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Differences between shinny and thin or slim?

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Both are opposite of fat but skinny is neg adj

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Difference between thrifty and stingy

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Both are adjective to describe a person doesn’t like to spend money, but stingy is a negative adj

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Hatred?

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ha·tred
\ˈhā-trəd\
noun
\: a very strong feeling of dislike
Full Definition
1 :hate
2 :prejudiced hostility or animosity 
Examples

He had an irrational fear and hatred of foreigners.
She makes no attempt to conceal her hatred for her opponents.
This troubled city is filled with hatred, prejudice, crime, and fear.
The war was fueled by hatreds that were centuries old.

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Stubborn?

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Strong opinion

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To take after?

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Just for family in personality

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To look like?

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For appearance and looks

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A mortgage?

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1mort·gage
\ˈmȯr-gij\
noun
: a legal agreement in which a person borrows money to buy property (such as a house) and pays back the money over a period of years
Full Definition
1 :a conveyance of or lien against property (as for securing a loan) that becomes void upon payment or performance according to stipulated terms
2 a :the instrument evidencing the mortgage
b :the state of the property so mortgaged
c :the interest of the mortgagee in such property
Examples

He will have to take out a mortgage in order to buy the house.
They hope to pay off the mortgage on their home soon.

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To contact sb or
To communicate with sb
Same meaning or not?

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same meaning

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Chimney?

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chim·ney
\ˈchim-nē\
noun
: a part of a building through which smoke rises into the outside air; especially : the part that sticks up above the roof
: a tall narrow opening through a large piece of rock (such as a cliff) that can be used for climbing the rock
Full Definition
plural chimneys
1 dial :fireplace, hearth
2 :a vertical structure incorporated into a building and enclosing a flue or flues that carry off smoke; especially :the part of such a structure extending above a roof
3 :smokestack
4 :a tube usually of glass placed around a flame (as of a lamp)
5 :something resembling a chimney: as
a :a narrow cleft or passage in rock
b :a tall column of rock on the ocean floor that is formed by the precipitation of minerals from superheated water issuing from a hydrothermal vent and rising through the column of rock

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Radiator?

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To heat the room

ra·di·a·tor
\ˈrā-dē-ˌā-tər, dial ˈra-\
noun
: a large, metal device that is next to the wall in a room and that becomes hot and provides heat for the room when hot water passes through it
: a device that is used to keep the engine of a vehicle from getting too hot
Full Definition
:one that radiates: as
a :any of various devices (as a series of pipes or tubes) for transferring heat from a fluid within to an area or object outside
b :a transmitting antenna

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A fire place?

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Lareira

fire·place
-ˌplās\
noun
: a specially built place in a room where a fire can be built
Full Definition
1 :a framed opening made in a chimney to hold an open fire :hearth; also :a metal container with a smoke pipe used for the same purpose
2 :an outdoor structure of brick, stone, or metal for an open fire

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To sew? Sewed-sown

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To fix clothes

sew
\ˈsō\
verb
\: to make or repair something (such as a piece of clothing) by using a needle and thread
Full Definition
sewedsewn \ˈsōn\ or sewedsew·ing
transitive verb
1 :to unite or fasten by stitches
2 :to close or enclose by sewing 
intransitive verb
\:to practice or engage in sewing
— sew·abil·i·ty \ˌsō-ə-ˈbi-lə-tē\ noun
— sew·able \ˈsō-ə-bəl\ adjective
Examples
She sews her own dresses by hand.
He sewed a patch onto his sleeve.
I sewed the button back on the shirt.
The surgeon sewed the wound shut.
She designs her own dresses and sews in her free time.
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To sue sb?

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Processar-when sb does sth wrong to you and you pay a lawyer

sue
\ˈsü\
verb
\: to use a legal process by which you try to get a court of law to force a person, company, or organization that has treated you unfairly or hurt you in some way to give you something or to do something : to bring a lawsuit against someone or something
Full Definition
suedsu·ing
transitive verb
1 obsolete :to make petition to or for
2 archaic :to pay court or suit to :woo
3a :to seek justice or right from (a person) by legal process; specifically :to bring an action against
b :to proceed with and follow up (a legal action) to proper termination
intransitive verb
1 :to make a request or application :plead —usually used with for or to 
2 :to pay court :woo 
3 :to take legal proceedings in court
— su·er noun
Examples

Some people sue over the most minor things.
People injured in accidents caused by the defective tire have threatened to sue.
They’ve threatened to sue the company.
He is suing the doctor who performed the unnecessary surgery.

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To refund?

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When sb give your money back

1re·fund
\ri-ˈfənd, ˈrē-ˌ\
verb
transitive verb
1 :to give or put back
2 :to return (money) in restitution, repayment, or balancing of accounts
— re·fund·abil·i·ty \ri-ˌfən-də-ˈbi-lə-tē, (ˌ)rē-\ noun
— re·fund·able \-ˈfən-də-bəl\ adjective
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To threaten sb?

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Ameacar

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A rookie error

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Erro de principiante

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16
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To wear a sunscreen or to use a sunscreen?

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Both

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To put on sunscreen or to apply sunscreen?

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Both but apply is more formal

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Siblings?

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Brothers and sisters

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How can we use the verb compete?

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To compete with siblings
To compete against siblings
To compete for something

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What’s the birth orders?

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The oldest
The middle child
The youngest
The only child

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How can we describe a child that their parent give everything?

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Spoiled
Spoilt
Indulged (formal)

To spoil someone

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How can we describe a child that tell everything to the parents?

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To be a tell-tale

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Who are our immediate family?

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Parents

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Who are our extended family?

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Our uncles, cousins, etc

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What is a close family?

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Good relationship

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What’s the difference between hard (adv) and hardly (adv)

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Hard means strong and goes after main verb: Lesley works hard at school

Hardly means rarely and goes before the main verb; Lesley hardly work at school

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How we call the person who did sth wrong in a company and lose their job?

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To be fired, to be sacked, to lose one’s job

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How we call the person who didn’t anything wrong in a company but lose their job?

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To be made redundant

To be cut

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29
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What is a witness?

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A person who saw a crime

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30
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What’s a worthwhile job?

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Has a value, not superficial, like a voluntary in Africa

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To afford?

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To be able to pay for sth
To be able to do sth

We can’t afford new clothes this month

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Workload?

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Too much work

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33
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To be keen on?

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To be into sth

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34
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To like the idea?

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To fancy doing

Fancy + verb + ing

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To give sth a go

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To try

I’d like to give scuba diving a go!

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Plait? (V/n) pronounce plat

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Trança- She is plaiting her hair or She had a plait in her hair

37
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Synonym for lovable(adj)?

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Endearing(adj) pronounce indearing

38
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Synonym for talented(adj)?

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Gifted(adj)

39
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Synonym for suffer(v)

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Hurt - Jack hurt Sara / Jack made Sara suffer

40
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Synonym for sociable(adj)?

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Friendly(adj)

41
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Synonym for self-conscious(adj)?

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Nervous(adj) with/about sb/sth
But nervous is connected about activities
And self-conscious is connected about your body/abilities

Nervous about an exam/a result/a wedding
Self-conscious about your body/your abilities

42
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What is stronger, annoyed or angry?

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Angry

43
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Synonym for “to be the centre of attention”?

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To be in the limelight

44
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Junk?

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Object that you don’t use anymore

45
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To dye your hair/fabric?

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Change the colour

46
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Ciment?

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Cimento

47
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Saddle?

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A leather-covered seat that is put on the back of a horse

48
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Handlebars

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A straight or bent bat with a handle at each end that is used to steer a bicycle, motorcycle, rtc

49
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Bent(adj)?

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Curvado

50
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Whistle?

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A small device that makes a very high and loud sound when a person blows air through it

51
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Rod?

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A straight, thin stick or bar

52
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Embroidery?

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Cloth decorated by sewing, grandma are used to doing it.

53
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Draughts?

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A game, like chess

54
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To hike?

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To walk a long distance especially for pleasure

55
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Billiards?

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A game that is played on a large table by hitting solid balls into one another with the end of a long stick

56
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Gambling?

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To play a game in which you can win or lose money or possessions

57
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A draw?

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Of the players to move without placing his or her king in check. Deadlock. When the players end the game with the same score

58
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A way of earning sb living?

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Professionally

59
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Put off for another time?

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Postpone

60
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The best of all?

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Champion

61
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Number of points?

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Score

62
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A synonym phrase for “fixed for next month”

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“Arranged for next month”

63
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A synonym for “free time”

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“Spare time”

64
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What is “the runner-up”(noun)?

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The second winner in a game

65
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Player in charge?

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Captain

66
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Best ever performance?

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Record

67
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Person who controls the match?

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Referee

68
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To overtake?

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To move past another vehicle or person travelling in the same direction

69
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To overpass?

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To ignore

70
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To approach?

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To come near in position, time, quality, character, etc to sb/sth

71
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To overcome?

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To get better of in a conflict-“superar”

72
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To overcharge?

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To fill or load beyond capacity an excessive price or charge

73
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To chase?

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To follow or run after (a person, animal or goal) persistently or quickly-“perseguicao”

74
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To fetch?

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To go after and bring back-“buscar”

75
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To crawl?

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To move slowly, either by dragging the body along the ground or on the hands and kness-“rastejar, engatinhar”

76
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To lean?

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To incline-“inclinar-se”

77
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Bowing?

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Curvar-se para cumprimentar

78
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To swat a fly?

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Esmagar um inseto

79
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Role-model(n. Person)?

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My father is my role-model, because he is a example for me

80
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To shape your personality

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When I was child my parents used to teach me the correct things, to shape my personally

81
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To grow apart

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When part of your family, for example, grow far from you

82
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Effort(noun)?

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“Esforco”

83
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To afford (preceded by can or could)?

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To be able to do.

We can afford to by a small house.

84
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To attempt?

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To make an effort to do sth-“tentativa”

85
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To recollect?

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To remember

86
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To dread?

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To fear-“temer”

87
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To intend?

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To propose or plan-“pretender”

88
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To pretend?

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To claim or allege sth untrue-“fingir”

89
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To bear?

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Can’t stand, can’t tolerate

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