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1
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to plan or consider (something, such as a violent crime) beforehand

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To premeditate

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  • physical damage or hurt
  • a specific instance of this:a leg injury
  • harm done to a reputation
  • a violation or infringement of another person’s rights that causes him harm and is actionable at law
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Injury

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To go for a walk

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To take a walk

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a child who has just started to walk but may be unsteady on his or her feet.

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A toddler

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5
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Administrative building of municipal government

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The city/town hall

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Building or site recognized for its historical significance

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A historic landmark

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An open area surrounded by buildings

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A square

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To understand the main idea of a speak without catching the little details

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To get a gist of…

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Feeling doubt or not feeling certain

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Dubious

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10
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To know less than you should in a particular topic

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Ill-informed

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To have an opposite result of what was intended

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To backfire

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To stop someone doing something

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To bar someone from…

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13
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To return gradually

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To trickle back

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14
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To admire and respect someone

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To look up to…

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15
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To cease to function

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To break down

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16
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To enter illegally…

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To break into

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17
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Residential accommodation for the elderly

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A nursing home

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18
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Outer parts of a town or city

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The outskirts

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19
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Where cars are parked

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A parking lot

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20
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Specified part of road where people can cross

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A pedestrian crossing

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21
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A very tall building

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A skyscraper

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22
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Overcrowded district where poor people live

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The slums

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23
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Outlying residential area of a city

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The suburbs

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24
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the feeling that you want to eat food; the desire for food

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appetite

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25
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to utter a deep, mournful sound that expresses pain or grief; moan
to make a deep, similar sound to express contempt, dislike, disapproval, etc.
to make a sound resembling a groan

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To groan

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  • to move along a surface by turning over and over
  • to move or be moved on wheels
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To roll

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27
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a board forming the head of anything, esp. of a bed

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Headboard

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28
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to cry out;
shout

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To yell

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29
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to (cause to) become less;
reduce

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To lessen

30
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one who is the equal of another in abilities or social status

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peer

31
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having the knees wide apart and the ankles crossed.
having one leg placed across the other.

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Cross-legged

32
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Anatomythe joint between the foot and leg.
the slender part of the leg above the foot.

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Ankle

33
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idle talk, conversation, or rumor, esp. about the private affairs of others.
light, familiar writing of a similar kind:

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Gossip

34
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to pass time doing nothing;
waste time

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Idle

35
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a rate of movement, esp. in walking, etc.; speed
a rate of doing something, of activity, etc.; tempo
a single step
the distance covered in a step

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Pace

36
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no more than;
scarcely

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Barely

37
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  • to enclose or cover in something wound or folded about
  • to enclose and make fast within a covering, as of paper
  • to wind or fold (something) around as a covering
  • to surround, envelop, or hide
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To wrap

38
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extra time, space, materials, etc., within which to act
a degree of freedom of action or thought

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Leeway

39
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to dry or style (hair) with a blow-dryer

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To blow-dry

40
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a building, structure, or object that has been reduced, destroyed, or greatly damaged
ruin; destruction
a person of ruined physical or mental health.

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wreck

41
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the part of a garment that covers the arm

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Sleeve

42
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to throw, esp. lightly or carelessly
(In French, Lancer ou jeter)

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To toss

43
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to challenge or persuade (a person) into a demonstration of courage or to do something:I dare you to climb that.
to face; risk:

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To dare

44
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the part of the end of the arm where it joins the hand.
the joint between the forearm and the hand

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Wrist

45
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to hold or clasp tightly in the arms;
embrace

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To hug

46
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a hairstyle in which the hair is gathered at the back of the head and fastened so as to hang freely there.
(In French: queue de cheval)

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Ponytail

47
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either side of the face below the eye and above the jaw

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Cheek

48
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either of two bones or bony structures that form the frame of the mouth and that hold the teeth.
the part of the face covering these bones.

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Jaw

49
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to cause (someone) to be unable to think clearly because of a blow;
stun:

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To daze

50
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It means there is no negotiation, no compromise, and no excuses - it just has to be done. It can also mean there is no doubt.

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No ifs or buts

51
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To go to one direction and stop and go to the opposite direction and stop

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To go back and forth

52
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Complicated

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Hairy

53
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To lack or to need something more

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To be strapped for something

54
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I love food. Who am I?

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I’m a foodie

55
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I go to bed late. Who am I?

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I’m a night owl

56
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I wake up early! Who am I?

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I’m an early bird

57
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I’m lazy. I don’t like any sport and activities. Who am I?

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I’m a cough potato!

58
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I love being outdoor. Who am I?

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I’m an outdoorsy!

59
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faire passer[qqn/qch]pour[qch]

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make[sb/sth]out to be[sth]

60
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Distinguer

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To make out

61
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Vous vous la jouez honnête

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You play it so straight

62
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To talk indistinctly

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To mutter

63
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A sudden painful emotion

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A stab of sth

64
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Je dois partir de toutes les façons

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“I should get going anyway.”

65
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Most importantly, primarily

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First and foremost

66
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Difficult

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Tough

67
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Full-time job, boring, not an exciting job, stable job

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Nine-to-five job

68
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Tell me more
Why do you say that?
Please explain
In what way?

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How so

69
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An advantage, a better position than a competitor

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An edge

70
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Certainly
That’s true

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No doubt about it

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