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Flattering

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Thing that make someone or something look better or more attractive than usual

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I like them both the same

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(Expression) means you like two different thing the same way

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Wild

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Means extreme, savage or violent even can means dangerous

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Bumpy

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Not smooth, easy and quiet
Bumpy road, bumpy flight

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Waiter

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Man who works in a restaurant bringing the food to the customers such as server

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Waitress

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Woman whose job is to bring the food to customers

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Cruise

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A journey on a large ship of pleasure, during which you visit several places

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Outbreak

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Time o place when somenthing begins frecuently related to diseases

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Diving

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The sport or activity of swimming under the water using an special breathing equipment

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Snorkeling

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Activity of swimming while using a snorkel

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Safari

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Trip with animals, normally in forest

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Bump / to bump

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All tickets were bought (overbooked)
2. To bump is hitting someone or something with force

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How to say ‘less i can accept is…’

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I could go as low as

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Tongue in cheek

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To say something in an ironic way, flippant(not serious) or insincere way

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Bargain/ to bargain

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Something on sale but at a lower price than it’s really value
2. To bargain means talking to the seller in order to buy something at a lower price

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Tip

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Extra money you give a person for his job

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Sightseeing

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Activity of visiting interesting places specially on holidays

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Loose (opposite)

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Strict or tight

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Setting/ place setting

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  1. the time and the place in which the action of a book, movie, play, etc. happens
  2. The glasses, plates, knives and forks, etc. that one person needs for eating a meal, arranged on a table
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Breeze/ what a breeze

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A light and pleasant wind
2. Sentence used to express ease

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In tune

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Singing or playing note that are the right pitch(level) or that agree with others being sung or played tune= melody

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Within

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Inside or not further than the an area or period of time
The ambulance arrived within 10 minutes. Consume within two days of purchase. He repaid the loan within two years. Failure to pay within 14 days will result in prosecution.

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To bits

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  1. Very much
  2. Little pieces of something
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Can’t complain!

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Not bad, I feel not so good and not so bad about that

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He is job hunting

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He’s looking for a job

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Industrious

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Person who works hard

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27
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Shift/ to shift

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Group of workers with the same period in their jobs
2. To cause someone or something to change its position
(cambiar, mover, reemplazar)
Use humor, and be hilarious to shift the attention of the people

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Nail polish

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A coloured liquid that is painted on fingernails or toenails

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29
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Delightful

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Very pleasant

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30
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My schedule is ____ 3 to 7

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from

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How are you getting along

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How are you with the other? How are you feeling? Do you like him?

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Napkins

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A small square piece of cloth or paper used while you’re eating to protect your clothes

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Errands

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You run errans when you have to do a fast shopping or a quick work

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34
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There’s no another option

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There’s no way out!

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35
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I’m taking a course ___ math

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In

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With the purpose

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In order to

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37
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Take it out/ get it out

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To put someone out of a place

38
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It’s not heaps of fun

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It’s not very funny

39
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Stick around

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To stay somewhere and wait for something to happen or stay trying something in specific place

40
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Faint

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Not strong or clear, slight
You can’t train, you faint
2. Unconscious

41
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Roll in

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To arrive in great numbers or amount

42
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kick off

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start

43
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Likely

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Probably

44
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Unlike

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Different form or way(contrary)
It’s a large house, unlike mr john’s house

45
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Miracle

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an unusual and mysterious event that is thought to have been caused by a god because it does not follow the usual laws of nature

46
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Blind date

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a romantic social meeting between two people who have never met each other before

47
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Light-headed

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If you feel light-headed, you feel weak and as if you are going to lose your balance
She’d had a couple of glasses of champagne and was starting to feel light-headed (dizziness)

48
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Souvenir

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Something you buy or keep to help you remember a vacation or a special event

49
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Keepsake

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A small present, usually not expensive, that is given to you by someone. So you will remember that person

My ex girlfriend always gave me keepsakes, like letters, and others creative presents

50
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Pendant

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A piece of jewelry worn around the neck with an object hanging from it, or object itself

51
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Rough

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Not even and not smooth often of being in bad condition
The rough cloth prickled my skin.
Jeeps are rugged vehicles, designed for ROUGH conditions. His behaviour is sometimes rather rough.
(Rough is usually something bad)
What a rough floor, many stones

52
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Theft

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Dishonestly taking something that belongs to someone else and keeping it (act)
Robbery using force
Theft no using force
Someone stole my purse, this is a theft

53
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Neat

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Tidy, with everything in its place

The desk is neat
My bedroom is neat

54
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Alibi

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Proof that someone who is thought to have commited a crime could not have done it, especially the fact or statement that they were in another place at the time it happened
Lucky for him, his alibi is watertight.
He established an alibi to the charge of murder.
Late again, Richard? What’s your alibi this time?
They invented a very convincing alibi.
The false alibi threw the police off the scent
(Pronunce ALIBAI)

55
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Bring (something) along

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Bring (him, it, her, etc.) with you
Take something with you

They brought along Jane in a pram(cochecito).

Dad brought a notebook along to the beach, in case he was seized by sudden inspiration.

In this case “seized” means that something takes over metaphorically

I will bring the ball along with me just in case I use it

56
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Resume

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A short written description of your education, qualifications, previous job and sometimes also your personal interests

57
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Manner

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The way in which something is done can be behave or service toward other

She has a very forceful manner of speaking.

I objected to the manner in which the decision was made.

Some people have no manners.

Someone should teach you some manners!
(Manner= ettiquete, way to do something, behavior)

58
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Robust

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Strong and healthy
2. Resistence

59
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Bow

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Knot with two curved parts and two loose ends, used as a decoration or to tie shoes
2. Weapon for shooting arrows

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Nod

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To move your head down and then up several times, especially to show something agreement, approval or even greeting

61
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Humble

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Not proud or not beliving that you’re more important than others
Rich people aren’t usually humble
Being humble is important nowdays because there’s lots of division and many people are poor

62
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Fairy

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An imaginary creature with magic powers, usually represented as a very small person with wings

63
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Wings

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The sides or forelimbs that bears large feathers and is used for flying

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Aircraft

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Plane

65
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Slippers

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A type of soft comfortable shoe for wearing inside the house

66
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Loyal

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Firm and not changing in your friendship with or support for a person or an organization, or in your belief in your principles

67
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Indeed

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Really o certainly, often used to emphasize something
Oh indeed, take care!
Oh indeed, that’s true
Many people are poor indeed

68
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Crash

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If a vehicle crashes or someone cashes it, it’s involved in a accident, usually a serious one in which the vehicle is damaged and someone is hurt
Can also means ‘make a noise’ and ‘fail’

69
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Affordable

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Not expensive

70
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Pub

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A place, especially in Great Britain or Ireland, where alcoholic drinks can be bought and drunk, and where food is often available

71
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GO DOWN

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Go to (but more informal)

I’m going down the pub

72
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Ask about shoe size
Make a common question they use

A

What size shoes do you wear?

73
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Right over

A

Immediately
I’ll be there right over!

74
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Fluffy

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Soft and like wool or fur (adjective)
She wears a fluffy scarf around her neck.
This couch is so fluffly

75
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Fur

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The thick hair that covers the bodies of some animals, or the hair covered skin(s) of animals, removed from their bodies

76
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Go/come along

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To walk or acomppany someone somewhere

They were going to the fair so I asked whether I could go along with them

77
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Drat

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Rudeness, used when you are slightly annoyed

78
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Carry on/ carry-on

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To resume, continue
2. Handbag, luggage but used in your hands

Carry on with your work while I’m away.

After he left I just tried to carry on as normal (= do the things I usually do)

Carry on the good work!

carry on doing something He carried on peeling the potatoes.

Well that was it, you can carry on

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Air hostess

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A woman who servers passangers on an aircraft

80
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To place

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To put something in a specific place (to stow)

81
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Stow

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To put something in a place where it can be kept safely (to place, to leave it in specific position)

82
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Fasten

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To cause something to become firmly fixed together or in a position or closed preveting unwanted movements

83
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Headseat

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Headphones

84
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Tube

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Train, underground

85
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Ask about how to arrive somewhere

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How do I get there?

86
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Cab

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Taxi

87
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To fond

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To like someone or something very much
I am very fond of it and extremely anxious about what happens to it.
I am still very fond of them as a race. Most people who own pets and keep them do so because they are fond of the creatures.

88
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Such

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So, very, too

89
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Desire

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A wish
Make a wish! I desire to have a pet

90
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Summary/abstract

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A short written, about a topic that you watched before

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