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to pick up( on emotions)

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  1. to become aware of, understand, appreciate, etc.
  2. to start to do or use

1 to notice something about the way someone is behaving or feeling, even though they are trying not to show it

  • Children pick up on our worries and anxieties.

2 to return to a point or an idea that has been mentioned and discuss it more

  • I’d like to pick up on a point that Steven made earlier
    .
    3 pick somebody up on something to criticize someone slightly for something they have said
  • I knew he was lying and I should have picked him up on it.
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sabotage

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/ˈsæb.ə.tɑːʒ/

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dreams that you can recal

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/ˈriː.kɑːl/

to bring the memory of a past event into your mind, and often to give a description of what you remember:

  • She recalled seeing him outside the shop on the night of the robbery.

Remember quando se lembra instantaneamente/ não pensa tanto. Recall quando você volta a sua memória para lembrar.
(when you force your brain to remember)

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to get on

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INTRANSITIVE ​BRITISH
used for asking or talking about how well someone has done a particular activity
get on with/in:
- How did you get on in your exams?
- Jim seems to be getting on very well with the cleaning

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to get sucked in

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to become involved in a situation when you do not want to be involved:
- I got sucked into the argument because I was a friend of the family.

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picky

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/ˈpɪk.i/
Someone who is picky is very careful about choosing only what they like.
exigente

  • I am picky about my clothes
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