Unit 51 - Words Flashcards
(128 cards)
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- I become depressed when my laptop broken
- You can’t sit around feeling depressed all day
- I felt depressed
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Make 5 sentences with word below
adjective (EMBARRASSING)
/ˈɑː.kwɚd/ | making you feel embarrassed so that you are not sure what to do or say
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I wanted to say something but I felt awkward
I felt kind of awkward and uncomfortable because I didn’t know anyone.
You must have felt awkward in front of all those people at the sales meeting
I hoped he would stop asking awkward questions
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He looked embarrassed to be back here
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I felt like hugging him but I didn’t say anything
Poor Bobbi. I really feel like hugging her right now
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Fantastic
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The actors are fantastic
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Delighted
very pleased and happy
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Why does Peter look so delighted?
Her screams of delighted laughted filled the air.
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immigrant
someone who enters another country to live there permanently
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I’m an immigrant
an illegal immigrant
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senior citizens
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She lives in a nice building with a lot of senior citizens
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verb [T] (SHOW)
to show or advertise someone or something as the most important or most obvious part:
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The Rich Get Richer is a reality show that features rich and famous people
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assembe / disassemble
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appliances
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effective / ineffective
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Thanks for your presentation at the meeting. It was really effective.
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responsible / irresponsible
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I don’t want to be irresponsible.
The boss fired her because she was so irresponsible.
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complete / incomplete
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regular / irregular
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replaceable / irreplaceable
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connect / disconnect
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honest / dishonest
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resonable / unresonable
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usual / unsual
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apart
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You mean you want to take something apart?
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patio
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We have lots of patio umbrellas
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reliable / unreliable
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dish washer
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acquaintance
## Footnote
someone you know, but who is not a close friend
I stay there for a month every summer, I've made some nice acquaintances.
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settle down
I'm pretty sure He wants to settle down here.
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got to know
I met Kevin several years ago, but I really got to know him in class last year.
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got engaged
She and I got engaged last year.
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stay in
Let's stay in. It will be fun to cook together.
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crowded
But it's going to be really crowded
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occupie
It was occupied before
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pick up
Do you want me to pick you up?
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elder
Do you always talk to your elders like that?
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adopt
## Footnote
to take someone else's child into your home and legally ecome its parent
Did anyone adopt you?
Sally was adopted when she was four
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foster parents
## Footnote
the people who foster a child
Do you have any foster parents?
It is sometimes difficult to find suitable foster parents
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orphanage
## Footnote
a large house where children who are orphans live and are taken care of
Nope. I live in the orphanage down the street.
That large building down the street is an orphanage.
He was raised in an orphanage
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orphan
## Footnote
a child whose parents are both dead
The children who live there are orphans
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interest / disinterest
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like / dislike
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active / inactive
It's strange, but if you are more inactive, you will have less energy.
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sane / insane
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exact / inexact
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believable / unbelievable
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important / unimportant
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important / unimportant
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reliable / unreliable
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grateful
Being grateful for what you have
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air
| to express your opinions publicly
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[off-air](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/off-air)
## Footnote
In radio or television, when a programme goes off-air or when something happens off-air, it is not broadcast.
The argument continued off air.
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air rifle
## Footnote
a gun that uses air pressure to fire a small bullet
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air raid
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an attack in which ombs are dropped on a place by planes
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air
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the mixture of gases around the Earth, that we breathe
Let's go outside and get some fresh air.
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hot air
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things that someone says that are intended to sound impressive but do not really mean anything or are not true
The theory was dismissed as a lot of hot air.
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air conditioning
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a system that makes the air in a room or building cooler and drier
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air freshener
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a substance or object used to make a room smell pleasant
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anniversary
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a date on which something special or important happend in a previous year
Jack and Kim celebrated their twentieth wedding anniversary in January
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community
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the people who live in the same area town
The new arts centre will serve the whole community
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front
## Footnote
at, on, or in the front of something
Two of his front teeth had been knocked out.
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front page
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something that is printed on the first page of a newspaper because it is very important or exciting
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depressed area
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an area in a large city or a part of a country where houses and other buildings are in a bad condition, the level of unemployment is high, and a lot of people are poor
Local councils are obliged to allocate 15% of council housing to people from depressed areas.
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gardener
## Footnote
someone whose job is to work in gardens
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air rifle
## Footnote
a gun that uses air pressure to fire a small bullet
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air hostess
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a woman who serves food and drink to passengers on a plane
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air force
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the part of a country's military organization that uses planes to fight
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air kiss
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a way of greeting someone with a kiss that is near the side of their face, but that does not touch them
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air pumb
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a piece of equipment used to put air into something
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air terminal
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a large building at an airport where passengers wait to get on planes
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air srtike
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an attack in which military aircraft drop bombs
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community centre
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a place where people from the same area can go for social events, classes, etc
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community investment
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Investment for the general public rather than for financial gain, in things such as schools and roads.
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community chest
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money that is collected by the people and businesses in an area to help poor people
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depressed area
## Footnote
an area in a large city or a part of a country where houses and other buildings are in a bad condition, the level of unemployment is high, and a lot of people are poor.
Local councils are obliged to allocate 15% of council housing to people from depressed areas
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embarrass
## Footnote
to make someone feel ashamed, nervous, or uncomfortable, especially in front of other people
He didn't want to embarrass her by asking questions.
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front door
## Footnote
the main entrance door to a house, at the front
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front end
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if a company is at the front end of a business or activity, they have a lot of success, especially because they are producing a lot of new products.
He is experienced at dealing companies at the frontt end of the retail financial services sector.
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front man
## Footnote
a person who speaks for an organization, for example an illegal one, but is not the lear of it
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full time
## Footnote
the end of the normal period of playing time in a sports game
as the ball went in, the referee blew his whistle for full time.
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full time
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the end of the normal period of playing time in a sports game
as the ball went in, the referee blew his whistle for full time.
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full-services
## Footnote
full-service companies, hotels, etc offer a complete range of activities or services
companies need to hire managers who have the skills to direct a full-service drug company not just a research laboratory.
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full-timer
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someone who works full-time
it's a small company with only four full-timers in a staff of 20
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homelessness
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housing
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the houses or conditions that people live in
health problems caused by bad housing
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miss
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to not go somewhere or do something, especially when you want to but cannot
I'm asolutely starving - I missed lunch
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murder
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the crime of deliberately killing someone
on the night the murder was committed, he was out of the country.
he was convicted of murdering a policeman
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raise
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an increase in the money you earn
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raise
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to move or lift something to a higher position, place, or level
can you raise the lamp so I can see?
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senior
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having a higher postion, level, or rank
the senior Democrat on the house commitee
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senior
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a student in their last year of hight school or university
Jen will be a senior this year
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shout
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to say something very loudly
There's no need to shout! I can hear you!
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volunteer
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someone who soes a jo willingly without being paid
Most of the relief work was done by volunteers
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volunteer
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to offer to do something without expecting any reward often something that other people do not want to do.
I volunteered my services as a driver.
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come-on
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something that someone does deliberately to make someone else sexually interested in them
Rick's the kind of guy who thinks every smile is a come-on
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by-
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less important
a by-product (=something made in addition to the main product)
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delightful
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very pleasant
a delightful little girl
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disadvantage
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to make someone less likely to be successful or to put them in a worse situation than others
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disadvantage
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something that causes problems, or that makes someone or something less likely to be successful or effective
Criminal behaviour can e linked to economic disadvantage
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fiancée
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the woman who a man is going to marry
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forgive
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to stop being angry with someone and stop blaming them, although they have done something wrong.
He didn't look at the sort of man to forgive and forget (=forgive someone and no longer think about it)
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fortunate
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someone who is fortunate has something good happen to them, or is in a good situation
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genuine
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a genuine feeling, desire etc is one that you really feel, not one you pretend to feel
Did he really? Her suprise seemed genuine
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engaged
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if two people are engaged, they have agreed to marry
Have you heard? Sally and Ray are getting engaged.
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grown
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an adult man or woman, used especially when you think someone is not behaving as an adult should
Who ever heard of a grown man being scared of the dark?
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grown-up
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fully developed as an adult
before you know it, the children will be grown-up and leaving home.
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pass away
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plug in
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able to be connected to the electricity supply, or to another piece of electrical equipment
a plug-in microphone
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pluming
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the pipes that water flows though in a building
we keep having problems with the plumbing
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sudden
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happening, coming, or done quickly or when you do not expect it
a sudden change in the weather
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disinterest
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a lack of interest
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distract
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to take someone's attention away from something by making them look at or listen to something else
Try not to distract the other students
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doubt
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a feeling or being not sure whether something is true or right
There was still one little nagging doubt at the back of his mind
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self-doubt
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the feeling that you and your abilities are not good enough
a moment of self-doubt
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elder
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the elder of two people, especially brothers and sisters, is the one who was born first
Sarah is the elder of the two
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Elder
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to be older than someone else
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Elderly
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used as a polite way of saying that someone is old or becoming old
a well-dressed elderly woman
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excuse
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a reason that you give to explain careless or offensive behaviour
I'm tired of listening to his excuses
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foster
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to help a skill feeling, idea, develop over a period of time
the bishop helped foster the sense of a community embracing all classes.
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gaming
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the activity of playing computer games
online gaming
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hang
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to learn how to do something or use something
It seems difficult at first, but you'll soon get the hang of it.
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hang-up
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a feeling of worry or embarrassment about something that you have although there is no real reason to feel this way
She had cured him of all his hang-ups
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hang out
Let's hang out tonight
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nauseous
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feeling that you are going to vomit
I felt slightly nauseous
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occupied
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busy doing something
she's fully occupied with work
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occupy
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to live or stay in a place
He occupies the house without paying any rent.
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otherwise
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used when saying what bad thing will happen if something is not done
you'll have to go now, otherwise you'll miss your bus
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reappear
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to appear again after not being seen for some time
In March, his cancer reappeared
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reorganize
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to arrange or organize something in a new way
Our office is being completely reorganized
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separated
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not living with you husband, wife, or sexual partner anymore
We've been separated for six months.
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unimportant
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not important
unimportant details
