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impress

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to cause someone to admire or respect you

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search n.

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an attempt to find someone or something

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search v.

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to look somewhere carefully in order to find something

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research n.

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a detailed study of a subject, especially in order to discover (new) information or reach a (new) understanding

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research v.

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to study a subject in detail, especially in order to discover new information or reach a new understanding

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researcher

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someone who studies a subject, especially in order to discover new information or reach a new understanding

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leave for somewhere

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to start a journey to a place: The train will be leaving for Madrid in one hour

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anniversary

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the day on which an important event happened in a previous year

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annual

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happening once every year

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departure

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the fact of a person or vehicle, etc. leaving somewhere

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handle v.

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to deal with, have responsibility for, or be in charge of

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handle n.

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a part of an object designed for holding, moving, or carrying the object easily

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length

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the measurement of something from end to end or along its longest side

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punish

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to cause someone who has done something wrong or committed a crime to suffer, by hurting them, forcing them to pay money, sending them to prison, etc.

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punishment

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the act of punishing someone

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tail

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a part of an animal’s body, sticking out from the base of the back, or something similar in shape or position

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take someone out

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to invite someone to go to a cinema, restaurant, etc: I’m taking her out for a meal this evening

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sum n.

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an amount of money

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summarize

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to express the most important facts or ideas about something or someone in a short and clear form

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summary

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a short, clear description that gives the main facts or ideas about something

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fiction

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the type of book or story that is written about imaginary characters and events and not based on real people and facts

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explosion

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the fact of something such as a bomb exploding

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get used to

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to become familiar with something or someone

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sledding

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an object used for travelling over snow and ice with long, narrow strips of wood or metal under it instead of wheels. It can be either a low frame, or a vehicle like a carriage pulled by horses or dogs

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groceries
the food that you buy in a grocer's shop or supermarket
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ensures
to make something certain to happen
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sum v.
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missile attack
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used to
shows that a particular thing always happened or was true in the past, especially if it no longer happens or is no longer true
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exist
to be, or to be real
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boredom
the state of being bored
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plenty of
a container in the shape of an animal’s horn, full of fruit and flowers and often used as a table decoration in American homes on Thanksgiving
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allure
the quality of being attractive, interesting, or exciting
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careless
not taking or showing enough care and attention
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lung
either of the two organs in the chest with which people and some animals breathe
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sharp
having a thin edge or point that can cut something or make a hole in something
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significant
important or noticeable
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significantly
in a way that is easy to see or by a large amount
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appreciate
to recognize how good someone or something is and to value them or it
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feature n.
a typical quality or an important part of something
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feature v.
to include someone or something as an important part
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headache
a pain you feel inside your head
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plain
not decorated in any way; with nothing added
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shout v.
to speak with a very loud voice, often as loud as possible, usually when you want to make yourself heard in noisy situations, or when the person you are talking to is a long way away or cannot hear very well
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shout n.
the act of saying something very loudly or making a very loud sound with your voice
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reveal
to make known or show something that is surprising or that was previously secret
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brief
lasting only a short time or containing few words
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average adj.
An average number is the number you get by adding two or more amounts together and dividing the total by the number of amounts
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average n.
the result you get by adding two or more amounts together and dividing the total by the number of amounts
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average v.
to reach a particular amount as an average
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sequence
a series of related things or events, or the order in which they follow each other
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venue
the place where a public event or meeting happens
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fragile
A fragile object is easily damaged or broken
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allure
the quality of being attractive, interesting, or exciting
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entertaining
funny and enjoyable
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unsettling
causing change
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advice
an opinion that someone offers you about what you should do or how you should act in a particular situation
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advise
to give someone advice
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option
one thing that can be chosen from a set of possibilities, or the freedom to make a choice
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script
the words of a film, play, broadcast, or speech
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capture v.
to take someone as a prisoner, or to take something into your possession, especially by force
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capture n.
that act of taking someone as a prisoner, or taking something into your possession, especially by force
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mental
relating to the mind, or involving the process of thinking
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obligation
the fact that you are obliged to do something
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alter
to change something, usually slightly, or to cause the characteristics of something to change
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per cent n.
one part of every 100, or the specified amount of something divided by 100
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per cent adv.
for or out of every 100, shown by the symbol %
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percentage
an amount of something, often expressed as a number out of 100
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reject
to refuse to accept, use, or believe something or someone
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sadly
in an unhappy way
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persuade
to make someone do or believe something by giving them a good reason to do it or by talking to that person and making them believe it
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ultimately
finally, after a series of things have happened
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reserve n.
the habit of not showing your feelings or thoughts
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reserve v.
to keep something for a particular purpose or time
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similarity
the fact that people or things look or are the same
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loose
not firmly held or fastened in place
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suppose
to think that something is likely to be true
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tangerine
a fruit like a small orange with a loose skin
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artificial
made by people, often as a copy of something natural
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fir-tree
any of several types of evergreen trees that have very thin leaves and are grown esp. for their wood or for use as Christmas trees
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fascination
the fact of finding someone or something fascinating
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perception
a belief or opinion, often held by many people and based on how things seem
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solve
to find an answer to a problem

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