Informal / Formal Flashcards by Alice Horner | Brainscape

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ask

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enquire

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ask for

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request

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book

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reserve

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check

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verify

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get

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receive or obtain or collect or purchase

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give

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provide

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help

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assist

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need

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require

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say sorry

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apologise

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say hello to

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give / send my regards to

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tell

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inform
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advice

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start / begin

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commence

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understand

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comprehend

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reply

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respond

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buy

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purchase

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be more than

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exceed

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end / stop

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cease

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search / look for

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seek

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reject

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decline

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stick to / stay with

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adhere

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meet

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encounter

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send

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remit

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finish

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terminate

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find out

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ascertain

= établir

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pay

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remunerate

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increase

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augment

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a bit smaller

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marginally, fractionnally, slightly smaller

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much / a lot bigger

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considerably bigger

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more and more diverse

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increasingly diverse

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less reasons

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fewer reasons

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very different

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vastly, completely, strikingly (= surprisingly) different

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a big change

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significant, enormous, substantial change

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a big mountain

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large, enormous mountain

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lots of children

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many children

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important resources

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significant resources

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a poor country

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developing, under-developed country

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a rich country

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well-developed country

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a rich person

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wealthy person

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bad quality

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poor quality

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bad behaviour

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poor, unsatisfactory behaviour

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usually

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generally / as a general rule

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so

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therefore

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also

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moreover

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anyway

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nevertheless

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to

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in order to

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plus

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furthermore

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but

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however

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go

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depart

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show

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present / demonstrate

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live

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reside

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want

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desire / would like

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eat

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consume

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wrong

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incorrect

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empty

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vacant

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cheap

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inexpensive

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better

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improved

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enough

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sufficient

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whole

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entire

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before

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prior to / previous

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right

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correct

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about

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concerning
or
approximately

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To be/get used to

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To be accustomed to doing sth/sth

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To be/get used to

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To be accustomed to doing sth/sth