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Jealous (adj.)
Jealous of something/somebody
Jealous = envious

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Feeling angry or unhappy because someone you like or love is showing interests in somebody else.

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Compete (v)
Compete in + something
Compete against + somebody
Compete for + something
Compete on quality/cost

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To try to be more successful or better than somebody else who is trying to do the same as you.

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Loathe (v)

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To dislike somebody/ something very much.
Hate
Detest
Dislike

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Have something in common

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To have the same features,characteristics

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Inferior (adj)
Inferior to
Inferior opposite superior

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Not good or not as good as somebody/something else.
Of Inferior quality
Inferior goods
Modern music is often considered Inferior to that of the past

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Fall out with somebody

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To have an argument with somebody so that you are no longer friendly with them

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Delivery confirmation

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= Proof that a delivery has been made
Ex: I will also get confirmation of the delivery dates of other supplies,which might ease that pressure.

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Invoice (noun)

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A document which shows how much a customer has to pay,for what and by when

I was getting ready to pay an invoice you sent us.

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Payment terms

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The conditions of when a customer should make payment

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An extension

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When more time is allowed for something

They are building an extension to their house.

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Cash flow

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The timing and amount of money coming in and coming out of a company

They have no actual cash flow to continue.

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A regulation

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An official or organisational rule made by the government or some other authority

We will also work hard to make sure that our regulation and supervision are efficient as well as effective.

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An exception

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When something doesn’t follow the usual rule.

Most of the buildings in the town are modern, but the church is an exception.

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To appreciate

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To show someone you are grateful for something they have done

I appreciate your help

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Packaging

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The material used to protect goods and present them to the customer.

They didn’t use recyclable packaging.

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Product design

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The process of producing or improving a product to suit customer’s needs

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To Launch a product
Launch=start

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To introduce a product to the customers for the first time

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To have a good eye for detail

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To be good at noticing the smaller but important parts of things.

We have seen some of your creative work in the sales department and we think you have a very good eye for detail.

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To talk through something

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To discuss something carefully and in detail.

Do you have some time to sit down with us and talk through some of our designs?

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To clear something with somebody

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To get approval or permission from somebody to do something.

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Inconvenient (adj)
Opposite convenient=useful,easy or quick to do,not causing problems

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Difficult or causing problems
It’s inconvenient for the adults,so we don’t do it.

Fruit is a convenient source of vitamins and energy.

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To get to know someone

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To learn more about a person

They will be telling you more about the job and getting to know you better.

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A reference

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A recommendation from a person who knows you.

Please bring two references with you for the interview.

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To be located in/on somewhere

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To be in a particular place.

Our office are located on Maad.

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Candidate noun

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The person who is applying for a job

He is the best candidate for the job

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Element (noun,countable)

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A necessary or typical part of something;one of several parts that something contains.

There are three important elements to consider.

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Theme,noun

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The subject or mail idea in a talk,piece of writing or work of art.

North America literature is the main theme of this year’s festival

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Affair, noun

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A sexual relationship between two people,usually when one or both of them are already in a relationship with somebody else

They got a divorce after he found out that his wife was having an affair

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A trauma

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A bad experience that has a long-term affect on you

It can be a very hard to get over the trauma of a bad car accident

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A Version

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A particular form of something that is a little bit different than other forms

I prefer the live version of this song

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Bad-tempered (adj)

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Often angry; in an angry mood

She gets very bad-tempered when she’s tired.
More women than men feel bad-tempered in the morning.

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Grumpy (adj)
Comparative (grumpier),superlative
(grumpiest)

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Easily annoyed; in a bad mood
Why are you so grumpy today?

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Frustrated (adj)
Frustrated at/with something

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Feeling annoyed and impatient because you cannot do or achieve what you want.

It is very to get frustrated in his job

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Amused(adj)
Amused at/by something

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Thinking that something/somebody is funny, so that you smile or laugh.

There was an amused look on the president’s face.

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Awkward adj

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Making you feel embarrassed
=Difficult to deal with

I felt awkward because they obviously wanted to be alone
Don’t ask awkward questions

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Cheerful adj

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Happy,and showing it by that you behave

You aren’t your usual cheerful self today

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Curious adj

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Having a strong desire to know about something

He is such a curious boy,always asking questions

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Enthusiastic adj

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Feeling or showing a lot of excitement and interest about somebody/something

They gave her an enthusiastic reception

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Insecure adj

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Not confident about yourself or your relationships with other people

He’s very insecure about his appearance.

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Panicky adj

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Very anxious about something, feeling or showing panic

I got a panicky phone call from Emma yesterday

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Intellectual stimulation

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التحفيز الفكري

Mental encouraging

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Mishap

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Bad luck

I managed to get home without mishap
The group suffered an exaordinary series of minor mishaps

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Lock out phrasal verb

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=Lock somenod/yourself out (of something) , to prevent somebody from entering a place by locking the door.
Ex:
You lose your keys and lock your self out.
I’d locked myself out of the house and had to break a window to get in.

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Get stuck (phrasal verb)
Stuck (adj)
Stuck on something = unable to answer or understand something
Stuck with somebody/something = unable to get rid of somebody/something.

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=Unable to move or to be moved
Ex:
The wheels were stuck in the mud.
You get stuck in traffic and miss an appointment.

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Slip on (v)

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Fall/slide
=To slide a short distance by accident so that you fall or nearly fall.
Ex:
She slipped and landed flat on her back
You slip on some ice

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Trip (verb) and fall over (phrasalverb)

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An act of falling or nearly falling down,because you hit your foot against something.
Ex:
You trip and fall over

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Get on (phrasal verb)
Or Get along : used to talk or ask about how well somebody is doing in a particular situation
Also it means to be successful in your career
Get on with somebody = to have a friendly relationship with somebody

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He is getting on very well at school
How did you get on the interview?

You get on the wrong train = ride

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Get confused (phrasalverb)

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To be confused, unable to think clearly or to understand what is happening or what somebody is saying.

You get confused and make a mistake

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Break down (phrasalverb)

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(Of machine or vehicle) to stop working because of a fault
The telephone system has broken down.
Your car breaks down

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Bang (v)

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To hit something in a way that makes a loud noise
You bang your head

51
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Spill somthibg on

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(Especially of liquid) to flow over the edge of a container by accident, to make liquid do this

You spill paint on your clothes

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Run out (phrasal verb)

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If a supply of something runs out,it is used up or finished

Time is running out for the trapped miners

We ran out of petrol when we were on holiday in France

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Oversleep (v)

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To sleep longer than intended

You oversleep and miss your train

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Drop (v)

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Fall

You drip something valuable and break it

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Laugh your head off

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Laugh too much

56
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Break into a car

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Push

57
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A slippery road

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Difficult to stand or move on because it is smooth,wet or polished

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Sway all over the place

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To move slowly from side to side,to move something in this way

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A steep hill

A

تل منحدر

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Make up for ( phrasal verb)
Compensate

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To do something that corrects a bad situation.

Nothing can make up for the loss of a child

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Plagiarism, Noun

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The practice of copying another person’s ideas,words or work and pretending that they are your own.

There were accusations of plagiarism

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Fraud noun

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The crime of cheating somebody in order to get money or goods illegally.

She was charged with credit card fraud

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Play truant

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To stay away from school without permission

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Be suspended
Be suspended from something

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To officially prevent somebody from doing their job,going to school,etc for a time as a punishment or while a complaint against them is investigated

She was suspended from school for a week

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Be prosecuted

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To officially charge somebody with a crime in a court

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Evict (verb)
Evict somebody from something

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To force somebody to leave a house or land,especially when you have the legal right to do so

The council has tried to get them evicted.
The family should be evicted.

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Let off with a warning

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Leave him without arrest but give a warning

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Time consuming

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Take long time to do something

Planning a wedding is very time-consuming

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Punctual adj

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Happening or doing something at the arranged or correct time, not late

Punctual attendance at all classes is required

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Anti social behaviour

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Evict verb

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To force somebody to leave a house or land,especially when you have the legal right to do so

A number of tenants have been evicted for not paying the rent

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Drink-driving

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A 20 year old man is arrested for drink-driving after causing a minor accident,it is the first time he has been arrested.

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Let off with a warning

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To not punish somebody for something they have done wrong, or to give them only a light punishment

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Beg verb (for)

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To ask somebody for something especially in an anxious way because you want or need it very much

A homeless man is arrested for begging in the city centre

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Fine noun

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A sum of money that must be paid as punishment for breaking a law or rule

I got a parking fine for parking on double yellow lines

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Graffiti noun

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Drawings or writing on a wall,etc. in a public place

The subway was covered in graffiti

A student is arrested for writing political graffiti on a building

77
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Charge with the possession of illegal drugs

تهمة حيازة مخدرات غير مشروعه

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Possession = belongings

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Sentence verb

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To say officially in court that somebody is to receive a particular punishment

She should be sentenced to six months in jail

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Suspended sentence
حكم مع إيقاف التنفيذ

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A punishment given to a criminal in court that means that they will only go to prison if they commit another crime within a particular period of time
She should be given a suspended sentence and her children should be taken into care

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Circumstance noun

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The conditions and facts that are connected with and affects a situation, an event or an action

Under no circumstances are you allowed to wear my new coat

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Emphasis = stress

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Special importance that is given to something

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A bay

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A part of the sea, or of large lake,partly surrounded by a wide curve of the land

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Ancient ruins

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The state or process of being destroyed or severely damaged

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A dock

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A part of a port where ships are repaired, or where goods are put onto or taken off them

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A waterfall

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A place where a stream or river falls from a high place, for example over acliffor rockShe watched the magnificent waterfall cascade down
the mountainside.

The waterfall fell about twenty feet to swirling rapids.

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A harbor

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An area of water on the coast, protected from the open sea by strong walls, where ships can shelter.

Several boats lay at anchor in the harbour.

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Cathedral

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Maintain

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Keep - preserve - protect

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Floating (adj.)

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Not fixed permanently in one particular position or place

floating exchange rates
afloating population(= one in which people frequently move from one place to another)

90
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It is a must-see!

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You should definitely go and see it

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There’s….nowhere quit like it.

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It’s different from other places

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Right up her/his street

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It is the kind of place she’ll like alot.

Dubai is right up her street

93
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Be Worth visiting

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It is a good idea to visit them

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You can’t beat these two cities

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They are the best

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Cave, noun
Go caving, verb
Caver, the person who goes caving

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A large hole in the side of hill or cliff or under the ground.

Sometimes you have to take a risk when you go caving

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Gossip (noun&verb)

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To talk about other people’s private lives,often in an unkind way

I can’t stand here gossiping all day

97
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Come into contact with

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On average, I come into contact with about twenty people a day.

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Butt in, phrasal verb

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To interp a conversation rudely

How can I explain if you keep butting in?

In general,men butt in more than women,which women find very annoying

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Overhear verb

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To hear,especially by accident a conversation in which you are not involved.

We talked quietly so as not to be overhead.

If you overhear people having a row in public,you should intervene

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Intervene (verb)

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To become involved in a situation in order to improve or help it.

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Witter (on)

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To talk about something boring and unimportant for a long time.

Politicians generally witter

102
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Grumble (verb)

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To complain about somebody/something,especially something that is not really very serious

Elderly people have reason to grumble about the youth of today

103
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Chatting on

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Adults spend more time chatting on the phone than teenagers

104
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Bicker verb

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To argue about things that are not important.

Couples who constantly bicker should spilt up.

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Chat up (phrasal verb)

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To talk in a friendly way to somebody you are sexuallly attracted to,perhaps hoping to start a relationship with them

Johan was in the bar chatting up the barmaid

106
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As a rule,
By and large,
Broadly speaking,
In the main,

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These expressions are used to make generalisations.

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Unburden yourself verb

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To talk to somebody about your problems or something you have worrying about,so that you feel less anxious

She needed to unburden herself to somebody

108
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Unload….on to

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To get rid of or sell something

By and large, is it men or women who find it easier to unload their worries on to other people?

109
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Bottle up

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To not allow other people to see that you are unhappy,angry

Try not to bottle up your emotions

110
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Confide in

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To tell somebody secrets and personal information because you feel you can trust them.

She used to confide in him whenever she had a problem

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Consequences (noun)

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A result of something that has happened,especially an unpleasant result

Remember that actions have consequences

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