ESLPOD [045;046;047]

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to change the time or date of something so that it happens later than originally planned, especially because of a problem

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put off

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a physical examination

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physical

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to solve a problem or avoid a difficulty that something is causing

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get around

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a person whose job is to deal with people arriving at or telephoning a hotel, an office building, a doctor’s surgery , etc.

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receptionist

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to measure how heavy someone or something is

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weigh

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to remove all or most of your clothes

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strip down

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a piece of equipment used by doctors for listening to someone’s heart or breathing

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stethoscope

[ˈsteθəˌskəʊp]

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the part of the body below the chest that contains the stomach, bowels , etc.

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abdomen

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to allow people to believe that one has done something praiseworthy, whether or not one has actually done it.

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take credit

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a series of planned activities that are intended to achieve a particular social, commercial or political aim

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campaign

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Play a trick, deceive someone

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pull sth

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the ability to control your fear and remain determined when you are doing something difficult or dangerous

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have the nerve to do sth

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and the worst/best thing is

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to top it off

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someone who does stupid, annoying, or unkind things

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jerk

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[for someone] to become lazy or inefficient.

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slack off

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to not help someone to do something, usually because you are lazy (usually + to do sth)

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not lift a finger

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to manage to do something bad without being punished or criticized for it

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get away with it

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looking at and judging things in a fair and open way

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fair-minded

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to ignore

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blow it off

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the bad results of a situation or an action

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fallout

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very, very angry

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be ticked off

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to think clearly. (Often negative.)

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think straight

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to become calm again after being angry, or make sb. regain calmness

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cool off

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to hit someone hard so that they fall to the ground

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floor

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used for telling sb. that you are in the same situation as they are

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That makes two of us.

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a very enjoyable experience

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blast

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something that happens very quickly and unexpectedly, so that the people involved have little control of what happens and how they feel

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whirlwind

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extremely tired and without enough energy to do anything else

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exhausted

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without much activity or reaction

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low key

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a short stop in a long trip, especially one between airplane flights

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layover