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1
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Scam

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A dishonest scheme; a fraud

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One-sided

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Showing only one side of the situation; not balanced

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Hinder

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Stops, prevents, obstruction

He will not hinder anything useful nor allow anything harmful.

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Nonchalant

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Not caring, cool

The teenager was nonchalant when I hit his car

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Oblivious

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Didn’t realize, not paying attention

He was oblivious to the fact she felt embarrassed

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Ostracize

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Push away; ignore

One of the worst forms of bullying is to ostracize someone from the group.

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Spur of the moment

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Spontaneous: not planned

The weather is great today let’s go for a ride

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Slouch

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Not sitting straight; posture

If you slouch, your body will hurt as well

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Plausible

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Possible but not likely

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Spoil

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Destroy the value or quality of

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Takeoff

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The action of becoming airborne
The plane accelerated down the runway for takeoff

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Landing

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We made a perfect landing at the airstrip

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13
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Early riser

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A person who gets up early in the morning

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Seldom

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Rarely, not often
Bauru is seldom visited by tourists

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15
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Midday

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Noon 12:00 pm

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16
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Raise / Raised / Raised

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Increase, growth, lift
Raise + object

Raise your hands if you have a question.

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Rise / Rose / Risen (rízen)

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Increase, growth, lift
Without object
The sun rises in the east (leste)

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18
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East (Leste)

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Cardinal orientation where sun rises
Easy to write with the right hand

Never Eat Soggy Waffles

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West (Oeste)

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Cardinal orientation where sun sets
Wrong to write with the left hand

Never Eat Soggy Waffles

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20
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Flat broke

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Completely out of money

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21
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Look far away

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Look like you are thinking about other things; daydream

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22
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Gather

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Collect, put together.
We gathered our bags.

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23
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Drop off <> Pick up

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When you drop someone or something off, you bring that person or thing somewhere

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Pick up <> Drop off

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You can pick up someone or something which means to retrieve or go and get that person or thing

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Run errands

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Go somewhere to pick up or delivery something. Go out to buy or do something.

After school he runs errands for his father.

26
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Chore

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A job or piece of work that is often boring or unpleasant but needs to be done regularly.

I’ll go shopping when I’ve done my chores (= done the jobs in or around the house).

I find writing reports a real chore (= very boring).

27
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Get a bite to eat

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Get something to eat.

I’m going to get a bite to eat after class.

28
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Schedule

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Set up your next appointment

The receptionist at the front desk will set up your next appointment.

29
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Faucets

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A tap; a device that controls the flow of liquid, especially water, from a pipe

Turn the faucet on/off.

30
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Drip

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If a liquid drips, it falls in drops, or you make it fall in drops:

Water dripped down the wall.
She dripped paint on the carpet.

31
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Thank you

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Any time
Don’t worry about it
No problem

32
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Pay off

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Satisfy, reward, consideration
His hard work paid off he passed the exam.

33
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Put off

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Postpone, delay, wait

34
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On second thought

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After thinking about something again

35
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Drown out

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Sound loud enough to block the sound of something else.

The sound of the telephone was drowned out by the vacuum cleaner.

36
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Carried away

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To be so excited that one is no longer in control of one’s behavior.

I shouldn’t have behaved like that. I just got carried away.

37
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Liven up

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To become more interesting and exciting, or to make something become like this.

A new coat of paint would liven the kitchen up.

38
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Deafening

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Too loud.
The music was deafening.

39
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Tear

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Tir (n): liquid from the eyes (cry)
Tér (v): rip, split in pieces (paper)

40
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Glean

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Obtain information from various sources, often with difficulty.

Obtain, extract, gather

The information is gleaned from press cuttings.

41
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Get away

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To escape
How to get away with a murderer

42
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Go on

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Keep, continue

43
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Look for

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Search for

44
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Make up

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Create, invent

45
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Watch out

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Be careful

46
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Call off

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Cancel

47
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Carry on

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Continue

48
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Spill

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Drop liquid

Paul dropped a paint and spilled it all over the ground.

49
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Be beat

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Be very, very tired; be exhausted

I’m beat. I can’t wait to get home.

50
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Reservation / Appointment

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Reservation place or things
Appointment people

51
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Ground / Floor

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Land, soil, pavement

Ground: external
Floor: internal

The ground is wet because the rain.

He dropped the keys on the floor.

52
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A lemon

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A car with a lot of problems

53
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Win / Earn / Gain

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Win
Competition, award
- I want to win the lottery

Earn
Get something in exchange, salary
- She earns a lot of money

Gain
Get or increase
- He’s gained weight this year

54
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Sturdy

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Strongly and solidly built

55
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Furthermore

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In addition, besides

This species has a quiet charm and, furthermore, is an easy garden plant.

Deadlifts are good for the back, furthermore they help burn calories.

56
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Prefer / I’d rather

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Do you like sushi?

I prefer pizza / I’d rather pizza.

57
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Arrive / Get there

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I got here at 5pm.
He got there yesterday.

58
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Receive / Get

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I received an email / I got an email.

59
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To get caught in the rain

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Tomar chuva

Teenagers get caught in heavy rain [pegam chuva forte] in Macedonia’s capital

60
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Come up the stairs

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Suba as escadas

61
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Pãezinhos

A

Rolls

62
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Erguer a mesa

A

Lift the table

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