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the silent treatment

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*they give you the silent treatment.

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*she assured me that everything will be alright!
*self-assured (adj)
*assuring behavior

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assured (adjective)
/əˈʃʊrd/
1- (also self-assured) confident in yourself and your abilities
*He spoke in a calm, assured voice.

2- certain to happen
= guarantee
*Success seemed assured.

3- assured of something (of a person) certain to get something
*You are assured of a warm welcome at this hotel.

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*fundamental values
*I demand respect for my honest, hard work
*put Peyman at ease
*I don’t seek others’ gratitude/appreciation

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*disrespect
*I take your silence as a sign of disrespect.

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disrespect (noun)
/ˌdɪsrɪˈspɛkt/
[uncountable, countable]

  • disrespect (for/to somebody/something) a lack of respect for someone or something
    *disrespect for the law/the dead
    —
    disrespectful (adjective) disrespectful (to somebody/something)
    /ˌdɪsrɪˈspɛktfl/
    = at rude
    —
    disrespectfully (adverb)
    /ˌdɪsrɪˈspɛktfəli/
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*psyche (روان)
*Psyche and Eros
*maybe it’s time I befriend my psyche

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*align
* you and Peyman’s values should be aligned.

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align with (phrasal verb)
align yourself with somebody/something
-to publicly (در نظر عموم، اشکارا) support an organization, a set of opinions, or a person that you agree with
*Newspapers traditionally align themselves with one political party or the other.

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-push me to the edge
* When I’ve done a lot of things to no avail(فایده، استفاده، کمک، ارزش), it pushes me to the edge.

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*unless I’m completely disappointed
*unless I’m mistaken, you have a much better understanding of English.
*unless you change your behavior, I’m going to implode(از داخل ترکیدن، از داخل منفجر شدن)/explode(منفجر شدن).

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*guilt
*I’m relieved.

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-virtue
*virtuous (adj) vice (noun) vicious (adj)
*inherent vice / *vicious attack

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virtue (noun) : (ویژگی مثبت، عادت خوب,فضیلت، مزیت، تقوا، پرهیزکاری، پاکدامنی، عفت، خاصیت)
vice (noun) : (ویژگی منفی، عادت بد,گناه، فساد، فسق و فجور، عادت یا خوی همیشگی، عیب، نقص، بدی، خبث)

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*critical (بحرانی، وخیم؛ انتقادی)
*critical thinking
*respect is critical to any relationship

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*you can’t let your wife bear the brunt of it all
(to bear the brunt of or take the brunt)

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  • phrase. To bear the brunt or take the brunt of something unpleasant means to suffer the main part or force of it.
  • Young people are bearing the brunt of unemployment.
    *A child’s head tends to take the brunt of any fall.
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*there are several ways in which I can …
*off the top of my head

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*well-being
*it’s a must! (این یک امر ضروری است)
*it’s one of the most important things people should pay attention to it
(?)

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*social species
*harmless

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*I’m not the kind of person who …
*I glean happiness from a multiplicity of resources, the closest of which I consider to be my family and friends.
*byproduct (noun) (فرآورده های فرعی، فرآورده های جنبی)

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glean (verb)
/ɡlin/
glean something (from somebody/something)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they glean
he / she / it gleans
past simple gleaned
-ing form gleaning

-to obtain information, knowledge, etc., sometimes with difficulty and often from various different places
*These figures were gleaned from a number of studies.

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*volleyball beach(wrong) (?) beach volleyball

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*Although some people are vehemently(تند، شدید، با حرارت زیاد، غضبناک) against money spent on leisure and entertainment, it’s an important part of civil life

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*my phone was dead
*inner navigation
*ask people for directions

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*from the company I had joined ( WITHOUT to) (?)
*adjoined (adj)

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*it was a great change of opinion
*change of pace (phrase)
*traveling to Georgia was a great change of pace for me.

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-temporary shift or variation in a normal routine or regular pattern of activity:
*Reading a mystery novel has been a real change of pace for me.

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*it was a personal turning point
* I was afraid of being shortchanged and hustled

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*happy for someone
*happy about something

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stubborn (کله شق, سمج، خودسر، سرسخت، لجوج، خیره سر)/obstinate (کله شق,لجوج، سرسخت، خود رای، خیره سر)
*stubborn as a mule (قاطر)

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justification (توجیه)/rationalization (عقلانی کردن، توجیه عقلی)
justify (verb) /rationalize (verb)

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  • not from a traditional authority figure, that’s for sure!
  • they seek validation (اعتبار، تایید)/ they search for validation
    – validate (verb): (معتبر ساختن، تایید اعتبار، قانونی کردن، قانونی شناختن، نافذ شمردن، تنفیذ کردن)
    *it depends on the cultural context/political climate
  • everybody discusses politics as if they were experts
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  • all of a sudden (یکدفعه) = out of the blue (غیرمنتظره)
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  • basically forced me to participate
  • it’s not at all connected to my field
  • tried a lot = tried my best
  • I’m in charge of marketing now!
  • nothing profound (عمیق، ژرف), really! Mostly superficial talk about parties and
    surface-level topics
  • shortcuts (راه میان بر، طریقه اقتصادی، میان برکردن) to financial success
  • social cues (نشانه)/ bodily gestures/ one-word answers/ constantly(پیوسته، مداوم) looking at their phones
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  • text (WITHOUT to) each other / send a text to each other
  • converse (WITHOUT to)(?) converse with
  • I can enumerate (بشماراوردن، محسوب داشتن، برشمردن، یکایک شمردن)
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  • it’s a sign of growth and maturity
  • the prerequisite (/priːˈrekwəzət /پیش نیاز) to any apology is openness and vulnerability
  • That hatred(/ˈheɪtrəd/ نفرت) can stem from their more toxic traits
  • it’s interesting to think about situations where an instant (فوری)/immediate
    apology is needed.
  • misunderstanding about his behavior and the intention (قصد، نیت) behind it
  • we had an argument/ a quarrel(/ˈkwɒrəl/ مرافعه، دعوا کردن)/ a brawl(/brɔːl /دادوبیداد، سروصداکردن نزاع وجدال کردن)/ a fight
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formidable (adjective)
/ˈfɔrmədəbl/
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formidably (adverb)
/ˈfɔrmədəbli/

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  • if people, things, or situations are formidable, you feel fear and/or respect for them, because they are impressive or powerful, or because they seem very difficult
    *In debate he was a formidable opponent.
    (ترسناک، سخت، دشوار، نیرومند، قوی، سهمگین)
    —
    *He now has the chance to prove himself in a formidably difficult role.
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Severe (شدید، طاقت فرسا)/crushing headache

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applaud (verb)
/əˈplɔd/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they applaud
he / she / it applauds
past simple applauded
-ing form applauding
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applause (noun)
/əˈplɔz/
[uncountable]

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1- [intransitive, transitive] to show your approval of someone or something by clapping (= hitting your hands together)
*He started to applaud and the others joined in.

2- [transitive] (formal) to express praise for someone or something because you approve of them or it
* We applaud her decision.
—
-the noise made by a group of people clapping (= hitting their hands together) and sometimes shouting to show their approval or enjoyment
*Give her a big round of applause!
*The audience broke into thunderous applause.

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Any companies(WRONG) —- any company

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35
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An internationally illegal enterprise

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enterprise (noun)
/ˈɛntərˌpraɪz/

1-[countable] a company or business
*an enterprise with a turnover of $26 billion

2- [countable] a large project, especially one that is difficult
= venture (ریسک,جرات، جسارت)
*his latest business enterprise

3- [uncountable] the development of businesses by the people of a country rather than by the government
*grants to encourage enterprise in the region

4- [uncountable] (approving) the ability to think of new projects and make them successful
= initiative
*a job in which enterprise is rewarded

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*I’m on my way
*Say you(WRONG)— tell you sth
*Compulsory/obligatory projects
*It’s where I shine ≠ falter (گیرکردن، لکنت زبان پیدا کردن)
*Marriage today isn’t based on obligations, but rather on mutual (متقابل، دو جانبه) respect and each individual organizing themselves.

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*We stayed up all night/ for hours
*My laptop shutted down ( WRONG)— My laptop shut down
*70 % / the bulk / * the bulk of the project was over …
*the project was done for the most part when out of the blue the computer broke down.

*Indispensable(واجب، حتمی)/inseparable (جدا نشدنی) part of our lives.
*Innumerable (بی شمار، غیرقابل شمارش) tasks for which we use computers.
*In my opinion, it’s a necessity

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*Search engines
*Supplementary(موضع تکمیلی، اضافی) value of computers for education

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39
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*stay away from vague

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(مبهم,غیر معلوم، سر بسته و ابهام دار)

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*It’s an unfortunate ever-present possibility of our era(دوران، عصر)/ epoch (اغاز فصل جدید، دوره)/ times

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ever-present (adjective) :
-used to describe something that is always there:
*[ before noun ] the ever-present danger of a terrorist attack
*At that time, corruption(فساد، انحراف) was ever present throughout the region.
*The lure (وسوسه کردن) of screens is ever present.

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*Addiction of any kind is detrimental (زیان اور، مضر), if you ask me
*I’m agree (WRONG/WRONG/WRONG) — *I agree
*It’s a bit of both, I guess! …
*They constantly(پیوسته، مداوم,دائما) create problems solvable only by themselves.
*We’ve got to be smart with how we utilize (استفاده کردن) computers.

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*Six months after my arrival in Tehran, …
*Living independently/autonomously(بصورت خودگردان)/on my own/alone
*Self-governing (adj)
*I got/was hooked on some prescribed pills.
*my doctor hooked me on some pills.
*I wasn’t mentally prepared to take them.
*Opened up my eyes to fresh possibilities.
*It can be time-saving, to say the least. (Buying a car will save me a
lot of trouble)
*I think of it mostly as a positive trend; and I say mostly because…
*Paranoid about the harmful side effects… hypochondriac(مالیخولیایی، سودایی، ادم افسرده)
*They hold firm convictions(اعتقاد راسخ، باور قوی,محکوم یا مجرم شناخته شدن، محکومیت، عقیده محکم) against pharmaceuticals (دارویی) / chemical substances (ماده)

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prescribe (verb)
/prɪˈskraɪb/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they prescribe
he / she / it prescribes
past simple prescribed
-ing form prescribing
(دارو تجویز کردن، نسخه نوشتن)

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*Conspiracy (دسیسه، توطئه, نقشه خیانت آمیز) theories.
*I wouldn’t go so far as to say harmful, but …
*People should BE aware
*Without a (WRONG- doctor prediction) medical prescription(?)

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*من آنقدر جلو نمی روم که بگویم مضر است، اما…

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