Words of the day - 3ºbi

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drawback

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something that will make things more difficult or worse, a disadvantage

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surveillance

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when one keeps watching you, specially through cameras

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bird’s eye view

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to be watching from above

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pose a hazard or a threat

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to be or make a threat

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furthermore

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same as also

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in addition

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same as also

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carry out

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to conduct a survey or study

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access

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to have an entrance

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assess

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to evaluate/check ability

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exhausted

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how you feel after a full day

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exhausting

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what something is

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factory

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place where they make things

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fabric

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the thing used to make clothes

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weave

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to create a fabric
PAST SIMPLE wove
PAST PARTICIPLE woven

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textile

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about fabric

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text

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evertything you write

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acronym

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the initials of something used to make a “word” e.g.; NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)

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subtle

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that is almost or completely impossible to notice

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understated

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that is not said enough or is said to be less of

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sympathetic

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when you can understand someone’s pain and offer help

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enhance

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improve

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rapport

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create a connection, usually more meaningful

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get sidetracked

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to be misdirected or lose focus

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attention span

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your ability to stay focused on something

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disruptive

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everything that breaks the order or focus

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on average

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what is the middle ground on things

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savour (savor in AmEng)

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to feel the flavour of something, to really appreciate the taste

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mundane

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something exclusively physical, without any kind of meaning or deeper purpose

Question 29

stand for

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what you believe

Question 30

stand up for

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fight for something

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entrepreneur

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a person who innovates or starts a business

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persuasive

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a person who can convince somebody

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resilient

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a person or something that can resist difficulties

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seldom

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rarely

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multitasking

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do multiple things at the same time

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monotasking

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do only one thing at a time

Question 37

slow lane

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a part of a road where you drive slowly

Question 38

leisure

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activities that make you happy

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pleasure

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what you feel when doing things you like

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labour

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physical work or the moment where a pregnancy ends and the baby is going to be born

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wind (noun)

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air in movement

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wind (verb)

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to create tension or to give “energy” to old fashioned watches through friction.
PAST and PAST PARTICIPLE wound

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lead /li:d/ (verb)

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to guide someone

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lead /led/ (noun)

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heavy metal

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dawn

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the beginning of the day when the sun is rising

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dusk

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the end of the day when the sun is setting

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from dawn to dusk

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from the beginning to the end of the day

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post-traumatic stress disorder

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to have mental health issues caused by a severely traumatic situation

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fewer

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used for countable things

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less

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used for uncountable things

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fuel for the soul

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motivation

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short-term memory

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things you remember from today or yesterday

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long-term memory

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things from your childhood or from a long time ago