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A person who owns a house that people can rent (isabel)

A

landlord/landlady

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To start living in a house (Isabel)

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move in

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A person who occupies a rented property from a landlord. (Julian)

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Tenant (The tenant refused to pay his monthly rent)

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Look for a house or flat to live in (Jose)

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Flat-/house-hunt

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A person or a group of people who ilegally lives on a property. (Daniela)

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Squatters (The police arrested some squatters who lived in the abandoned house next to the school)

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The activity of looking for a place in which to live.(Daniela)

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Flat/house hunt (My sister is searching for a new residence, so I am helping her with the house hunting)

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To clean, repair, paint and improve an old property. (Daniela)

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DO UP

If you do up your grandmothers old building, you decorate and repair it so that it is in a better condition.

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Two or more people who live in the same flat or apartment and share the costs
(Silvia)

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Flat/house share

She entered into a flat share with her workmate

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A flat which contains all the necessary items to live comfortably (Silvia)

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Fully furnished (the flat has a sofa, bed, shelves… so it is fully furnished)

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Something which wasn’t especially good or remarkable (Miguel)

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not be anything to write home about (The book was OK but it wasn’t anything to write home about)

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A person who pays to live in a house with the house´s owner. (Miguel)

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LODGER (The lodger asked me to install an air condition in the house because of the heat)

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Unpleasant facts or opinions that you learn about yourself, usually from someone else (Miriam)

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Home truths

(He decided it was time to tell her a few home truths)

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Pay money when you start to rent, returned when you stop renting
(Silvia)

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Put down a deposit

(I had to put down a deposit before renting my house)

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A place where you feel as comfortable as in your own home

Silvia

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HOME FROM HOME

(The hotel was like home from home for me)

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Be comfortable with someone or something (Miriam)

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BE AT HOME WITH

I’m at home with my new job

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The amount of salary you receive when you work (Sara)

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TAKE HOME

(Can I ask how much you takehome a month?)

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To move quickly towards something (Sara)

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To home in (she homed in on the shoes she saw in the sales)

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Make you realise something (usually unpleasant) or understand it better than before (Sara)

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TO BRING STH HOME TO SB

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Someone who has important or influential relatives or friends.(Sara)

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WELL CONNECTED

They were a well-connected family.

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Certain to achieve a victory(Jimena)

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BE HOME AND DRY

(I did well on my exams so I’m home and dry for the semester)

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Something very dirty. (Jimena)

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FILTHY

(the flat my uncle bought was filthy before he repaired it)

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Built in a wide area and it may be ugly (Jimena)

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SPRAWLING

( The grey building next to my house is sprawling in a U shape)

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Something known by many people (Jimena)

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RENOWED FOR

(Rome is renowned for its monuments)

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Participate with others at a party or social event (Miriam)

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MINGLE

(Guests began to mingle at the bar, talking with strangers and friends about the weather and politics)

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Sharing a particular experience or circumstance with someone else (Miriam)
IN THE SAME BOAT | (Remember that you are not alone, a lot of people are in the same boat)
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Having a particular value, especially in money (Amaya)
TO BE WORTH | Worth (our house is worth £200,000)
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An apartment with only 1 room, a bathroom and a kitchen area (Amaya)
STUDIO FLAT
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A place full of people (Amaya)
CROWDED | By 10:00 the restaurant was crowded.
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Certain or extremely likely to happen (Amaya)
BOUND
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Repair, paint and improve an older property (Elena)
DO UP (a property)
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The principles on which future behavior is based (Elena)
GROUND RULES
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the machines and devices, such as washing machines and fridges, that make the ordinary jobs in a home easier (Elena)
MOD CONS (MODERN CONVENIENCES)
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Not safe place (Elena)
DODGY | Her new flat is in a dodgy area.
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A floating vehicle unable to move under its own power, usually a home. (Julián)
BARGE | I live on a barge
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A person in charge of guarding property (Julián)
PROPERTY GUARDIAN | (He is the property guardian of a basketball court)
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social event where people with an available room and others who are looking for one meet (Javier caña)
SPEED FLATSHARING
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something very small (Javier Caña)
POKEY | (That mouse was pokey)
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modern appliances (Ricardo de Lombas)
mod cons (I've mod cons in my house)
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Its better doing this than do other things (Ricardo de Lombas)
beats trawling ( i prefer beats trawling than renting)
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an annoyance (Ricardo de Lombas)
A bit of a nightmare (renting this flat was a bit like a nightmare)
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To clean a building and decorate it (This house has been completely refurbished) (Natalia)
REFURBISH
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Attracting much attention or publicity (Natalia)
HIGH PROFILE
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Full of activity (Natalia)
BUSTLING | The bustling village
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A person with whom you share a flat (Jose)
Flatmate
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a residential block in or attached to a university, college, etc (Jose)
HALL OF RESIDENCE
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a problem brought about by pressures of time, money, inconvenience, etc. (Jose)
HASSLE | It´s worth the hassle
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the money you are expecting that you're going to spend (Miguel)
Budget (Its budget is the second highest in total value for poverty reduction)
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Unable to leave the house (T)
HOUSEBOUND
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A detailed search or questioning (T)
A HOUSE-TO_HOUSE
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Every seat was taken (T)
A FULL HOUSE
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A lot of people staying at your home (T)
A HOUSEFUL
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Sth you don´t have to pay for, free. (T)
ON THE HOUSE
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To set the limits or restrictions (T)
TO DRAW THE LINES
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To solve a problem or a difficult situation (T)
TO WORK OUT
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Few available (T)
SHORT SUPPLY
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Work in cooperation (T)
LIAISE
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Able to do repairs at home without having to pay a person for it. (T)
TO BE HANDY AT DIY
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Loan,usually for a house, that you have to pay monthly
MORTGAGE
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Become less angry. (T)
TO COOL OFF
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Get angry (T)
TO LOSE YOUR TEMPER
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In a good condition because you have a lot of money, (T)
WELL-OFF
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Very clean (Fran)
SPOTLESS
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Very rich (Fran)
WELL-OFF
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Full of people (Fran)
CROWDED
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Very dirty (Fran)
FILTHY
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very successful (Paula)
THRIVING
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with lots of hills and roads going up and down (Paula)
HILLY
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famous and well known for (Paula)
RENOWNED FOR
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in bad condition because no-one has spent money on repairs or taken care of (Paula)
RUN-DOWN
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Very clean (Lucía)
Spotless
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Rich (Lucía)
Well off
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Lively and exciting (Lucía)
Vibrant
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A place where important events have occurred in the past (Adrián)
Historic (Toledo is historic.)
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A kindly greeting or reception (Balza)
Welcoming
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Something old (Balza)
Shabby
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Separated from other persons or thing (Balza)
Isolated
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Well known or important in history (Balza)
Historic
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A place with lots of mixed cultures (Adrián)
Cosmopolitan (Paris is a very cosmopolitan city.)
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Pleasing or attractive to the eye (Adrián)
Picturesque (The landscape was picturesque.)
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With good transportation services and connections (Adrián)
Well-Connected (London is very well-connected.)
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showing signs of long use (Javier.G)
Shabby (that car is shabby)
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very clean (Javier.G)
Spotless (my room is very spotless)
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a very upsetting dream (Alonso)
Nightmare
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to make something more modern (Alonso)
Update
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is an arrangement by which people are granted accommodation within a property in exchange for keeping the property under observation and in good condition
Property guardianship
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visited by tourists (often used to suggest lack of authenticity).
Touristy
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inexpensive; reasonably priced.
Affordable
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container for heating water.
Boiler

4 ESO (3 decks)

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