Lu Flashcards

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Chug

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to swallow a drink completely without stopping to breathe:
[ T ] He was so thirsty he chugged three glasses of water.

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Relate

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to find or show the connection between two or more things:
We need to explain why these issues are important and relate them to everyday life.

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Boundary

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a real or imagined line that marks the edge or limit of something:
The Ural mountains mark the boundary between Europe and Asia.

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Im not sure i follow

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Say when you dont know what people are talking about

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Leaps and bounds

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If someone or something gets better by/in leaps and bounds, he, she, or it improves very quickly:
Her Spanish has come on (= improved) in leaps and bounds this year.

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Leap n/v leapt

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to make a large jump or sudden movement, usually from one place to another:
He leaped out of his car and ran towards the house.

to provide help, protection, etc. very quickly:
He leaped to his friend’s defence.

to achieve something suddenly, usually fame, power, or importance:
He leapt to fame after his appearance in a Broadway play.

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Sedate

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avoiding excitement or great activity and usually calm and relaxed:
The fight against a chemical storage site has transformed a normally sedate village into a battleground

to cause a person or animal to be very calm or go to sleep by giving them a drug:
When I saw him after the accident he was still in shock and was heavily sedated.

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Enrich

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to improve the quality of something by adding something else:
Fertilizer helps to enrich the soil.

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The status quo

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the present situation:
Certain people always want to maintain the status quo.

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Expand

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to increase in size, number, or importance, or to make something increase in this way:
The air in the balloon expands when heated.

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Broaden

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to become wider, or to cause something to become wider:
The track broadens and becomes a road at this point.

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To be drawn to

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to be attracted to someone

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Crave

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to have a very strong feeling of wanting something:
Many young children crave attention.

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Despertate

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needing or wanting something very much:
They are desperate for help.

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Widespread

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existing or happening in many places and/or among many people:
There are reports of widespread flooding in northern France

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Inevitable

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certain to happen and unable to be avoided or prevented:
The accident was the inevitable consequence/result/outcome of carelessness.

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To pioneer

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to be one of the first people to do something:
It was universities that pioneered these new industries.

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To reflect

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to show, express, or be a sign of something:
The statistics reflect a change in people’s spending habits.

to think carefully, especially about possibilities and opinions:
The manager demanded time to reflect (on what to do).

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I bet you

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You use expressions such as ‘I bet’, ‘I’ll bet’, and ‘you can bet’ to indicate that you are sure something is true.
[informal]
I bet you were good at games when you were at school.

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Unencumbered

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without something making it difficult for you to do something:
People can decide how to care for their children, unencumbered by interference from the state.

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Nurture

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to take care of, feed, and protect someone or something, especially young children or plants, and help him, her, or it to develop:
She wants to stay at home and nurture her children.

to help a plan or a person to develop and be successful:
As a record company executive, his job is to nurture young talent.

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Fuel

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Something that fuels a feeling or a type of behaviour increases it or makes it stronger:
The rapid promotion of the director’s son has itself fuelled resentment within the company.

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Abolish

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to end an activity or custom officially:
I think bullfighting should be abolished

to end an activity, custom, etc. completely or by law or official action:
Educationalists have called on the government to abolish tax on computers.

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Heartening

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making you feel happier and more positive:
It was heartening to see so many people at the rally.

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Spare the details

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To not tell someone all unpleasant or boring details

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Spare

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to not hurt or destroy something or someone:
They asked him to spare the women and children.

Пощадить

to prevent someone from having to experience something unpleasant:
Luckily, I was spared the embarrassment of having to sing in front of everyone.

to give time, money, or space to someone, especially when it is difficult for you:
[ + two objects ] Could you spare me £20?

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Destined

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intended (for a particular purpose):
The money was destined for the relief of poverty, but was diverted by corrupt officials.

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Doom

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to make someone or something certain to do or experience something unpleasant, or to make something bad certain to happen:
[ + to infinitive ] Are we doomed to repeat the mistakes of the past?

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Mediocre

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just acceptable but not good; not good enough:
The movie’s plot is predictable, the dialogue is second-rate, and the acting is mediocre.

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I hope you dont mind

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Ask for permission to do something

31
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Moss

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a very small, green or yellow plant that grows especially in wet earth or on rocks, walls, and tree trunks:
The rocks near the river were covered with moss.

Мох

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I’ll/we’ll cross that bridge when I/we come/get to it

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an expression that means you will not worry about a possible future problem but will deal with it if it happens

33
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Fly away from someones reach

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Get independent

34
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Life goes on

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used to say that you must continue to live a normal life even when something sad or disappointing has happened

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Stumble

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to step awkwardly while walking or running and fall or begin to fall:
Running along the beach, she stumbled on a log and fell on the sand.

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Stumble upon

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to discover something by chance, or to meet someone by chance:
Workmen stumbled upon the mosaic while digging foundations for a new building.

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Crawl

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to move along on hands and knees or with your body stretched out along a surface:
The child crawled across the floor.

to move or progress slowly or with difficulty:
The lorry crawled noisily up the hill.

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Graveyard

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Cimitir

39
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Misty

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If the weather is misty, there is mist in the air that makes it difficult to see into the distance:
The morning will start off misty.

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Commute

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to make the same journey regularly between work and home:
It’s exhausting commuting from Brighton to London every day.

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Top grossing

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used to describe a product or service, especially a film, that earns more money than any other:
It is this year’s top-grossing film.

42
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Drag

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to move something by pulling it along a surface, usually the ground:
Pick the chair up instead of dragging it behind you!

If you drag a subject into a conversation, etc., you begin to talk about it even if it is not connected with what you are talking about:
She’s always dragging sex into the conversation.

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Stay up

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to go to bed later than usual:
We stayed up (late) to watch a film.

44
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Commit

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to promise or give your loyalty, time, or money to a particular principle, person, or plan of action:
Like so many men, he has problems committing himself to a relationship.

45
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Naive

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too willing to believe that someone is telling the truth, that people’s intentions in general are good, or that life is simple and fair. People are often naive because they are young and/or have not had much experience of life:
She was very naive to believe that he’d stay with her.

Naiv

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Swat

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Swatting is an internet prank/crime where someone finds your address either through your IP or because your name and location is known.Then they call 911 anonymously and report a fake emergency.Ex,someone can call and say that someone at that address is being held at a gun point or someone is going to commit suicide and a SWAT team would be dispatched to the address

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Settle in

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to become familiar with somewhere new, such as a new house, job, or school, and to feel comfortable and happy there:
Once we’ve settled in, we’ll have you over for dinner.

Обустроится

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Volataile

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likely to change suddenly and unexpectedly, especially by getting worse:
Food and fuel prices are very volatile in a war situation.

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Swipe

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to hit or try to hit something, especially with a sideways movement:
She opened the window and swiped at the flies with a rolled-up newspaper to make them go out.

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Compromise

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to lower or weaken standards:
His opponents charged that the deal would compromise conservative principles.

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Sizzling

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making the sound of, or a sound like, food cooking in hot oil:
There was a delicious smell wafting from the sizzling bacon.

very hot:
Sizzling summer days mean you want to spend less time in a hot kitchen, so eating outdoors is often the obvious choice.

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Sizzle

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veryhot:

Sizzlingsummerdaysmeanyouwanttospendlesstimein ahotkitchen, soeatingoutdoorsis often theobviouschoice.