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1
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Reassured

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It’s okay

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A real slog

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Long, boring , monotonous + requires hard work + concentration.

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To be bonkers adj

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Mad / crazy / out of your mind

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Stark adj

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I intensifier

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Raving adj

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Lost their senses , crazy

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Witty adj

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Clever and funny

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To empathise with sb

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Understand what other people are feeling

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To sympathise with sb

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To understand and feel what other people are feeling 
Ex doctor and family about cancer 
Family sympathyse 
Doctor empathise 
Sympathetic adj
Sympathy

Showing approval

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Eloquence (n)

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The act of speaking of beautifully eloquent (adj)

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Banter (n,v)

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Lighthearted (superficial , not serious ) , fun style of conversation

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Unease (n) — to be at ease
Uneasy (adj)
About mind -

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Discomfort (n)

Uncomfortable - comfortable

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Dwindle (v) or dwindl

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To fade / grow weaker — about /vibe … for example at the end of the night in a pub or concert

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An acquaintance (n,p)

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Sb you know (met once) but don’t know well.

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Peer (n,p)

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Sb in your
Interest group, social , work, purpose group , age , culture this depends on exactly where you are .

Peer pressure , when you do something because the pressure of your peers .

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To flick

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Pages ou quando joga meleca de nariz (boogers or snot ) or phlegm (n) catarro nas pessoa ou orelha do colega

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A means to an end (n)

Fix expression

It’s job is a means to an end but it is not being forever .

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Sth you have to do to achieve sth, but it’s not your ideal way .

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Rows (

To have a row (n)

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To have an argument ,

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Appeal

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Make a serious , urgent heartfelt request

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Spare

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Additional what is required for ordinary use (poupar )

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Wail n
Make a prolonged high pitched cry of pain , grief or anger .
Lamentação

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Wail (v)
Wailer (n)
Wailingly (adv)
Wailing (adj)

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Outcome (noun)

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The way a thing turns out, a consequence .

Resultado

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Dodgy

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British informal dishonest or unreliable

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Squeaky (adj)

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Having or making a high-pitched sound or cry
A high , squeaky voice
Squeakily (adv)
Squeakiness noun

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Prevent

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Avoid ,

Evitar

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Clinch

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Confirm or settle a contract or bargain

Conquistar

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A hinge

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A movable joint or mechanism on winch a door , gate

Hinged - articulado

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Wobbly

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Move or cause to move unsteadily from side to side

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Stutter

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Talk with continued involuntary repetition of sounds (gago)

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Mellow adj

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Not hash, loud, too strong, bright, perfect .
Should make you feel relaxed .

You can use for voice, atmosphere, song , colors.

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To soothe sb/sth

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Removing negative qualities
Soothing (adj)

To soothe the baby (or to rock the baby)

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Squeaky

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the noise When sth needs oil

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Colors

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Soft mellow , deep , warm, harsh

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Landscape

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Could be monotonous , harsh

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Person

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Could be soft ( weak character ) ,

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An actor perfomance

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Lively , flat , monotonous

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To conduct

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Do carry out

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Comprehensive

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Very detailed explores all areas

To conduct comprehensive tests research on rabbits

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To compel sb

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To do sth

Strongly convince sb to do sth

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Commentate (v)

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Commentator (n,p)=sport

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Commotion

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A lot of noise and confusion

What’s the commotion outside .

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Ordeal

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Terrible or painful experience

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To be baffled / baffling

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Confused
Bemuse
Bewilderment

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Giggling

A

Risinhos sem

Graça

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Sighed

To sigh

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Suspirar

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45
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To wail

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Lamentar

Cry+great sadness

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To rumble

Rumbling

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Make a continuous deep, resonant sound

Thunder rumbled , large vehicle

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Buzz

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Continuous humming or murmuring sound .

The buss of the bees

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Shuddered

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A type of shake when you imagine disgusting things

I shuddered at the thought of using a public toilet in India

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To shake
To tremble
To shiver

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Tremer general - shake
Tremble - fera / excitement
Shiver cold

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Hay fever

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Allergy to flowers

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51
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Dodgy

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British informal Dishonest or unreliable

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52
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Solely

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Only

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53
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To patronise sb

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Patronising (adj)
To act in a superior way , often when both people are equal .
Arrogant

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54
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Sth slips your mind

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I forget

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55
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To be reliant (on) sb/sth

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Sb/sth is necessary for survival

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Racounter

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A person who tells anecdotes in a skillful and amusing way

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57
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Lead

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Pb = chumbo

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Thorough

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Very complete detailed

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Utter

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Complete , absolute

Generally for negative means

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Thrilling

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Causing excitement and pleasure

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A bygone

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Era/time

A time that has passed a long time ago

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Exhilaration

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Strong / intense excitement

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Exhortation

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Strong encouragement

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Appalled

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Disgusted

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Cringe (v)

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Cringy (adj)
cringeworthy (adj)
Encolher
That movie made me cringe

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Irksome

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Really annoying

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Appalling ( describ)

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Terrible , very,very bad (adj)

Appalled( adj feeling)

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Prospect

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Future possibility

There is a very real prospect (good chance) that sth will happen .
… that Australia will qualify the World Cup.

The prospect of sth happening is very strong / good .

… of Australia qualifying for the WC is very strong .

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To downplay sth ( situation)

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To make sth serious seem less serious.

The government attempted to downplay the negative effects of the tsunami by saying everything was okay

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Pent up (adj)

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Resentment feelings (-) rage

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71
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Infatuation

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An intense desire and secret for someone

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72
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Mild

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Not too much / not too little

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73
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Outgrown

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To do or be more than sth/sb

We have all outgrown / own children’s clothes .

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Outpouring (n)

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To pour sth out

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Far fetched adj

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Unrealistic , implausible , unlikely and unconvincing

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Odd

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1) uncommon
2) strange
3) chances / %
The odds OF Australia winning are 60%

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77
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An Asylum

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A psychiatric hospital

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78
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Sth is wishful thinking

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Sth you strongly believe, but everyone else says is not true.

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To be conscientious

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Mindful , paying attention to everything

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To acknowledges

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You accept that sb/sth exists, regardless of whether you agree or not

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81
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Laid-back

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Relaxed / easy-going

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Granted

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I see what you mean but

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To veer (direction )

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Suddenly turned 
Right / left 
Off the road 
Into a tree 
Off course
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Regard

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Consider or think of in a specified way, concerning , in respect of

Regarding

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Underrated

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Not appreciated enough

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Conversely

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On the other hand

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87
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Hint

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Insinuation , suggestion , small piece of advice

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Hint

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Insinuation , suggestion , small piece of advice

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Blunt

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Not having a sharp edge or point
A blunt knife ( faca cega )

Bluntness

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Determine

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Find out

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To settle

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an argument

A deal

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Concentration

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The # of within a fixed space

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Anticipation

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The council is cleaning the streets in anticipation OF the presidents arrival

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Lasting

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Everlasting , forever

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Beside

Besides

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Beside next to
Besides — in addition
Apart from
Except for

Besides tennis , I also love squash .

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Gutters

A

Canaletas de chuva ou meio fios

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Curb

A

Meio fios

98
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Seize

Sees

A

seize To take by force

Sees trough that you are lying

99
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Bear

Bare

A

Bear support

Bare naked

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Sight

Site

A

Sight visão

Site place

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Paste

Paced

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Pace serious , semi fast , walk

102
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A Jug

A jar

A

A jug of bear

A jar of Nutella , Vegemite

103
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To be made redundant

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Lost your job because your are no longer needed , or too expensive

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Vow

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A set of solemn promises committing one to a prescribed role in weeding
Promessas de casamento

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Envisage

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To imagine sth

see in your mind

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Foster

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To encourage the development of sth desirable

The teacher’s task is to foster learning .

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Skulk

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Skulk

Keep out of sight

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Unwrap

A

Unwrap remove the wrapping from a package

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Wane

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Decrease in vigour or extent
Become Weaker
Of the moon progressive smaller part of its visible surface illuminated , so that it appears to decrease in size

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To acknowledging

A

To acknowledging to accept that sb / sth exists

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Undermine sb/sth

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To take power/ authority

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Filthy

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Filthy disgusting dirty

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Spooky

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Spooky sinister or ghostly in a way that causes fear and unease

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Chamber

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A large room used for formal or public events

Câmara

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Heir

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The person legally entitled to the property or rank for another on that’s person’s death

Herdeiro

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Unleash

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Desencadear

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Struggle

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Forceful or violent efforts to get free of restrain or construction .

Briga

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Chunk

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chunk A thick, solid peace of something

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Overcome

A

Succeed in dealing with

Superar , vencer

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Elude

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Escape from or avoid

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Render

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Provide or give

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Endear

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Cause to be loved or like

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Boredom

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The state of feeling bored

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Setback

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Reversal or check in progress

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Grasp

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To take advantage of

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Praise

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Express warm approval or admiration of

Elogio

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Pity

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Pena ,

The feeling of compassion

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Slaughtered

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Killed , extremely drunk

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Wand

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Varinha mágica

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Rotten

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Morally , socially or politically corrupt

Podre

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Snitch

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Dedo duro, betray

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Culprit

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Guilty, responsible for a crime or other misdeed

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Willingly

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Readily….

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Midst

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In the middle of

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Ramifications

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Consequences

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Potential

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Capability

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Ethos

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Philosophy

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Anecdotes

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Personal stories

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Insight

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Understanding

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Attainment

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Achievement

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Uplifting

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Morally or spiritually elevation

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Lasting

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Enduring or able to endure over a long period of time

Duradouro , permanente

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Underlying

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Subjacente , básico

144
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Upon

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More formal term for on

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Tuitions

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Aula particular

Teaching or instruction,

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Mindset

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The way people think

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Bother

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Take the trouble to do something

Preocupar

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Premise

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Premissa ,previous statement

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Trump

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Triunfo , triunfar

A playing card of the suit chosen to rank above the others

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Growth

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The process of increasing in physical size

Crescimento

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Scarcely

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Dificilmente , almost not

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Neglect

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Abandono , descuido

Fail to care for properly

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Personnel

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People employed in an organization , pessoal

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Appraisal

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An act of assessing something or someone

Avaliação

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Curse

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Maldição

Utterance , intended , to invoke a supernatural power to inflict or punishment on someone or something

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Welfare

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Bem estar , the health , happiness and fortunes

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Cauldron

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Caldeirão

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Meddlesome

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Intrometido , fond of meddling , interfering

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Ruddy

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Corado , having a healthy red color

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Smirking

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Smile in a silly way

Sorrindo tolamente

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Cane

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Vara de bamboo

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Fuss

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A display of unnecessary or excessive excitement , exagero

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Firm grip

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Aperto firme

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Badge

A

A Small peace of metal, plastic to identify

crachá

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Intriguing

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Interesting but strange and surprising

To squander / your money / time / resources = carelessly waste

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Randomly

Or to sth at random

A

Without any definite plan

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Plough

A

Invest money into

168
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Plunder

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Steal goods from (a place or person ) typically using force in a time of war

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Perceive

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Perceive become aware or conscious of

Compreender

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Herd

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Move in a group (verb)
They were herded into a bus

Noun
A large group of animals

171
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Spellbind

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Spellbound. (Past (
Hold the complete attention of (someone) as though by magic

Spellbinder (n)

172
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Throughout

A

Throughout in every part of ( a place or object )

As preposition it had repercussions throughout Europe

As adverb the house is good order throughout

173
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Gaze

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Verb past gazed

Look steadily and intently , specially in admiration , surprise or thought

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Solemn

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Formal and dignified

Solene

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Praise

A

Elogio

Express warm approval or admiration of

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Resemble

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Verb
Resemble sth /sb
Have a similar appearance to or qualities in common with
Assemelhar se

177
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Tweak

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Torcer , beliscar

Twist ou pull sth sharp

He tweaked the boy’s ear

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Willing

A

Ready , eager or prepared to do something

Disposto , preparado , pronto

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Alluring (adj)

A

Attractive , to be drawn to , find sth interesting because of sth mysterious .

180
Q

Beyond

A

At or to the further side of
More extensive or extreme than

Além , além de

181
Q

Willing

A

Ready , eager or prepared

182
Q

Insufferable

A 
Too extreme to bear , intolerable 
Insufferableness noun 
Insufferably adv  
Insuportável 
Synonymous intolerable , insupportable
183
Q

Sort of

A

Uma espécie de

Kind of

184
Q

Blow

A

Blew past , blown pp

Soprar

185
Q

Rip

A

Rasgar

186
Q

Framework

A

Estrutura , armação

An essential supporting structure of building , vehicle or object

187
Q

Faintest

A

Barely perceptible

188
Q

Frankly

A

Francamente

In an open , honest and direct manner

189
Q

Astounded

A

Shock or greatly surprise

Espantando

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Q

Shriveled

A

Wrinkle and contracted.
Especially due to loss of moisture

Enrugado

Falta de umidade .

191
Q

Rot

A

Decompose , rubbish , non sense

Apodrece

192
Q

Loathsome

A

Detestável , repulsive

193
Q

Hunch noun

A

Feeling or guess based on intuition rather then fact

194
Q

Plot

A

Enredo , trama ,

Synonymous conspire , intrigue , scheme

195
Q

Bunch

A

Grupo

A number of things , typically the same thing

196
Q

Grippingly

A

Firmly holding the attention or interest ; exciting

A gripping Tv thriller .

197
Q

Bond

A

Join or be joined securely to something else

198
Q

Remarkable

A

Notável , extraordinário

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Q

Odd

A

Different what is usual or expected , strange

Esquisito or impar (oposto de par)

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Q

Mouldy

A

Old and rotting

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Q

Benign

A

Not dangerous

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Q

Impassable

A

Impossible to go through

203
Q

Dispiriting

A

Depressing

204
Q

Unperturbed

A

Untroubled

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Q

Ephemeral

A

Lasting for a short time

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Q

Incensed

A

Very angry

207
Q

Potty

A

Mas

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Q

Remarkably

A

In a way that is worthy of attention

Notavelmente , extraordinariamente

209
Q

Despise

A

Desprezar

210
Q

Lure

A

Seduzir , atrair

211
Q

Bunch

A

A number of things
Typically of the same kind
Grupo, monte , rebanho

212
Q

Misfits

A

Desajustados

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Q

Indulge

A

Allow oneself to enjoy the pleasure of

214
Q

Aware

A

Consciente

Having knowledge or perception of a situation or fact

215
Q

Aestheticise

A

Make beautiful

He was trying to aestheticise retailing (varejo)

216
Q

Flamboyant

A

Elaborate

It involved flamboyant design and drew huge crowds

217
Q

Trawl

A

Search

After her trawl through the trade journals

218
Q

Unearthed

A

Discovered

219
Q

Sporting

A

Wearing

An elegant manequim is positioned at the centre of a huge garland , sporting an off-the-shoulder number ….

220
Q

Notwithstanding

A

Não obstante

In spite of

221
Q

Teetotallers

A

A person who never drinks alcohol

222
Q

To ripe

A

To ripe fruit / veg

Maduro

223
Q

Soggy

A

Unpleasantly wet

224
Q

To be jacked (adj)

A

Musculoso

Muscular

225
Q

Courteous

A

Polite

226
Q

Churlish

A

Rude

227
Q

Backward

A

Undeveloped

Old / conservative values

228
Q

Dull

A

Very boring

229
Q

Godforsaken

A

So shit that even God doesn’t care .

230
Q

A fliny

A

A brief casual romance

231
Q

Steeply

A

Sharply

Íngrime

232
Q

To recede

A

Goes back hair / tide maré

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