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Atta girl !

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Good job!

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outcomes

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results

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what gives?

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what is happening ? and why?

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tag

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“haba”

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on the other hand

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in the other side

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out of the gate

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right from the beggining

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way ahead of you

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Don’t worry! i’ve already got that covered

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upbeat

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confident,positive,hopeful

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to barf

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to vomit

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twirl

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spin quickly
ex: she did a twirl in her dress

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blend in

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not being different or attractive
ex: He always blends into his hoodie, claiming that it’s snug.

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standing out

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being attractive,making good impression.
ex:

the musician stood out in front of the crowd to show off his talent.

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figuring out

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understanding or comming up with a plan.

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to be up late

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staying awake past your bedtime

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being a pro at something

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mastering something
ex: one of my desires is to hear “wow you are a pro at cooding”

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longing for

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someone who have a strong desire for something

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needy

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somebody who always needs stuff

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someone is the stuff of something

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someone is what a certain thing consists of

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strive

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to dedicate lots of efforts to acheive something

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plain

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simple , ordinary, not special

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distingushed

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brilliant , with a honor

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i beg your pardon?

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someone who feels annoyed by what you said

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to be coop up

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be in a small closed place and feel like you cannot escape it

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conundrum

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problem

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something have a ring to it

***I don’t know why i always forgot her real name ; Alexandra have a rin

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something sounds appropriate to that particular context

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decent

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socially acceptable
ex: a decent family

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ecstatic

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extreamly happy

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someone is a sight for sore eyes

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when you are very pleased to see someone

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run by

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in controle by

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Point is

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the bottom line is

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31
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pacifies

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skata

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32
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let’s just say

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i don’t wanna say it directly

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what ‘s with something

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someone who is surprised and confused about something

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to order someone around

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to tell someone what to do in a bossy way

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sleep deprivation

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suffering from a lack of sleep
ex: he was sleep deprived after staying up late playing

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hunger stike

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a person who choose to not eat any food for certain amount of time

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someone is on to someone

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someone figured out what someone else plan secretly

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someone might be on something

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someone discoverd somthing sinificant like an idea

39
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i’d kill for

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i am longing for

40
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cross that bridge when you come to it

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let it until it happens

41
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cut to the chase

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deal with priorities instead of weasting time

42
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the icing on the cake

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1.something that makes a good thing better
2.something that makes a bad thing worst

43
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in two minds

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not able to a decision

44
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make a mountain out of a molehill

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make small things bigger than they are

45
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on the back burner

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somehing that can wait and you can deal with it later

46
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hear something through the grapevine

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hear what people were gossiping about

47
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in black and white

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a written proof

48
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in the loop

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in groop who knows what is happening

To master a skill you should always be in the loop , they help you to ge

49
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keep someone posted

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keep someone in the loop

50
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let the cat out of the bag

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to tell a secret by mistake

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put someone in the picture

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to tell someone everything everything he should know about something

52
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spill the beans

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reveal secrets

53
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touch base

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contact someone get in touch after a long time

54
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at cross purposes

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talk in defferent topics without feeling

55
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come out of his shell

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less shy and more confidente

56
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bring someone out of his shell

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come out of the shell with someone’s help

57
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shed

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  1. to let fall a tear for ex
    ex: i wont shed a tear
58
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overnight

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fast or during night
ex: then i become a princesse overnight
we stayed there overnight

59
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Tiara

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a crown

60
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enchanted

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seems to be changed by magic or pleased and attracted by someone

61
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to dress up

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dress smartly and formly
you don’t need to dress up it’s a family party .

62
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bleachers

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a bench seat at a sports ground

63
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steeple

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churche tower

64
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made the team

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be a part of a team

65
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slumber party

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or sleepover is a party where girls stay up all night with their friends

66
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observatory

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a room where is a telescope

67
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let’s give it a try

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Let’s try it

68
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to summon

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to order to be present or to urgently demand

she told me to summon her father ,is everything alright?

69
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pardon me

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sorry

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to bug

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to bother or the annoy

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genuine

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i have a genuine love for islam
he has a genuine ability to public speaking

71
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fling

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a short period of enjoyment or wild behaviour

72
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to bagup

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to put into a bag

73
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hook in

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to attach someone to something
use those intros to hook the audience in

74
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hang on

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stop wait

74
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to land a job

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to get a new job

he finally lands a full-time job at a hospital

75
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the last thing you want

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something you do not want or need

76
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the next thing i know

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what surprised me
we were hanging out in the garden , the next thing i know a dog runs on us

77
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do someone a favor /do me a favor ?

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you are doing my ears a favor dear singer

78
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to deliver the news

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annouce the news
today our principal will deliver the news personally on TV.

79
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prestigious

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prestige “marmou9”
Emirates airline is very prestigious

80
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whoop- de - doo

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when what someone done or said does not seems important to you

81
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cornerstones

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an important quality on which a particular thing is based
Listening is the cornerstone of learning any language

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