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1
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labour

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Economic migration

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2
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The quality of being recently produced,grown or made

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Freshness

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3
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The main reason for buying something ,or its best feature

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A selling point

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4
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A reduction in the usual price of something

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Discount

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5
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A distance between where sth is grown and where it is sold

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Food miles

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6
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Sb. who always wants everything to be correct

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perfectionist

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7
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located，found in

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situated

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8
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say that sth must happen

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to insist，

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9
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When sth is real true or genuine

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Authenticity

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10
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Go on

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Continue

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11
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Go up

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Increase

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12
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Turn down

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Refuse

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13
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Look into

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Study

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14
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Use up

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Exhaust

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15
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Mix up

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Confuse

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16
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Leave out

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Exclude

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17
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Take away

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Remove

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18
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Move apart

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Separate

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19
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Modern phenomenon

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Recent trend

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20
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Distance learning

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Online course

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21
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Technological advances

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Scientific developments

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22
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Credible alternative

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Reliable substitute

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23
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Virtual university

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Online college

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24
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Core pricinples

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Key values

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25
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Personal relationship

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Individual connnection

26
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Online conversation

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Electronic communication

27
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Significant difference

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Important distinction

28
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The foundation or starting of an organization

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Establishment

29
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Parts or features of sth

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Aspects

30
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Enthusiasm for doing sth

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Motivation

31
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Different from sth else

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Alternative

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Particular or exact

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Specific

33
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Existing in a technological environment

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Virtual

34
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Communication between things or people

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Interaction

35
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Important or noticeable

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Significant

36
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The most important part of sth

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Core

37
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A part which makes up sth bigger

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A component

38
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A basic idea or rule

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Principle

39
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A system of treating diseases in which illl people are given very small amounts of natural substances

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Homeopathy

40
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To make a liquid weaker by mixing in sth else

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Dilute

41
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To provide the money to pay for an event ,activity or organization

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Fund

42
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Any natural or artificially made chemical that is used as a medicine

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Drug

43
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A person who speaks publicly in support of a particular idea or plan of action

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Proponent

44
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A serious discussion of a subject in which many people take part

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Debate

45
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A person who says that they do not approve of sth or sb

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Critic

46
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causing disagreement or discussion

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Controversial

47
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The official legal right to make or sell an invention for a particular number of years

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Patent

48
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A disease which can be avoided ,often by a person looking after themselves better

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Preventable illness

49
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Lack of money provided for sth ,often academic or scientific research

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Underfunding

50
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An illness which affects large numbers of people at the same time

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Disease epidemic

51
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A medical operation which is intended to improve a person’s appearance

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Cosmetic surgery

52
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A way of life which life does not involve much activity or exercise

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Sedentary lifestyle

53
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Being unable top function normally without a particular medicine

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Drug dependency

54
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Having a negative or harmful effect on sth

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Adverse

55
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Having the qualities that you connect with trained and skilled people

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Professional

56
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Against the law

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illegal.

57
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Connected with the body

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Physical

58
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Difficult to understand or find en answer to because of having many different parts

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Complex

59
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Enough or satisfactory for a particular purpose

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Adequate

60
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Traditional and ordinary

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Conventional

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Exact and accurate

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Precise

62
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Related to the treatment of illness and injuries

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Medical

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