Goodbye 2023 Flashcards

(39 cards)

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to grow or change into something bigger, stronger, or more advanced

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To develop => a development

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to produce or cause something

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To generate => the generation

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to use something such as a method, idea, or law in a particular situation, activity, or process

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To apply => an application

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to give something to someone or make it available to them, because they need it or want it

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To provide

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to be doing or to become involved in an activity

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To engage in something

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6
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a ship that has sunk

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A wreck

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a feeling of worry about something important

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To raise concerns about something

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much more than is reasonable or necessary

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Excessive => an excess

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having an important effect or influence, especially on what will happen in the future

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Significant

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to do something to entertain people,
for example by acting a play or playing a plays each school year. piece of music

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To perform => a performance

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to make known something that was previously secret or unknown

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To reveal => a revelation

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if a woman or female animal is …, she has an unborn baby growing inside her body

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Pregnant (with)

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a period of time in history that is known for a particular event, or for particular qualities

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An era

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money that a business or organization receives over a period of time, especially from selling goods or services

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Revenue (revenues)

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to be even better or greater than someone or something else

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To surpass

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(written) to climb something or move to a higher position

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To ascend the throne

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large, impressive, or expensive

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An official holiday when banks and most businesses are closed,
a weekend on which there is a bank holiday on Friday or Monday

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A bank holiday (weekend

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a continuing increase in prices, or the rate at which prices increase

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money you earn that is paid according to the number of hours, days, or weeks that you work

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something that you need to have in order to live

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To have financial difficulties, especially because you are not making as much money as you used to make

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To feel the pinch

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to make someone feel very shocked
and upset or afraid

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to think about something seriously for a period of time

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To contemplate

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when you do not understand what is happening or what something means because it is not clear
A confusion => to confuse
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to choose to support one person or group in an argument, and oppose the other one
To take sides
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knowing less than you should about a particular subject
Ill-informed
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someone or something that is ...can be trusted or depended on
Reliable => to rely
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to prove or officially announce that someone is guilty of a crime after a trial in a law court
To be convicted of
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to make someone decide to do something
To prompt
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(informal) to charm or seduce
To rizz
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to tell someone that you are sorry that you have done something wrong
To apologise => an apology
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to laugh at someone or something and try to make them look stupid by saying unkind things about them or by copying them
To mock someone
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to make someone angry or upset by doing or saying something that they think is rude, unkind etc
To offend=> offensive
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needs that someone has because they have mental or physical problems
People with special needs
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to officially tell people about something, especially about a plan or a decision
To announce => an announcement
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having happened or existed before the event, time, or thing that you are talking about now
Previous => previously
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The positions of the Republican Party have evolved over time. Currently, the party's fiscal conservatism includes support for lower taxes, small government conservatism, free market capitalism, free trade, deregulation of corporations, and restrictions on labour unions.
Republicans and Democrats
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to say officially that something must not be done, used etc
To ban someone from something