eng3 Flashcards

(53 cards)

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accept

sorry, we don’t accept credit cards

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to take willingly something that is offered to say “yes” to offer , invitation.

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willingly

I would never willingly upset you

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in a way that shows you are happy or pleased to do something or that you do not object to doing something.

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arrange

Can I arrange an appointment for Monday?

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to plan or organize something advance

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attend

we’d like as many people as possibe to attend .

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to be present at an event

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chase

i was chased by a dog .

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to tun , drive ,etc . after somebody / smoething in order to catch them or it .

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contrast

the contrast between my parents is very noticeable.

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A contrast is a sharp differnce between two things.

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encourage

She encouraged many young writers and artists.

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to give somebody support ,courage hope.

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familiar

then she heard a familiar face in the room .

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will known to you; often seen or heard and therefore easy to recognize.

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grab

She grabbed the child’s hand and ran.

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to take or hold somebody \ something with your hand suddenly or roughly

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completely
make heads or tails out of something
i am trying to make head or tails from this diffcult project given by project instructor.

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to be able to understand something completely

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line up

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TO agree or correspond

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get on to

i haven’t got time to work on this repost; I’ll get on to it tomorrow.

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to progress to ; to start working on .

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hold this l

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Used to make fun of someine when they say/do something stupid; they take a : or a loss.

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Kick ass

the mega man x soundtrack really kicks ass.

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to be very impressive .

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bad for you

Spending all day in front of the computer is bad for you .

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unhealthy

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keep away

keep your childern away from the construction site; it’s dangerous.

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to prevent from coming .

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chew the fat

to chat idly or generally waste time talking .

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we’re not supposed to waste time chewing the fat with the cutomers

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keep a close watch on

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to pay carreful attention to a situation or a thing , so that you can deal with any changes or problems.

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situation

What would you do in this situation ?

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all the circumstances and things that are happening at a particular time and in a particular place

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muck in

Of we all muck in we can get this room cleaned in next to on time .

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to join in attaining a common aim.

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pattern

changing patterns of urban life .

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the regular way in which something happens or is done

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purpose

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the intention , aim or function of something ; the thing taht something is supposed to achieve.

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release

she released the bird from her hands .

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to let somebody come out of a place where they have been kept or stuck and unable to leave or move .

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require

These plants absolutely require shade.

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to need something ; to depend on somebody / something .

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satisfied | a satisfied customer
pleased because you have achieved someting or because something that you wanted to happen has happened
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tear
to tear something means to means to pull it apart
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theory | cientific/economic theory
a formal set of ideas that is intened to explain why something happens or exists.
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theory | cientific/economic theory
a formal set of ideas that is intened to explain why something happens or exists.
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depend
to depend on something is to need it for support or help.
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benefit | bring ablr to fly is a benefit to birds .
an advantage that something give you, a helpful and useful effect that something has .
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certain | i think it was him, but i can't be certain.
strongly believing something ; having no doubts .
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chance | i had a chance to see the coliseum in rome last summer .
a possibility of something happening , especially somethig that you want ,
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essential | it is essential to have oxygen when you scube dive .
completely necessary ; extermely important in a particular situation or for a particular activity .
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far | we didn't go far
a long distance away
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Function | what is your function in the department?
a special activity or purpose of person or thing ,
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grass
grass is the grass leaves that cover the ground .
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immediate | to take immediate action
happening or dine without delay .
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primary | primary teachers
if something is primary . it is the most important thing .
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proud | proud parents.
feeling pleased and satisfied about something that you own or have done , or are connected .
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remain | to remain standing
linking verb to continue to be something ; to be still in the same state or condition
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separate
forming a unit by itself ; not joined to something else .
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trouble
trouble is a problem or a diffculty
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trouble
trouble is a problem or a diffculty
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advertise | If you want to attract customers you need to advertise.
to tell the public about a product or service in order encourage people to buy or ti use it .
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aware | As you're aware , this is not a new problem .
knowing or realizing something
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develop | some chidren develop more slowly then other .
to gradually grow or become bigger, more adavnced ,stronger ,etc ; to make something do this .
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eventually | I'll get round to mending it eventually .
at the end of a period of time or a series of events.
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eventually | I'll get round to mending it eventually .
at the end of a period of time or a series of events.
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attitude | the government's attitude to wards single parents .
the way that you think feel about somebody /something ; the way that you behave towards .
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method
a particular way of doing something .
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particular
used to emphasize that you are referring to one individual person, thing or type of thing and not others.
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profit
the money taht you make in business or seling things, especially after paying the costs.
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stair | the stair carpet
on, of or for stairs