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1
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confident, firm, demanding, decided

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assertive

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a large bag made of rough woven material for vegetables or coal

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a sack

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предупреждающий знак

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a warning signal

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formally put an end to smth, destroy, eliminate

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abolish

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a word composed of the first letters of the words in a phrase

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acronym

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intense feeling of excitiment and pleasure

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adrenaline buzz

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hostile, offensive, destructive, forceful, powerful, convincing, effective

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aggressive

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a chemical substance that stops or controls the effect of a poison; remedy, cure,

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antidote

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an antitoxin that counteracts a specific venom, esp snake venom

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antivenin

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10
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belief that smb is more important than others

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arrogant

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11
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enjoy telling people what to do; lordly, arrogant

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bossy

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courage, nerve, daring

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bravery

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13
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demand that smth should happen

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call for

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a person who campaigns for social or political change.; demonstrator, activist

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campaigner

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delegation; people who make decisions for organization they represent

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committee

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16
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касающееся

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concerning

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17
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face the things you frighten instead of running away

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confront your fear

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18
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barbecue, outdoors cooking, picnic

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cookout

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brave, daring, bold, fearless, heroic

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courageous

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behaviour that deliberately causes pain or distress; brutality, severity, savagery

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cruelty

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to end or cause to end, esp to reach or bring to a final or climactic stage

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culminate

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22
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resist, oppose, confront, face

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defy

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23
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deliberately not doing what someone in authority tells you to do

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disobedience

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a state of sorrow, suffering, pain, being in extreme danger and needing urgent help

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distress

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trying to control other people without any consideration for their feelings or opinions

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domineering

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26
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ранее этим вечером

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earlier this evening

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27
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not having any contact with the outside world; surrounded by a barrier

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enclosed

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28
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the same status, rights, and responsibilities for everyone

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equality

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investigation, study, research, survey; expedition, tour, trip

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explore

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spread out, reach, stretch, continue, stick out

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extend

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the two long, sharp, upper teeth that some animals have

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fang

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32
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smb who is not afraid at all, and you admire them for this

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fearless

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33
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финансовая независимость

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financial freedom

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34
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not very strong or healthy; easily broken or damaged

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frail

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35
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свобода передвижения

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freedom of movement

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36
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свобода слова

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freedom of speech

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37
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обозлиться, разозлиться

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get angry

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38
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smb planned and arranged for you to do smth

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get smb fixed up to do smth

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39
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related to gladiators

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gladiatorial

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40
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allow to have or do smth

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grant

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41
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behaviour intended to trouble or annoy someone, repeated attacks

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harassment

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42
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скрывать свои чувства

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hide your emotions

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43
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to make a sound like a long ‘s’

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hiss

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44
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quickly, hastily, hurriedly, immediately

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in a hurry

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45
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freedom, liberty, autonomy, separation

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independence

46
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between states, especially the states of the US

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interstate

47
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зачастую можно услышать, что

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it is often said that

48
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free, release, rescue, save

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libеrate

49
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обозначить начало чего-либо

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mark the beginning

50
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time, moment, point, stage opportunity, chance

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occasion

51
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за последние годы

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over the last years

52
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reverse, change, alter, cancel; upside down

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overturn

53
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завершить курс, пройти обучение

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pass the course

54
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a piece of land in a public area where children can play

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playground

55
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политическая свобода

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political freedom

56
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first in order of importance; main, leading, chief, prime

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principal

57
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profit or return derived from a commercial transaction, investment

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proceeds

58
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расовое разделение

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racial separation

59
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make short sharp knocking sounds because it keeps hitting against something hard

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rattle

60
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гремучая змея

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rattlesnake

61
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talk very enthusiastically and positively about smth

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rave

62
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encourage, comfort, hearten; relieve of anxieties; restore confidence

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reassure

63
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organized action by a group of people trying to change their country’s political system

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rebellion

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recover, get back, retrieve, redeem; get back to, return to, reach again

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regain

65
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in spite of everything, anyway, nevertheless, nonetheless

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regardless

66
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свобода вероисповедания

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religious freedom

67
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uncommunicative, cold, cool, retiring; smb who keeps their feelings hidden

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reserved

68
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a feeling of great respect honour, worship, admiration

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reverenсe

69
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entertainment event where cowboys show their skills, including riding wild horses

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rodeo

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persude smb to join in with smth

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rope in to do smth

71
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gather smb together; arrest or capture

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round up

72
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governing, reigning, controlling; decision, finding, resolution, verdict

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ruling

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when an employer tells a worker to leave their job; making sacks

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sacking

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gain, win, achieve; points, result, total, outcome; composition, soundtrack,

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score

75
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smb who is treated as they’re less valuable as other people

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second-class citizen

76
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forced separation of different people

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segregation

77
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shows confidence in what say and do bc you’re sure of your own abilities

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self-assured

78
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long, flexible reptiles, including snakes, lizards, etc

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serpent

79
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nervous and uncomfortable in the company of other people

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shy

80
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straightforwardness, ease, clarity, obviousness

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simplicity

81
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system by which people are owned by other people

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slavery

82
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заклинатель змей

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snake-charmer

83
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быть чем-то что не оправдало ожиданий

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something of a disapointment

84
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cause smth to happen in a dramatic or violent way

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spark

85
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вызвать массовый бойкот

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spark a mass boycott

86
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говорить на публике, выступать перед людьми

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speak in public

87
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someone who watches a sporting event; onlooker, observer, viewer

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spectator

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hold up, delay, stop dead, jam; stand, table, counter, booth

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stall

89
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defend smth and make your feelings or opinions very clear

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stand up for

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firm or does not bend easily; formal, reserved, forced

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stiff

91
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a product, practice, system, etc that is designed to reduce stress

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stressbusting

92
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проходить экзамен, тестирование

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take an exam

93
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считать за само сабой разумеющееся

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take for granted

94
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story, narrative, anecdote

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tale

95
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главное место проведения мероприятия

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the main venue for the event

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shy, nervous, and no courage or confidence in themselves

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timid

97
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быть до определенной даты

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to be due

98
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быть оштрафованной

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to be fined

99
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быть ведомой, направляемой кем-либо

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to be headed by smb

100
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принести много пользы

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to do loads of good

101
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set off, trip, activate, set going

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trigger

102
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hate, spite, bitterness; poison, toxin of a snake/spider

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venom

103
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poisonous, toxic

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venomous

104
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defeat overwhelmingly

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walk all over smb

105
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the act of checking a competitor’s weight, as in boxing, horse racing, etc

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weigh-in

106
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regularly travel a long distance every day between your home and your place of work

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commute

107
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weak, failing, exhausted; inadequate, pathetic, insufficient; unconvincing, poor, thin

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feeble

108
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to cause smth to happen

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bring about

109
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survive a dangerous experience and be able to tell people about it afterwards

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live to tell the tale

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extremely bitter and hostile, vicious

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virulent

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