English Center. C1 Flashcards

(39 cards)

1
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Respect or obey

A

Abide by

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2
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Manage to cope or to survive

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Get by

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3
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Explain, give a reason

A

Account for

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4
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Take into considerar

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Allow for

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5
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Make a formal request for something

A

Apply for

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6
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Try to find something

A

Look for

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7
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Express confidence in, guarantee something

A

Vouch for

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8
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To expect something or prepare for something before it happens

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Anticipate

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9
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A statement that you strongly belive is true

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Assertation

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10
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To be completely sure about something

A

Belive wholeheartedly

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11
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To make a good decision about something

A

Choose wisely

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12
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Without any knowledge about as situation or subject

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Clueless

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13
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If something you do comes back to haunt you, it has bad consequences at later time.

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Come back to haunt you

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14
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The ability to stay brave even though you are suffering

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Courage in the face of an affliction

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15
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The ability to analyze or evaluate information without letting feelings or opinions influence you

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Critical thinking skills

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16
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Someone who has an enquiring mind always wants to find out about things

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Enquiring mind

17
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Something that surprises you and teaches you new facts about life, people, etc.

18
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To try extremely hard to achieve something

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Go to incredible lengths

19
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To deceive or trick someone

20
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To accept or believe something with enthusiasm

21
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To visit somebody for a short period of time

A

Make a flying visit

22
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To make a choice that is based on good information

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Make an informed choice

23
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An occasion when people or things are put together that are not suitable for each other

24
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Outside whatever the weather is like I wouldn’t like to be a fisherman

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Out in all weathers

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To do a magic trick in order to entretain people
Perform a trick
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When you think that the future is likely to be good
Positive outlook
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When you are lucky and find something interesting or valuable by chance
Serendipity
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To go to or into a certain place
Set foot in
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To have the same opinions about something
Share a viewpoint
30
A very bad pain in your head
Splitting headache
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To be scared of performing in public
Suffer from stage fright
32
Wanting to have good effects, but somethimes having bad effects that were not expected
Well-intetioned
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Make sense, seem reasonable
Add up
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1. Make sense, seem reasonable 2. Make a copy of sth
Back up
35
Improve or make more substantial
Beef up
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Explode / be destroyed by an explosion
Blow up
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Start a computer
Boot up
38
Romper una relacion
Break up
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Criar un niño
Bring up