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scent

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a pleasant natural smell

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adherents

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sticky

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abandon

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to leave a place, thing, or person, usually for ever

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align

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to put two or more things into a straight line, or to form a straight line

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purpose

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why you do something or why something exists

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pace of life

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poisonous

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very harmful and able to cause illness or death

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sharp

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having a thin edge or point that can cut something or make a hole in something

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unit

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a single thing or a separate part of something larger

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united

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joined together as a group

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universe

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everything that exists, especially all physical matter, including all the stars, planets, galaxies, etc. in space

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partly

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to some degree, but not completely

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report n.

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a teacher’s written statement to parents about a child’s ability and performance at school

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report v.

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to give a description of something or information about it to someone

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reporter

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a person whose job is to discover information about news events and describe them for a newspaper or magazine or for radio or television

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soft

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not hard or firm

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software

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the instructions that control what a computer does; computer programs

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spread v.

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to cover or reach a wider or increasing area, or to make something do this

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spread n.

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topic

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a subject that is discussed, written about, or studied

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enable

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to make someone able to do something, or to make something possible

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modify

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to change something such as a plan, opinion, law, or way of behaviour slightly, usually to improve it or make it more acceptable

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rude

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not polite; offensive or embarrassing

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What’s the catch?

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What’s the trick?

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sail v.
When a boat or a ship sails, it travels on the water
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sail n.
a sheet of material attached to a pole on a boat to catch the wind and make the boat move
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sailing
the sport or activity of using boats with sails
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kick v.
to hit someone or something with the foot, or to move the feet and legs suddenly and violently
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kick n.
the action of kicking something
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generation
all the people of about the same age within a society or within a particular family
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Fair enough
That makes sense
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sheet
a large piece of thin cloth used on a bed for sleeping on or under
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tough
strong; not easily broken or made weaker
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current adj.
of the present time
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current n.
a movement of water, air, or electricity in a particular direction
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currently
at the present time
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encourage
to make someone more likely to do something, or to make something more likely to happen
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discourage
to make someone feel less confident, enthusiastic, and positive about something, or less willing to do something
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rub
to press or be pressed against something with a circular or up-and-down repeated movement
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rubber n.
an elastic substance (= that stretches) made either from the juice of particular tropical trees or artificially
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rubber adj.
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increasingly
more and more
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My bad
It's my fault
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arise
to start to happen or exist
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exist
to be, or to be real
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existence
the fact of something or someone existing
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resist
to fight against something or someone that is attacking you
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Be right back
I'll return soon
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taste n.
the flavour of something, or the ability of a person or animal to recognize different flavours
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taste v.
to put food or drink in your mouth to find out what flavour it has
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outdoors
outside
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indoors
into or inside a building
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outdoor
existing, happening, or done outside, rather than inside a building
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indoor
happening, used, or existing inside a building
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snowdrop
a plant that produces small, white, bell-shaped flowers in the early spring
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sharp wit
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over
above or higher than something else, sometimes so that one thing covers the other; above
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time
the part of existence that is measured in minutes, days, years, etc., or this process considered as a whole
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convenient
suitable for your purposes and needs and causing the least difficulty
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toe
any of the five separate parts at the end of the foot
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intend
to have as a plan or purpose
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intended
the person that you are going to marry
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shade
slight darkness caused by something blocking the direct light from the sun
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upper
at a higher position or level than something else, or being the top part of something
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demand n.
a strong request:
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demand v.
to ask for something forcefully, in a way that shows that you do not expect to be refused
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aware
knowing that something exists, or having knowledge or experience of a particular thing
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imply
to communicate an idea or feeling without saying it directly
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Hang on
Wait a moment
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affair
a situation or subject that is being dealt with or considered
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senior
high or higher in rank
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strict
strongly limiting someone's freedom to behave as they wish, or likely to severely punish someone if they do not obey
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upwards
towards a higher position, level, or value
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vision
an idea or mental image of something
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weather-sensitive
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visual
relating to seeing
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neat
tidy, with everything in its place
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enhance
to improve the quality, amount, or strength of something
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curve n.
a line that bends continuously and has no straight parts
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curve v.
to form a curve, or move in the shape of a curve
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curved
having a rounded or smoothly bending shape
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swap
to give something and be given something else instead
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accuracy
the fact of being exact or correct
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stir
to mix a liquid or other substance by moving an object such as a spoon in a circular pattern
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intimate
having, or being likely to cause, a very close friendship or personal or sexual relationship

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