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resourceful adj

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enterprising adj
Having or showing the ability to think of new projects or new ways of doing things and make them successful
ej: one enterprising farmer opened up his filed as a car park and charged people 10$ to park there

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steady adj

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constant ( developing, growing, etc. gradually and in an even and regular way)
regular (not changing and not interrupted)

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straightforward adj

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easy adj

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take advantage of

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exploit noun

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thorough adj

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complete adj

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demoralizing adj

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disheartening adj

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repetitive adj

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monotonous adj

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rewarding adj as: produce a lot of money

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profitable adj

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tedious adj

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boring adj

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workforce n

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staff n

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affectionate ad

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loving adj

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moody adj

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grumpy adj

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reliable adj

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dependable adj

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imply v

to make it seem likely that something is true or exist

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suggest

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imply v

(of an idea, action, etc). to make sth necessary in order to be succesful

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mean v

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ploy n

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manoeuvre n

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sneer v

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mock v

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tackle v

to speak to sb about a problem or difficult situation

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confront

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yawn v

(of a large hole or an empty space) to be very wide and often frightening and difficult to get across

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gape

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asses v

to calculate the amount or value of sth

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estimate v

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lexis n

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vocabulary n

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respond to v

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react v

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stride n

one long step; the distance covered by a step

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pace n

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take in v

to absorb sth into the body

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intake n.

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grab v
to take or hold sb/sth with your hand suddenly, firmly or roughly
2. to take advantage of an opportunity to do or have sth

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size v

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leap v

3. to increase suddenly and by a large amount

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shoot up v

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neighboirhoog n

the area that you are in or the area near a particular place

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vicinity n

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picture v

(describe) to describe or present sb/sth in a particular way

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portray v

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slap v

to hit sb/sth with the flat part of your hand

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smack v

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get over v

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overcome v

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recover from

(money). to get back the same amount of money that you have spent or that is owed to you

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recoup

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recover from
(position/Status) to win back a position, level, status, etc, that has been lost
(senses/emotions)to get back the use of your senses, control of your emotions, etc

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regain

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casualty n

a person that suffers or a thing that is destroyed when something else takes place

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victim n

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ceasefire n

a time when enemies agree to stop fighting, usually while a way is found to end the fighting permanently

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truce n

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defeat v

to win against somebody in a war, competition, sports game, etc.

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beat v

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missile n

an object that is thrown at somebody to hurt them

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projectile

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release v

(stop holding sth) to stop holding something or stop it from being held so that it can move, fly, fall, etc. freely

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let go, let loose

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siege v

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besiege v

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besiege v

to surround a building, city, etc. with soldiers until the people inside are forced to let you in

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lay siege to v

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victorious adj

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successful, triumphant

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obviously adv

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clearly

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plot

a secret plan made by a group of people to do something wrong or illegal

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conspiracy

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politeness

good manners and respect for the feelings of others

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courtesy

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stammer v

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stutter v

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tremendous adj

1. very great

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huge adj

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tremendous adj

2. extremely good

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remarkable adj

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somewhat adv

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rather adv

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quite adv

(not used with a negative) to some degree

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fairly, pretty

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quite

to the greatest possible degree

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completely, absolutely

entirely

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precise adj

clear and accurate

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exact adj

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precise adj

taking care to be exact and accurate, especially about small details

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meticulous

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mute adj

not speaking

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silent adj

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mute adj

(old-fashioned) (of a person) unable to speak

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dumb adj

(old-fashioned) (of a person) unable to speak

54
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incredibly adv

extremely

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unbeliavably

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implore

to ask somebody to do something in an anxious way because you want or need it very much

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beseech, beg

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immobile adj

1. not moving

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motionless adj

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bang v

v: 2. to close something or to be closed with a loud noise
v: 3.+ adverb/preposition to put something somewhere suddenly and violently

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slam

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bang v

(+ adverb/preposition) to hit something, especially a part of the body, against something by accident

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bump

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buzz n
(inf)news that people tell each other that may or may not be true
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rumour

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tap v

to fit a device to a telephone so that somebody’s calls can be listened to secretly

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wiretapping n

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tap v

to choose somebody to do a particular job

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flap v

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sniff v

to breathe air in through the nose in order to discover or enjoy the smell of something

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smell v

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slam v

to shut, or to make something shut, with a lot of force, making a loud noise

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bang v

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scream v

to make a loud, high noise; to move fast, making this noise

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screech

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scream v

to shout something in a loud, high voice because of fear, anger, etc.

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yell v

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scream v

to give a loud, high cry, because you are hurt, frightened, excited, etc.

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shriek v

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rattle v

rattle somebody to make somebody nervous or frightened

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unnerve v

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mumble v

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mutter v

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hoot v

if a car horn (..) or you (…) the horn, the horn makes a loud noise

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honk v

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groan v

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moan v

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drip n

(informal, becoming old-fashioned) a boring or stupid person with a weak personality

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wimp n

a person who is not strong, brave or confident

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crash n

a sudden serious fall in the price or value of something; the occasion when a business, etc. fails

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collapse n

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crunch v

to make or cause something to make a noise like something hard being crushed

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scrunch v

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