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1
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Circumstance

A

The situation, facts or environment around an event

Обстоятельства

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Strategy

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Plan of action to reach a desired goal

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assist

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Help or aid

Помочь или содействовать

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Mental

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Of the mind

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Focus

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Verb: to look at; to think about; to give attention to

Noun: the center of attention; the most important part

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Respond

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To answer

To react

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React

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To respond; to act in answer to

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Label

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Noun: a name or phrase given to a group of things to identify them (often negative)

Verb: to give a label to something

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Culture

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The way a group of people living in one area normally acts, including arts, style, food, and how people talk to and act with each other

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Occupy

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To be in or on a space; to fill a space

Занимать, оккупировать

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Section

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One of number of pieces which come together to create a whole

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Available

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Able to be reached, used, or bought

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Specify

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To say which one or clearly point to which one

Указать, уточнить, определить

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Minor

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Not very important; small in size

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Resolve

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To agree; to decide; to solve a problem or argument

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Challenge

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Noun: something difficult

Verb: to suggest a fight or argument; to disagree or try to fight somebody

To say something isn’t true

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Contact

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Noun: the state of touching

        having possible or normal
        communication

Verb: communicating to get or give specific information

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18
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Achieve

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To finally do something you have been trying hard to do

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Comment

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Noun: an observation, note, or response

Verb: to say a short response or opinion about a given topic

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Occur

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To happen

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Transfer

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To pass from one person or thing to another
Передавать

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Relevant

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Closely connected to the topic and therefore important

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Evaluate

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To form an idea of the amount, number, or value of something
Оценить

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Maximize

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To make as big as possible; to use or do as completely as possible

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Remove

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To take away or take out

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Construct

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To build

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Physical

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Of the body
Concrete (something real that you can touch or feel)

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28
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Acquire

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To get (especially when you will continue to get more)

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29
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Expand

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To make larger; to give more detail on a subject

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Conduct

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To organize and manage (an event that takes careful planning and control)

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31
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Research

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Verb: To find or search for more information about something
Noun: information collected about something

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Access

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Noun: The ability to go into
Verb: to go into, to reach

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33
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Obvious

A

Easily understood or seen
Очевидный

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34
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Source

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Where something comes from

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35
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Region

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An area of land

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36
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Complex

A

Complicated; having many different parts and difficult to understand

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37
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Resource

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Some saved material that can be used for a purpose

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38
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Reject

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To say no to something offered; to refuse or decline

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39
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Maintain

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To continue
To keep alive; to keep in good state or condition
To continue to say although people disagree

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40
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Imply

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To communicate without saying specifically; to lead to

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41
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Primary

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First in importance

42
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Previous

A

Happening before the one happening now

43
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Participate

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To join or take part in

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Evident

A

Clearly seen or understood; obvious

45
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Period

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A range or amount of time

46
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Consequence

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Result; effect; what happens because of an event

47
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Major

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Very important, or large in size

48
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Individual

A

Single or separated; only one of

49
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Rely

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To depend on; to need in order to continue well

50
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Affect

A

To change; to make different; to have an effect

51
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Demonstrate

A

To show an example of, to prove with evidence

52
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Analyze

A

To try to understand something better by closely looking at its details

53
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Fundamental

A

Basic, central

Extremely important

54
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Theory

A

An idea or belief about how something works

55
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Brief

A

Short (about time)

56
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Select

A

To choose

Chosen as the best from a group

57
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Significant

A

Important or big enough that you should notice or pay attention

58
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Furthermore

A

Also, in addition

59
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Sufficient

A

Enough in amount for what is needed

60
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Modify

A

To make small changes or add to

61
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Lecture

A

A long speech about one topic that teaches (especially in classroom)

To give a long speech about a topic when trying to teach

62
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Assess

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To look closely at and figure out the value or type of something

63
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Context

A

The information or situation around an idea, event, or something that is said

64
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Hence

A

Therefore, so, as a result

65
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Restrict

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To limit, to make some actions impossible

66
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Concept

A

An abstract idea

67
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Whereas

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Although (used to contrast two different things)

68
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Register

A

To put your name or other information in a list for something

To identify and show on a tool for measuring

69
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Assume

A

To believe without proof

70
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Investigate

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To try to find answers to questions about something; to research

71
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Method

A

How to do something; a process

72
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Hypothesis

A

An idea which explains something but is unproven

73
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Require

A

To need for a specific purpose; to set as the minimum

74
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Overall

A

looking at or including all pieces or factors

In general, for the most part

75
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Instance

A

An example, a case

76
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Substitute

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Verb: to take out and put something else in the same place (worse)

Nouns: something that goes in the place of the normal thing

77
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Indicate

A

To be a sigh of, to show

78
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Approach

A

Verb: to move closer to something or someone

Noun: a way to do something

79
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Identify

A

To name, to show or figure out what something is

80
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Despite

A

Even with

Несмотря на

81
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Project

A

Noun: a plan or task to reach a specific goal

Verb: to predict a measurement of something in the future from present measurement
To send out, to throw (light, energy, images)

82
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Capable

A

Able to do

83
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Nevertheless

A

However, regardless
Однако

84
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Issue

A

A topic or situation to talk about

A problem

85
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Trend

A

The direction or way in which something is changing

86
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Stress

A

Verb: To place extra importance on one part

Noun: extra importance placed on one part

Pressure, strain, tension, worry

87
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Adequate

A

Good enough for what is needed

88
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Establish

A

To build, to create

89
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Illustrate

A

To explain with an example or picture

90
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Contrast

A

To be clearly different from

To be specifically at the differences between two things

91
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Predict

A

To say something will happen in the future

92
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Feature

A

An important characteristic, a property

To include as an important piece

Особенность, отличать

93
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Data

A

Information, facts

94
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Function

A

Verb: to work; to do what something should do

Noun: what something does, its purpose

95
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Consume

A

To eat

To use up (resource)

96
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Involve

A

To include, to have as a part

97
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Adjust

A

To change or move a little and make better or more accurate

98
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Accurate

A

Correct, on target

99
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Constant

A

Not changing and not stopping, continuous

100
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Emphasize

A

To place extra importance on one part

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