46. (peace and quiet)

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to try to make someone do something for you by giving them money, presents, or something else that they want
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bribe
to bring together a group of people for a meeting, or to meet for a meeting
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convene
a town, or a division of a large town
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borough
an activity, group, movement, etc. that has become successful or fashionable and so attracts many new people
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bandwagon
to do something too much, or to be too excited or eager about something
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go overboard
when everything about a situation is considered together
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by and large
an object that has a wide round opening at the top, sloping sides, and a narrow tube at the bottom, used for pouring liquids or powders into containers with narrow necks
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funnel
real and not imaginary; able to be shown, touched, or experienced
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tangible
impossible to touch, to describe exactly, or to give an exact value
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intangible
although
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albeit
a person who manages or owns a hotel
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hotelier
(of a person) receiving a lot of public attention
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in the spotlight
a small decorative magnet that is put on a fridge, often in order to fasten messages and notes to it
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fridge magnet
a person who buys and sells things
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trader
to move or come together in large numbers
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flock (to do sth)
a share or part
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whack
something that is a part of your history or that remains from an earlier time
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legacy
(of a place) to be full of people or activity
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buzzing
to rise extremely quickly or make extremely quick progress towards success
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skyrocket
to have to deal with someone or something unpleasant because you have no choice or because no one else wants to
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be stuck with sb/sth
causing harm or damage
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detrimental
to give someone a responsibility or problem that they do not want and that will cause them a lot of work or difficulty
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saddle sb with sth
used to express excitement, pleasure, or approval
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hurrah
to increase the size or effect of something
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amplify
the quality of being energetic, exciting, and full of enthusiasm
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vibrancy
a toy in the shape of a person or animal that you can move with strings or by putting your hand inside
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puppet
in very bad condition because of being old, or not having been cared for, or having been used a lot
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decrepit
the central or main part of something where there is most activity
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hub
to finally be in a particular place or situation
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end up
noise and activity
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hustle and bustle
active; doing the things you usually do
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out and about
to be a feature of something, especially a feature that cannot be avoided
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be part and parcel of sth
said when you hear or discover something that is surprising
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you live and learn
simple and easy to understand
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cut and dried
to make something a success or a failure
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make or break sth
carefully, in order to avoid problems
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slowly but surely
used to say that you do not know exactly when something will happen, but you are certain that it will happen
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sooner or later
possibly a little more or less than the amount or time mentioned
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give or take
not close in distance, time, amount, or quality
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nowhere near
not at all similar to someone or something
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nothing like sb/sth
to be much less good than something
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not be a patch on something

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