Friends and family #1

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término American English definición American English
to become friendly or to like each other quickly, usually right after meeting
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Hit it off
if something ... people ..., it unites them because they are equally interested in it
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Bring together
when you ... you have an argument or a row, usually verbal, non-violent one
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Fall out (v)
to stop being in touch, to stop taking or communicating. It happens gradually rather than abruptly
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Grow apart
to be interested in the same thing, to be alike
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Have lots in common
the ability to put oneself in another person’s shoes and try to understand how they might feel about something.
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Empathy (n)
if you ... a person you understand how they feel because you have experienced something similar in the past
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Relate to (v)
a ... person is one who cares about how others feel and because of that they try not to offend anyone
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Considerate (adj)
a ... individual sees other people’s needs and desires as more important than their own
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Selfless (adj)
family connection, relation
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Family ties
parents and children. Your parents, sisters and brothers are your...
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Immediate family
grandparents, uncles, aunts, nieces, nephews as well as the members of immediate family.
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Extended family
to get closer spiritually, to connect.
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Bond (v)
if something ... people ..., it helps them connect to one another.
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Draw together
to keep talking or communicating. See ‘grow apart’ as a rough antonym for this.
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Keep/stay in touch
one’s romantic partner, not necessarily a spouse
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Other half
Introducing one person to another is telling them their name to encourage communication
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Introduce (v)
a person both you and somebody else know
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Mutual acquaintance
being told what to do or given something by a higher authority, e.g. a teacher or a manager
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Be assigned (v, passive)
very soon, without waiting
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In no time
a construction used to talk about actions in the past that are no longer true. When I was a child I ... spend all summer running in the field playing with other kids.
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would (past form)
personal quality that helps you do the same thing until you succeed despite difficulties or setbacks
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persistence
if you ... to do something, you make up your mind about doing it and start doing so
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set out
there is no surprise that (...)
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small wonder
fundamental, integral, crucial, very important
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cornerstone
a situation where each example has to be reviewed individually.
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Case-by-case basis
things that affect the outcome
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Factors at play
have difficulties at doing something.
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Have a harder time at something
to start doing something, e.g. a hobby or a sport.
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Take up
tiring either physically or mentally
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Taxing (adj)
see ‘cornerstone’
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Integral (adj)
the state of being available or present everywhere.
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Ubiquity (n)
to be replaced by someone or something better
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Be ousted by (v, passive)
allow or give the opportunity to do something.
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Enable somebody (v)
almost free
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Virtually free of charge
whenever one finds it comfortable
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At one’s convenience

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