Kingsway English Flashcards

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Grouped

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Categorised

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Changes

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Reactions

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Advantages

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Benefits

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Quicky

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Rapidly

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End

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Terminate

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Obtained

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Deactirate

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Flavours

I like to drink all kind of tea - Western,Chinese and Japanese - because of their different flavours.

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Tastes

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Aroma

I usually drink tea after lunch, to aid digestion as well as to enjoy its aroma.

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Pleasant smell

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Supposed

It is also supposed to have a calming effect.

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Believed

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Definitely

I find that drinking tea dose relax me so that is definitely good for my blood pressure.

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Certainly

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Frank

To be frank, I have not actually felt these healthy effects yet.

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Honest

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Stimulation

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Challenge

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Suitable

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Appropriate

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Important or Meaningful

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Significant

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Seen as a whole

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Holistic

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Point of view

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perspective

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Sharing another’s feeling

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Empathy

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Instantly

My first son took to building blocks instantly.

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Immediately

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Observed

I have observed how very creative children can be with just a collection of building blocks

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Seen

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Interaction
I also want toys to encourage good interaction with other children so I make it a point to avoid toys which introduce violence into their play, such as swords, knives and guns.

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To act and affect each other

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Functions

As a result, he started collecting these toys and learnt their names and functions.

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How things operate

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Self-esteem
I also introduced him to hero figurines and played with him using the figurines as role models to increase his self-esteem.

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Self-worth

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Large number

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Worry

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Harm
Serious
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Put stress on
Concern
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Severe
Strain
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To know
Aware
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Lamenting I even wrote to the Straits Times Forum page lamenting that schoolbags have been getting heavier over the years despite the increasing use of technology in the classroom.
Expressing regret
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Wholly | I feel it is better to be wholly textbook based.
Completely
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Distracted He tells me that it better to bring both as the teacher may sometimes choose to use the textbook instead, if he finds the boys getting too distracted by the games on the tablet.
Unable to concentrate
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Hunching | I realise that if she starts hunching because of the heavy bag, it will ruin her posture and even give her backache.
Bending forward and down
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Investment | Sure it's expensive but it's an investment that I feel is necessary, given the weight of her bag.
Spending for a serious purpose
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Showing something favourably
Showcase
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Preventing loss of something
Conserving
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Of or for cooking
Culinary
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Inportant
Significant
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To make less severe
Alleviate
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Find out more about something
Explore
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Ailments She is a traditional women who does not believe in going to the doctor for common ailments like coughs and colds and mild allergies.
Slight illnesses
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Mild She is a traditional women who does not believe in going to the doctor for common ailments like coughs and colds and mild allergies.
Not severe
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Wonder | Petai is considered a medicinal wonder.
Something remarkable
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Consider | Some people also consider it a 'Brain Food'.
Regard
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Toxic | Plants can be sources of powerful chemicals that can be toxic to the liver.
Poisonous
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Special
Distinctive
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Considered
Deemed
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Give out
Distribute
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Birth
Emergence
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Bought
Purchased
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Cleanliness
Hygiene
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Dominant
Popular
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Associated
Related
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Condemned
Expressed happiness
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Facade
Lie
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Abandoned
Thrown away