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dishwasher

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the person who is responsible for washing dishes, cleaning the kitchen area, and taking out the garbage

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garbage (synonyms)

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Rubbish Trash Waste
- well if you don’t want it, throw it in the rubbish
-the garbage is full, so i should taken out the trash
-the street has an underground sewer system. Before that, sewage and waste would just flow right down the street

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garbage/waste/trash/rubbish (differences)

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Garbage: Worthless, smelly or unpleasant material such as food waste.
Waste: Something left over but not entirely consumed. Rubbish: Things that are no longer wanted.
Trash: Worthless material.

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when we use ‘‘the gall ‘’

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1-to describe someone’s excess of confidence in doing somenthing that is inappropriate or disrespectful
ex: she had the gall to ask for a raise after coming in late to work every day
2- where you get the gall: as a rhetorical question to express disbelief or disapproval of someone’s bahavior or actions

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rhetorical question

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is when we ask without expecting an answer

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monumentally

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significantly, generously, importantly

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hyperbolically

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an exaggerated way

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draw

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1- dessiner
2- to pull or drag something so as to make it follow behind.
‘a cart drawn by two horses’

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quarter

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to cut something in four pieces

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blathering

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the action of talking long-windedly without making very much sense.

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sneaky

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when u describe someone as a sneaky; you beleive that person is behaving in a way that can’t be trusted, and that they don’t want to be seen by others.

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overreaching

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to describe someone who is trying to acheive or do more than is reasonable or acheivable, more than he is entitled to or capable of.

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to trap something

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means you catch it using an object or a strategy preventing it form escaping

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hanging by a thread

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means that here is very little keeping it attached to the whole
this expression implies when it is unstable and that there is only a slim chance of saving something

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hang in there

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this expression is tepically used to encourage someone to persevere or to keep going despite difficulties or challenges
stay strong and hold on

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dispose of (something)

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means you get rid of it, usually by throwing it away or selling it

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tug (verb)

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to pull something quickly and usually with a lot of force
ex: remy tugs my hair

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Perk

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Noun: an advantage or something extra, sush as money or goods,that you are given because of your job
Verb:(of boiling water or cofee) to move up a tube in a percolator(=a type of a container for making coffee) when the coffee is being made

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Assignment(a sain mənt )

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A price of work given to someone,typically as part of their studies or job

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He/she is bad news

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He is unwelcome, troublemaker, or dangerous.stay away from him
I warned her about John,but she didn’t listen.Turns it,he was bad news all along

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Rain on my parade

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to do something thatspoilssomeone’splans

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Treachery

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Betrayal
It refers to the behavior of deceiving, tricking or betraying someone who trusts you.

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Bloodlust

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Violence
Refers to the desire or enjoyment of violence

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Urge

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A strong desire
You get an urge to do something

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Vicious

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Dangerously aggressive
Cruel and violent

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Meek

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Non confrontational
Submissive
Non violent
We say a meek person to refer to -someone doesn’t like to engage in conflict or fight, and is usually quiet and gentle
-something meek means lack of strength,power or conviction.

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Minimalist (adj)

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Simple , not doing too much

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Letdown (noun)

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A disappointment

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A free-flowing

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Something that is free-flowing isabletomovewithout anythingstoppingit:

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An acquaintance

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apersonthat you havemetbut do notknowwell
غا معرفة

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Craft

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skillandexperience,especiallyinrelationto makingobjects; ajoboractivitythatneedsskillandexperience, or somethingproducedusingskilland
experience

Crafted(adj) someone had skills

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Delightfully

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in a verypleasant,attractive, orenjoyableway

Ex: Shesangdelightfully, and it was atreattolistento her

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A quid pro quo

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something that is given to apersoninreturnfor something they have done:

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Bribery (noun)

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anattemptto make someone do something for you by giving thepersonmoney,presents, or somethingelsethat theywant
Synonym: corruption

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A coward

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apersonwho is notbraveand is tooeagertoavoiddanger,difficulty, orpain

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Lunatic (noun/adj)

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Silly in a dangerous way

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Goosebumps

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a state of the skin caused by cold, fear, or excitement, in which smallbumpsappear on the surface as thehairsbecomeerect;goosepimples.

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Intuition

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(knowledgefrom) anabilitytounderstandorknowsomethingimmediatelybasedonyourfeelingsratherthanfacts:

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Larcenous

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used todescribesomeone whotakessomething that does notbelongto them, withoutillegallyenteringabuildingto do so, or todescribesomething thatrelatesto such acrime

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Misleading

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giving the wrong idea or impression.

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flattered (adj)

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made to feel pleased by something gratifying (such as an honor or a sign or respect or deference)

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persuade

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to make someone do or believe something by giving them a good reason to do it or by talking to that person and making them believe it:
synonym: convince
adj: persuasive

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Consumerism

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Consumerism refers to the cultural and economic phenomenon where a society places a strong emphasis on the acquisition and consumption of goods and services.

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Consumption

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Consomation in french

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Hindrance

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something that makes it moredifficultfor you to do something or for something todevelop:

I’ve neverconsideredmydisabilitya hindrance, but otherpeoplehave.

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Shabby

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lookingoldand inbadconditionbecause of being used for alongtimeor not beingcaredfor

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Clash

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Don’t match
Different things don’t combine together

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Borrow

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I’m passing through difficult moments, can you borrow me some money

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This is a world like no other
One brimming with mystery and teeming with danger

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Brimming
Teeming

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Strive

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You have been sentenced to death or the crimes of piracy,thievery

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Eavesdrop

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tolistento someone’sprivateconversationfromcloseby without themknowing:
Ex: my fathereavesdropped onmy phone calls

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Come along

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1-toarriveorappearat aplace:

Go now and I’ll come alonglater

2-to gosomewherewith someone:

We’re going to thecinema. Do youwantto come along?

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Misogynistic

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refers to attitudes, behaviors, or practices that display hatred,prejudice towards women.it can manifest in various forms including discrimination, objectification or violence against women simply because of their gender.

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