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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2
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Bland

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not having a strong or interesting taste

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3
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bust

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broken

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4
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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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5
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chill out

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to relax and stop feeling angry or nervous about sth

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6
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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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8
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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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11
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detrimental

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harmful

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12
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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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15
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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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16
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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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18
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irrational

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not based on, or not using, clear logical thought

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19
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kip

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to sleep

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20
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limp

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to walk slowly or with difficulty because one leg is injured

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21
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loo

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a toilet

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22
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lug

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to carry or drag sth heavy sith a lot of effort

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23
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march

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to walk with stiff regular steps like a soldier

24
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mate

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mutual
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
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
to be greater or more important than sth
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pilgrimage
a journey to a holy place for religious reasons
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plod
to walk slowly with heavy steps especially beacause you are tired
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plumbing
the system of pipes, that supply water to building
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pose
to create a threat, a problem, that has to deal with
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put sb up
to let sb stay at your home
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run into sb
to meet sb by chance
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run sb/sth down
to criticise sth/sb in an unkind way
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run sth by sb
to show sb sth or tell sb about an idea in order to see their reaction to it
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saunter
to walk in a slow relaxed way
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see sb off
to go to a station, an airport to say goodbye to sb who is starting a journey
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sneak
to move very queitly, trying to avoid being seen or heard
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stagger
to walk with weak unsteady steps as if you are about to fall
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stop by
to make a short visit somewhere
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stop over
to stay somewhere for a short time during a long journey
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stride
to walk with long steps in a particular direction
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stroll
to walk somewhere in a slow relaxed way
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strut
to walk proudly with your head up and chest out to show that you think you are important
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stumble
to hit your foot against sth while you are walking or running and almost fall
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surcharge
an extra amount of money that you must pay in addition to the usual price
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tiptoe
to walk using the the front parts your feet only, so that other people cannot hear you
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traipse
to walk somewhere slowly when you are tired or carrying sth heavy
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trek
to spend time walking, especially in mountains and for enjoyment and interest
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trudge
to walk slowly or with heavy steps beacause you are tired or carrying sth heavy
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unreasonable
not fair, expecting too much
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upshot
the final result of a series of events
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walk (all) over sb
to treat sb badly without considering them or their needs
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wander
to walk slowly around or to a place, often without any particular sense of purpose or direction
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yob
a rude, noisy and sometimes aggressive and violent boy or young man