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Getting immunised against preventable diseases.

A

مصون شدن

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Be in high spirits.

She has been in high sprints ever since she got into Cambridge University.

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lively and cheerful behaviour or mood.

“the team returned in high spirits”

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Cut down on modified starch.

A good way to loose weight is to cut down on modified starch.

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مواد نشاسته أي پروسس شده

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Over the moon=on cloud nine

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extremely happy.
“I was on cloud nine once I had completed it”
I was over the moon.

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Chill out

When I get home after work I just chill out.

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intended to induce or enhance a relaxed mood, in particular an area in a nightclub where quiet or ambient music is played.

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(as) Fit as a fiddle.

My grandfather is93, but he’s as fit as a fiddle.

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in very good health

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Sedentary lifestyle

Our dependence on computers has meant that many of us lead a sedentary lifestyle.

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sedentary lifestyle is a type of lifestyle involving little or no physical activity. A person living a sedentary lifestyle is often sitting or lying down while engaged in an activity like reading, socializing, watching television, playing video games, or using a mobile phone/computer for much of the day.

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Splitting headache

That noise is giving me a splitting headache.

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Intense headache

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9
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Feel-good factor.

Physical exercise release endorphins into your blood, and that gives you a feel-good factor.

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a widespread feeling of well-being and financial security, especially viewed as a factor in increased consumer spending.

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Out of condition or in condition

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If someone is out of condition, they are unhealthy and unfit, because they do not do enough exercise

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11
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Watch your weight

I’m just watching my weight

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مراقب وزن

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12
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Constitute

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تشكيل دادن

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13
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Contentment

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a state of happiness and satisfaction.

“he found contentment in living a simple life in the country”

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Gloomy

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dark or poorly lit, especially so as to appear depressing or frightening.

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15
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Illogical

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غير منطقي

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16
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Metropolis

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A very big city

17
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Boom

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Rapid increase. Expansion

18
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Overlooked

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fail to notice.

“he seems to have overlooked one important fact.

19
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Naturalized
We aim to use the years we’ve been here as justification to become naturalised, so we can be treated citizens of he country.

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