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Dependable

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Trustworthy and reliable; capable of being trusted or depended on

  • Her boss said that she was a very dependable assistant
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Prohibit

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Not allowed

  • Motor vehicles are prohibited from driving in the town centre;
  • Parking is strictly prohibited between these gates.
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Strickly

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In a way that would bring severe punishment if not obeyed.
In a very limited or limiting way

  • The use of cameras in this museum is strictly forbidden;
  • This unrepeatable offer is only available for a strictly limited period.
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Starving

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Extremely hungry

  • Isn’t lunch ready yet? I’m ** starving**.
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Humble

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having or showing a modest or low estimate of one’s own importance

modest; simple

  • Please accept our humble apologies for the error;
  • he was humble about his stature as one of rock history’s most influential guitarists.
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Float

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To stay on the surface of a liquid and not sink
or move or
hover slowly and lightly in a liquid or the air

  • You can float very easily in the Dead Sea because it’s so salty;
  • Clouds floated across a brilliant blue sky.
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Almost

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Nearly but not quite

Quase

  • The place was almost empty;
  • The storm was almost upon them
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Reserved

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Restrained in words and actions, a little shy.
Can be used for people and for animals.

  • My friend is more reserved than I am, however she loves being around people.
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Self-assured

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Confident in one’s own abilities or character.
Can be used to compliment or insult someone.

  • The new employees could tell that their boss was a very self-assured and confident leader.
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Animosity

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A strong dislike or unfriendly feeling

  • Of course we’re competitive, but there’s no personal animosity between us;
  • The European Community helped France and Germany forget the old animosities between them.
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Aware

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Knowing that something exists, or having knowledge or experience of a particular thing.

  • Were you aware of the risks at the time?
  • Be aware of the propaganda online
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Clearly

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In a way that is easy to see, hear, read, or understand

  • When you fill in the form, please write clearly in black ink;
  • I’m afraid I’m not expressing myself very clearly.
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Led

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Past simple and past participle of LEAD:
* They led us to believe we were welcome guests.
* She led the party through the marshland

A light, for example on a piece of electronic equipment:
* The green LED indicates the monitor is on and fully functional.

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Become

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To be something
To start to be

  • I want to become a pilot when I am older
  • It was becoming cold, so we lit the fire.
  • The days are becoming shorter.
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Further

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Comparative of far : to a greater distance or degree, or at a more advanced level

  • I never got further than the first five pages of “Ulysses.”
  • Every day she sinks further and further into depression.
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Assessment

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Evaluation or overview of something. e.g. school project, productivity in work, knowledge, ability, skills, etc.

  • We are conducting a review of our training methods and our assessment criteria.
  • The diploma will be awarded based on a final exam and continuous assessment throughout the course.
  • Every new employee will need to take an English-language assessment test.
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Fee

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An amount of money paid for a particular piece of work or for a particular right or service

  • The cinema ticket fee is 10 dollars
  • We couldn’t pay the lawyer’s fee.
  • Gym membership fee is 5 dollars
  • The fee is current 10 dollars to travel from Brasilia to rio
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Avoid

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To stay away from someone or something

Evitar

  • I try to avoid supermarkets on Saturdays - they’re always so busy.
  • I’m anxious to avoid the highway at rush hour.
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Belong

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Be the property of.
Be a member or part of (a particular group, organization, or class).

  • The vehicle did not belong to him
  • They belong to garden and bridge clubs
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Robbery

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The crime of stealing from somewhere or someone

  • The gang admitted they had committed four recent bank robberies.
  • He was involved in drugs, extortion, and robbery
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Tiny

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Extremely small

  • A tiny baby
  • Just trim a tiny bit off my hair, please.
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Fair

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In accordance with the rules or standards; legitimate.

honest

  • The group has achieved fair and equal representation for all its members
  • I thought it was a fair price that she was offering.
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Awake

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Not sleeping

  • I find it so difficult to stay awake during history lessons.
  • I drink a lot of coffee to keep me awake.
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Runny Nose

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If your nose is runny, it is producing more mucus than usual, usually because you are sick.

  • I have a runny nose
  • It may start with a sneeze, a runny nose, or a cough
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Sneeze

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When you sneeze, air and often small drops of liquid suddenly come out of your nose and mouth in a way you cannot control

  • Cats make him sneeze - I think he’s allergic to them
  • I keep sneezing - I hope I’m not getting a cold
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Insulate

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To cover and surround something with a material or substance in order to stop heat, sound, or electricity from escaping or entering

  • You can insulate a house against heat loss by having the windows double-glazed
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Itching

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The fact of having or producing an uncomfortable feeling on the skin that makes you want to rub it with your nails

Coçeira

  • This cream will reduce the itching
  • The itching is due to an allergic reaction to the mite
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Chew

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To crush food into smaller, softer pieces with the teeth so that it can be swallowed

  • This meat is difficult to chew
  • You don’t chew your food enough - that’s why you get indigestion
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Chewy

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Chewy food needs to be chewed a lot before it is swallowed

  • The meat was tasteless and chewy
30
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Bloated

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Swollen and rounded because of containing too much air, liquid, or food

  • A bloated stomach
  • A bloated (= uncomfortably full) feeling
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Cuisine

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A style of cooking

  • Southern/Japanese/Mexican cuisine.
  • I still go there; the cuisine is excellent.
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Pour

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To make a substance flow from a container, especially into another container

Derramar

  • I spilled the juice while I was pouring it.
  • Pour the honey into the bowl and mix it thoroughly with the other ingredients.
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Shade

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Slight darkness caused by something blocking the direct light from the sun

  • The sun was hot, and there were no trees to offer us shade.
  • The children played in/under the shade of a large beach umbrella.
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Windy

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With a lot of wind

Ventoso

  • It was a windy night.
  • It was wet and windy for most of the week.
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Embedded

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Existing or firmly attached within something or under a surface

  • The thorn was embedded in her thumb.
  • A sense of guilt was deeply embedded in my conscience.
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Reliable

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Someone or something that is reliable can be trusted or believed because he, she, or it works or behaves well in the way you expect.

  • Reliable information.
  • Gideon is very reliable - if he says he’ll do something, he’ll do it.
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Either

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Used in negative sentences instead of “also” or “too”

  • I don’t eat meat and my husband doesn’t either.
  • They do really good food at that restaurant and it’s not very expensive either.
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Instead

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In place of someone or something else

  • There’s no coffee - would you like a cup of tea instead?
  • I’m going to drop yoga and do aerobics instead.
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Expat

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Someone who lives in a foreign country but doesn’t have citizenship

  • A large community of expats has settled there.
  • Fernando had many stories both of his years in Chile and of his experiences in California as an expat.
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Struggle

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Something you find difficult

  • I’ve been struggling to understand this article all afternoon
  • He struggled to break free
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Toward

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In the direction of, or closer to someone or something:

  • She stood up and walked toward him.
  • There is a trend toward healthier eating among all sectors of the population
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Among

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Surrounded by; in the company of.

  • I saw a few familiar faces among the crowd.
  • Relax, you’re among friends.
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Tackle

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Try hard to do something

Enfrentar

  • Police have launched an initiative to tackle rising crime
  • The president is clearly in a dilemma about how to tackle the crisis.
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Masquerade

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Behaviour that is intended to prevent the truth about something unpleasant or not wanted from becoming known

Pretend to be someone one is not

  • They kept up the masquerade of being happily married for over 30 years.
  • The idle gossip that masquerades as news in some local papers. (idle gossip = fofoca inútil)
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Whenever

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Every or any time

  • I blush whenever I think about it.
  • Whenever I hear an accent that’s sound like where I’m from it makes it even more home.
46
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Lawlessness

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Behavior that is illegal or not controlled by laws

  • There is a growing sense of lawlessness in border regions.
47
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Beyond

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Further away in the distance (than something).
Outside or after (a stated limit)

Além

  • From the top of the hill we could see our house and the woods beyond.
  • Few people live beyond the age of a hundred.
  • We cannot allow the work to continue beyond the end of the year.
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Indeed

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Really or certainly, often used to emphasize something.

Na verdade/ de fato

  • We live in strange times indeed.
  • For such creatures, speed is not important - indeed it is counterproductive.
  • Indeed, this is a classic book, still owned by many players.
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Behavior

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The way that someone behaves

Comportamento

  • Her behavior is often horrifying.
  • His research involved the study of instinctive behavior in birds.
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Envy

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To wish that you had something that another person has

  • I envy her ability to talk to people she’s never met before.
  • I don’t envy you the job of cooking for all those people.
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Yawn

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To open the mouth wide and take a lot of air into the lungs and slowly send it out, usually when tired or bored.
Something or someone that is very boring

  • I can’t stop yawning - I must be tired.
  • I was so tired, I couldn’t help yawning.
  • The film was a total yawn.
  • The whole conference was a bit of a yawn.
52
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Ruined

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Destroyed or spoiled

  • An ancient ruined castle
53
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Childhood

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The time when someone is a child.

  • She had an unhappy childhood.
  • She spent most of her childhood on a farm in Texas.
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Narrow

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Having a small distance from one side to the other, especially in comparison with the length:

  • The little village has very narrow streets.
  • They are unable to see beyond the narrow world of the theatre.
  • The election was won by the very narrow margin of only 185 votes.
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Defeat

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To win against someone in a fight, war, or competition

  • Napoleon was defeated by the Duke of Wellington at the battle of Waterloo.
  • In the last election, they suffered a humiliating defeat.

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