonomous
free
sovereign
separate
self-contained
individualistic
private
impartial
- Two independent studies
have been carried out.
- My children will grow up
resolute, independent and
tough.
- A fully independent and
sovereign state.
- He taught chemistry at an
independent school.

90
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Inhumane

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cruel
savage
severe
unkind
heartless
depraved
brutal
atrocious
immoral
unethical
- He was kept in inhumane
conditions.
- They should spend a long
time in jail to reflect on their
cruel acts.
- I couldn’t believe they were
so heartless.
- The treatment of the
prisoners was atrocious.

91
Q

Interesting

A

fascinating
intriguing
absorbing
appealing
attractive
pleasing
interactive
entertaining
amusing
curious
engaging
- It was interesting to be in a
different environment.
- Children will find other
exhibits equally absorbing.
- He had a great sense of
humour and could be very
amusing.

92
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International

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global
worldwide
universal
- An international agreement
against exporting arms to
that country.
- A global ban on nuclear
testing.

93
Q

Last

A

Latest
previous
final
ultimate
ending
most recent
- I got married last July.
- They had brought their
furniture from their previous
house.

94
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Lazy

A

idle
inactive
indolent
negligent
- I was too lazy to learn how
to read music.
- The satellite has been
inactive since its launch two
years ago.
- I’ve never met such an idle
bunch of workers!

95
Q

Live

A

alive
living
existent
vital
actual
real-time
- They kept a number of live
animals in the lab.
- A real-time radio show.
- It is tragic to see how the
disease has diminished a
once vital person.

96
Q

Loud

A

noisy
roaring
piercing
thunderous
deafening
strong
booming (sp)
- Suddenly there was a loud
bang.
- It may be necessary to ask a
neighbour to turn down
noisy music.
- The deafening roar of
fighter jets taking off

97
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Major

A

main
supreme
superior
prime
- We heard extracts from three
of his major works.

98
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Mandatory

A

obligatory
compulsory
necessary
imperative
essential
- Attendance is mandatory.
- Third-party insurance is
obligatory when driving in
Italy.
- Compulsory military
conscription

99
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Many

A

numerous
various
countless
abundant
a lot
lots (sp)
plenty
- He had many books and
papers on the subject.
- Such crimes were just as
numerous then as they are
today.
- She made countless
attempts, but could never
beat the world record.

100
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Minor

A

small
lesser
subordinate
secondary
insignificant
slight
inconsiderable
- She is known for a number
of minor roles in films.
- Refugee problems remained
of secondary importance.
- It was an unimportant job,
and paid very little.

101
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National

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nationwide
domestic
public
state
governmental
civil
ethnic
indigenous
native
- Major national and
international issues.
- Increasing sales in the
domestic market.
- This civil unrest threatens
the economy

102
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Natural

A

real
pure
plain
raw
organic
untouched
- He prefers to use high
quality natural produce.
- Organic farming is
expanding everywhere.

103
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Near

A

close
bordering
neighbouring
adjoining
close by
- The town is very near.
- More parents are sending
their children to schools in
neighbouring areas.

104
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New

A

modern
recent
contemporary
up-to-date
latest
happening (sp)
current
original
fresh
unused
unknown
unfamiliar
- They opened a factory in
India to manufacture this
new invention.
- A faster, sleeker, more
recent model.
- The gallery holds regular
exhibitions of contemporary
art, sculpture and
photography.

105
Q

Next

A

following
later
subsequent
succeeding
nearest
closest
afterwards
then
later
thereafter
- I caught the next available
flight.
- Succeeding generations.
- We went to dinner the
following evening.

106
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Objective

A

actual
real
factual
neutral
unbiased
detached
impartial
- He has no objective
evidence to support his
claim.
- Any comparison that is not
strictly factual runs the risk
of being interpreted as
subjective.
- Those who had decided to
remain neutral now found
themselves forced to take
sides.

107
Q

Official

A

authorized
approved
legal
formal
licensed
proper
legitimate
certified
prescribed
- An official announcement is
expected later today.
- The application will be
processed by one of our
authorized agents.
- The approved method of
cleaning is industrial sandblasting.
- No formal announcement
has been made.

108
Q

Old (Age)

A

aged
elderly
ancient
mature
- I was considered too old for
the job.
- She has an aged parent who
needs some care.

109
Q

Old (out of date)

A

out-of-date
old-fashioned
dated
former
earlier
prior
previous
- They got rid of all their old,
outdated office equipment.
- She always wears such
boring, old-fashioned
clothes.
- I learned from my former
boss that it was fun to work.

110
Q

Online

A

WEB
network
virtual
- Online communication
services were implemented
- WEB-based courses are
becoming more and more
popular among the youth

111
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Optional

A

voluntary
extra
unrestricted
additional
more
- Some people feel sex
education should remain an
optional school subject.

112
Q

Passive

A

inactive
inert
uninvolved
submissive
obedient
willing
- Their passive acceptance of
the new regime.
- A sweet, obedient little
child

113
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Perfect

A

faultless
flawless
excellent
ideal
splendid
supreme
absolute
optimal
- They all spoke perfect
English.
- His English was faultless.
- A more accurate
description of the terrain

114
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Polite

A

mannerly
courteous
well-behaved
respectful
well-mannered
- He was a quiet and very
polite young man.

115
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Poor (money)

A

impoverished
broke (sp)
in need
bankrupt
needy
underprivileged
- He was one of thirteen
children from a poor family.
- I’m as broke as you are.
- The goal is to lure
businesses into
impoverished areas.

116
Q

Popular

A

well-liked
well-known
favoured
famous
fashionable
trending (sp)
- This is the most popular
game ever devised.
- The favoured candidate will
emerge soon.
- It became fashionable to
eat certain foods.

117
Q

Rare

A

uncommon
unusual
exceptional
singular
infrequent
priceless
obscure
- I think big families are
extremely rare nowadays.
- Rare and unusual plants.
- She collects rare plants.

118
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Rich

A

wealthy
affluent
well-off
loaded (sp)
flush (sp)
prosperous
- You’re going to be a very
rich man.
- He is a wealthy international
businessman.
- That family’s absolutely
loaded.

119
Q

Rude

A

impolite
cheeky (sp)
insulting
abrupt
abusive
disrespectful
insolent
egoistic
- He’s rude to her friends.
- They sat making cheeky
comments about passers-by.
- It would be most impolite to
refuse a simple invitation to
supper.

120
Q

Sad

A

unhappy
down (sp)
depressed
gloomy
cheerless
heavy-hearted
dejected
mournful
tragic
upsetting
miserable
distressing
- The loss left me feeling sad
and empty.
- Her boss is horrible and she
is desperately unhappy.
- She went to bed, miserable
and depressed.
- He is gloomy about the fate
of the economy.
- The old man sounded really
down

121
Q

Safe

A

protected
secure
out of danger
unharmed
- Keep your camera safe from
sand.
- We need to teach people
how to secure themselves in
these areas.

122
Q

Same

A

identical
similar
matching
alike
equal
equivalent
corresponding
comparable
- The houses were all the
same.
- The sisters looked very
similar.
- Nearly all the houses were
identical.
- The temperature should be
kept more or less constant.

123
Q

Scary

A

frightening
terrifying
alarming
shocking
horrifying (sp)
spooky (sp)
creepy (sp)
thrilling
breathtaking
- I think prison is going to be
a scary thing for Harry.
- COVID-19 is one of the
most terrifying diseases
known to man.
- This place is really creepy at
night.

124
Q

Serious

A

severe
critical
- His condition was serious
but stable.
- A business with severe cash
flow problems

125
Q

Slow

A

gradual
steady
unhurried
sluggish
leisurely
- He moved in a slow,
unhurried way.
- Lunch was a leisurely affair

126
Q

Intensity

A

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