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| channel one's eforts into sth |
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| to attempt to do one thing rather than a wider range of things, to concentrate on sth |
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| the ability to see what is likely to happen in the future and to take apropriate action |
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diplomacy
diplomatic (adj) |
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| the skill of being careful to say or do things that will not offend people |
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persuasion
persuasive (adj) |
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| the ability to make sb believe that sth is true |
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| the feeling of pride and loyalty that exist among the members of a team and makes them want their team to do well or be the best |
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| to decide on what one hopes to achieve |
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| to make efforts to achieve sth, often over a long period of time |
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| a feeling based on emotion rather than reason |
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| to try to do sth new or difficult, sth that requires effort |
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interpret
interpretation (n) |
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| to decide on what the meaning or significance of sth is |
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| a long spear used in sport competitions |
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| to move somewhere with great difficulty, trying desperately to find things to hold on to |
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| to have a chance of winning sth |
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| sb who suffers from diabetes |
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| sth that encourages sb to do things |
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| prevent sb from doing sth |
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| to make it impossible for sb to do sth |
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| anything that makes it difficult for sb to do sth |
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| (of a problem) that cannot be dealt with successfully |
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| to keep trying very hard to do sth even though it is difficult |
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| to move very slowly or carefully |
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| to put a line through an item on a list to show that it has been completed or dealt |
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| to judge the importance of sth by considering it in relation to everything else |
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| to continue to do sth although it is difficult |
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| to forget what one intended to do of say and instead start doing or saying different thing |
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| to deal with sth in a very determined of efficient way |
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| the feeling that is produced in a situation when people are anxious |
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assertive
assertiveness (n)
assertively (adv) |
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| able to state one's needs and opinions clearly, so that people take notice |
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| intended to cause changes rather than just reacting to change |
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| a tiny amount or proportion of sth |
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| the amount of work that has to be done |
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concentrate on sth
concentration (n)
concentrated (adj) |
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| to give all one's attention to sth |
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| sth that turns sb's attention away from what they want to concentrate on |
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| having a harmful or damaging effect on sth |
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| confidence in one's own abilities or judgement |
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| descriptions and the pictures they create in one's mind |
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| formation of a mental picture of sth |
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| to take from the one place to another |
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| to read or think of a list of items quickly |
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| one of the ways in which the number of things can be ordered or arranged |
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| making sb feel very tense and worried |
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underestimate
underestimation (n) |
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| not to realise how large or great sth is |
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| to form an incorrect opinion about sb or sth |
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| an obstacle that prevents sb from doing sth |
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| to successfully deal with a problem |
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| no longer to pay attention to sth |
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| to do sth or be better at sth than sb else |
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| in a way that produces the intended result |
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house warming
house-warming (adj) |
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| a party you give for your friends when you have just moved to a new house |
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| the time when a worker leaves his job and stops working completely |
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| a date which is remembered or celebrated because a special event happened on that date in a previous year |
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sincere
sincerely (adv)
sincerity (n) |
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| really meaning what one says |
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| having warm feelings towards sb, wishing to thank sb |
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| management, a group of people who contol a company or organisation |
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| the person who has the second position of importance in an organisation |
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| a goal, an aim, sth that sb is trying to achieve |
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| a decision to try very hard to do sth |
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| a nation's official song which is played or sung on public occasions |
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| to make great effort to do or get sth |
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salute
salutation (n)
salute (n) |
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| to show or state admiration for sb in a formal way |
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victory
victorious (adj)
opp. defeat |
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| a success in a struggle, war or competition |
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| an important development or achievement |
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| to officially join an institution or a course and pay a fee for it |
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| to obtain sth or learn sth through daily life |
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profitable
profitability (n)
opp. unprofitable |
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| moral beliefs and rules about right and wrong |
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| having a lot of power to affect what happens |
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| sb you have met and know slightly but not well |
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| sb's status or rank in society |
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financial
financially (adv) |
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| relating to or involving money |
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| support or money received from sb |
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| an education that is fully developed in all aspects |
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| eagerness to be more successful than other people |
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| to give part of your work, responsibilities or power to sb else |
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| to reach an agreement after both parties have given up sth that they originally wanted |
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| the ability to be strong and not easily affected |
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| continuing to do sth even though it is difficult or other people are against it |
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charisma
charismatic (adj) |
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| ability to attract, influence and inspire people by one's personal abilities |
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| being very harsh or cruel |
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| to take hold of sth, take advantage of sth |
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| to leave without finishing sth that was started |
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broad
broadly (adv)
broaden (v)
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| arranged but intended to appear natural |
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| to formally announce that one is leaving a post or position |
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| having special effects created on computer |
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| to be put in the position where one has to deal with a problem |
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| to be close to a situation that is likely to happen |
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| to try hard to persuade sb to do sth |
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| a series of actions carried out in a computer in order to deal with information |
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| to take hold of sth, draw one's attention |
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| person playing or fighting against another |
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free-lance
freelance (adv)
freelancer (n) |
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| not employed permanently by an organisation but paid for each piece of work |
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| strong and determined, able to tolerate difficult situations |
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| with a limited amount of money to spend |
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| because of a particular belief |
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| by oneself, without anyone's help |
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| making process, likely to achieve the result that is wanted |
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| a job or position which has not been filled |
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| to behave in a silly, hasty or overenthusiastic way |
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| to succeed in doing sth difficult |
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| to do sth or put sth into practise |
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| to allow sth to continue to exist in a new situation |
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| to succeed in putting idea into practise |
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| to become thin and eventually disappear because of long use |
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| to weaken sb or their position by being more persistent than they are |
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| to disappear slowly until no effect is felt |
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| to seem to pass very slowly |
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| to use sth a lot so that it becomes damaged and cannot be used ony longer |
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| to develop a hole where the material has become weak and thin |
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| unwillingness to accept a new idea or a change |
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| happening in the near future |
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| a prize given to the winner of a competition or race |
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| a race in vehicle for two or more people sliding downhill on snow and ice |
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| have the world at one's feet |
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| to be offered all opportunities in one's life |
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| be a feather in one's cap |
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| to be an achievement that one is proud of |
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| have one's head in the cluds |
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| to be out of touch with reality, to have impractical ideas |
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| to be organised in one's work, making sure everything is under control |
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| to try to have or do the same things as other people, even if one does not have enough money or is not really interested |
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| to get a lot of attention or praise because one performs better than anyone else |
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| work one's way up to the top |
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| to move to the top slowly |
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| work one's fingers to the bone |
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| to work hard using the hands |
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bankrupt
bankruptcy (n)
bankrupt (v) (n) |
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| not having enough money to pay one's debts |
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| to dismiss sb from a job, sack |
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| sb who receives a regular sum of money from the state because they have retired |
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| a tool used to look for information on the Internet |
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| paying full attention to things and able to deal with anything that might happen |
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| to search for information, to look through |
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vast
vastness (n)
vastly (adv) |
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| to deduce, decide that sth is true |
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| a sudden start of sth unpleasant |
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| being happy, cheerful and friendly |
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| to have a big smile on the face because one is happy, pleased or proud about sth |
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| to smile in an unpleasant way, often because one beliefs one has gain an advantage over sb or knows sth that the others don't know |
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| a financial plan showing the expenses and income |
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| to become cheerful and lively after feeling tired, bored or depressed |
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collective
collectively (adv) |
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| shared by every member of a group |
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| great doubt about whether sth is true or useful |
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| a drug for people who are suffering from depression |
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| lack of interest or enthusiasm about doing anything |
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gloom
gloomy (adj)
gloomily (adv) |
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| feeling of sadness and lack of hope |
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| a group of people or set of things |
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| to explode; to move powerfully on |
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| the number of years that the person is likely to live |
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| death rate, the number of people who die |
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imply
implication (n)
implicit (adj) |
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| to suggest, hint, say sth in an indirect way |
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| uwilling to spend money, mean |
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| to make an unpleasant condition or feeling less intense or severe |
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privilege
privileged (adj) |
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| a special right or advantage enjoyed by a person or group |
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| early to bed, early to rise, makes people healthy, wealthy and wise |
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| Kto rano wstaje temo Pan Bóg daje |
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| anything that is attractive and that people want to have |
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| to express sth succesfully |
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| to realize that sth is important |
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| to become smaller in size |
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| a small house made of wood, mad, glass or stone |
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affluent
affluence (n)
opp. poor |
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| having a lot of money, prosperous, wealthy |
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| to send somewhere by means of electronic equipment |
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| in a natural, comprehensible way |
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| a sudden change or start that is expected to ensure efficient functioning |
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| decorated with little diamonds |
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| used about sum of money to stress how large it is |
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| a point that is considered |
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unavoidable
unavoidably (adv) |
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unacceptable
unacceptably (adv) |
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| having a quality that people strongly disapprove of or object to |
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| one of causes of an event or situation |
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| sad and quiet because of disappointment or unhappiness |
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| a situation in which large numbers of people have little or no food and many of them die; shortage |
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| surrounding or enclosing; including |
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| including all kinds of people |
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| carefully developed and strong |
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| an area of grass that is kept short |
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| to phone one's supervisor informing that one cannot come to work because of an illness |
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compliment sb on sth
complimentary (adj)
compliment (n) |
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| to make a polite remark to show that one approves of sb's appearance or work |
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compensate sb for sth
compensation (n)
compensatory (adj) |
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| to pay sb for sth they have lost |
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| sb or sth that makes one behave in particular way |
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accomplish
accomplishment (n) |
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| to take sb's attention away from sth |
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| the reverse of what one has said is true |
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downright
downright (adj) |
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| making sb physically sick |
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| sb who is between eighty and eighty-nine years old |
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| an important event in the history or development of sth |
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| sb can go anywhere or do anything |
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extravagant
extravagance (n)
extravagantly (adv) |
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| spending too much money or using more of sth that is reasonable |
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| in an unacceptable or very shocking way |
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| in an open and clear way without attempting to hide anything |
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| to gain, achieve sth after a lot of effort |
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| to succeed in calming sb down |
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| to interest sb a great deal and take up all their attention and energy |
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| to appear in a frightening way |
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| to keep one's fingers crossed (for sb) |
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| to wish sb good luck, to hope for good luck |
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| the building and land owned by a business or an institution |
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| a procedure for introducing sb to a new job |
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| administrative matters, the process of organising an institution |
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| be the new one on the block |
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| to be a newcomer in a place or a job |
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