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The Family, Art, Escape your comfort zone, Fame

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the baby of the family

The Family - idioms

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the youngest child

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blood is thicker than water

The Family - idioms

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family relationships and loyalties are the strongest and most important ones

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fight like cat and dog

The Family - idioms

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(two people) continually arguing with one another

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two peas in a pod

The Family - idioms

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used to say that two people are very similar to each other

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the black sheep of the family meaning

The Family - idioms

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they are considered bad or worthless by other people in that family or group

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own flesh and blood

The Family - idioms

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they are a member of your family

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like father, like son

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Fathers and sons resemble each other, and sons tend to do what their fathers did before them

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tie the knot

The Family - idioms

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a couple is getting married

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long-lost relative

The Family - idioms

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a relative you have never met or not seen for a long time

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broken homes

The Family - idioms

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A situation when the parents are divorced or separated

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spitting image

The Family - idioms

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when a child looks just like one of the parents

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runs in the family

The Family - idioms.

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If a characteristic often occurs in members of that family, in different generations

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like chalk and cheese

The Family - idioms

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two people that are completely different from each other

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following in his/her fathers footsteps

The Family - idioms

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to do the same things that her/his father has done before

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distant relative

The Family - idioms

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A relative who is not closely related to you

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a paint box

Art

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a box that holds cakes of dry paint (as water colors) or usually small containers (as jars, tubes)

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a portfolio

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a large, thin, flat case for loose sheets of paper such as drawings or maps

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a canvas

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a piece of cloth backed or framed as a surface for a painting

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a drawing board

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a large, flat table, often with a top that can be moved into different positions, used as a desk for drawing or designing things

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a paintbrush

Art

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a brush for applying paint

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a sketchbook

Art

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a book of or for sketches

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a palette

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a thin oval or rectangular board or tablet that a painter holds and mixes pigments on

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an easle

Art

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a frame for supporting something (such as an artist’s canvas)

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a painter

Art

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an artist who paints

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a cartoonist | Art
a person who draws cartoons
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a sculptor | Art
someone who creates sculptures
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a designer | Art
a person who imagines how something could be made and draws plans for it
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an illustrator | Art
a person who draws pictures, especially for books
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a photographer | Art
a person who takes photographs, either as a job or hobby
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stylized | Art
in a way that is artificial rather than realistic
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lifelike | Art
looking like a real person or thing
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accessible | Art
easy to understand
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classical | Art
having a simple, traditional style
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surrealistic | Art
not seeming real
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evocative | Art
creating a strong emotional reaction
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abstract | Art
using colors and shapes in a way that represents ideas and emotions
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comfort zone | Escape your comfort zone!...
a reliablr form (place) of retreat, especially in times of stress
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Adaptation | Escape your comfort zone!...
the process of changing to suit different conditions
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stimulation | Escape your comfort zone!...
an action or thing that causes someone or something to become more active or enthusiastic, or to develop or operate
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to extol | Escape your comfort zone!...
o praise something or someone very much
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facing your fears | Escape your comfort zone!...
gradually and repeatedly going into feared situations until you feel less anxious
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to be resilient | Escape your comfort zone!...
able to be happy, successful, etc. again after something difficult or bad has happened
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stagnant | Escape your comfort zone!...
not growing or developing
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confidence | Escape your comfort zone!...
the quality of being certain of your abilities or of having trust in people, plans, or the future
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self-esteem | Escape your comfort zone!...
belief and confidence in your own ability and value
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deffense mechanism | Escape your comfort zone!...
unconscious resources used by the ego to decrease internal stress ultimately
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trigger | Escape your comfort zone!...
to cause something to start
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phobia | Escape your comfort zone!...
an overwhelming and debilitating fear of an object, place, situation, feeling or animal
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to stiffen | Escape your comfort zone!...
to become less relaxed and more formal
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exposure | Escape your comfort zone!...
the fact of experiencing something or being affected by it because of being in a particular situation or place
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a premiere | Fame
the first public performance of a play or any other type of entertainment
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blockbuster | Fame
a Hollywood-type film with a large budget
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a sequel | Fame
a follow-up to an original book/film...
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of all time | Fame
ever or since records began
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box office | Fame
The place where cinema tickers are sold and which has come to represent the amount of money made by a film
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cult classic | Fame
A film or television series with a small but enthusiastic fan-base
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A-list | Fame
Those belonging to the highest group of superstars
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red carpet | Fame
a narrow stretch of walking space associated with distinguished guests
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an oscar | Fame
famous american film award
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romantic comedy | Fame
A light-hearted film in which a relationship is central to the plot
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fans | Fame
Loyal supporters
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paparazzi | Fame
photographers who specialise in candid shots of famous people
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gossip | Fame
rumours and speculation
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alleged | Fame
Something that is talked about as being true without evidence being presented
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co-star | Fame
a fellow actor in the production
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cynics | Fame
people who doubt something is true without evidence being presented
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column inches | Fame
A traditional media term for magazine and newspaper coverage
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released | Fame
made available to the public
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to be famous | Fame
to be known / known about by many people
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imfamous | Fame
famous in a bad/negative way
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to get your big break | Fame
a very good opportunity to become more successful or more famous and to improve your career, especially one that happens unexpectedly
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to be a has-been | Fame
a person or thing considered to be outmoded or no longer of any significance
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to have your 15 minutes of fame | Fame
short-lived media publicity or celebrity of an individual or phenomenon
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to be a one-trick pony | Fame
a person or thing with only one special feature, talent, or area of expertise
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To be famous for being famous | Fame
Having attained celebrity status for no particularly identifiable reason, as opposed to fame based on achievements , skill , or talent, and appears to generate their own fame
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to be a one-hit wonder | Fame
a performer, group, etc., that is popular or successful only once for a brief time
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to keep your feet on the ground | Fame
to be a sensible and practical person
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to be a hausehold name | Fame
a person or thing whose name is very well-known across the generation
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tabloid newspapers | Fame
a newspaper about half the page size of an ordinary newspaper containing short often sensational news stories and many photographs
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disposable celebrities | Fame
Using status to achieve something unexpected, with less focus on purposeless exposure

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