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Action speak louder than words

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Actually doing something means much more than just talking about it

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laughter is the best medicine

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laughing makes it easier to deal with difficult situation

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two wrongs don’t make a right

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revenge will not fix the problem,morally bad actions do not justify their result

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better late than never

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it is better to do something late than do never do it at all

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when in Rome,do as the Romans do

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when you are in a new situation or place ,try to follow the expected customs

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premises

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the buildings and land that a shop, restaurant, company etc uses
Schools may earn extra money by renting out their premises

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apprehend

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if the police apprehend a criminal, they catch him or her [= arrest]:
The police have failed to apprehend the culprits.

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If you require (need) further assistance(help)please contact

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Formal

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Handy

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useful,informal near and easy to reach

I always keep my gun handy just in case.

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fix up,arrange,make (appointment)

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fix up informal

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do you fancy going out?

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would you like to go out?

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we must get in touch with them.

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contact them

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1-piss off (slang)

2-he was pissed

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1-go away

2-Drunk

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take somebody’s breath away

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to be extremely beautiful or exciting.

The view from the top will take your breath away.

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carcass

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the body of a dead animal

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A needle in a haystack

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Difficult to find

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scavenge

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if an animal scavenges, it eats anything that it can find

if someone scavenges, they search through things that other people do not want, for food or useful objects

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This phase can last up to two years.

Worms feed on whale carcass

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Sentence

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live off somebody/something

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to get your income or food from a supply of money or from another person
Mom used to live off the interest from her savings.
Worms, mussels and several types of clams live off the gas that the whale bones give off.

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take something out

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make a financial or legal arrangement with a bank, company, law court etc
Before taking a loan out, calculate your monthly outgoings

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be a steal

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informal to be very cheap

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overtake

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1 [intransitive, transitive] to go past a moving vehicle or person because you are going faster than them and want to get in front of them

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shrine

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Elvis’ home has become a shrine for his fans.

a place that people visit and respect because it is connected with a famous person or event

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discharge

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send somebody away [transitive] to officially allow someone to leave somewhere, especially the hospital or the army, navy etc, or to tell them that they must leave

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adjourn
intransitive, transitive] if a meeting, parliament, law court etc adjourns, or if the person in charge adjourns it, it stops for a short time His trial was adjourned until May
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pantry
a very small room in a house where food is kept
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contend
Insist | Some astronomers contend that the universe may be younger than previously thought.
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itchy
if clothes are itchy, they make your skin feel slightly unpleasant, so that you want to rub your skin with your nails SYN scratchy
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nod
to move your head up and down, especially in order to show agreement or understanding → shake
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trespass
1 to go onto someone’s private land without their permission She was arrested for trespassing on government property.
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stranded
a person or vehicle that is stranded is unable to move from the place where they are SYN stuck
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footage
cinema film showing a particular event
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Take part
Join in | Participate
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Don | Donned
Put on
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downpour
London was hit by downpour | Heavy rain shower
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delicate
easily damaged or broken | SYN fragile
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respirator
a piece of equipment that you wear over your nose and mouth to help you breathe in a place where there is harmful gas, smoke etc → gas mask
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Turn the page | To be on the same page
Phrase
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cramp
severe pain that you get in part of your body when a muscle becomes too tight, making it difficult for you to move that part of your body
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merger
a statutory combination of two or more corporations by the transfer of the properties to one surviving corporation. The merger of our two companies is still going ahead.
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resignation
the act of resigning
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predator
any carnivorous animal | An animal that lives by capturing and eating other animals
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execution
Execution is taking an idea and actually making it happen. | the execution of orders is more difficult than their issuance
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When we add "ance" to many verbs, some verbs are changed to a noun or adjective
inheritance | acceptance
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executive
a group of people who run a company or an organization
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I was not aware how serious the situation was.
how
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Until as a preposition means ‘up to (the time that)
We played chess until midnight. (up to midnight)
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We use by, not until, to talk about something that will happen before a particular time or deadline
The movie will be finished by 9 pm
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We don’t use until or till to talk about distance. We use as far as:
Larry drove me as far as the shop and I walked the rest of the way home.
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OK, everyone. If I could have your attention, please. Let's get started
If I could have your attention, please | meeting
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The purpose of today's meeting is
The purpose of today's meeting is to discuss the CFO's resignation and her replacement
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We are here because
We are here because a competitor has proposed a merger with our company
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competitor
a person who takes part in a competition
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The first item on the agenda is
The first item on the agenda is a company update from the CEO
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OK. Let's begin with item number one, the company update
example
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The biggest challenge we face is Could you be more specific? The best example I can give is our decreasing market share
The biggest challenge we face is growing competition
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trample
to step heavily on something, so that you crush it with your feet
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Being + adjective | is used to talk about actions and behavior.
Why are you being so silly? | You are being cruel when you hurt others with your words or actions.
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Being in participle clauses | Instead of a because /as / since clause, we sometimes use an adverbial participle clause with being.
Being late, he couldn’t watch the show. (= Because he is late, he couldn’t watch the show.)
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raid
a sudden attack on the enemy, as by air or by a small land force. customs agents raided the house
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allegation
an assertion made with little or no proof. the allegations concerning his taking bribes.. his allegations were unfounded
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huddle
1 [intransitive, transitive] (also huddle together/up) if a group of people huddle together, they stay very close to each other, especially because they are cold or frightened
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squabble
to argue about something unimportant | SYN quarrel
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Grate
Rande kardan
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Mince
1 [transitive] (also mince something ↔ up) to cut food, especially meat, into very small pieces, usually using a machine
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eye candy
We can also use eye candy to talk about things which look good but are not very useful eye candy means someone who is attractive, but not very interesting…
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forgive me for being nosey
sentence
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no offence
something that offends or displeases.
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hoarder
someone who collects large amounts of something and finds it hard to throw things away
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decompose
gradually break down by natural chemical processes decomposable decomposablity
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clog
block something
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biodegradable
able to break down naturally in a way that isn't harmful to the environment
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additive
a small amount of a chemical added to something to improve it
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landfill
a place where our rubbish is buried under the earth
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ingested
eaten
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sewer
Tehran may need a complete sewer network | an artificial conduit, usually underground, for carrying off waste water and refuse, as in a town or city

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