Miller eng Flashcards

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very thorough and with careful attention to detail

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To be meticulous

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someone who talks a lot

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To be a chatterbox

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behaving in a confident way in which you are quick to express your opinions and feelings

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To be assertive

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working hard and careful to do things well

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To be conscientious

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behaving and talking in a loud and confident way that annoys other people

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To be brash

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behaving in a way that is intended to impress other people but seems false or too deliberate

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To be pretentious

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not willing to let anything prevent you from doing what you have decided to do

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To be determined

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to manage to do something bad without being punished or criticized for it

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To get away with something

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to believe or accept something, especially something that is unlikely to be true or reasonable

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To buy it

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a lie told to avoid making someone upset, not for your own advantage or in order to harm someone else

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A white lie

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to pretend to be a particular person or type of person in order to trick people

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To pose as someone

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to hurry to do something

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To be a rush

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to show the events that happened in a situation by doing them again or by doing the same things as the people involved (??)

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To act one’s way out of doing something

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extremely unusual and likely to shock people or make them laugh

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To be outrageous

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not bright, shiny or interesting

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To be dull

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completely stupid, unreasonable, or impossible to believe

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To be absurd

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behaving or dressing in a way that deliberately attracts attention

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To be flamboyant

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extremely silly

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To be ludicrous

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involving new, different, or exciting ideas

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To be imaginative

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of the usual, traditional, or accepted type, instead of being new and different

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To be conventional

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to make a legal claim against someone, usually to get money from them because they have done something bad to you. The legal claim is called a lawsuit

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To sue someone

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money, to be paid to a person as compensation for loss or injury

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To be awarded in damages

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to force someone to leave a place or group

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To be thrown out (of court)

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To win a case in court

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To win a case

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someone whose job is to make decisions in a court of law
The Judge
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a group of people, usually 12, who judge a court case.
The Jury
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someone who brings a legal case against someone else in a court of law.
The Plaintiff
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someone who has been accused of a crime and is on trial
The defendant
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to die
To pass away
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Screwed, Fucked, Caught, Dead, in process of or about to be killed
To be boned
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to use the toilet. (malować się)
To powder one's nose
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a room with a toilet in it, especially in a public building
The restroom
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the facts about sex, when they are explained to children for the first time
The birds and the bees
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To be temporary unemployed
To be between jobs
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Prison
A correctional facility
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Dead body
The remains
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When you are shot accidently by a friend
Friendly fire
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To kill the animal
To put an animal to sleep
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someone who wakes easily when they are sleeping
A light sleeper
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someone who does not wake easily when they are sleeping
A heavy sleeper
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completely awake
To be wide awake
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Sleep soundly
Sleep well
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to suddenly become unconscious
To black out
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to suddenly become unconscious, for example because you are too hot
To pass out
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very unpleasant and shocking
To be appalling
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more than what is considered normal or suitable
Over the top
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unfriendly and rude
Surly
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When food smells or looks very good
Mouth-watering
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not having a strong taste and therefore not very interesting to eat
To be bland
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tasting extremely nice
Scrumptious
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expensive
Pricey
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so good that you want to have it very much
To die for
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so enjoyable that you want to do it or have it as often as possible
Addictive
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listening to or watching something carefully
Attentive
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person always tries to control other people's behaviour and ignores their opinions and feelings
Overbearing
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not afraid to do dangerous things
Intrepid traveler
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to rest after being very busy, so that you will be ready to start working again
Recharge the batteries
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to move away from a place where you are usually, or where people expect you to be
To wander off the beaten path
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When you move from a certain place to rest
To get away from it all
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extremely crowded
Packed
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calm, still, and quiet
Tranquil
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making you feel extremely happy, excited, and full of energy
Exhilarating
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to make someone have a particular feeling or belief
To instill
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noisy and causing trouble
Rowdy
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an attitude that you have that makes you treat someone in a way that is unfair or different from the way you treat other people
Bias
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A person who lost his spouse
Widow/widower
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relaxed and satisfied
Mellow
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to stop doing, using, or having something
To forsake
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intended to achieve something important or difficult, but unlikely to be successful because of not being sensible
Grandiose
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to dislike someone or something very much
To loathe
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to do the same work or achieve the same success as someone else before you
To follow in someone's footsteps
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to defend someone or something that is being criticized or attacked
To stand up for
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to not allow yourself to be treated badly, especially by someone in authority
To stand up to
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to frighten or hurt someone who is smaller or weaker than you
Bully