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3.2 Technology and human interactions + crime + 1984 Flashcards

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to annihilate

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destroyed utterly, killed in a large number

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lucid

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very clear, easily understandable

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incredulous

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not trusting, disbelieving, sceptical

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sordid

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dirty, in bad condition, filthy

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frail

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delicate, weak

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beget

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produce, conceive (children)

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consecutive

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next, right after the other
następujący

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renegade

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traitor

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irrepressible

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not able to be controlled

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to refute

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to prove wrong, disprove, overthrow

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to rectify

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to correct

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lassitude

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weariness, being tired/weak, lethargy

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ingrained

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deeply rooted, taught

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austere

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plain, basic, strict, harsh

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paraphernalia

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equipement, misscellaneous things put together
przybory

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to plifer

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to steal, nick

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to extricate

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to remove, extract, seperate
wydobyć, wyplątać

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arbitrary

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chosen at random

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recuperate

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to recover, regain strength

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lunacy

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craziness, madness

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espionage

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spying, surveillance, collecting and reporting secret information

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Paralympian

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an athlete who has bodily differences and different types of disabilities

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to reverberate

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(of a loud noise) to be repeated several times as an echo

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house arrest

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the state of being kept as a prisoner in one’s own house, rather than in prison

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fibula

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a long bone in the calf that is positioned on the lateral side of the tibia

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fibular hemimelia

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a congenital condition where a person is born with a short or missing fibula

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to appeal a sentence

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a legal proceeding by which a case is brought before the higher court for review of the decison of the lower court

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to wail

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to let out a prolonged high-pitched cry of pain, grief or anger

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reckless

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lacking caution, careless of consequences

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to concede

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to admit or agree that sth is true after first denying it or resiting it

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joyriding

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driving fast and dangerously for pleasure, especially in a stolen vehicle

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armed robbery

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the crime of stealing from somewhere or someone using weapons

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drunk driving

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driving under the influence of alcohol

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drug dealing

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the activity of selling illegal drugs

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computer hacking

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the act of identifying and then exploiting weaknesses in a computer system or network, usually to gain unauthorized access to personal or organizational data

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shoplifting

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the crime of taking goods from a store without paying for them

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arson

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deliberately making sth burn, especially a building

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burglary

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getting into a building to steal things

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forgery

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copying offical documents, money etc. illegally

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manslaughter

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killing someone illegaly but not deliberately

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slander

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a false spoken statement about someone, intended to damage the good opinion that people have of that person

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to mug
mugging
mugger

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to attack a person, using force or threats of force to steal the person’s money or possessions

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burglar

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a person who illegally enters buildings and steals things

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arsonist

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a person who intentionally starts a fire in order to damage or destroy something, especially a building

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thief

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someone who steals

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forger

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a person who makes an illegal copy of something in order to deceive

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47
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amnesty

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a decision by a government that allows political prisoners to go free
an official pardon for people who have been convicted of political offences

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anonymity

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the situation in which someone’s name is not given or known

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to clamp down

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to take strong action to stop or limit a harmful or unwanted activity

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to come foward

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to offer to give help or information

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penalty

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a punishment for failing to obey a rule or law

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scheme

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an organized plan for doing something, especially something dishonest or illegal that will bring a good result for you

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to tackle

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to try to deal with something or someone

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to liaise

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cooperate on a matter of mutual concern.

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attorney

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a person who has the legal right to act for someone else
lawyer

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to award damages

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to order that a particular amount of money is paid to someone because they have been caused some injury or loss
to compensate for a loss or injury

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barrister

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a lawyer entitled to practise as an advocate, particularly in the higher courts
UK

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community service

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work done without payment to help other people.

Criminals whose crime was not serious enough for them to be put in prison are sometimes ordered to do community service.

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to cross-examine

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to ask detailed questions of someone, especially a witness in a trial, in order to discover if they have been telling the truth

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embezzlement

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the crime of secretly taking money that is in your care or that belongs to an organization or business you work for

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fine

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an amount of money that has to be paid as a punishment for not obeying a rule or law

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libel

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when you publish sth about someone that isn’t true and it’s damaging their reputation

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prison sentence

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confinement in prison as a punishment imposed on a person who has been found guilty of a crime

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to return a verdict

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to decide and say if you think someone is guilty or not guilty, or what punishment the person will be given in a court of law

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probation

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a period of time when a criminal must behave well and not commit any more crimes in order to avoid being sent to prison

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solitary confinement

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a punishment in which someone is kept in a room alone, usually in a prison

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speeding

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driving too fast

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to sue

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to take legal action against a person or an organization

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suspended sentence

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a prison sentence that will take effect only if the criminal commits a (similar) crime again
wyrok w zawieszeniu

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the accused

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a person or people who may be guilty of a crime and who are being judged in a court of law

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to sentence

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to officially state the punishment given by a law court to a guilty person or organization

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to weigh up the evidence

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to carefully consider the evidence presented to the court

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graffiti

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words or drawings, especially humorous, rude, or political, on walls, doors, etc. in public places

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indentity theft

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he crime of using someone’s personal information in order to pretend to be them and to get money or goods in their name

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inciting violence

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to engourage people to act violently

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internet piracy

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the illegal activity of using the Internet to illegally copy software and sell it to other people.

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littering

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the act of dropping rubbish on the ground in public places

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pollution crimes

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illegal acts which directly harm the environment

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spreading computer viruses

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80
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tax evasion

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when a person intentionally and illegally avoids paying their taxes or pays less than they should

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texting and driving

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when someone uses their phone while driving a car

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death row

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place where an inmate waits to die

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irreversible

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not possible to change, impossible to return to a previous condition

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heinous (crime)

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very bad and shocking

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parole

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time after prison where convict is watched for good behaviour
warunkowe zwolnienie

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inmate/convict

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someone in prison

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to acquit

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to find a person innocent or not guilty of the crime
uniewinnić

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misdemeanour

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less serious crime, like an accident

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repeat offender

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someone who keeps commiting crimes

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to exonerate

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to show or state that someone or something is not guilty of sth
oczyścić z zarzutów

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political tool

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someone or something that is being used for political purposes

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to carry out executions

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to perform, do the executions

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to provide relief

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a feeling of happiness that something unpleasant has not happened or has ended

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morally wrong

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in a way that violates a set of rules generally believed by people

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lethal injection

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an injection of a drug that kills someone, especially as a punishment for committing a crime

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life sentence

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the punishment of being put in prison for a very long time without an arranged time for release or, possibly until death

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cost-effective

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good value for the amount of money paid

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firmly believe

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death penalty trials

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the legal actions taken to decide if someone is going to be given the legal punishment of death

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unacceptable punishment

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a punishment that you cannot approve of or allow

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devices

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an object or machine that has been invented for a particular purpose

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narcissism

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too much interest in and admiration for your own physical appearance and/or your own abilities

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phubbing

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the act of ignoring someone you are with and giving attention to your mobile phone instead

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gadget

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a small machine or piece of electronic equipment that has a particular purpose

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boredom

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the state of being bored

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distracted driving

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the practice of driving while doing something else, for example using a mobile phone

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to articulate

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to express thoughts and feelings easily and clearly, or showing this quality

108
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to attack (self-image)

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to criticise someone strongly

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to fail at

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to not succeed

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to be thrust into

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being forced into sth

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to rely on

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to depend

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to overcome

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to defeat or succeed in controlling or dealing with something

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to form (relationships)

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to make relationships

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to check (messages)

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to look at the messages

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to binge

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to do something in a way that is extreme and not controlled

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to waft through (life)

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to move gently, without a problem

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to cope with

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to deal with problems difficulties

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to wander

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to walk around slowly in a relaxed way or without any clear purpose or direction

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publicity

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media attention

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controvertial

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provocative

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quote

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cite

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misconduct

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bad behaviour

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strategies

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methods

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to show off

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to boast

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to pick on

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to victimise

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to job hop

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to switch jobs frequently

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superficial

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fake

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tweeting

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empathy

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the ability to share someone else’s feelings or experiences by imagining what it would be like to be in that person’s situation

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implicated

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suggested

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mediated

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talked about with two separate people or groups involved in a disagreement to try to help them to agree or find a solution to their problems:

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to revise

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to look at or consider again an idea, piece of writing, etc. in order to correct or improve it:

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spontaneous

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not planned

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eye contact

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the situation in which two people look at each other’s eyes at the same time

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creative collaborations

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relationship between two or more persons with a common purpose of creating new objects through certain ideas and shared understanding of something new and a common goal

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development

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growth of sth, improving, becoming better

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cure

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solution to a problem

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feed (of connection)

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a web page, screen, etc. that updates (= changes) often to show the latest information

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irresistible

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impossible to refuse, oppose, or avoid because it is too pleasant, attractive, or strong

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temptation

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attraction

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rendezvous

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an arrangement to meet someone, especially secretly, at a particular place and time, or the place itself

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connectivity

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the ability of a computer, program, device, or system to connect with one or more others

143
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simultaneous

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at the same time

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to anticipate

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to expect

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to culminate

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to end, reach a climax

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to shoot

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to film

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to deflate

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to reduce

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snippet

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small bit

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to intimidate

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to frighten

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relief

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liberation

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hectic

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busy

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momentous

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important

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errand

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chore

154
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to field

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to answer

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cognitive

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connected with thinking or conscious mental processes

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to store (information)

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o put or keep things in a special place for use in the future

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to make sth stick

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To cause something to be permanent, established, or able to persist

or to show something bad that has been said about someone is true

158
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(digital) amnesia

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a medical condition that makes you unable to remember things

159
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concern

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worry

160
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to bear in mind

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to keep in mind, remember

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to safeguard (memories)

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to protect

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innovation

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new idea or a method

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engagement

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being involved with sth

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raft (of)

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a large number or range; a lot

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