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literacy

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the ability to read and write

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intrusive

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disturbing

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intruder

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εισβολέας

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versatile

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ευέλικτος

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stranded

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που έχει ξεμείνει

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grope

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search with difficulty, χούφτωμα

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quaint

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γραφικός

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merchant vessel

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εμπορικό πλοίο

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bear

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carry

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adrift

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not tied to anything, floating

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launch

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set into water, καθελκύω

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prudence

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σύνεση

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infantry

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πεζικό

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artillery

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πυροβολικό

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clatter

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θόρυβος, ιδίως μεταλλικών αντικειμένων

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inaugurate

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εγκαινιάζω

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wire

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τηλεγραφώ, καλώδιο

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What hath God wrought!

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Τι έχει πράξει ο Θεός!

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recede

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υποχωρώ

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envision

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οραματίζομαι

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gist

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the general meaning

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question stem

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κορμός ερώτησης

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stem

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κοτσάνι

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laborious

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needing much effort

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neglect

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παραμελώ

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labour

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τοκετός

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strenuous

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taking great effort

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smirk

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smile in an unpleasant way

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wince

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show pain, μορφάζω

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retort

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reply quickly and angrily

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shrug

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σηκώνω τους ώμους

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abruptly

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απότομα

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profound

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very great, intense

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rousing

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ενθουσιώδης, που ξεσηκώνει

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pertinent

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relevant

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wall-mounted

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τοποθετημένος στον τοίχο

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aerial

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κεραία

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thrust

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σπρώχνω βίαια

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nook

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γωνιά

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jack

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πρίζα για τηλεφωνική γραμμή

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niche

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εσοχή τοίχου

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headset

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headphones (with microphone)

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reel

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καρούλι

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dial

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πληκτρολογώ αριθμό τηλεφώνου

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keypad

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αριθμητικό πληκτρολόγιο

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retract

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take back what I said

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materialise

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εμφανίζομαι

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contempt

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περιφρόνηση

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stern

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αυστηρός

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scowl

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look angrily

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simper

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χαμογελώ χαζά, ναζιάρικα

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jeer

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χλευάζω

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munch

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μασουλάω

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muddle

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μπερδεύω, ανακατεύω

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muster

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gather, collect, συγκεντρώνω

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gape

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look in surprise (usually with an open mouth)

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ogle

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κοιτάζω πονηρά, look at somebody/something in a sly way

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piercing

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διαπεραστικός

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yelp

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σκούξιμο

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subtlety

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detail hardly noticeable but important

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nuance

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λεπτή διαφορά

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verbose

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φλύαρος

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minimalist

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using a small number of simple things

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long-winded

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saying too much in a boring way, φλύαρος

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elongated

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επιμηκής, long and thin

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mutter

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speak in a low voice

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stretched out

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τεντωμένος, προτεταμένος

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stutter

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τραυλίζω

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splutter

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ψελίζω

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pitch

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τόνος φωνής, ήχου

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striking

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εντυπωσιακός

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premises

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κτιριακές εγκαταστάσεις

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recession

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οικονομική ύφεση

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in jest

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στα αστεία

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mince one’s words

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μασάω τα λόγια μου

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negotiation

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διαπραγμάτευση

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be all ears

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είμαι όλος αυτιά

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run for parliament

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βάζω υποψηφιότητα για βουλευτής

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keep something under one’s hat

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κρατάω κάτι κρυφό

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mum’s the word

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used to tell somebody or to agree that something must be kept a secret, μη βγάλεις λέξη

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scruffy

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ατημέλητος, dirty or untidy

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lounge suit

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suit of matching jacket and trousers

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pin-striped

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ριγέ

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trench coat

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καπαρντίνα

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bomber jacket

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μπουφάν που σουρώνει στη μέση

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trenches

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χαρακώματα

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buggie cords

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φαρδύ κοτλέ παντελόνι

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negligible

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αμελητέος

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lingua-franca

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κοινή γλώσσα (σε χώρα που μιλούνται πολλές διάλεκτοι)

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linguist

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γλωσσολόγος

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exemplify

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αποτελώ χαρακτηριστικό παράδειγμα

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get across

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κάνω κάτι κατανοητό

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think tank

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group of experts brought together (usually by the government) to provide solutions to problems

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armored

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θωρακισμένος

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wiring

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καλωδίωση

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conceivable

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possible

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reduce to tatters

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destroy

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inconceivable

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αδιανόητο

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node

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κόμβος

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wind

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κινούμαι ελικοειδώς

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segment

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section

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amid

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in the middle of

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constellation

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συνάθροιση, αστερισμός

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get into the act

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μπαίνω στο κόλπο

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blistering pace

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great speed

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blister

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φουσκάλα (στο πόδι)

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confederation

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συνομοσπονδία

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mere

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απλός

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ferocious

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fierce, άγριος

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bear little resemblance

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έχω μικρή ομοιότητα

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jumbled

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μπερδεμένος

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cohesion

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συνοχή

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coherence

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αλληλουχία

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warp

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διαστρέφω

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high-capacity

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μεγάλη χωρητικότητα

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backbone

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ραχοκοκαλιά

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FBI

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Federal Bureau of Investigation

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lord it over

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κάνω τον αφέντη

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domain

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τομέας

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barge in

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ορμάω, διακόπτω

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mull over

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think about or consider

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supersede

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to replace

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censor

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λογοκριτής

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stockholder

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μέτοχος

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toss

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πετάω

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outgoings

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έξοδο

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cleanse

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καθαρίζω

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strike

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κάνω εντύπωση

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commend

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επαινώ

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assert

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διεκδικώ

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mischief

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ζαβολιά

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margin

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περιθώριο

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notion

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idea

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fad

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περαστική μανία

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twofold

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διμερής

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magnitude

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μέγεθος, έκταση

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stand in

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αντικαθιστώ

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make one’s mark

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αφήνω το στίγμα μου

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blot

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κηλίδα, κάτι που θίγει την υπόληψη κάποιου

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mane

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ανόητος

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banality

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κάτι συνηθισμένο

142
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realm

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πεδίο, χώρος

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fragment

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απόσπασμα

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intricate

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περίπλοκος

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designate

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ορίζω, καθορίζω

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speak volumes

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λέω (φανερώνω) πολλά

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have words with somebody

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τα λέω σε κάποιον “ένα χεράκι”

148
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go back on one’s word

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αθετώ το λόγο μου

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take the hind legs off a donkey

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μιλώ ακατάπαυστα

150
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have a frog in one’s throat

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είμαι βραχνιασμένος

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scribe

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αντιγραφέας χειρογράφων

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administrative

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διοικητικός

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conflagration

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blaze

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decipher

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αποκρυπτογραφώ

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array

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a wide range of, ποικιλία

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indispensable

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απαραίτητος

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thought-provoking

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κάτι που προκαλεί σκέψη

158
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coloquial

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“της καθομιλουμένης”

English CPE Vocabulary (2 decks)

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