U33 - U37 Flashcards

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referral

The doctor gave him a referral to the consultant.

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the act of sending sb to get professional help

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second opinion

I’d like a second opinion before I make a decision.

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advice from another person

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out of hours

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when a surgry, office, etc. is closed

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clinical trial

The new drug is undergoing clinical trials.

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a piece or period of research on the effectivesness or safety of drugs or treatment

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complementary medicine

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treatments that are not part of traditional Western medicine, e.g. acupuncture

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nothing is too much trouble

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sb is always ready to help

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second to none

As a dancer, he is second to none.

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If a treatment is …, it is the best

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rushed off your feet

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extremely busy, with too many things to do

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recuperate (from sth)

= recover/ convalesce

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get back your health, strength or energy after being ill, tired, injured, etc.

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fastidious | meticulous

fastidiousness (n)

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paying careful attention to every detail

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immaculate|spotless

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perfectly clean

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manifesto

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a written statement by a political party saying what they belive in and what they intend to do

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say

give sb a say / have a say in sth

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the right to take part in sb/sth for a particular purpose

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allocate sth

A large sum has been allocated for buying new books for the library.

They intend to allocate more places to mature students this year.

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give sth officially to sb/sth for a particular purpose

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15
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eligible

>< ineligible

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allowed by rules or laws to do or receive sth

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16
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city-wide

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happening or existing across the whole city

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17
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policing

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the activity of keeping order in a place, using the police

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proceeds (of sth)

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the money you receive when you sell or organise sth

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fraud (n)

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the crime of obtaining money from sb by tricking them

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20
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defraud sb

They were accused of defrauding the company of $14 000.

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get money illegally from a person or an organization by tricking them

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21
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fraudulent (adj)

fraudulent advertising

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intended to cheat somebody, usually in order to make money illegally

22
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firearm

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a gun that can be carried

23
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forgery (n)

forge (v)

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the crime of making the exact copy of documents or works of art in order to make money by selling them

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detain

be detained in custody

detainee (n, person); detention (n)

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keep sb in an official place (a police station) and prevent the from leaving

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**grounds (for sth)** | on the grounds that
good or true reasons for saying or doing sth
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**give rise to** | The novel's success gave rise to a number of sequels.
cause something to happen or exist
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**caution sb**
warn sb officially that anything they say may be used against them as evidence in court
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**custody**
the state of being prision while awaiting trial
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**remand sb** | The two men were charged with burglary and remanded in custody. ## Footnote remand (n) (be on remand)
send sb away from court until their trail
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**retribution** | People are seeking retribution for the latest terrorist outrages. ## Footnote retributive (adj)
severe punishment for sth serious that sb has done
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**rehabilitation** | rehabilitate sb
the process of helping sb to live a normal life after they have been ill or in prison
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**in crisis**
in a period of great difficulty and uncertainty
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**reoffend** | reoffender (n, person)
commit a crime again
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**occupational hazard** ## Footnote Hearing loss from excessive noise is an occupational hazard for nightclub workers.
a rish or danger that is a part of a job
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**occupational therapist** | occupational therapy
a person whose job is to help people get better after illness or injury by giving them special activities to do
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**occupational health**
the study or activity of trying to prevent people becoming ill because of their job
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**industrial/occupational hygiene**
the science or activity of controlling disease and injury in the places where people work
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**occupational medicine**
the study and treatment of illnesses or injury caused by the work someone does:
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**occupational pension**
a pension from an employer rather than the government:
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**industrial/occupational/organisational psychology**
the study of the behaviour and relationships of people in the places where they work:
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**occupational hazard/risk**
a danger that is connected with doing a particular job:
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**self-contained** | Each chapter is self-contained and can be studied in isolation.
able to operate or exist without outside help or influence
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**inmate**
a person living in a prison
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**proportion**
a part or share of the whole number or amount
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**deviate from sth** | deviation (n)
be different from what is normal
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**segregation** | segregate (v), segregationist (adj) (n, person)
the policy of separating people of different sex, race, religion, etc.
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**consent** | by common consent (everyone), By mutual consent (both)
agreement about sth
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**self-assessment**
the process of judging your own progress, achievements, etc.
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**enlist**
join the army force
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**conscription|the draft|call-up** | conscript (v)
the practice of ordering people by law to join the armed forces