English Flashcards
(137 cards)
1
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the sharp end of an arrow
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arrowhead
2
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think about sth
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reflect
3
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a part of a city or town where there are
lots of shops
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sopping district
4
Q
years which influence the way sb develops
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formative years
5
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fit and healthy
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in good shape
6
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an effect; a result
A
impact
7
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very busy
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hectic
8
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work hard
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slog it out
9
Q
research done in the real world and not in a
laboratory
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field work
10
Q
a ship that can travel underwater
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submarine
11
Q
give someone a drug so that they do not feel
pain
A
anaesthetise
12
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think about only one thing
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obsess
13
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without anything to make you feel hopeful
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bleak
14
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being in a safe place where it will not be
damaged or lost
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safekeeping
15
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notes taken by a scientist to record their
work in progress
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field notes
16
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perform better than sb
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outdo
17
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live a hectic life
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burn the candle at both ends
18
Q
language you learn from your parents
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mother tongue
19
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the amount of crime in an area
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crime rate
20
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the possibility that something will happen
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prospect
21
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pressure
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strain
22
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start out on a journey
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hit the road
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get a role
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land a part
24
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get a university degree
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graduate
25
thorough
rigorous
26
sb/sth blamed for sth
culprit
27
delicate; easily damaged
fragile
28
a small soft animal with a shell that moves
slowly
snail
29
a fishing boat that drags nets behind it to
catch fish
trawler
30
stop working and become a pensioner
retire
31
sth useful and suitable
convenience
32
connected with farming
agricultural
33
when young children are looked after during
the day because their parents are at work
day care
34
help
lend a hand
35
removal of the nerve of a tooth
root canal
36
speed
pace
37
manage to do sth you hoped for
fulfil
38
become as unsuccessful or unhappy as it is
possible to be
hit rock bottom
39
a classroom board which is connected to
a computer
interactive whiteboard
40
destroy
ruin
41
complete unfinished tasks
tie up loose ends
42
lack of interest
disinterest
43
the stressful way of life in a large city, competing to be successful, earn money, etc.
rat race
44
glands at the back of the throat
tonsils
45
drop an anchor in the sea to keep a boat in
one place
anchor
46
make sb weaker
wear sb down
47
If sb/sth undergoes a test, an experience,
etc., it happens to them.
undergo
48
sitting on a sofa for a long time
couch-bound
49
decide
make up one's mind
50
spending a lot of time sitting down and not
moving very much
sedentary
51
to a smaller degree
to a lesser extent
52
get promoted
climb up the career ladder
53
do a task
carry out
54
cope well despite not having sth
do without
55
think of different or unusual ways of doing sth
think outside the box
56
a special advantage
privilege
57
give sb information about sth
brief
58
have just enough money to live on
get by
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sb who has just come to a place to live or work
newcomer
60
change your mind many times
chop and change
61
metal bar that is part of a fence
rail
62
go towards a place
make for
63
the money you earn from work
income
64
on or onto a plane, ship, bus or train
aboard
65
simple
unsophisticated (sophistication (n) ✎ Opp: sophisticated)
66
cut violently
slash
67
the length of time that a person is likely to live
life expectancy
68
a move to a more important job in a company
or organisation
promotion
69
protected
sheltered
70
get promotion within a company
climb the corporate ladder
71
easily influenced or harmed
susceptible
72
wash with clean water
rinse
73
difficulties
hardship
74
metal that a dentist puts into a tooth to cover a
hole
filling
75
make a judgement
assess
76
of the sea
marine
77
a tower or wall built to protect an area from
enemy attacks
fortification (fortify)
78
do very well
excell
79
in/of the country
provincial
80
a European Christian who fought against
the Muslims in one of the wars in Palestine
in the Middle Ages
crusader
81
collect
gather
82
devoted
dedicated
83
one of the two pointed teeth that come out of
the mouth of some animals like an elephant
tusk
84
with nothing interesting or unusual happening
uneventful
85
enjoying spending time with other people
sociable
86
on a plane, ship or train
on board
87
demanding that rules concerning behaviour
are obeyed
strict
88
go in a particular direction
head (for)
89
a job
occupation
90
a snack; a meal
a bite to eat
91
digging to find ancient objects, bones, etc.
exxcavation
92
a place where horse races took place in
ancient Greece and Rome
hippodrome
93
important and having a lot of responsibility
high-powered
94
a large tooth at the back of the mouth
molar
95
have a hectic and pressured lifestyle
live in the fast lane
96
equipment that receives signals from a
satellite and enables people to watch satellite
television
satellite dish
97
becoming well after an illness or injury
recovery
98
sb’s job or position in society
walk of life
99
make a street into an area that is used only by
people who are walking
pedestrianise
100
fairly priced; not expensive
reasonable (reason (n) ✎ Opp: unreasonable)
101
with many people from different places and of
different cultures
cosmopolitan
102
completely new
brand new
103
of or in the countryside
rural
104
labelled
taged
105
equipment
gear
106
travel to work
commute
107
keen; willing
eager (eagerness (n), eagerly (adv))
108
become extremely tired because you work too
hard
run yourself into the ground
109
the ability to act without being told what to do
initiative
110
a second university degree in an arts subject
MA
111
a large seal (sea animal)
sea lion
112
realise you must give up
throw in the towel
113
realise you cannot win or do sth
admit defeat
114
include more than one thing
incorporate
115
a drug capable of causing changes of mood
mood-altering
116
new and inexperienced
fledgling
117
follow
pursue
118
born and having grown up in a particular place
born and bread
119
sb you work with
colleague
120
stay somewhere temporarily with only a few of
your belongings in your suitcase because
you are travelling
live out of a suitcase
121
search for information on the Internet
browse
122
recover from a bad situation
bounce back
123
work as a team to achieve sth
pull together
124
survive financially
keep your head above water
125
an area of activity
realm
126
lacking; without
devoid (of)
127
difficult to find
hard to come by
128
give your attention to many things
juggle
129
a ship’s kitchen
galley
130
the temptation to do sth that seems attractive
but that will have bad consequences
siren's call
131
working well
in working order
132
great damage
devastation
133
alone
solitary
134
give a child everything it wants
spoil
135
of the city
metropolitan
136
obeying rules and being punished if you do
not
discipline
137
bad-tempered
irritable
