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Hone

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To make smt perfect or suitable for its purpose

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Gritty

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showing unpleasant details about a situation in a way that seems very real

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Nonsensical

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It has no further meaning, it can be silly or irrelevant

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Clutter

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A place that is untidy or even overfull

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Bleak

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A sorrowful situation that holds a dark future / An empty place that is not welcoming or inviting

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Swarm

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Move around smt or smo in a large group → Normally used for insects such as mosquitoes

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Forthcoming

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Coming soon / willing to give information

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Blotches

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Marks that are not regular in shape, for example on a person’s skin

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Bog

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An area of soft, wet ground

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Dense

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with a lot of people or things close together

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Destitute

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Dreadfully poor

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Drop of to sleep

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To start to sleep

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Drift off to sleep

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to gradually start to sleep

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Dubious

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thought not to be completely true, honest, or legal

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Empty moorland

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an open area of countryside with rough grass and bushes but no trees

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Fairness

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To treat everyone in the same way so no one has advantages

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Far-fetched

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difficult to believe and not likely to be true

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Foothills

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the lower hills next to a mountain or line of mountains

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Forest canopy

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the branches and leaves that spread out at the top of a group of trees forming a type of roof

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Hurtle

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to move very quickly in a way which is not controlled and may be dangerous

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Imposing

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Looking big and important

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Insight

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The ability to understand what something is really like

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Leap

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To jump somewhere

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Light-hearted

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Not serious

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Limp
to walk with difficulty because one of your legs or feet is hurt
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make comments under one's breath
to say things very quietly so that other people cannot hear exactly what you are saying
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make ends meet
to have or earn enough money to be able to pay for the things you need
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make throwaway remarks
to say things without thinking carefully and in a way that is not intended to be serious
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marsh
an area of soft, wet land
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mind-boggling
difficult to accept, imagine, or understand
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mentality
a person's opinions or way of thinking
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moisturise
to put cream on your skin to stop it from becoming dry
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mouth-watering
delicious
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move on to a new/different topic
to start to talk about something different
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narrow-minded
not willing to accept new ideas or opinions different from your own
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nondescript
not interesting
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no-nonsense
practical and serious, and only interested in doing what is necessary or achieving what is intended, without silly ideas or methods
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not sleep a wink
to not sleep at all
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penthouse
an expensive apartment at the top of a building
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plausible
If something that someone says or writes is plausible, it could be true.
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plunge
to fall or move down very quickly and with force
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plead guilty (to sth)
to admit in court that you committed a crime
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poor circulation
when the blood does not travel around your body as strongly as it should
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prejudice
when someone does not like a group of people or treats them badly because they are a different race, sex, religion, etc
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prestige
when people feel respect and admiration for you, often because you are successful
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prone to (spots, oily skin, etc)
likely to suffer from an illness or show a negative characteristic
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reinstate
to cause a rule, law, etc to exist again
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redevelop
to make a place more modern by improving old buildings or building new ones
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regenerate
to improve a place or system
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rejuvenate
to make a place look new and lively again
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renovate
to repair and decorate a building that is old and in bad condition
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restless
not able to be still or relax because you are bored or nervous
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restore
to repair something old
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revamp
to change something in order to make it better
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run sb down
to criticize someone, often unfairly
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rich green meadow
a field with a lot of grass
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rugged coastline
rough and rocky land by the edge of the sea
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rusty
If a skill you had is rusty, it is not now good because you have forgotten it.
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sagging
hanging down lower, less firm than before
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self-conscious
too aware of what other people are thinking about you and your appearance
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self-determined
making your own decisions
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semi-detached
A semi-detached house has one wall that is joined to another house.
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sensible
showing the ability to make good decisions and do things which will not make problems
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sensitive
often upset by the things people say or do
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Goes a long way
It is something successful
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separatism
the belief held by people of a particular race, religion or other group within a country that they should be independent or live apart from other people
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sleep like a log
to sleep very well
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slip one’s mind
If something slips your mind, you forget it.
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soar
to move quickly and smoothly in the sky
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stroll
to walk somewhere in a slow and relaxed way
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tighten and plump the skin
to make your skin tighter and less thin
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tongue-tied
unable to say anything because you are nervous
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toss and turn
to be very restless and unable to sleep
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whirl
to move or make something move quickly round and round
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whoosh
to move somewhere very quickly, often making a noise like wind
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wooded slopes
the sides of hills, covered with trees
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A blurb
Publicity or advertistment
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Ubiquitous
Omnipresent
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Cosmopolitan
Multicultural
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Grasp viewpoints
ability to understand other view points
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Affable
Friendly
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To make a dash
move quickly
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Casing the joint
to steal
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Idly
Something that is not serious
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Got a nerve
To be overconfident to the point of being rude
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Tempting Fate
To do silly or risky things that depend on too much on luck
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Blossom
When smt gives remarkable results
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Tasteless
Boring or plain
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Ubiquitous
Omnipresent

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