Posh Restaurant an An interview with Policeman Flashcards

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1
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to don

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to put on clothes

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the head waiter

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main waiter

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dress code

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rules about what clothes people should wear f.e. at work, in restaurant

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to barge in

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to enter a place or join a group of ppl, rudely interrupting what sb else is doing or saying

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5
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to oblige

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to help sb by doing what they ask or what you know they want

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6
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napkin

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a piece of cloth or paper used at meals for protecting your clothes and cleaning your lips and fingers that you put on your lap

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7
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lap

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top part of your legs

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8
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bib

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a piece of cloth or plastic that you put under a baby’s chin to protect its clothes while it’s eating

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to dab

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to touch sth lightly, usually several times

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10
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menu

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a list of food that is available at a restaurant or to be served at meal

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wine list

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a list of wines available in a restaurant

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to give a thumbs up

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to show that you like or approve of sth

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mould

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soft green, grey or black substance like fur that grows on old food or on objects that are left in warm wet air

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to swill sth

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to drink sth quickly and/or in large quantities

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to sniff

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to breathe air in through the nose in order to discover or enjoy the smell of sth

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to spit sth

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to force liquid or food out of your mouth

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17
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silverware

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objects that are made or covered with silver, especially utensils

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18
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utensils

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tools that are used in a house, especially in a kitchen

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19
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an edge

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the outside limit of an object

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20
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lull in conversation

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a space between talking, a temporar silience

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21
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to feel humiliated

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to feel embarrassed

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22
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a bill

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document that shows how much you owe sb for goods or services

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23
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to click your fingers

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to make a sound by your fingers

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24
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tip

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small amount of extra money that you give to waiter

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to fluff sth
to ruin sth
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to set sb back
to make sb pay much money
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to ram
to push sth somewhere with force
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upstanding
honest
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an errant youth
young person that behaves badly
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to flunk off education
to fail education
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to go off the rails
to start behaving badly
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to bank off at school
to skip classes
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truancy
staying away from school without permission
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to knock sm into shape
to make sm better, stronger
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to carry out a deed
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a villain
a bad person who hurts other ppl
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a crook
criminal /dishonest person who cheats
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to hang out
to spend time
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rave
a large party, held outside or in an empty building, at which people dance to fast electronic music and often take illegal drugs
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career criminal
a person who earns his income through criminal activities
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headstrong
sb determined to do sth
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fearless
person without fear
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a plausible liar
a person whose lies are convincing
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a consignment
transport
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cohort
gang
46
premise
a statement or an idea that forms the basis for a reasonable line of argument
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to rip off
to cheat somebody, by making them pay too much
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to budge
to change your opinion about sth
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to infiltrate a gang
to get inside a gang and check it
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renowned
famous
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to seize sth
to capture sth
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a phone tap
to overhear sm's phone conversation
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to piece things together
to create sth by joining separate things together
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hideout
place where crimminals hide
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downtime
the time when somebody stops working and is able to relax
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a would-be assassin
possible killer
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to toll
to begin to show sth's bad effects
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to be subjected to sth
to be exposed to sth
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a breakdowm
failure to work or be successful
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venacular
slang
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at the helm
when you have the control