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Condolences

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Expressing sorrow

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The tail end of something

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The very end of something

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Avenge

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To get revenge, to attack the enemy

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Vow

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To swear, to promise (very strong)

-> marriage

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Due process

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Legal treatment by the government following the laws

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Frings

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On the edges, not in the middle

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Kicks off

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Starts

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Aim

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Target, goal

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Backlog

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Delay due to a high volume, a hogh amount of something

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Convene

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Come together, meet

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Mobilize

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Activate, move

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Reserve

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Trained, but not active

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Rhetoric

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Unnecessary speech, say sth. Everybody knows already

-> rhetoric question

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Stepped up

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Increased, going higher, faster

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Antidote

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A fix, a “cure”

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A dose

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A certain amount

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Deptuties

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There are 2 types of police departments:

In cities: police chief and police officier

In countryside: sheriff and deputies

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Referring

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Reverting, as to

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Cumulative

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Covering everything

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Wrap up

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Finish

-> it’s a wrap = that’s the end

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Scarcely

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Barely, just

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Scarce

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Not much, not many

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Bribe

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Bribery, to get something you want for illegal money

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To adress

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To talk an important issue

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Offensive

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Attackers, opposite from defense

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Raises the stakes

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Increase the risk

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Debut

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For the first time, first appearance

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Mayor

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Head of a city

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Sentenced

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Punishment = sentence, told how long you will be in prison

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Big ticket

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Very expensive, valuable

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Bribery

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To get sth. You want with illegal money

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Overhaul

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Big change, big repair

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A score

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20 of something

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Deescalate

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Make it less violent, les emotional

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Threat of

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Negative promise (if you do this… Than I will…)

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Lawsuit

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Court action, to sue sb.

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To sue sb.

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To file papers to take someone to court

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Odds and ends

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Lot of small things or small things to do

-> before my flight to California I have to do odds and ends

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Off duty

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Not working, not responsible for worl right now

-> i was off duty, for this reason I didn’t do my project.

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On call

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Ready to serve when called

-> If you need something I’ll be on call

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On guard

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Careful, watchful (maybe danger)

-> If you go to the sea, be on guard please

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On your toes

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Alert, paying attention (about saying, making mistakes)

-> during my first date I was on my toes

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On the contrary

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Opposite

-> I will be studying the contrary of art. I’m going to studying medicine.

43
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On the house

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Free

-> the buffet is on house

44
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On the level OR on the up-and-up

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Honest, fair

-> i’m always on the level. I don’t want any problems with the police

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Exchange FOR

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To exchange a product for a product

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Exchange WITH

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Exchange something where money is not involved

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Back-to-back

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One thing after another

-> i’ll visit my friends back-to-back

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Be a goner

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To be dead or finished

-> he is a goner, if he would leave the tournament now.

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Before long

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Soon

-> i will arrive before long

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A bird’s-eye view

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A view from a high place

-> the movie was filmed from a bird’s-eye view

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Bow out

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Quit, retire, stop working on something

-> he is 65, he bowed out 2 years ago

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Break even

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Income equals cost or expense

-> business student always have to consider the break-even-point

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Bring someone up to date

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To tell the most recent news or information

-> A journalist has to be up to date

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Buy someone off

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Bribe someone (pay illegal money)

-> the mayor’s secretary was bought off by her bis boss.

55
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Give OUT/OFF

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Emits

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Give UP

A

Quit, stop doing sth.

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To verge on

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To be almost or nearly something

-> the team was verge on the victory. The needed 2 more points

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to walk on eggs

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To be very careful or cautions

-> i introduced my boyfriend to my parents. The whole evening I walked on eggs.

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To wear off

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To stop gradually, to become less, going away

-> my headaches wears off

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Without fail

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For sure, definitely

-> i’m makig sports everyday and without fail

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Acquire a taste for

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To develop a liking for a food or drink

-> She acquired a taste for garlic

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As the crow flies

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Straight across, not as the road goes

-> the distance is 5000 miles as the crow flies

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At times

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Sometimes

-> at times I’m eating a piece of cake in the afternoon

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Flip sth. over

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Turn over quickly

65
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Flipped through

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Look quickly

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Fold UP

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Folding sth. e.g. Paper, clothes and the like

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Like a bat out of hell

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Fast and furious

-> she drove like a bat out of hell

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Like a three ring circus

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Chaotic, busy

-> your class is like a three ring circus. Where is your teacher?

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Like a needle in a haystack

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A hopeless search

-> i lost my earring in the park. But i guess, it is like a needle in a haystack

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The lion’s share

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The largest amount/part

-> my little sister gets usually the lion’s share of our sweets.

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Live for the moment

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Live without a plan for the future

-> if you’re on vacation you’re living for the moment.

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Live within your means

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To live on what you can afford

-> it is important to live within your means. Otherwise you will habe debts.

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To look over

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To examine, check

-> i look my exam over before I give it to the teacher

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Lose your train of thought

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I forgot was I wanted to say. i lost my train of thought

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Banned FROM

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Prohibited FROM

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Become OF

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Where is sth./sb.

What happened to sth./sb.

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Follow UP

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Make sure everything’s completed

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Drill

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Practise for a real event, simulation

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Stand for

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Tolerate OR represent

-> i won’t stand for students sleeping in class

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Stand out

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To be very visible, obvious, unique, noticeable

-> if you have blonde hair in Japan you will stand out

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Stay put

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Don’t move, don’t go away

-> stay put! I will be back in five minutes

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Stock up on

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Get a supply of something

-> the liquirstore will be closed tomorrow. We have to stock up on.

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Strike a bargain

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Reach an agreement

-> the company and the union hope to strike a bargain

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Suit yourself

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Do what you want to do (often used sarcastically)

I’m going to watch a movie, but you can suit yourself

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Take a nosedive

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Fall quickly

-> today the DOW average took a nosedive. Stocks are down 200 points.

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Take place

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Happen

-> the movie took place in Washington

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Casualties

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Injuries and deaths

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A prelude

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A first action, before the main thing

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Beat the brunt

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Receive the punishment, carry the burden (= sth. heavy)

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Crack down on

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Being very strict about followin rules or lawd

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Fraud

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Dishonesty, disonest acts

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Suspended

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Stopped for the moment

93
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Twist

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Surprise, something unexpected

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