Journeys Flashcards

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Backpack

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to travel on holiday carrying your equipment and clothes in a backpack

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Bland

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not having a strong or interesting taste

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bust

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broken

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check into

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to arrive at a hotel or a private hospital to begin your stay there

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chill out

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to relax and stop feeling angry or nervous about sth

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classic

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accepted as one of the best or most important of its kind

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classical

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  1. widely accepted and used for a long time; traditional in style or idea;
  2. connected with or influenced by the cultture of ancient Greece and Rome
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comute

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to travel regularly by bus, train, car etc. between your place of work and your home

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conform

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to obey rule or law

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creep

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to move slowly, queitly and carefully, beacause you don’t want to be seen or heard.

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detrimental

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harmful

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exceedingly

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extremely, very much

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excessively

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to a degree or level that is greater than what seems reasonable or approapriate

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excursion

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a short journey made for pleisure, especially one that has been organised for a group of people

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expedition

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an organised journey with a particular purpose, especially to find out about a place that is not well known

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imply

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to suggest that sth is true or that you feel or think sth without saying so directly

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infer

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to reach an opinion or decide that sth is true on the basis of information that is available

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irrational

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not based on, or not using, clear logical thought

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kip

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to sleep

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limp

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to walk slowly or with difficulty because one leg is injured

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loo

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a toilet

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lug

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to carry or drag sth heavy sith a lot of effort

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march

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to walk with stiff regular steps like a soldier

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mate

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a friend

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mutual

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used to describe feeling that two or more people have for each other eaqually or actions that affect two or more people eaqually

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outing

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a trip that you go on for pleasure or education usually with a group of people and lasting no more than one day

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outweigh

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to be greater or more important than sth

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pilgrimage

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a journey to a holy place for religious reasons

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plod

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to walk slowly with heavy steps especially beacause you are tired

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plumbing

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the system of pipes, that supply water to building

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pose

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to create a threat, a problem, that has to deal with

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put sb up

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to let sb stay at your home

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run into sb

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to meet sb by chance

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run sb/sth down

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to criticise sth/sb in an unkind way

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run sth by sb

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to show sb sth or tell sb about an idea in order to see their reaction to it

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saunter

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to walk in a slow relaxed way

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see sb off

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to go to a station, an airport to say goodbye to sb who is starting a journey

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sneak

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to move very queitly, trying to avoid being seen or heard

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stagger

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to walk with weak unsteady steps as if you are about to fall

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stop by

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to make a short visit somewhere

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stop over

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to stay somewhere for a short time during a long journey

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stride

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to walk with long steps in a particular direction

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stroll

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to walk somewhere in a slow relaxed way

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strut

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to walk proudly with your head up and chest out to show that you think you are important

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stumble

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to hit your foot against sth while you are walking or running and almost fall

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surcharge

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an extra amount of money that you must pay in addition to the usual price

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tiptoe

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to walk using the the front parts your feet only, so that other people cannot hear you

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traipse

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to walk somewhere slowly when you are tired or carrying sth heavy

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trek

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to spend time walking, especially in mountains and for enjoyment and interest

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trudge

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to walk slowly or with heavy steps beacause you are tired or carrying sth heavy

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unreasonable

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not fair, expecting too much

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upshot

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the final result of a series of events

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walk (all) over sb

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to treat sb badly without considering them or their needs

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wander

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to walk slowly around or to a place, often without any particular sense of purpose or direction

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yob

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a rude, noisy and sometimes aggressive and violent boy or young man