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1
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To fuss

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To care too much about small and unimportant things

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To dodge

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To avoid, evade or elude.

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To contend with

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To struggle in opposition, to deal with

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Self-effacing

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Tending to make oneself, one’s actions, etc, inconspicuous, esp because of humility or timidity; modest

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Lay claim to

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Officially say that something belongs to you

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A case in point

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An example

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To showcase

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To exhibit or display

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Household name

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A person that is very well known

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Keen on / fond of

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Interested in

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Momentous

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Of great importance

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Catch on

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To become popular

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Outdated

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No longer in use/important

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Must-have

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Something essential to own, something needed

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Cutting-edge

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The latest, the newest, the most recent

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Backlash

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A strong negative reaction

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Fusion

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Food mix/combination

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Social influence

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Persuasion of society

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Vintage

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Antique, old-fashioned, looks old

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To be in the know

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To have knowledge

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On trend

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Fashionable

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Hue

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A gradation or shade of a color

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At the forefront

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At the position of greatest importance

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To pin down

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To explain in detail

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Stance

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A position or opinion taken with respect to something

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Pass off

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To fake

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Bulk

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In large quantities

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Mainstream

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The most usual way of thinking

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Sleek

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Smooth in manners

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Mundane

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Ordinary

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As a means

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As a way of

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On a shoestring

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Do something with a very small amount of money

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The world of fashion

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The whole fashion industry

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A passing fashion

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A trend that didn’t last long

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To be (back) in fashion

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Something which is trendy now, or trendy again

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To make a fashion statement

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To wear something trendy

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To keep up with the latest fashion

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To read fashion news and wear what is trendy at the moment

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The height of fashion

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Something which is extremely trendy now

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To start a new fashion

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To design (or wear) something that becomes very trendy

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All the rage

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Fashionable

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On the radar

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Everyone is watching it

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The next big thing

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The next major event

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To buck the trend

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To be against the mainstream

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In vogue

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Trendy

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To keep up

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To maintain in good condition

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Renewable energy

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Sustainable energy, green energy, produced from renewable resoursces

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To run out of

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To use up, to exhaust, to deplete

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To pollute

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To contaminate, to spoil

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Dependent on

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Reliant on, counting on, clinging to

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Fossil fuels

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Material that is burned to produce heat or power, it’s an unsustainable energy source.

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Renewable energy sources

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Energies produced from natural resources that regenerate, such as sunlight, wind or water.

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Biomass

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Plant material or animal waste burned as fuel

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Geothermal energy

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Heat from below the Earth’s surface used to produce renewable energy

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Hydropower

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Energy that comes from the flow of water

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Tidal Power

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Energy produced from the tides of the sea

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Wave Power

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Energy produced from ocean waves

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To power

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To supply force to operate

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Sustainable

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Capable of being maintained without exhausting natural resources

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Logistics

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The planning and coordination of the details of any operation

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Greenhouse effect

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A layer of gases that surrounds the Earth and traps energy that would normally escape.

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Coal

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A mineral substance made of carbon, used as a fuel.

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Pollution

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Substances or products that are harmful to the environment.

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Global warming

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An increase in the average temperature of the earth’s atmosphere, causing changes in climate.

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Climate change

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Is the long-term changes in climate, including average temperature and precipitation.

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Flooding

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The submerging of land under water

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Drought

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A long period of dry weather

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Smog

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The combination of fog and smoke in the air

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Scarcity

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When supplies are insufficient

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Climate hot spot

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The hottest temperature of climate detected at a specific location

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Carbon footprint

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How much carbon we release into the atmosphere

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