Practice Flashcards

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Pursue

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Close to the bone

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Makes you feel uncomfortable because it’s very close to the truth.

My parents remarks about how I’m wasting my life were close to the bone.

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To run amok

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Behave without control in a wild or dangerous manner ..

Frankenstein is a monster that escapes from its creator and runs amok town.

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Identify oneself with

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Full support / political

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Riot

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Large number of ppl behave in a violent protest

The news about the increasing food prices caused a riot in the city.

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Drivers

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Smth that makes things progress or develop

The drivers for climate change are all of human nature

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Detrimental

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Smoking is detrimental to your health and can cause several related illnesses.

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To let loose

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To allow smth to move freely or do what they want

I love tasks where you can let loose your imagination and be creative

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Astonished

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The doctors were astonished when they discovered the woman was pregnant with octuplets

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To speak in a muffled voice

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It fits you

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It is the right shape or size for you

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It suits you

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It is right for that person or makes it look attractive

Canceling all morning classes suits my schedule perfectly

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To enlighten

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To provide with info

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Within

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Preposition inside an area or time

We recommend this wine to be consumed within six months

There were strange noises coming from within the sealed coffin

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Identify

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Recognize someone or smth

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Scream at

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Difference between screaming yelling and shouting

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To break into

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To sneak out

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To throw a tantrum

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To acknowledge

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Acknowledgements

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A letter or mail you have received

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Looking forward

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Beat around the bushes

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To cut to the chase

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To lack something

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When it comes to

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To rely on something

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Raise awareness

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To be aware of

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Start

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Duración y final claro

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Begin

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Final no está claro

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To scream at

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To wreak havoc

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To afford

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To biased

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To tackle

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To be at the back of the pack

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To be in slow lane for v ing

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Less successful

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In the face of

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By

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To strengthen

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To threathen

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To shift (move)

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To target

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Enrollment

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To Fancy

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Budget

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Long standing

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Cheers

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Figure out

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Find something out

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Coding/ research

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Give someone a fright

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Go speechless

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Hold smth out

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Enlightment

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Wooble

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Elation

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State of extreme happiness

Her elation was contagious when she was declared

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To claim

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To deplete

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To enliven

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Prompt

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Make smth happen quickly

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That strike our core

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The countless disappearances..

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Come to the fore

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66
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Attack to the core

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67
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One off confrontation

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Smth that happens only once

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Rattle

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Repeated sounds

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At our lowest ebb

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