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Unit 8 Flashcards

1
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Favour

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Support

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Severely

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In a strict way

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Kick

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A movement of your foot or leg, usually to hit something with your foot

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Jerk

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To move with a quick sudden movement

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Nod

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To move your head up and down, especially in order to show agreement or understanding

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Pampered

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Someone who is being looked after very kindly

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Stream

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To flow quickly and in great amounts

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Crash course

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A course in which you learn about a particular subject in a very short period of time

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Lunatic

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Very crazy or unrealistic

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Secrecy

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The process of keeping something secret or when something is kept a secret

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Slouch

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To stand, sit or walk with your shoulders hanging forward, usually when you are tired or bored

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Strand

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A single thin piece of thread, wire, hair, etc

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Handle

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To do things that are necessary to complete a job

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Admiration

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A feeling of great respect and liking for something or someone

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Anti-social

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Anti-social behaviour is violent or harmful to other people or shows that you do not care about them

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Cheerful

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Happy or behaving in a way that shows you are happy

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Cooperative

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Willing to cooperative

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Courageous

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Brave

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Courteous

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Polite and showing respect for other people

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Honesty

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The quality of being honest

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Loyalty

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The quality of remaining faithful to your friends

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Talkative

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Someone who talks a lot

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Willingness

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The state of being prepared to do something

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Have nothing to do with

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If you have nothing to do with someone or something or if someone or something has nothing to do with you

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Have a chat

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To talk in a friendly, informal way

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Keep (sth) tidy

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To keep something neatly arranged in the right place

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Keep (sb) waiting

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To make someone wait before you meet them or see them

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Keep a secret

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To not tell anyone about a secret that you know

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Have difficulty with

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To find something difficult to do

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Keep in touch

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To have the latest information or knowledge about someone

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Buckets of (sth)

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A large amount of something

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Choir

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A group of people who sing together for other people to listen to

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Percussion

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Musical instruments such as drums, bells, etc

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Belief

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The feeling that someone or something is good

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Get rid of

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To take action so that you no longer have something unpleasant that you do not want

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Exhilarating

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Making you feel happy, excited and full of energy

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Creepy

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Making you feel nervous and slightly frightened

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Funnily enough

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In an amusing or strange way

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Be good fun

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To be pleasant and enjoyable

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Feel blue

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To be sad

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Bug sb

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To annoy someone

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Carry on (doing sth)

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To continue doing something

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Clear (sth) up

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Explain

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Get along (with)

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To have a friendly relationship with somebody

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There’s no point in (doing sth)

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There’s no purpose or aim of something

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Look up to (sb)

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To admire or respect someone

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Waste time (doing sth)

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To spend time on something that is unnecessary

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Set my self a goal

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To say what I will or must try to achieve

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Zone out

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To stop paying attention

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Pick myself up off the floor

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To improve, especially after some bad events in your life

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