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The Busines 2.0 Chapter 2 Flashcards

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take a breather

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to have a rest

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biscuit

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a type of small dry cake that is usually sweet and round

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turnover

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the value of goods and services that a company sells in a particular period of time (obrót)

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to make sb do sth that they do not want to do

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drag someone kicking and screaming

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quest

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a long difficult search

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untold

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existing or present in an amount that is too large to be measured (niezliczony)

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imperative

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extremely important & urgent

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used as reply to sb who asks you whether you are well, for saying that you feel alright

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mustn’t grumble

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errand

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a small job that involves going to collect or deliver something

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piece of software that you add to a computer program in order to fix sth etc

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patch

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recruit

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to get sb to work in a company or join an organization

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in the loop

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belonging or not belonging to a group that has information and makes decisions about sth

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mustn’t grumble

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used as reply to sb who asks you whether you are well, for saying that you feel alright

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officialese

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the way of speaking or writing used by people who work in government offices, especially when ordinary people cannot understand it

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as soon as

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asap (possible)

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overhaul

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to completely change a system to make it work more effectively

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hassle

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to annoy someone, or to cause problem for them

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asap (possible)

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as soon as

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the ammount of enthusiasm that a person or group feel about their situation at a particular time

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morale

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an act of going somewhere very quickly in an extremely uncontrolled way

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mad dash to

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forethought

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careful thought and planning that prepares you well for a future event

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slick

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done in a very impressive way that seems to need very little effort

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small talk

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conversation about not important things at all

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crash

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an occasion when a computer or a computer program stops working

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a count of all the people in a company

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headcount

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to make sth less painful, serious

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alleviate

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hesitate

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to pause before doing sth, or to do sth very slowly, usually because you are nervous, emberassed or worried

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cope with

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to deal succesfully with a difficult situation or job

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to pause before doing sth, or to do sth very slowly, usually because you are nervous, emberassed or worried

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hesitate

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having difficulty doing everything that you should because you lack the necesarry time, money, people or equipment

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stretched

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to completely change a system to make it work more effectively

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overhaul

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careful thought and planning that prepares you well for a future event

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forethought

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clear and with only one possible meaning

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unambiguous

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existing or present in an amount that is too large to be measured (niezliczony)

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untold

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code that represents a particular computer and is used to send messages to it on a network or the Internet

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IP adress (internet protocol adress)

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mess up

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to do sth wrong or to spoil sth, especially by making mistakes

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unambiguous

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clear and with only one possible meaning

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subsidiary

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the company that is owned by a larger company

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to ask sb for sth such as money or support

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solicit

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letters that are sent by post

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snail mail

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not very interesting, serious or valuable

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trivial

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alleviate

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to make sth less painful, serious

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headcount

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a count of all the people in a company

32
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the way of speaking or writing used by people who work in government offices, especially when ordinary people cannot understand it

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officialese

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to annoy someone, or to cause problem for them

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hassle

34
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to help someone

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give someone a hand

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to arrange for work to be done by people from outside your company, usually by a company which is expert in that type of work

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outsource

36
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cram

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to put too much into a space that is too small

37
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in a better situation or having more money

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better off

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acquaintance

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sb that you know just a little, not a close friend

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morale

A

the ammount of enthusiasm that a person or group feel about their situation at a particular time

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time frame

A

the period of time during which sth happens or must happen

43
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mad dash to

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an act of going somewhere very quickly in an extremely uncontrolled way

44
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used for saying that sth is not what you would expect in a particular situation

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oddly/oddly enough

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bury

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to cover or hide sth

47
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the amount of co2 released into the atmosphere as a result of the activities of an individual organization/community

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carbon footprint

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give someone a hand

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to help someone

49
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piece of hardware/software that you add to a computer to increase it’s abilities

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plug-in

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bulky

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too big to be carried or stored easily

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forthwith

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immadiately

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plug-in

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piece of hardware/software that you add to a computer to increase it’s abilities

54
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done in a very impressive way that seems to need very little effort

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slick

54
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the company that is owned by a larger company

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subsidiary

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patch

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piece of software that you add to a computer program in order to fix sth etc

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sb that you know just a little, not a close friend

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acquaintance

57
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people who have more information than others are…

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in the know

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extremely important & urgent

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imperative

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time when a computer or other machine is not working

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down time

60
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down time

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time when a computer or other machine is not working

61
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solicit

A

to ask sb for sth such as money or support

61
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to get sb to work in a company or join an organization

A

recruit

62
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to put too much into a space that is too small

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cram

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drag someone kicking and screaming

A

to make sb do sth that they do not want to do

65
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carbon footprint

A

the amount of co2 released into the atmosphere as a result of the activities of an individual organization/community

66
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to have a rest

A

take a breather

67
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the value of goods and services that a company sells in a particular period of time (obrót)

A

turnover

69
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better off

A

in a better situation or having more money

70
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too big to be carried or stored easily

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bulky

72
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a difficult situation in which people have to work very hard or experience a lot of strong emotions

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pressure cooker

73
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a small job that involves going to collect or deliver something

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errand

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IP adress (internet protocol adress)

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code that represents a particular computer and is used to send messages to it on a network or the Internet

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to improve a skill by practising

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polish up

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involving a lot of force or energy

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fierce

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fierce

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involving a lot of force or energy

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polish up

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to improve a skill by practising

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outsource

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to arrange for work to be done by people from outside your company, usually by a company which is expert in that type of work

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pressure cooker

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a difficult situation in which people have to work very hard or experience a lot of strong emotions

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immadiately

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forthwith

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snail mail

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letters that are sent by post

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trivial

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not very interesting, serious or valuable

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malicious

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deliberately wanting to hurt someone or cause damage

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to deal succesfully with a difficult situation or job

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cope with

91
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an occasion when a computer or a computer program stops working

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crash

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to do sth wrong or to spoil sth, especially by making mistakes

A

mess up

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in the know

A

people who have more information than others are…

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fine

A

ammount of money that you have to pay, because you have broken the law

96
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stretched

A

having difficulty doing everything that you should because you lack the necesarry time, money, people or equipment

98
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a type of small dry cake that is usually sweet and round

A

biscuit

99
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conversation about not important things at all

A

small talk

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oddly/oddly enough

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used for saying that sth is not what you would expect in a particular situation

101
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belonging or not belonging to a group that has information and makes decisions about sth

A

in the loop

102
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the period of time during which sth happens or must happen

A

time frame

103
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ammount of money that you have to pay, because you have broken the law

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fine

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deliberately wanting to hurt someone or cause damage

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malicious

105
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a long difficult search

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quest

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to cover or hide sth

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bury

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