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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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stag

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bachelor party

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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

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in a truthful way.

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like-minded

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having similar tastes or opinions.

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willingly

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readily; of one’s own free will / охотно

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subtraction

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substantial = significant = alot

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literally

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real = actually

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gist

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basic idea

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policing

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checking

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congealed

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become solid

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turning up

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to arrive

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vilify

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make some one of bad gay

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Villain

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antagonist / bad gay

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protagonist

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good gay

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three quid

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three pound

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succumb

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give in

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feckless

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incompetent / irresponsible

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revolting

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disgusting

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to revolt

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fight against

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rotting

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expire

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obese

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extremely fat

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admissions

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allow

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vehement

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extremely strong

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peer

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friend / colleague

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bread becomes stale

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hard (only for bread)

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defensiveness

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defense

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to my craving

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want to eat something in particular

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ordeal

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hard situation

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51
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gosh

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черт (british)

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last to up

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duration / how long something takes

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drain put in

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medical instrument

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collapse

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to fall / check it

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to dub in

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involve someone

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bulk buy

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buy some in huge amount

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buy off

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buy something from someone

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Telltale sign

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something obvious / can tell easyly

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tar

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смола

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rupture

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explode / implode - check it

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cancer

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рак

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disease

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seeknes

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candy floss

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вата

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dignified death

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honor death

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hurdles

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problems

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blighted

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ruined

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raw

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fresh

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unduly

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to match

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cruelty

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evil

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endure

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experience for long period of time

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faintly

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like whisper

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swallowing ability

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глотать

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mortified

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disbelieved (terribly surprised)

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concerns

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worried

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stipulate

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condition

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settled intent

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decision

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awareness

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to know something) - знание

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reassessed

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re-investigate

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rumor

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spreading false information about someone

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rage

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angry

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bed-bound

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stuck in bed

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hoodwink

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Con / to scam

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Embellish

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to add lots of attractive features to something

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variety

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different types of something

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unwise

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not intelligent

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bounty

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value of a criminal determined by the police

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miserable

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extremely sad

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immense

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great (positive or negative)

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Scrapped

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To dispose of / to remove - informal

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Prohibit

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to disallow

91
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high stakes

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risky / too much risk

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intervene

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to interrupt

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take the eye off the ball

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become distracted / not focused

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Abolish

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to remove / to end - formal

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to assess

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to examine = to analyses

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assessment

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exam / test

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curriculum

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course program

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Absent

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not present

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present

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attend

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Disrupt

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disturb

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to seek

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to search / to look for

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Capture

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to catch and keep something

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emphasizing

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give special importance or value to (something) in speaking or writing.

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apprenticeships

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work and study at the same time

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coming-of-age

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transition from childhood to adulthood

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wealthier families

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reach family

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retail

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sell (goods) to the public by retail.

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preface

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means to introduce or provide a preliminary statement before the main content.

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pursuing

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follow or chase (someone or something).

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dabble in

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take part in

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taking the bull by the horns

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брать быка за рога

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irrespective

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not taking (something) into account (it doesn’t meter)

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demanding

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ask / requiring much skill or effort

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siblings

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brothers or sisters having common parents

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grasp

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lift / understand

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re-offending

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to say or do something to hurt someone

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rough sleeping

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sleeping outside / homeless

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law-abiding

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someone who is not a criminal / following the law

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knock-on effect

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the consequences (in the long run)

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spell out

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explain very simply

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knee-jerk

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instant reaction / reflex

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leaver

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someone who has left an institution

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appalling

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terrible, disappointing

124
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accommodation

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a place where someone lives / stays

125
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pensioners

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OAP = Old Aged Pensioners

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Junk

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unhealthy food

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Gourmet

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prepared well, high quality, generally cooked from scratch

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out-of-home eating

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eating from outside

129
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recoil

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to become startled due to horror / disgust

130
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plenty

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a lot

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perplexed

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confused

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outrage

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anger

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facetious

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not serious

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bastion

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a great example of someone / something that defends a belief that is disappearing or not common

135
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Ditch

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remove / get rid of

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