Deck Flashcards
(120 cards)
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Are you absolutely certain that you gave them the right number?
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Are you sure that you gave them the right number?
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Someone who is selfish only thinks of their own advantage
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Someone who is egoistic only thinks of their own advantage
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Are you feeling frustrated in your present job?
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Are you feeling disappointed in your present job? (разочарованный)
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When she came towards me shouting, I retreated (behind my desk).
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When she came towards me shouting, I went away (behind my desk).
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in a standoff with
The battle of wills between teacher and student was a standoff.
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a situation in which neither side has won a competition or argument
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The members are agreed that the proposal should be rejected
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The members are agreed that the suggestions should be rejected.
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Friends will reconvene at 10 a.m. tomorrow.
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Friends will meet at 10 a.m. tomorrow.
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I have engaged a secretary to deal with all my paperwork.
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I have employed a secretary to deal with all my paperwork.
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to move away from commitments
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to move away from decisions
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That tradition has been DISRUPTED by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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That tradition has been stopped/prevented by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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She MAINTAINS (that) she’s being criticized simply for telling the truth.
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She believes (that) she’s being criticized simply for telling the truth.
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to inhibit trade
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to prevent someone from doing something by making them feel nervous or embarrassed
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The changes to the national health system will be IMPLEMENTED next year.
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The changes to the national health system will be used next year. // to start using a plan or system
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The RESTORATION of the building is expected to take up to five years to complete.
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The repair of the building is expected to take up to five years to complete.
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an ANNUAL event/visit/holiday
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happening once every year
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We understand that Omicron will come to Russia, it is INEVITABLE
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We understand that Omicron will come to Russia, we can’t avoid it
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Have you read Steve’s PROPOSALS for the new project?
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Have you read Steve’s suggestions for the new project?
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I’m very excited at the PROSPECT of seeing her again
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I’m very excited at the idea of seeing her again.
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TOUGH economic sanctions
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strong economic sanctions
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Reducing the number of staff is certain to INFLAME the already angry head of hospital.
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Reducing the number of staff is certain to increase the angry head of hospital.
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Have you PREPARED for your interview?
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Are you ready for your interview?
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He RESIGNED from the company.
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He gave up from the company.
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It doesn’t BOTHER me.
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I don’t care if he doesn’t come.
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Do all types of bee STING?
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a small but painful injury
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civil unrest
disagreements or fighting between groups of people
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He wore an old jacket RIDDLED with holes
full of holes
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The burglars RANSACKED the house but found nothing valuable.
The burglars sought/looked for smth valuable in the house. seek/ to search a place or container in a violent and careless way
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We need to get an assistant who's CAPABLE and efficient
We need to get an assistant who's able to do the deals very fast.
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Stop talking and GET ON WITH it.
Stop talking and continue doing your job.
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Do you GET ON WITH your neighbors?
Do you speak with your neighbors?
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We ARE AWAY but we will be back soon.
We are not here now. We are absent.
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He has GOT LOST in the forest.
He had been in the forest before we came and started to find him.
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They THREATENED the shopkeeper with a gun.
They told the shopkeeper that they will kill him.
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The road AHEAD is very busy.
The road in front of us is very busy.
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to DEFUSE the crisis with Moscow
to make difficult crisis with Moscow calmer
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one of the most PERILOUS moments
one of the most dangerous moments
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The experiments were CONDUCTED by scientists in New York
The experiments were organized by scientists in New York.
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Motor vehicles (cars) are PROHIBITED from driving in the town centre.
We can’t use motor vehicles in the town centre.
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WHIRLWIND week
lots of events in the week
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She DECLARED (that) it was the best chocolate cake she had ever tasted.
She said (that) it was the best chocolate cake she had ever tasted.
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He tries to use it to JUSTIFY military intervention.
He tries to find a reason for military intervention.
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an unspoken ACKNOWLEDGMENT
an unspoken fact of accepting that something is true or right (признание)
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The experiments were CONDUCTED by scientists in New York. /kənˈdʌkt/
The experiments were organized and did by scientists in New York.
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These measures are designed to DETER an enemy attack. /dɪˈtɜːr/
These measures are designed to prevent an enemy attack.
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Putin is INCREASINGLY willing to take geopolitical risks and ASSERT his demands. / inˈkrēsiNGlē/
Putin is more and more ready to take geopolitical risks and showing his power
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to help Moscow EVADE the West’s action
to help Moscow avoid the West’s action
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The government is reported to be concerned about the growing INSURGENCY in the south. /ɪnˈsɜː.dʒən.si/
The government is reported to be concerned about the growing group of people who want to take control
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SEVERE economic consequences /sɪˈvɪər/
very serious economic consequences
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He managed to CONVINCE the jury of his innocence
He could persuade the jury of his innocence.
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prospects for a diplomatic solution are rather GLOOMY /ˈɡluː.mi/
prospects for a diplomatic solution are rather bad and unhappy
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After Zelensky’s REBUKE and alarm in other allied capitals /rɪˈbjuːk/
After Zelensky’s comment / the act of speaking angrily to someone because you disapprove of what they have said or done, or the things that someone says to show disapproval like this
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NATO BEEFS UP eastern flank /biːf/
NATO makes eastern flank stronger and more important
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Russia DENOUNCES Western 'hysteria' /dɪˈnaʊns/
Russia criticizes Western 'hysteria'
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the West is BRACING for an aggressive Russian move
the West is preparing for an aggressive Russian move
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I can see what you’re DRIVING AT.
I can see what you want to say.
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Would 3 o’clock be a CONVENIENT time to meet?
Is it suitable for you?
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losses AMOUNTED to over 10 million pounds
amount - when added together.
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Several accidents have CAUSED the traffic jam
it was happened because of
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to come to the aid
to help
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to STEM the spread of covid-19
to stop the spread of covid-19
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authorities are hoping TO AVERT a FULL-SCALE lockdown
authorities are hoping to prevent a severe lockdown
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The council ordered that work on the project should be HALTED immediately.
The council ordered that work on the project should be stopped immediately.
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I WONDER what he's making for dinner.
I am interested in what he's making for dinner.
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Fifty passengers had been RESCUED from a sinking ship.
to save someone from a dangerous or unpleasant situation
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I'm not feeling well - I'm going TO LIE DOWN.
to move into a position in which your body is flat, usually in order to sleep or rest
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I told them TO KEEP AWAY from the dog.
to not go somewhere or near something, or to prevent someone from going somewhere or near something
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I never could FIGURE OUT what she saw in him.
I don't understand what she saw in him.
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She's very concerned with her APPEARANCE.
She's very concerned how she looks.
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He was sent home because he SWORE at the teacher.
He was sent home because he used bad language.
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He STRUGGLED riot police but couldn't win. /ˈstrʌɡl/
He fought riot police but couldn't win.
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Common sugar SUBSTITUTES and sweeteners.
Margarine can be used as a substitute for butter.
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Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine’s president, managed TO UPSTAGE Putin.
to do something that takes people's attention away from someone or something and gives it to you instead
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to wear down in a war
to make someone feel tired and less able to argue
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My parents encouraged me when things weren't going well at school. /ɪnˈkʌrɪdʒ/
My parents stimulated me when things weren't going well at school.
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a prerequisite for negotiations /ˌpriːˈrekwɪzɪt/
A term for negotiations.
Trust is a prerequisite for any sort of relationship.
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Ukraine can grind Russian forces.
to grind coffee
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Russia’s economy faces its deepest contraction in almost three decades. /kənˈtrækʃən/
The latest report confirms that the economy is in recession. (Сокращение)
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A lot of people now live BEYOND the age of 80. /biˈjɒnd/
continuing after
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She'd built a little fire TO KEEP WARM.
near the fire
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Bad weather could JEOPARDIZE all our plans. /ˈdʒepədaɪz/
Bad weather is dangerous for our plans.
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They were forced to ABANDON the car. /əˈbændən/
They left the car.
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a CONTROVERSIAL decision.
I don’t agree with it.
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a pandemic was INEVITABLE /ɪˈnevɪtəbl/
If something is inevitable, you cannot avoid or prevent it.
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they TRUMPETED their arsenal of new weapons /ˈtrʌm.pɪt/
they shouted their arsenal of new weapons (раструбили)
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I will do everything in my power to FACILITATE the process. /fəˈsɪlɪteɪt/
I will do everything in my power to do the process easy.
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SETBACKS in the east force Russia TO SCALE BACK ambitions.
Problems in the east force Russia to make ambitions smaller than it was.
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The company DECEIVED customers by selling old computers as new ones.
The company misled customers by selling old computers as new ones.
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He looked as if it was about to CHARGE.
He wanted to fight.
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Russia has likely RUN OUT of combat-ready reservists.
Russia has not had combat-ready reservists.
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He plans a SEPARATE address to Stanford University at the end of May.
He plans a particular address to Stanford University at the end of May.
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insufficient information.
Information is not enough.
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the ACCESSION of Spain and Portugal into the European Community.
Spain and Portugal have entered the European Community
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Many voters are not ALIGNED with any party.
Many voters are not supported with any party.
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Police have arrested and INTERROGATED the two suspects. /ɪnˈterəɡeɪt/
Police have arrested and questioned the two suspects.
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The government is emphasizing the importance of voting in the election. /ˈemfəsaɪz/
The government wants that people votes and shows that it is especially important.
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Many women are FEARFUL of traveling alone.
Many women are worried about traveling alone.
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In Russia too much political INTERFERENCE in education. /ˌɪntəˈfɪərəns/
In Russia too much political influence on education.
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How the war in Ukraine APPEARS to Russians
How the war in Ukraine is saw to Russians
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he changed little in the office he INHERITED from Boris Yeltsin
he changed little in the office he got from Boris Yeltsin.
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The new president would OBSESS over the media
The new president would believe the media
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???which had NEEDLED the new president with UNFLATTERING DEPICTIONS of him as a dwarf in a satirical show called Kukly
which had criticized with laughing the new president with unflattering depictions of him as a dwarf in a satirical show called Kukly (нелестные изо)
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young audiences SHIFT online
young audiences go online
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the Kremlin seeks to control the conversation there, LEANING on social networks and news aggregators
the Kremlin seeks to control the conversation there, basing on social networks and news aggregators
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Propaganda has long PROPPED UP Mr Putin's regime.
Propaganda has long supported Mr Putin's regime.
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control over information has become even TIGHTER since the war
control over information has become even harder since the war.
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Novaya Gazeta has HALTED publication
Novaya Gazeta has stopped publication
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Dozhd, an online tv station, has SUSPENDED its streams
/ Dozhd, an online tv station, has temporarily stop its streams
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push off
fuck off / go away
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Television HOSTS present the war as part of a grander conflict in defence of Russia.
Television bosses present the war as part of a big conflict in defence of Russia.
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State media have long INTONED about the West’s supposed intention to undermine Russia
State media have long told about the West’s supposed intention to control Russia
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As in any country, the EXACT picture depends on the media you consume
As in any country, the correct/detail picture depends on the media you ‘eat’.
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Her career HINGES on the success of this project.
to depend completely on something
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I thank the referee for carefully reading the paper and pointing out several OVERSIGHTS.
I thank the referee for carefully reading the paper and pointing out several mistakes.
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She had the FORESIGHT to book her flight early.
the ability to know what will happen or what you will need in the future (хватило предусмотрительности)
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He GRASPED my hand enthusiastically.
They were holding hands and kissing.
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Winning that award greatly ENHANCED her reputation
Winning that award improved her reputation.
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Agile /ˈædʒaɪl/
able to move your whole body easily and quickly / able to think quickly in an intelligent way
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We've had to ALTER our plans.
We've had to change our plans.
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Eating out is RELATIVELY cheap.
quite, when compared to other things or people
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a business VENTURE
a new activity that may not be successful
