Karma Flashcards

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Proceed

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to start or continue an action or process:
The building project is proceeding smoothly.

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Trespass

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to go onto someone’s land or enter their building without permission:
I hope this is a public footpath and we’re not trespassing on someone’s land.

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Give or take

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. Give or take is used to indicate that an amount is approximate. For example, if you say that something is fifty years old, give or take a few years, you mean that it is approximately fifty years old.

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Blag

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to persuade someone in a clever or slightly dishonest way to allow you to do something or to give you something:
Somehow they managed to blag their way in.

steal (something) in a violent robbery or raid.
“I could lie in wait and blag her fur coat”

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Sneak snuck sneaked

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to go somewhere secretly, or to take someone or something somewhere secretly:
I managed to sneak in through the back door while she wasn’t looking.

to secretly tell someone in authority, especially a teacher, that someone else has done something bad, often in order to cause trouble:
She was always sneaking on other kids in the class.

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Notoriety

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the state of being famous for something bad:
He achieved/gained notoriety for being difficult to work with as an actor.

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Nototrious

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famous for something bad:
one of Mexico’s most notorious criminals

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Pound

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to hit or beat repeatedly with a lot of force, or to crush something by hitting it repeatedly:
I could feel my heart pounding as I went on stage to collect the prize.

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Submit

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to give or offer something for a decision to be made by others:
You must submit your application before 1 January.

to allow another person or group to have power or authority over you, or to accept something unwillingly:
We protested about the changes for a long time, but in the end we had to submit.

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Stew

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a type of food consisting usually of meat or fish and vegetables cooked slowly in a small amount of liquid:
lamb/bean/fish stew

to cook meat, fish, vegetables, or fruit slowly and gently in a little liquid

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Stew 2

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A state of agitated excitement, worry, and/or confusion.

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Bust slang

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an occasion when police arrest people who are thought to have broken the law:
In their latest drugs bust police entered a warehouse where cocaine dealers were meeting.

to break something:
Oh no! I bust his MP3 player.

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Bust out

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to begin (doing something) suddenly. She just busted out laughing. bust out (something) or bust (something) out : to take (something) from the place where it is stored so that it can be used : to break out. He busted out the champagne.

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Shed shed

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(often used in newspapers) to get rid of something you do not need or want:
900 jobs will be shed over the next few months.

to lose a covering, such as leaves, hair, or skin, because it falls off naturally, or to drop something in a natural way or by accident:
The trees shed their leaves in autumn.

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Crumple

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to become, or cause something to become, full of folds that are not equal in size:
This shirt crumples easily

If someone’s face crumples, it becomes full of lines because of a strong emotion:
Her face crumpled with laughter.

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16
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Crank out something

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to produce something with no special care or effort:
Like clockwork, he cranks out a new book every year.

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Cracking

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Crack

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to break something so that it does not separate, but very thin lines appear on its surface, or to become broken in this way:
A stone hit the window and cracked the glass.

to fail as a result of problems:
Their relationship began to crack (up) after their child died
to become mentally and physically weak:
Stress and overwork are causing teachers to crack (up

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Drool over someone something

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to show extreme and sometimes silly pleasure while looking at someone or something:
roz and i sat by the swimming pool, drooling over all the gorgeous young men.

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Drool

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to allow saliva (= liquid in the mouth) to flow out of your mouth:
The dog lay drooling on the mat

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Jerk

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to make a short sudden movement, or to cause someone or something to do this:
The car made a strange noise and then jerked to a halt.

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Recoup

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to get back money that you have spent or lost:
It takes a while to recoup the initial costs of starting up a business.

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Reckon

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to think or believe:
I reckon it’s going to rain.

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Groove

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a long, narrow, hollow space cut into a surface:
The window slides along a deep metal groove to open and close.

to dance to a rhythm, especially in quite a slow, smooth way to music such as soul, funk, or jazz:
He slides onstage, grooving to the beat.

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Groove slang

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to take great pleasure; enjoy oneself: He was grooving on the music. to get along or interact well.

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Neglect

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to not give enough care or attention to people or things that are your responsibility:
to neglect your appearance/the house

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Resign

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to give up a job or position by telling your employer that you are leaving:
He resigned from the company in order to take a more challenging job.

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Nibble

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to eat something by taking a lot of small bites:
Do you have some peanuts for us to nibble while the party warms up

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Dribble

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to (cause a liquid to) flow very slowly in small amounts:
The water was barely dribbling out of the tap.

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Wack

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not good:
This is wack!

a thing or things that are unsatisfactory, worthless, or of low quality: The show is mostly a lot of wack, with a couple of funny moments