Umar Flashcards

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spat

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Past tense of spit / arguement or a disagreement with someone

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sift

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sort and organise together

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stick up for someone

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to support them

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to grieve

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to feel sad and emotional about a sad event

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to insult

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to curse or offend someone

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acquire

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to obtain or get something

Acquire a new language: To learn or gain knowledge of a new language.

Acquire a company: To take ownership or control of a company, often through purchase.

Acquire skills: To develop or gain abilities or expertise in something.

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arse

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ass

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disruptive child

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uncontroled child

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chanting

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say or shout repeatedly in a sing-song tone.

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myriad

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a lot of something

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horrendous

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extremely unpleasant, horrifying, or terrible

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feral

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wild state

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sense of entitlement

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When someone says they don’t like this sense of entitlement, they are usually criticizing an attitude where someone expects to receive benefits or treatment without putting in the necessary effort or considering whether they have actually earned or deserve them.

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diffuse situtions

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it means to lessen the intensity or to spread out so that it becomes less concentrated.

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underpin

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support

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strap it up

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use seatbelt

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17
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stag

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bachelor party

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18
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communal love

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is the deep care and affection shared among members of a community

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fraternity

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a group of people sharing a common profession or interests

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overwhelmed

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has stress, pressure, or emotion, making it difficult for them to cope or function effectively

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fall out

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means to have a disagreement or argument that strains or ends a friendship or relationship temporarily or permanently.

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tally up / tot up

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add number / count numbers

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afford

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have enough money to pay for.

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water down

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weaken

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genuinely
in a truthful way.
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like-minded
having similar tastes or opinions.
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willingly
readily; of one's own free will / охотно
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subtraction
substantial = significant = alot
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literally
real = actually
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gist
basic idea
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policing
checking
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congealed
become solid
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turning up
to arrive
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vilify
make some one of bad gay
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Villain
antagonist / bad gay
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protagonist
good gay
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three quid
three pound
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succumb
give in
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feckless
incompetent / irresponsible
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revolting
disgusting
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to revolt
fight against
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rotting
expire
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obese
extremely fat
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admissions
allow
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vehement
extremely strong
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peer
friend / colleague
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bread becomes stale
hard (only for bread)
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defensiveness
defense
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to my craving
want to eat something in particular
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ordeal
hard situation
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gosh
черт (british)
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last to up
duration / how long something takes
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drain put in
medical instrument
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collapse
to fall / check it
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to dub in
involve someone
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bulk buy
buy some in huge amount
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buy off
buy something from someone
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Telltale sign
something obvious / can tell easyly
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tar
смола
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rupture
explode / implode - check it
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cancer
рак
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disease
seeknes
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candy floss
вата
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dignified death
honor death
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hurdles
problems
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blighted
ruined
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raw
fresh
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unduly
to match
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cruelty
evil
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endure
experience for long period of time
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faintly
like whisper
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swallowing ability
глотать
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mortified
disbelieved (terribly surprised)
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concerns
worried
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stipulate
condition
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settled intent
decision
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awareness
to know something) - знание
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reassessed
re-investigate
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rumor
spreading false information about someone
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rage
angry
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bed-bound
stuck in bed
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hoodwink
Con / to scam
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Embellish
to add lots of attractive features to something
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variety
different types of something
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unwise
not intelligent
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bounty
value of a criminal determined by the police
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miserable
extremely sad
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immense
great (positive or negative)
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Scrapped
To dispose of / to remove - informal
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Prohibit
to disallow
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high stakes
risky / too much risk
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intervene
to interrupt
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take the eye off the ball
become distracted / not focused
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Abolish
to remove / to end - formal
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to assess
to examine = to analyses
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assessment
exam / test
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curriculum
course program
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Absent
not present
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present
attend
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Disrupt
disturb
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to seek
to search / to look for
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Capture
to catch and keep something
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emphasizing
give special importance or value to (something) in speaking or writing.
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apprenticeships
work and study at the same time
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coming-of-age
transition from childhood to adulthood
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wealthier families
reach family
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retail
sell (goods) to the public by retail.
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preface
means to introduce or provide a preliminary statement before the main content.
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pursuing
follow or chase (someone or something).
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dabble in
take part in
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taking the bull by the horns
брать быка за рога
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irrespective
not taking (something) into account (it doesn't meter)
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demanding
ask / requiring much skill or effort
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siblings
brothers or sisters having common parents
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grasp
lift / understand
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re-offending
to say or do something to hurt someone
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rough sleeping
sleeping outside / homeless
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law-abiding
someone who is not a criminal / following the law
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knock-on effect
the consequences (in the long run)
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spell out
explain very simply
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knee-jerk
instant reaction / reflex
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leaver
someone who has left an institution
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appalling
terrible, disappointing
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accommodation
a place where someone lives / stays
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pensioners
OAP = Old Aged Pensioners
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Junk
unhealthy food
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Gourmet
prepared well, high quality, generally cooked from scratch
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out-of-home eating
eating from outside
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recoil
to become startled due to horror / disgust
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plenty
a lot
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perplexed
confused
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outrage
anger
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facetious
not serious
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bastion
a great example of someone / something that defends a belief that is disappearing or not common
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Ditch
remove / get rid of
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to spark something
to start something
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backlash
outrage or protest as a reaction to something
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nip
to pinch hard
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to latch
grip something in a extremely strong manner
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toddler
between 1 to 3 years old. they can talk and walk
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naughty
not well behaved / rude and abusive
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to aspire
to hope or dream of something
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fleshy
lots of skin and meat
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bizarre
very strange / unusual
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punch
to throw your arm in front of you to hurt someone
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to establish something
to create / recognise / draw attention to something
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