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اخاذی

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extortion(n) (uncountable)

e.g: Youtuber arrested on suspension of extortion

e.g: many officials are arrested on extortion charges over $2 million bribery scheme

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فردی که اخاذی می کند

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extortionists (n) (countable)

e.g: lawyer recommends reduction in sentence for extortionist

e.g: African extortionist linked to bomb threat at Burlington school

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to illegally force someone to give you something, especially money, by threatening them
اخاذی کردن

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extort (v)
extort sth from sb
e.g
Rebels extorted money from local villagers

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ما هنوز به قایق کم داریم

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We are still one boat short

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skill at inventing things and thinking of new ideas
نبوغ، قوه ابتکار

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Ingenuity (n) (uncountable)

e.g: I appreciate your ingenuity
e.g: perseverance spots ingenuity at its final aircraft

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to notice someone or something, especially when they are difficult to see or recognize

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spot (v), spotted spotting

e.g: I spotted a police car behind us.
e.g: It can be hard for even a trained doctor to spot the symptoms of lung cancer.

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permission for someone to leave prison, on condition that they promise to behave well
عفو مشروط، قول شرف

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parole (n) (uncountable)

on parole

e.g: He was released on parole after serving two years.

E.g: She will become eligible for parole in 19 months.

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به قیدوثیقه/ قول شرف آزادساختن
to allow someone to leave prison on the condition that they promise to behave well

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parole (verb)

e.g: He was paroled again Oct. 11,1978.

e.g: He had been paroled, but violated the terms, and was picked up last month.

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من بیدار بودم

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I’m already up
I’m already awake

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من قصدنداشتم بیدارت کنم

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I didn’t mean to wake you up

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ممنون از پشتیبانیت

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thanks for back up /support

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قابل دسترس

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reachable, accessible, achievable

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تقریبا، نسبتا

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sort of, to some extent, in some way

e.g: “Do you see what I mean?” “Sort of,” answered Jean cautiously”

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هیچ فشار/اجباری حس نکن

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don’t feel any pressure

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bring your best self forward, embrace your unique qualities, and connect with others who share your values and interests جایگاهت را در جامعه پیدا کنی/ بسازی

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make your place
find your place

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اگر مشکلی ندارید
used to check that someone is willing to do something or let you do something

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if you don’t/wouldn’t mind

e.g: If you don’t mind, I think I’ll go to bed now.

e.g: I’d like to stay a while longer, if you don’t mind.

e.g: We’ll go there together – that’s if you don’t mind.

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actions, behaviour, or an attitude that shows courage and confidence

whatis the opposite?

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bravery (n)(uncountable)
syn: courage
opposite: cowardice

e.g: an act of great bravery
e.r: for your bravery

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من نمی خوام بی ادب باشم

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I don’t mean to be rude

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to make a legal claim against someone, specially money, because they have harmed you in some way
پیگرد قانونی کردن

what is the preposition?

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sue (v)

e.g: The company is suing a former employee.

e.g: The railway may sue for damages (=in order to get money) because of loss of revenue.

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طبیعی رفتار کن/عمل کن

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act natural

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فساد سیستمی

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systematic corruption

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connected with starting a new business

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start-up (adj)

e.g: start-up costs

e.g: a start-up budget of $90,000

e.g: The time has come for start-up companies like mine to turn all our efforts into something concrete.

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a new small company or business, especially one whose work involves computers or the Internet

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start-up (noun) [countable]

e.g: an Internet start-up
e.g: There were 4000 start-ups in Silicon Valley in 1998

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extremely cruel and violent behaviour

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sav‧ag‧e‧ry /ˈsævɪdʒəri/ noun

e.g: Local people were shocked by the savagery of the attack.

e.g: To allow savagery to remain is to allow evil to remain.

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literary suffering as a result of a punishment by God or a god
نفرین شده

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curs‧ed /ˈkɜːsɪd $ ˈkɜːr-/ adjective
be cursed with/by something

e.g: She wouldn’t speak, and both of us felt cursed.

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spoken used to ask someone politely to wait while you find out information, finish what you are doing etc

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bear with me

e.g: Bear with me a minute, and I’ll check if Mr Garrard’s in.

e.g: If you’ll just bear with me, I’ll explain.

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reduce the amount or size of something

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Scale down/back, decrease

e.g: The emergency aid programme has now been scaled down.

e.g: Some banks try to scale their prices down for small - business customers to entice them to use electronic services.

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a tall tree with long hard sharp leaves that do not fall off in winter

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pine tree, pine

e.g: In the distance he saw a rabbit shivering under a pine tree.

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to shake slightly because you are cold or frightened

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shiver (v), tremble

shiver with cold/fear/delight etc

e.g: Jake stood shivering in the cold air.
e.g: She shivered with fear and anger.

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تعمیر، ترمیم

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Reparation

e.g: reparation fund

e.g: Almost a fifth of the fund will cover property losses and projects connected with reparation.

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when you give something to someone or do something for them because you have done something wrong to them in the past

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make reparation (to somebody) for something

e.g: Offenders must make reparation for their crimes through community service.

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a piece of equipment that has been fitted in its place or a place where industrial or military equipment, machinery etc has been put
تاسیسات، نصب و راه اندازی

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installation

e.g: nuclear installations
e.g: the installation of a security system

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عدم احترام و اعتماد

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Lack of respect and trust

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to find the exact position of something

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locate (v)

E.g: We couldn’t locate the source of the radio signal

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to put or build something in a particular place

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locate (v)

Large retail chains are usually only prepared to locate stores in areas of high population density.

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the degree to which an area is filled with people or things
تراکم

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density (of)

e.g: the size and density of settlements
e.g : areas of high population density

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the relationship between the mass of something and its size
چگالی , غلظت

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density

e.g: To achieve real density would require a volume hologram, made from a photorefractive crystal.

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آخرین بار در شیکاگو دیده شده

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Last seen was in Chicago

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راحتر و غیر رسمی تر صحبت کنیم

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Discussing more casually

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احتمال بالقوه از دست دادن آبرو

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Potential lost of reputation

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used to introduce an additional thing that makes a situation even more difficult, surprising, interesting etc این را نگفتم که

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Not to mention that

E.g: It’s too far to walk, not to mention the fact that it’ll probably be closed by now anyway.

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شلوارت را بپوش

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get your pants on

43
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تاجر پولدار

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Wealthy business man

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خارج از فصل است

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It’s offseason

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large in a number or amount,

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substantial, considerable

The opposite is unsunbstantial

e.g: Substantial investment سرمایه گذاری قابل توجه

E.g: a substantial salary
E.g: the document needs substantial changes

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انجام چیزی به کسی محول کردن، کسی را نسئول انجام کاری کردن

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Leave it (up) to sb to do sth

e.g: I’ll leave it up to you to decide.
e.g: She leaves it to the reader to draw their own conclusions.

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سناتور ایالتی

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State senator

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افزایش سقف کازینو

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lifting the casino cap

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مقدماتی
happening before something that is more important, often in order to prepare for it

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preliminary (to)

E.g: the preliminary stages of the competition
E.g: a preliminary draft
E.g: The discussions were preliminary to preparing a policy paper.
E.g: Preliminary conversation

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دید دریاچه

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lake view

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the hard boring work that has to be done in order to achieve something کارهای کسل کننده ای که باید انجام شوند تا چیزی را بدست بیاوریم

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Legwork (n) (uncountable)

E.g: He has a team of volunteers who do most of the legwork for him.

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to become lost or absent, often under suspicious circumstances

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go missing, ; disappear

E.g: someone went missing کسی گم شده است

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نکته این است که

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The point is