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undeservedly

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in a way that is not right or that someone does not deserve

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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

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due to

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expected to happen, arrive, etc. at a particular time

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big-ticket

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Big-ticket things are things that are expensive to buy, such as cars or furniture

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over time

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after a period of time

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disposable income

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money that someone has left to spend after paying taxes

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launch

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an event to celebrate or introduce something new

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expanding

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to increase in size, number, or importance, or to make something increase in this way

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notion

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a belief or idea

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profoundly

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deeply or extremely

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value

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the amount of money that can be received for something

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shape

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the particular physical form or appearance of something

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affair

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a situation or subject that is being dealt with or considered

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invent

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to design and/or create something that has never been made before

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invention

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something that has never been made before, or the process of creating something that has never been made before

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stranger

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someone you do not know

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generally

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considering the whole of someone or something, and not just a particular part of him, her, or it

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near adj.

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not far away in distance, time, characteristics, or quality

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near adv.

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not far away in distance

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nearly

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almost, or not completely

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property

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an object or objects that belong to someone

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refer

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(of a doctor) to send someone to a hospital or specialist (= a doctor who has special training in and knowledge of a particular area of medicine)

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reference

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a mention of something

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shelter n.

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(a building designed to give) protection from bad weather, danger, or attack

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shelter v.
to protect yourself, or another person or thing, from bad weather, danger, or attack
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facility
a place, especially including buildings, where a particular activity happens
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wound n.
a damaged area of the body, such as a cut or hole in the skin or flesh made by a weapon
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wound v.
to damage an area of the body, especially by making a cut or hole in the skin
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uniform
a particular set of clothes that has to be worn by the members of the same organization or group of people
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failure
the fact of someone or something not succeeding
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league
a group of teams playing a sport who take part in competitions between each other
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pick mushrooms
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dip
to put something into a liquid for a short time
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glue
a sticky substance that is used for joining things together permanently, produced from animal bones and skins or by a chemical process
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cover
to put or spread something over something, or to lie on the surface of something
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profoundly
deeply or extremely
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value
the amount of money that can be received for something
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shape
the particular physical form or appearance of something
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lonely
unhappy because you are not with other people
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harm n.
physical or other injury or damage
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harm v.
to hurt someone or damage something
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harmful
causing harm
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fancy v.
to want to have or do something
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fancy adj.
decorative or complicated
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make up
to invent something, such as an excuse or a story, often in order to deceive
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extra adj.
added to what is normal
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extra n.
something that you can get with something else if you pay a little more money
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extra adv.
more
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extraordinary
very unusual, special, unexpected, or strange
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trick n.
an action that is intended to deceive, either as a way of cheating someone, or as a joke or form of entertainment
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trick v.
to deceive someone, often as a part of a plan
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wheel
a circular object connected at the centre to a bar, used for making vehicles or parts of machines move
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tooth
one of the hard, white objects in the mouth that are used for biting and chewing (= crushing food)
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awful
extremely bad or unpleasant
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confidence
the quality of being certain of your abilities or of having trust in people, plans, or the future
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confident
being certain of your abilities or having trust in people, plans, or the future
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helpful
willing to help, or useful
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observation
the act of observing something or someone
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observe
to watch carefully the way something happens or the way someone does something, especially in order to learn more about
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partner
a person or organization you are closely involved with in some way
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height
the distance from the top to the bottom of something, or the quality of being tall
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nail
a small, thin piece of metal with one pointed end and one flat end that you hit into something with a hammer, especially in order to fasten or join it to something else
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evolve
to develop gradually, or to cause something or someone to develop gradually
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ultimately
finally, after a series of things have happened
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layered
arranged in layers or thin sheets, one on top of another
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Embracing
to accept something enthusiastically
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possess
to have or own something, or to have a particular quality
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possession
the fact that you have or own something
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target n.
an object shot at during shooting practice, often a circle with a pattern of rings, or any object or place at which bullets, bombs, etc. are aimed
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target v.
to direct advertising, criticism, or a product at someone
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unable
be unable to do something
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succeed
If you succeed, you achieve something that you have been aiming for, and if a plan or piece of work succeeds, it has the results that you wanted
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success
the achieving of the results wanted or hoped for
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successful
achieving the results wanted or hoped for
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successfully
in a way that achieves the results wanted or hoped for
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go over (to)
to change to something new or to a new way of doing things
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indoor
happening, used, or existing inside a building
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indoors
into or inside a building
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earn
to receive money as payment for work that you do
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disaster
(an event that results in) great harm, damage, or death, or serious difficulty
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emerge
to appear by coming out of something or out from behind something
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emergency
something dangerous or serious, such as an accident, that happens suddenly or unexpectedly and needs fast action in order to avoid harmful results
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recover
Add to word list to become completely well again after an illness or injury
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sand
a substance that consists of very small grains of rock, found on beaches and in deserts
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mould
a soft, green or grey growth that develops on old food or on objects that have been left for too long in warm, wet air
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drawer
a box-shaped container, without a top, that is part of a piece of furniture. It slides in and out to open and close and is used for keeping things in
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tempting
If something is tempting, you want to do or have it
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mundane
very ordinary and therefore not interesting
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seek - sought - sought
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row
a line of things, people, animals, etc. arranged next to each other
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dozen
twelve
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wreath
an arrangement of flowers and leaves in a circular shape, used as a decoration or as a sign of respect and remembrance for a person who has died
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tin can
a tin
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tealights
a small circular candle, often in a circular metal container, used as decoration and sometimes in a device for keeping something such as food or drink warm
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stuffed
A stuffed animal or bird is filled with special material so that it keeps the shape it had when it was alive
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mostly
mainly
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eventually
in the end, especially after a long time or a lot of effort, problems, etc.
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offer v.
to ask someone if they would like to have something or if they would like you to do something
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offer n.
the act of asking if someone would like to have something or if they would like you to do something
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silly
showing little thought or judgment

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