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1
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Detrimental

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مضر

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Contribute

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همکاری، مشارکت

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Productivity

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سودمندی

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Accomplish

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انجام دادن
Do, Perform

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On the flip side

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Turning to advantages/disadvantages

In contrast

On the other hand

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Nature of smth

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The usual and expected characteristics of a given thing.

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Problematic

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مشکل ساز
Difficult

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encapsulate

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خلاصه و مختصر کردن
The conclusion is encapsulated in one sentence.

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homogenous culture

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فرهنگ همگن

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What’s Pareto Principle?

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There’s a term in business called the Pareto Principle, which is, like, 80 percent of the work is done by 20 percent of the people.

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Leisure

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Free time, spare time
اوقات فراغت

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Enthusiasm

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Interest, Appetite
اشتیاق

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In one sitting

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Without stopping
انجام یک سره کاری

Sometimes I can read a whole book in one sitting.

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14
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A Doorstopper book

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A thick book

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Engaging

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Attractive

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16
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To have a sweet teeth

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you like eating sweet foods

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17
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Gathering

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a group of people meeting together.

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A piece of cake (idiom)

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something that is very easy

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To go through the motion (idiom)

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to do something without having much interest in it.

از روی رفع تکلیف کاری کردن

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I wake up of my own accord. Of course, I have the alarm still as a backup.

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I wake up by myself

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heartening

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increasing cheerfulness or confidence; encouraging.

دلگرم کننده

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allowance

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a sum of money paid regularly to a person to meet needs or expenses.

کمک هزینه

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23
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Sentimental value

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the value of something to someone because of personal or emotional associations rather than material worth.

ارزش معنوی

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Untidy

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not arranged neatly and in order.

Jumble

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indecipherable handwriting

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not able to be read or understood.

Untidy/messy writing

illegible= ناخوانا

دست‌نوشته ناخوانا

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Persistent

A

continuing firmly or obstinately in a course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition.

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You should not judge a book by its cover (idiom)

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نباید از روی ظاهر، چیزی رو قضاوت بکنی

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To misrepresent

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to describe falsely an idea, opinion

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Lowbrow

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impolite, بی فرهنگ

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Miserable

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extremely unhappy or uncomfortable.

بدبخت

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Miserable

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extremely unhappy or uncomfortable.

بدبخت

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Low season (phrase)

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the period in the year when the fewest people visit a place and when the prices are at their lowest level.

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Therapeutic

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relating to the healing of disease.

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Snow-capped (adj.)

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snow-capped mountains have snow on the top.

پوشیده از برف

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Livestock (noun)

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animals such as cows, sheep, and pigs that are kept on farms.

دامداری

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36
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Toss up

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a situation in which any of two or more outcomes or options is equally possible or equally attractive.

وقتی بین جوابا شک داری و دو تا مورد به نظرت میاد میتونی از این عبارت استفاده کنی :)

E.g. _ oh yes Histone acetylation is a toss up between genetics and Epigenetics.

این کلمه در لغت به معنای بازی شیر یا خط هستش.

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37
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icicle

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a hanging, tapering piece of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water.

قندیل یخ

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seasoning

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salt, herbs, or spices added to food to enhance the flavor.

چاشنی

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Breeze

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a gentle wind.

نسیم

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40
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the rain battering down

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باران باریدن

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41
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Eyelashes

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each of the short curved hairs growing on the edges of the eyelids, serving to protect the eyes from dust particles.

42
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Impact

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Effect

43
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Spacious

A

Large

especially of a room or building) having ample space.

44
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To recall

A

to remember something.

I can’t recall the exact details of my dreams.

45
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Vague

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a vague feeling, memory, etc. is not complete, accurate, or fully formed.

46
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Hazy

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a hazy memory is one that you cannot remember well.

47
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Chaotic

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Disordered

48
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Profound

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Deep

49
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Lucid dream

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a dream during which the dreamer is aware that they are dreaming.

50
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To bounce back

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to become healthy, happy, or successful again after something bad has happened to you.

E.g: Usually I bounce back pretty quickly from having a nightmare.

51
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Vivid dream

A

Realistic dream

52
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Carpenter

A

a person who makes and repairs wooden objects and structures.

نجار

53
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ish (suffix)

A

A suffix that makes any word or phrase more vague.

11:00-ish حدودای ساعت یازده

54
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Night owl

A

a person who prefers to be awake and active at night.

55
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Knackered

A

Exhausted, very tired

56
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To pull an all-nighter (idiom)

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to stay up all night.

57
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To disrupt (verb)

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to interrupt something and prevent it from continuing by creating a problem.

58
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Caffeinated (adj.)

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— highly stimulated by caffeine.

59
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Morning person.

A

فرد سحرخیز

60
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Circadian rhythms

A

Sleeping patterns, our bodies sleep wake cycle

61
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What’s wrong with you?

A

چه بلایی سرت اومده؟

62
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sleep deprivation

A

the situation or condition of suffering from a lack of sleep.

بی‌‌خوابی، محرومیت از خواب

63
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health conscious

A

آگاه به سلامتی

64
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Reactive

A

واکنش پذیر

65
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overeating

A

eat too much.

66
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The difference between reactive and proactive healthcare.

A

When someone was smoking and now he got cancer and you promoted him fight with cancer. this is the reactive healthcare.

When someone is smoking and you encourage him to stop smoking this is the proactive healthcare.

67
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old wives tales

A

Misinformation

68
Q

brainstorm

A

group discussion to produce ideas and ways of solving problems.

ایده پردازی

69
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Attitude

A

Tendency

a settled way of thinking or feeling about someone or something, typically one that is reflected in a person’s behavior.

نگرش، گرایش

70
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rational ≠ irrational

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Logical ≠ Unreasonable.

Not logical or reasonable

71
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instinctive

A

Inbred, innate, غریزی

72
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permanent

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Constant.

lasting or intended to last or remain unchanged indefinitely.

73
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contrary to the joke at the beginning

A

از شوخی که بگذریم

74
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On a daily basis (phrase)

A

everyday

75
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it’s hard for me to “keep track” of people’s names.

A

Keep track: remembering and organizing at the same time

76
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Uneasy feeling

A

Uncomfortable about something or someone.

77
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Give up on smth/smbd (phrasal verb)

A

stop having faith or belief in somebody or something.

78
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ironically

A

از قضا

79
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Authentic (adj.)

A

if something is authentic, it is real, true, or what people say it is.

قابل اعتماد، معتبر

80
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Invariably

A

Always

81
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Inevitable, inevitably

A

Unavoidable, اجتناب ناپذیر
Unavoidably, به ناچار

82
Q

placement test

A

آزمون تعیین سطح

83
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Home body ≠ social butterfly

A

فرد اجتماعی ≠ فرد فراری از اجتماع

84
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Wind up

A

The result of action, after a long process.

آغاز و پایان دادن به چیزی

I Wind up speaking to lots of people.

I Wind up meeting new people.

85
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prawns

A

میگو

86
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appeal

A

جذبه
it appeals to me: برای من جذابیت دارد

87
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national costume worn

A

Clothing of a particular style and colours worn to represent a country at international events, or as part of national celebrations.

88
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Sharp flavor

A

sharp and bitter taste

89
Q

instant coffee

A

قهوه فوری

90
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Religiously (adv.)

A

if you do something religiously, you do it regularly and are very serious about it.

91
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To ease one’s nerves (phrase)

A

To free oneself from discomfort, worry, or anxiety

92
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convenient

A

Comfortable

93
Q

In a condescending way

A

With a kindness

94
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Tremendous

A

Very great, huge, enormous

95
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Occasion

A

مناسبت
a particular time or instance of an event.

96
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Rehearsal

A

Practice, exercise

97
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Graduation gown

A

Special dress of graduation

98
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To crack a joke (phrase)

A

to tell a joke.

99
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To crack up (phrasal verb)

A

to suddenly laugh a lot at something.

I was cracking up when I was watching this movie.

100
Q

Camaraderie

A

Friendship, رفاقت

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