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Setback (C1)

A

something that happens that delays or prevents a process from developing

Sally had been recovering well from her operation, but yesterday she experienced/suffered a setback

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Determined( B2)

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wanting to do something very much and not allowing anyone or any difficulties to stop you:
[ + to infinitive ] I’m determined to get this piece of work done today.

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Tattered

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(especially of cloth or paper) badly torn:
The flag was tattered and threadbare

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Rudimentary

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basic:
Her knowledge is still only rudimentary.

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Twist (C2) -

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to turn something, especially repeatedly, or to turn or wrap one thing around another:
The path twists and turns for over a mile.

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Crude(C2)

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simple and not skilfully done or made:
a crude device/weapon

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Rickety

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in bad condition and therefore weak and likely to break:
Careful! That chair’s a bit rickety.

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Put your mind to something(C1)

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to decide you are going to do something and to put a lot of effort into doing it:
If you’d just put your mind to it, I’m sure you could do it

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Respiratory

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nafas olish bilan bogliq .Masks can help to reduce the spread of respiratory infections.

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sth is on the decline

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Mask use is on the decline in the United States

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Polling shows

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ovoz berish sorovnama shoulari

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Sustained decline

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uzoq davom etadigan

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Impetus

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turtki
The Centers for Disease Control notes that flu hospitalization rates are higher than usual for the time of year, an additional impetus to promote mask use.

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Droplet

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tomchi

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Inhale

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nafas olmoq ichiga yutmoq
She closed her eyes and inhaled deeply

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Outbreak -

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tosattan boshlanishi avj olishi(kasallik, urush)
During the SARS outbreak the demand for masks increased significantly.

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Transmission

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yuqish

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Expose -

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ta’siriga qoyib qoymoq qarovsiz qoldirmoq
A study on SARS transmission from five Hong Kong hospitals, for example, in which staff were exposed to infected patients found that staff who reported mask use were less likely to be infected

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Harbour

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qoyib bermoq rivojlantirishga
Harbouring the bacteria

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Dormant

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osmaydigan, nofaol, uyqudagi.
In Dormant state

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Concurrent

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bir vaqtda sodir boladigan

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Heed -

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quloq solmoq gapga kirmoq

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Caution

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ogohlantirish
Heed caution

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Airborne

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havoga kotarilgan hovodagi
Airborne deseases

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Inhalation

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nafas olish opkaga xafo olish ingalatsiya

they reduce inhalation of infectious aerosols, which reduces the chance that we get sick.

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Infant

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children chaqaloq

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Excavae

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Qazilma ishlarini olib bormoq

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28
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Pottery

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Kulolchilik

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29
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Handlebar

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Velosiped roli

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Execute

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Amalga oshirmoq

The pilot executed a perfect landing

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Lean

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Ogmoq egilmoq

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Inherently

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Ajralmas qutulish qiyin

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Unicycle

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Bir oyoli velosiped

34
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Tire

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Shina pakrishka balon gildirak

35
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Caster wheel

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Gildirakcha kasalllani yotqizgandigi gilderegi yuradigan

36
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Input

A

Malumot kiritmoq

I have spent my whole morning inputting data into my computer

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Drive(C1)

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to force someone or something to go somewhere or do something:
They used dogs to drive the sheep into a pen.

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Mansion (C1)

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a very large, expensive house:
The street is lined with enormous mansions where the rich and famous live.

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Very C2

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(used to add emphasis to a noun) - exact or particular:
This is the very book I’ve been looking for all month.

40
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Set up - (B2)

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to arrange for an event or activity to happen:
We need to set up a meeting to discuss the proposals.

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So-called (B2)

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used to show that you think a word that is used to describe someone or something is not suitable or not correct:
It was one of his so-called friends who supplied him with the drugs that killed him.

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Solid (B2) -

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hard or firm, keeping a clear shape:
solid ground

43
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Elbow grease

A

Qora ish

You can handle this with a little elbow grease

Using the right tool can save a lot of elbow grease

44
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Bundle up

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Toplab qoymoq orab qoymoq

He bundled up all the paper

45
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Contingency

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Ehtimollik

We must consider all possible contingencies

46
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Flee of sth

A

Avtomobil traktor va hokaza guruhi

A fleet of robots

47
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Abundant

A

Mol kol

48
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Fit the bill

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Maqsadga muvofq bolmoq

We neeed a fast car, and this one fits the bill

49
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Work out the kink

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Mumoni hal qilmoq

50
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Teeter on the edge/brink of sth

A

Jar yoqasida

The country is teetering on the edge of civil war

Twitter Teeters on the Edge After Another
1,200 Leave

51
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Plea

A

Iltijo davo vaj

He sent flurry of emails with a plea

52
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Headquarters

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Bosh boshqarma bosh ofis

53
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Relentlessly

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Chekinishsiz qattiy ravishda

54
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Imprint

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Ochmas iz

He put his imprint to the social media

55
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Slash

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Kop qisqartirmoq kamytirmoq

The prices have been slashed by almost 50%

56
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Dissenter

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Ko’pchilikni fikriga qoshilmaydigan odam

He started firing dissenters

57
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Resign

A

Istefoga chiqmoq

58
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Farewell

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Fidokashuv xayrlashuv

a farewell party

59
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Let the dust settle

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Vaziyat iziga tushgunicha kutmoq

60
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Abound

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Kop bolmoq serob bolmoq

61
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Tally teli

A

Soni
Keep a telly of how much you spend while you’re in holiday

62
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Swift

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Tezkor tez ildam

A swift overhaul tez kozdan kechirish

63
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Overhaul

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Ko’zdan kechirish korib chiqish

64
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Havoc

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Talafot ziyon

Create havoc

65
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Revamp (rivemp) korinishiga ozgartirish kiritmoq

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66
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Revamp (rivemp)

A

korinishiga ozgartirish kiritmoq

67
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Loosen

A

Bosh qoymoq
Qoyib woymoqbosjamoq

He will loosen the content roles

68
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Liken to sth

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Qiyoslamoq oxshatmoq

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Prominent

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Tanilqli kozga tashlanadigan

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Contradict

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Qarshi chiqmo zid bolmoq

71
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Next to nothing

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To cost very little

72
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Throw in the towel

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Give up on sth (Umidini uzmoq)

73
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Call it a day

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Stop working

74
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Fit as a fiddle

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Being in good health

75
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In the blink of an eye -

A

ko’z ochib yumguncha

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