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1
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Meaning

make eye contact (with)

Definition

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when people look into each other’s eyes at the same time

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Meaning

come into contact with

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Be in communication with people or ideas

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Meaning

gossip about

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talk about other people’s private lives

wouldn’t tell her your secrets - you know how she likes to gossip

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Meaning

Butt in (to)

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interrupt someone who is talking

He kept on butting in with silly comments.

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Meaning

overhear

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accidentally hear what other pople are saying without their knowledge

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Meaning

Have a row

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argue. especially loudy

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Meaning

Intervene

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To get involved in a diffiuclt situation, in order to help

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Meaning

witter (on)

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talk about unimportant things for a long time
He’d been wittering on about his neighbours for half the morning.

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Meaning

grumble (about)

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to complain about someone or something in an annoyed way

She spent the evening grumbling to me about her job.

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Meaning

Eavesdrop on

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to listen to someone’s private conversation from close by without them knowing:

He was eavesdropping on our conversation.

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bicker (about)

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to argue about things that are not important:

They’re always bickering with each other about/over their person

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Meaning

Chat up

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Talk to somebody in a way that shows them that you are sexually attracted to them

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Describing places, meaning

High-rise

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very tall and having a lot of floor. Paris is a modern city, full of traffic and high-rise department stores.

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Describing places, meaning

spectacular

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very exciting to look at: you can experience the spectaclar Huanglong Valley

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Describing places, meaning

snow-clad

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covered in a layer of snow: the valley is bordered by snow-clad peaks and glaciers.

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Describing places, meaning

golden

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The color of gold: a golden dragon seems to surge forth

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Describing places, meaning

heritage

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important historical features, such as traditions, languages or buildings

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Describing places, meaning

Searing

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extreme: Despite the searing heat

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Describing places, meaning

winding

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following a route which turns in different directions

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Describing places, meaning

hustle and bustle

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all the noise and activity

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Describing places, meaning

icebound

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fixed in a state of ice

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Describing places, meaning

stunning

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extremely beautiful

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Phrasal verbs: health

come on

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start to feel ill, often with a cold or flu

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Phrasal verbs: health

swell up

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when a part of your body become larger and rounder than usual, often because of an illeness, injury or insect bite

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Phrasal verbs: health

pick up

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catch an illness form somebody or something

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Phrasal verbs: health

Be blocked up

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when a part of your body, your nose is filled with something that prevents anything getting past

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Phrasal verbs: health

go down with

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become ill usually with a desease that is not very serious

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Phrasal verbs: health

go around

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when a lot of people get an illness in the same time period because the illness passes from person to person

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Phrasal verbs: health

put sb on sth

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give somebody a particular type of medical treatment or food

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health

come out in

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when spots or a rash appear on your skin

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Phrasal verbs : health

come off

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stop takiing a type of medicine

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32
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flare up

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when a condition worsens after a period of improvement

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33
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book A long way down

whimsical

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unusual and strange in a way that might be funny or annoying:
a whimsical tale
Despite his kindly, sometimes whimsical air, he was a shrewd observer of people.

Caprichoso

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34
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Work up

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To develop on emotional ir physical state that you feel strongly after a period of effort ir time -elaborar, desarrollar excitar, emocionar

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35
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Step up

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To take action when there is a need or opportunity. Intervenir

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Tough

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Adjective, strong, not easily Broken or made Walker. Durable, hard. Difícil, duro, resistente

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37
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Mockingbird

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Ruiseñor

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38
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Flick(Ed)

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Hojear, to mover or hit something with a short sudden movement

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Snap

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Siesta, or to cause something that is thin to break suddenly and quickly. Romper, chasquido, crujido

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40
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Blathering

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To Talk for a long time in a silly or annoying way. Cotorreo

Stop blathering, woman!

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41
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Overdo

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To do something Inna way that is todo extreme. Exaggerate
After a heart attack you have to be careful not to overdo it/things (= you have to work and live calmly).

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42
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End up

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To finally be in a particular place or situation. Acabar, terminar.

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43
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Abhor

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To haré a way of behaving or thinking often because you think It is not moral. Abominate, detesto, loathe

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44
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Seafront

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The parte of the town on the coast Next top beach.

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45
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Mindnumbing

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Alucinante

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46
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Overwhelming

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Abrumador

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47
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Relief

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Alivio, such a relief

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48
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Enhance

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Better than before, mejorar. The company enhanced the performance of its products

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49
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Dodgy

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Adjective, not honest.

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50
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Eyelid

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Párpado

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51
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Blew off

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To treat something or someone as if that thing or person were not important.
Past. Present. Past participle
Blew off blow off blown off
Just blow off his comments, he’s only joking.

52
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Fuss

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Alboroto show anger or worry

53
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So far

A

Hasta ahora..until now:
I bought a new washing machine and so far, it works brilliantly.

54
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Withdrawing

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Verb remover. To take retirando. Withdrawing funds early can result in steep financial consequences.

55
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Outcome

A

Result

56
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Unberable

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Adjective. Too painful or unplesant for you to continue to experience. Inaguantable.
All I remember of my daughter’s birth was the unbearable pain and the relief when it was all over.

57
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Basement

A

Sótano

58
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Draw up

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Elaborar, write, redact
Past. Present. Past participle
Drew. Draw. Drawn

59
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Contest

A

Concurso

60
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Intended

A

Destinado

61
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I was itching

A

Me picaba

62
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Look forward

A

Deseoso

63
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Made up

A

Inventar

64
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Turn up

A

Arrive unexpectedly

65
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Owed

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Past de owe , deber algo

66
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Look up

A

Buscar info en libros, registros, catálagos

67
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Shambles

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Disorder. a state of confusion, bad organization, or untidiness, or something that is in this state. After the party, the house was a total/complete shambles.

68
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Undisclosed

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No revelado, secreto

69
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Rendered

A

Prestado

70
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Odd

A

Adjective Strange

71
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As far as

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Quite good or not very good// en cuanto a, en lo que respecta a, en cuanto.. It’s a good essay as far as it goes.

72
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Wept, past simple and participle of weep

A

Cry

73
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Get over

A

Recuperarse de una enfermedad o superar overcome a problem

74
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Put on

A

Colocarse suncream, apostar algo por: put 30$ on the fastest horse , aplicarse, pretend

75
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Yelling

A

Gritar

76
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Be my guest

A

Adelante. If a y body wants to work on this, be my guest.

77
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Stepladder

A

Escalera

78
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Companionable

A

Compañero

79
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Countless

A

Incontables

80
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Dumbest

A

El más tonto

81
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Munching

A

Comiendo

82
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Pointless

A

Sin sentido

83
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Staring

A

Mirando

84
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Point out

A

Señalar

85
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Attempt

A

Try

86
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Screw (Ed) up

A

Lo he fastidiado

87
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Leap into

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Saltar

88
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Straightforward

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Sencillo o directamente

89
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Intercourse

A

Relaciones sexuales

90
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Fellas

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Compañero, novio, fellow: student

91
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Everlasting

everlasting companion =eterno compañero/a

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lasting forever or for a long time: (eterno)
I wish someone would invent an everlasting light bulb.
lasting:continuing to exist for a long time or for ever: (duradero)

92
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living of cost

Bare bones

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the bare bones are the most basic features or details of somenthing

93
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living of cost

Inflation

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the economic process in which prices increase so that money becomes less valuable is known as inflation

94
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living of cost

suscriber

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a subscriber is someone who pays money in order to receive something regularly

95
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living of cost

Spree

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a short period of doing a particular activity much more than is usual, especially that you enjoy

96
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cost of living

Ditch

A

verb:to get rid of something or someone that is no longer wanted
- Did you know that Sarah ditched (= ended her relationship with) her boyfriend last week?
- The getaway car had been ditched a couple of miles away from the scene of the robbery.

97
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cost of living

Outgoings

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amounts of money that regularly have to be spent, for example to pay for heating or rent. “expenses”
The company’s outgoings exceeded its income, leading to financial difficulties

98
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cost of living

Untapped

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If a supply of something valuable is untapped, it is not yet used or taken advantage of.

99
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cost of living

Rocket

A

to rise extremely quickly or make extremely quick progress towards success:
House prices in the north are rocketing (up)
Sharon Stone rocketed to fame in the film “Basic Instinct”.

100
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cost of living

Boots

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to increase or improve something:
The company is looking for ways to boost sales in Asia, its biggest market.

101
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cost of living

make the most of something

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to take full advantage of something because it may not last long

102
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Stated out

A

declaró

103
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endure

overturned,

A

to suffer something difficult, unpleasant, or painful

endure verb (EXPERIENCE)

104
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overturn

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overturn verb (GO UPSIDE DOWN)
to (cause to) turn over:
The car skidded off the road, hit a tree and overturned.
to change a legal decision:
The Court of Appeal overturned the earlier decision.

105
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tiptoeing

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on your toes with the heel of your foot lifted off the ground:
The children stood on tiptoe in order to pick the apples from the tree.
I felt as if people were tiptoeing around me rather than accepting who I was.

106
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Jeer(ed)

A

to laugh or shout insults at someone to show you have no respect for them

ser abucheado

107
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fobb(ed) off

A

to persuade someone to accept something that is of a low quality, or different to what they really wanted

fob sb off (with sth)
phrasal verb with fob verb informal

108
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substandard

A

below a satisfactory standard

Synonym
inferior/deficient

109
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allegedly

A

used when something illegal or wrong is said to have been done, but has not been proved:

presuntamente

110
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turn someone away

A

to not allow someone to enter a place:
They turned us away at the entrance because we didn’t have tickets.

111
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tur away

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to move your face so you are not looking at something:
When they show an operation on TV, I have to turn away.

dar la espalda no ver algo

112
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Vocabulary meeting

invite - relevant people
set an agenda
focus on the objective
encourage everyone to speak
monitor progress
share the key takeaways –> conclusiones lo más importante

A

I’m afraid that’s outside the scope of this meeting
Let me run through the agenda
I would like to point out that you still haven’t made a decision
Are we on the same page about the task?
Let’s move on to the next item on the agenda

  • move on to
  • be onto something To be in the process of finding or understanding something: I’m not sure, but I may be onto a solution to this math problem. The gang was afraid that the police were onto them
  • Can we move onto the next item on the agenda
  • come up with : to suggest or think of an idea or plan:
    She’s come up with some amazing scheme to double her income.
  • get off topic /// dormir //dar placer // abandonar // bajar train-bus-aircraft
113
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School -collage - university

come to

A

to make a decision or reach a conclusion

a decision

114
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School -collage - university

Look into

A

examine the facts about a situation

different options

115
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School -collage - university

work experience

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work in a place, usually unpaid to gain experience

do

116
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School -collage - university

insight

A

the ability to understand what something is really like

gain an insight

the point is to gain insight into underlying problems

117
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School -collage - university

Work out

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understand the reasons for something

what to do

118
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School -collage - university

apply for

A

ask offically for something often in writing

work experience / courses a place at university / courses

119
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School -collage - university

time out

take

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time spent not working or studying

take some time out / take a break

120
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School - collage - university

go on

A

courses

121
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School - collage - university

Do

A

courses or work experience

122
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School - collage - university

gain

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an insight/ /a place at university

123
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School - collage - university

take

A

some time out / courses

124
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Yoga vocabulary

a kernel of truth [idiom] -
suited [adjective] -
upper body strength [noun] -
push-up [noun] -
workout [noun] - physical exercise
muscle mass [noun] -
to steer clear of [phrase] -
sedentary [adjective] -
to be hard on [phrase] -
to work out [phrasal verb] -
don’t knock it until you’ve tried it [expression] -

A

a kernel of truth [idiom] - a little bit of truth or wisdom in questionable information
suited [adjective] - right, appropriate
upper body strength [noun] - strong arms, shoulders, biceps, triceps
push-up [noun] - an exercise in which a person lies on the floor, face down, and pushes up and down
workout [noun] - physical exercise
muscle mass [noun] - muscular strength
to steer clear of [phrase] - to avoid or keep away from
sedentary [adjective] - inactive, spending too much time seated
to be hard on [phrase] - to be damaging, to cause pain and strain
to work out [phrasal verb] - to do exercise
don’t knock it until you’ve tried it [expression] - to not dismiss something until you know more about it

125
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Lurid

A

Espeluznante, a quiet flame

126
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hindsight,

A

Comprensión retrospectiva

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