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Reading 3&4 Flashcards

1
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come about

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happen, take place

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come round to

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recover conciousness

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do away with

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remove or put an end to something

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get (smb) out of

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to help someone avoid or escape duty or responsibility.

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go into

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to start an activity, or start to be in a particular state or condition:

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mess about with

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to use or treat something in a careless or harmful way:

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refer to

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mention

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run (sth) past

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to tell someone sth to make sure they understood or approve

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set back

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something that happens that delays or prevents a process from developing:

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shy away from

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to avoid something that you dislike, fear, or do not feel confident about:

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stem from

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to start or develop as the result of something:

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accumulate knowledge

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to collect a certain amount of information

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boost energy

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increase of energy

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complicate matters

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to make a situation more complicated

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deepen understanding

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learn more about smh

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determine the facts

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draw on experience

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make use of experience in order to do something

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establish a rapport

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create a harmonious realationship

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exude confidence

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show you’re confident

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20
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heed advice

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pay attention to advice

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meet criteria

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meet the standards

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strike up a friendship

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to start a friendship

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thwart expectations

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to lessen expectations

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distinctive features

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an odd or unusual characteristic

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exepcionally difficult

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very difficult

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heartfelt emotion

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sincere feeling

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27
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highly symmetrical

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very symmetrical

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relatively unsurprising

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not very surprising

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remarkably beautiful

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very beautiful

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stark contrast

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very different form each other

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unique combination

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one of a kind comination

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32
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unsolved mystery

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a mystery without a solution

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armed with

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equipped with

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compatible with

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being suitable or right for each other

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35
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diluted

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made weaker or less pure by the addition of another substance

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36
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intimidating

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making you feel frightened or nervous

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plausible

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likely to be true, or to happen

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straightforward

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easy to understand or simple

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39
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undervalued

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considered to be less valuable or important than it really is

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adversity

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a difficult or unlucky situation or event

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brevity

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using only a few words or lasting only a short time

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chunk

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a roughly cut piece/a part of something, especially a large part

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cradle

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a small bed for a baby, especially one that moves from side to side

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mantra

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a word or sound that is believed to have a special spiritual power

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protagonist

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one of the main characters in a story or a play

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punch line

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the last part of a joke or a story that explains the meaning of what has happened previously or makes it amusing

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repercussions

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the effect that an action, event, or decision has on something, especially a bad effect:

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stance

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a way of thinking about something, especially expressed in a publicly stated opinion

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swirl

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to move quickly with a twisting, circular movement, or to make something do this

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50
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the naked eye

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something that can be seen without the help of an instrument

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51
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a far cry from

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to be completely different from something

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52
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can’t string a sentence together

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can’t form a sentence

53
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different walks of life

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different ways of living

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eyes go vacant

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glazed eyes

55
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it’s more of a case of

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56
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keep someone in the loop

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keep someone informed

57
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let me get this straight

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wanting to have a clear idea about something in your head

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on the go

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very active or busy

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rooted to the spot

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unable to move

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take exception to

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object strongly to

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to and fro

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in a constant movement backward and forwards or from side to side

62
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date back to

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to have been made in or to have come into being in (a certain time in the past)

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elaborate to

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develop or present in further detail.

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indulge in

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allow oneself to enjoy the pleasure of

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lay on (a meal)

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provide a service or amenity

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mess up

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make something untidy or dirty

67
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pass on sth

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To transfer something to someone

68
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ply someone with

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to keep giving a person something, usually food or drink

69
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rustle up sth

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to prepare food, a meal, etc quickly

70
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set someone back

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delay or impede the progress of someone or something

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stave off

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avert or delay something bad or dangerous.

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stay over

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sleep somewhere, especially at someone’s home, for the night

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switch off

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cease to pay attention

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tide someone over

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to support or enable to survive temporarily

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warm up

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prepare for physical exertion or a performance by exercising or practising gently beforehand

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wash sth down with

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77
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work up (an appetite)

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to improve your appetite

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acidity

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the amount of acid in a substance or in your stomach

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biome

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a region of the earth’s surface and the particular combination of climate (= general type of weather), plants, and animals that are found in it

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correlation

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a connection or relationship between two or more facts, numbers, etc

81
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cycle

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a bicycle

82
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graze

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If an object grazes something, it touches its surface lightly when it passes it

83
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harvest

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he time of year when crops are cut and collected from the fields, or the activity of cutting and collecting them, or the crops that are cut and collected

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latitude

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the position north or south of the equator measured from 0° to 90°

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livelihood

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the money people need to pay for food, a place to live, clothing

86
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pest

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an insect or small animal that is harmful or damages crops

87
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ravage

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to cause great damage to something

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seasonal shift

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89
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thrive

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to be successful

90
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unseasonable

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not usual or expected for the time of year

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wetland

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a large area of land covered with swamp or marsh

92
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attentive

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listening carefully

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compelling

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If a reason, argument, etc. is compelling, it makes you believe it or accept it because it is so strong

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delicate

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needing careful treatment, especially because easily damaged

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distinctive

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different from other things

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far-reaching

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Influential

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geometrical

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A geometric pattern or arrangement is made up of shapes such as squares, triangles, or rectangles

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healing

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helping to make someone well again, especially after a cut or other injury

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irrational

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not using reason or clear thinking

100
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stranded

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unable to leave somewhere because of a problem such as not having any transport or money

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thankful

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happy or grateful because of something

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viable

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able to work as intended or able to succeed

103
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belongings

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the things that a person owns, especially those that can be carried

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breadth

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the distance from one side to another

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dimension

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a measurement of something in a particular direction, especially its height, length, or width

106
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endeavor

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an attempt to do something

107
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increment

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one of a series of increases

108
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insight

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understanding of a complicated problem or situation

109
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prosperity

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the state of being successful and having a lot of money

110
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ritual

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a way of doing something in which the same actions are done in the same way every time

111
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acquire

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to get or obtain something

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concede

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to admit, often unwillingly, that something is true

113
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dictate

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to give orders, or tell someone exactly what they must do, with total authority

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navigate

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to direct the way that a ship, aircraft, etc. will travel

115
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resolve

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to solve or end a problem or difficulty

116
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a bit of a thing

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a small amount of something

117
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all doom and gloom

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a general feeling of pessimism

118
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be at stake

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it is in a situation where it might be lost

119
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dead to the world

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sleeping very deeply

120
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follow a pattern

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happen in a regular way, or according to a pattern

121
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have the guts to

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have a courage to do sth

122
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off the beaten track

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in a place where few people go, far from any main roads and towns

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on the brink of

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a point that is very close to the occurrence of something very bad or (less commonly) very good

124
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strike a good balance

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accept parts of both things in order to satisfy some of the demands of both sides in an argument, rather than all the demands of just one side

125
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swallow your pride

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to decide to do something although it will make you feel embarrassed or ashamed

126
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talking in terms of

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mention piece of information as a possibility

127
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those in the know

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Privy to special or secret information

128
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understand the bigger picture

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thinking about how your actions can affect the overall success of a project or company aim, rather than focusing on minor details

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