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to take care of someone’s baby or child while that person is out, usually by going to the person’s home
(verb)

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babysit

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to fail to notice or consider something or someone
(verb)

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overlook

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If you … an activity, you change it into a new form or condition
(verb)

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translate

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continuing to exist or develop, or happening at the present moment
(adjective)

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ongoing

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to keep someone busy or interested
(verb)

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occupy

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most important, highest, last, or final
(adjective)

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ultimate

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the time when you are not working or doing other duties
(noun)

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leisure

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to walk in a slow relaxed way, especially for pleasure
(verb)

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stroll

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something that is very important and must be dealt with before other things
(noun)

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priority

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something expensive that is pleasant to have but is not necessary
(noun)

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luxury

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relating to physical objects or money rather than emotions or the spiritual world
(adjective)

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material

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to judge the quality, effect, importance, or value of something
(verb)

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measure

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believing that having money and possessions is the most important thing in life
(adjective)

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materialistic

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used to add something surprising or interesting to what you have just said

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What’s more

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to have a lot of power or influence in a particular situation

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play a key/major/important role/part (in something)

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to have or provide something that is needed or wanted

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satisfy conditions/needs/requirements

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unable to think clearly or to understand something
(adjective)

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confused

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not pleased with something; feeling that something is not as good as it should be
(adjective)

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dissatisfied

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to be unable to choose because there are so many possible good choices

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be spoilt for choice

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the type of person you are, shown by the way you behave, feel, and think
(noun)

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personality

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expression of your personality, emotions, or ideas, especially through art, music, or acting
(noun)

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self-expression

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used to mean that something is very likely
(adverb)

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probably

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used to show that something is possible or that you are not certain about something
(adverb)

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perhaps

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not expected
(adjective)

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unexpected

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to be connected with something, or to show that something is connected with something else (verb)
relate
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to do something that is expected, hoped for, or promised, or to cause it to happen (verb)
fulfil
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a strong feeling that you want something (noun)
desire
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to interest or attract someone (verb)
appeal
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a feeling that you have succeeded in doing something very good and difficult (collocation)
sense of achievement
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the result of a particular influence (noun)
effect
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(the ability to have) a clear, deep, and sometimes sudden understanding of a complicated problem or situation (noun)
insight
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a feeling of pleasure and satisfaction because you are happy with your life (noun)
fulfilment
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activities people do when they are not working, to relax and enjoy themselves (noun)
leisure
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a usual or fixed way of doing things (noun)
routine
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a decorative cover for a bed (noun)
quilt
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connected with ways of enjoying yourself when you are not working (adjective)
recreational
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a person who studies or has a special knowledge of economics (noun)
economist
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one part of a situation, problem, subject, etc. (noun)
aspect
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considered to be very valuable and important (adjective)
prized
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an area where there are many electronic or other coin-operated games for the public (noun)
arcade
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to have a particular effect
act as something
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money that you spend when you are doing your job, that your employer will pay back to you
expenses
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a person who does not eat meat for health or religious reasons or because they want to avoid being cruel to animals (noun)
vegetarian
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a solid object with a square base and four triangular sides that form a point at the top (noun)
pyramid
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to earn enough money to buy the things you need
make a living
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the amount of money that a person needs to live (noun)
cost of living
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lasting for the whole of a person's life (adjective)
lifelong
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various levels of social position or achievement
walks of life
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the amount of money and comfort people have in a particular society (noun)
standard of living
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only likely to happen once in a person's life
once in a lifetime
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the manner in which a person lives
way of life
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to be very lucky in life, often escaping dangerous situations without being hurt
lead/live a charmed life
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fig. If something or someone ... your thoughts or opinions, it influences them, often in a negative way (verb)
color
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to deal with something (verb)
approach
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as much or as well as possible
to the full/to the fullest
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a person's way of understanding and thinking about something (noun)
outlook
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the feeling of being disappointed (noun)
disappointment
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to arrive or appear at a place
come along
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a feeling or opinion about something or someone, or a way of behaving that is caused by this (noun)
attitude
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involving the possibility of something bad happening (adjective)
risky
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(of substances, materials, activities, or conditions) dangerous (adjective)
hazardous
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A ... person, animal, thing, or activity could harm you (adjective)
dangerous
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the sport of jumping out of an aircraft with a special parachute that allows you to travel a long horizontal distance before you land (noun)
paragliding
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willing to try new or difficult things (adjective)
adventurous
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extremely dangerous (adjective)
perilous
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to start or continue doing something, especially work
get on with something
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If someone or something experiences ... ... ..., a mixture of good and bad things happens to him, her, or it (noun)
ups and downs
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the state of being a partner (noun)
partnership
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to depend on someone or expect something
count on someone/something
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connected with relationships between people (adjective)
interpersonal
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in a way that a particular person feels pleased or satisfied with (noun, C1) He won't get paid until he completes the job to my ... . It gave me great ... to learn that he'd been sacked.
satisfaction /ˌsæt̬.ɪsˈfæk.ʃən/

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