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Inn

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a small hotel especially an old one in the countryside

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Fussy

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very concerned about small, usually unimportant details, and difficult to please

ایرادگیر

• Sue was fussy about her looks.

• A lot of small children are fussy eaters

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Fuzzy

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  1. if a sound or picture is fuzzy, it is unclear ⇒ blurred
  2. unclear or confused
    • There’s a fuzzy line between parents’ and schools’ responsibilities.
  3. covered with soft short hair or fur
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Pampered

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being given too much care, attention, or luxury, often in a way that makes someone spoiled.

• She was pampered as a child and never had to do anything on her own.

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Corny

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too silly and repeated too often to be funny or interesting
لوس، بی‌مزه

• corny jokes

• I know it sounds corny, but I dream about her every night.

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Clingy

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someone who is clingy is too dependent on another person, and will often hold on to them – used to show disapproval
لوس

• a shy clingy child

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Sentimental

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  1. someone who is sentimental is easily affected by emotions such as love, sympathy, sadness etc, often in a way that seems silly to other people

احساساتی

• She said a sentimental goodbye.

• People can be very sentimental about animals.

  1. a story, film, book etc that is sentimental deals with emotions such as love and sadness, sometimes in a way that seems silly

The movie was too sentimental for my taste—I prefer realistic dramas.

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Curb

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The raised edge of a road, between where people can walk and cars can drive.
British English => kerb

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Buffet
/bəˈfeɪ/

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A buffet is a meal where food is placed on a large table, and people serve themselves as much as they want. It is common at restaurants, parties, and hotels.

• The hotel serves a breakfast buffet with eggs, bread, fruit, and coffee.

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Farewell party

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A goodbye party

• We organized a farewell party for Sarah because she is moving to another country.

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Admission

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  1. a statement in which you admit that something is true or that you have done something wrong

Synonym : confession

• The Senator’s admission that he had lied to Congress shocked many Americans. پذیرش

  1. permission given to someone to enter a building or place, or to become a member of a school, club etc

• No admission after 10 pm.
• it would be $27 for a single admission. ورودی

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Concession

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British English: a reduction in the price of tickets, fees etc for certain groups of people, for example old people or children

Synonym : reduction

• To qualify for travel concessions you have to be 60.

• is it possible to get a student concession?

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I’m on a bit of a budget

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I don’t want to spend too much money or I have a limited amount of money to spend.

• I’d love to go on vacation, but I’m on a bit of a budget, so I need to find a cheap destination.

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Pop down

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to go somewhere quickly, usually to a lower place or a nearby location. It is an informal phrase, mainly used in British English.

• I’ll pop down to the shop and get some milk. (I’ll go quickly to the shop.)

• She popped down to her parents’ house for the weekend. (She visited her parents briefly.)

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