Podcast Success with IELTS Flashcards

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To shove

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Elbow room

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Rammed

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Claustrophobia

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To cram

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Wiggle room

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Jam-packed

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To unwind

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To spread out

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To rub along

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Packed/squashed like sardines

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Antsy

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A reminder of someone/something

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Blue-chip art

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Monetary

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To hoover something up

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Raison d’etre

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Collectable

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Bits and pieces

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Memorabilia

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To theme

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China

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Stamp

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Widespread

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Oxford blue
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Connotation
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Pale
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Motif
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Fluorescent
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Garish
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Over the top
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To clash
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Understated
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frame of mind
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Rehash
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ammunition
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pastimes
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To glance
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In passing
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Star-struck
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Keepsake
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Salacious
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Tabloid
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towering trees
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serenade
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exquisite
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splendid
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verdant
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A whale of a time
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Nature's haven
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On cloud nine
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fight or flight response
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Primal fear
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Eusocial
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Emergent behavior
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Run of the mill
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To virtue signal
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To misrepresent
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Humongous
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In the heart of
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Out of / from the corner of your eye
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Posh
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…with all that entails
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Amiable
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To push the envelope
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To win over
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To keep up with smth/smn
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To reminisce
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Stockholm syndrome
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To type up
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Blocky handwriting
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Untidy/messy handwriting
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Indecipherable
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To judge a book by it’s cover
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Attention span
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Action-packed
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Knee-jerk
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To bump into
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Warranted
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To crack a joke
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Low season
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To batter
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Therapeutic
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Snow-capped
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Toss up
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Baking hot
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Icicles
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Foodie
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Sedentary lifestyle
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Processed food
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Socially enforced
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To give heaves
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Seasonal produce
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Square meal
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To be on a health kick
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To die on somebody
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Nerdy
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Shed
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Spiky
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Decking
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To drone on
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Crutch
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Predominantly
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To be bored out of your mind
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Novelty
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Bound
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To subject someone/something to something
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Mayhem
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To ensue
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To turn out
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Every now and then
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Gut bacteria
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Bloated
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To abstain
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Impulse control
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Bland
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Flapjack
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Money pit
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Piggy bank
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To save (something) up
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A rainy day
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To pile (something) up
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To tap
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The turn of the century
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Lore
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To have/take time off
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Cloud cover
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Phenomenal
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Eyeglass frame
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Eyeglass lenses
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Polarized sunglasses
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Eyeglass bridge
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To tailor
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Fashion statement
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Unhinged
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Well-taught
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Convection
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To go by
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To jam
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To pack
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To get around/about
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Pedestrian
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To shoot the breeze
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To catch up
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Out of the ordinary
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To get up to something
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One-on-one
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Chit-chat
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Face-to-face
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Ukulele
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Slip-on
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Signature look
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To branch out
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Multicoloured
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Tartan
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To revel in something
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Cardio
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Treadmill
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Jogging
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Sense of direction
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Orienteering
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Blockbuster
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To come out
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Escapism
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Palate
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Go-to
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Cinematography
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To give/lend someone a helping hand
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Self-sufficient
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Save the day
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Lend an ear
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To vegetate
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Care home
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To rumble
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To blare
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To chatter away
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Siren
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Ignition
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To rev
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To backfire
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Murder of crows
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Wake-up call
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To save someone's bacon/neck
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To hold out
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To fall to pieces
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Cost of living
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Immaterial
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dart
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Clime
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Shoal
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To pick something up
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Fragmented
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Late in the day
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To keep at something
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Indispensable
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Sane
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grounded
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Situational
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Eclectic
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Diva
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Succinct
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Evidently
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To plague
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Self-doubt
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Lateral thinking
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Tearaway
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Perpetual
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Downtime
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To disengage
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Out and about
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Time off
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To wander
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Centred
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By and large
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To fulfil
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To shelve
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In the long/medium/short term
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The immediate future
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Scenic route
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To work up
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To cosy up
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To drift
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Pretty/fine kettle of fish
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To shelter
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To soldier on
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Vegetation
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Erosion
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To pick up the pace
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Accustomed
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Drainage
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Mudslide
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Well-rested
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Night owl
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To pull an all-nighter
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Promptly
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To keel over
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Drained
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Houseproud
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To wipe something down
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To hoover
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To do the dishes
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To make the bed
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After a fashion
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Frankly
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Needs must
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To vacuum
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To take someone's mind off something
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Pampered
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Spoilt
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To encompass
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To pin down
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To throw (someone) a curve (ball)
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To wind up
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To go down the rabbit hole
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To ramp sth up
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To sound like a broken record
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To pump someone up
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To rank
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Competent
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A handful
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Unsettled
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Perspective
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Impersonal
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Conformity
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Mediocrity
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On the same wavelength
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Do the trick
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Retail therapy
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Elation
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Co-op
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Distillery
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To bulk-buy
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Predatory
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Localism
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To fit in
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Wardrobe
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Short-sleeved
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Long-sleeved
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To pull off something
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Crass
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Tacky
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Plain
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Gaudy
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Smart casual
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Scarification
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bead
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Beaded
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Engagement ring
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To misplace
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Astray
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To festoon
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Faff
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To peruse
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