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small thin book with a soft cover, often giving information about something
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a long written story about imaginary or partly imaginary characters and events
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a prediction of the future
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news about something on television or radio or in the newspapers
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Forms of communication, such as newspapers and radio, that reach millions of people.
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A series of actions intended to accomplish a goal
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small, thin book like a magazine, which gives information, often about travel, or a company, etc.
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Words or pictures that are not consciously perceived but may nevertheless influence people's judgments, attitudes, and behaviors
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Giving all his attention to
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to write or talk about an event in a way that makes it seem as exciting and shocking as possible
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not special or unusual; oridinary
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A story that is not true or is made up
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too offensive or shocking to be published
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written works, especially those considered of superior or lasting artistic merit.
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a quick way of writing that uses symbols to represent letters, words, or phrases, used especially when you write what someone is saying as they are talking
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written language in its ordinary form rather than poetry
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the original copy of a book or article before it is printed
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the main shape or edge of something, without any details
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articles in newspapers or on television about particular subjects
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the number of copies of a newspaper or magazine that are sold every day, week, or month (nakład)
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no longer available to buy because new copies are no longer being produced
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a person employed by a newspaper, a television station, etc. to report on a particular subject or send reports from a foreign country
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a person who writes news stories or articles for a newspaper or magazine or broadcasts them on radio or television
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the amount of something produced by a person, machine, or industry
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the act of forbidding something
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the banning of printed materials or films due to alarming or offensive ideas
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a person who is the object of an intentional action
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all the people living in a particular country, area, or place
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in a quiet and peaceful manner
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without expression or understanding
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as much as a spoon can hold
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With great speed or force; reckless
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causing disagreement or discussion
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an occasion when you seem to suggest something without saying it directly
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an explanation or opinion of what something means
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the act of giving hope or support to someone
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utrata życia, tu: ofiary w ludziach
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live life in the fast lane empezar lección
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wieść życie na pełne wrażeń (często też niebezpieczeństwa)
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when life gives you lemons, make lemonade empezar lección
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widzieć pozytywy w negatywnej sytuacji
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descriptions of the lives of people who have just died
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an article giving the newspaper editor's opinion
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pages of advertisements in different categories
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separate magazines included with the newspaper
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an article or set of articles devoted to a particular topic
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section in a paper or magazine that deal with readers' private emotional problems
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person, typically a woman, who answers letters in the agony column
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a small book dealing with specific topic, often political
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single sheet or folded sheets of paper giving information about something
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small, thin book like a magazine, which gives information, often about travel, or a company, etc.
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small, thin book like a magazine, which gives information about a school, college or university, or a company
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single sheet giving information about some event, special offer, etc., often given out in the street
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small thin book with a soft cover, often giving information about something
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book of detailed instructions how to use something
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The part of the book where all the pages are joined together (grzbiet książki)
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a removable paper cover, usually illustrated, for protecting the binding of a book and usually giving information about the book and the author
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a payment for consecutive issues of a newspaper or magazine for a given period of time
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Before Chapter I, there is a brief foreword in which the author explains why he wrote the book.
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holder, folder (segregator)
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a person who writes for another without getting the credit
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published using a home computer to design it
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To make a record of short pieces of information
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to put something out for others to see
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to make someone notice something
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to present the most important informations about somehting
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text in a formal agreement that is printed smaller than the rest of the text, sometimes in the hope that it will not be noticed
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the act of making something simpler and easier for people to understand, especially in order to make it more popular
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false stories that appear to be news, spread on the internet or using other media, usually created to influence political views or as a joke
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used to describe something that quickly becomes very popular or well known by being published on the internet or sent from person to person by email, phone, etc.
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articles, photographs, etc. on the internet that are intended to attract attention and encourage people to click on links to particular websites
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a situation in which people only hear opinions of one type, or opinions that are similar to their own:
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a situation in which someone only hears or sees news and information that supports what they already believe and like, especially a situation created on the internet as a result of algorithms (= sets of rules) that choose the results of someone's searches
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a newspaper, magazine, or online article that is in the form of a list
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a brief period when someone becomes famous for something unimportant
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to cut off, hold back, or smother (?)
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people trying to influence what other people think about a particular issue
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want to reach a wider audience
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meetings to give information to and answer questions from the press
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issue a statement/press release empezar lección
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give a formal announcement to the press
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short memorable sentence or phrase that will be repeated in news bulletins and articles
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time of year, when there is not much happening and trivial stories end up on the front page
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making use of people or organisations which regularly provide news
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put their own gloss/spin on a story empezar lección
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present a story in a particular way
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collecting scandal (informal and disapproving)
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a newspaper or magazine that is considered to be of bad quality
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the type of newspapers that pay more attention to shocking stories about crime and sex than to serious matters
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expensive magazine printed on good quality paper
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A date or time when a project, report, or assignment must be finished.
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a place in a newspaper where very recent pieces of news are printed
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a very new newspaper or story
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a story that is only to be found in one newspaper
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a story discovered and published by one newspaper before all the others
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get a lot of publicity from the media
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receive a lot of coverage empezar lección
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receive a lot of space in the press
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wrongfully hurting a person's good reputation
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previous issues of newspapers
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leave other cars standing empezar lección
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are much better than other cars
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make candidates seem insignificant
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a huge number of products on sale at ridiculously low prices
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treat yourself to something luxurious
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allow yourself something enjoyable
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costly, rich, magnificent (food and furnishing)
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rich, luxurious; wealthy (lifestyle)
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designed with scientific methods (?)
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using the latest technology
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very large boards used for advertising
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sheets of printed information advertising something
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brief excerpts from a film, TV or radio programme which are used to advertise it
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words written in the sky using smoke from a plane
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advertising posters hung at the back and front of a person who then walks around a busy area
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to advertise/promote (a product, etc.)
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the modern geological era during which humans have dramatically affected the environment
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changes in the world's weather, it is getting warmer as a result of human activity increasing the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
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serious problems that are being caused or likely to be caused by changes in the world's weather
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fuels, such as gas, coal, and oil, that were formed underground from plant and animal remains millions of years ago
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Someone's carbon footprint is a measurement of the amount of carbon dioxide that their activities produce.
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The water footprint measures the amount of water used to produce each of the goods and services we use. empezar lección
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The water footprint measures the amount of water used to produce each of the goods and services we use.
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a way of collecting the carbon produced when fuel is burned, so that it is not released into the air
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also known as "geoengineering," it is the intentional large-scale intervention in the Earth's climate system to counter climate change
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a group of wind turbines that are used for producing electricity
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a device that changes energy from the sun into electricity
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is the capture of energy of wind waves to do useful work - for example, electricity generation, water desalination, or pumping water
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is harnessed by converting energy from tides into useful forms of power, mainly electricity using various methods
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a device that changes the chemical energy from a fuel into electricity
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a technique of joining atoms in a reaction that produces energy
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a system of farming in which a lot of animals are kept in a small closed area, in order to produce a large amount of meat, eggs, or milk as cheaply as possible
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the activity of growing crops in tall buildings with many floors
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meat produced by in vitro cell culture of animal cells, instead of from slaughtered animals
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the practice of growing crops without pesticides or chemical fertilizers
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good food that is prepared and cooked carefully
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an extremely serious or dangerous situation that could end in death or destruction
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livinf without the connection to the public supply of electricity, gas, etc.
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process of generating an organism that is either an extinct species or resembles an extinct species
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the process of determining the complete DNA sequence of an organism's genome at a single time
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belonging or relating to genes received by each animal or plant from its parents
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a change to something, usually to improve it
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the process of changing genes using scientific methods, in order to cure or prevent disease
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the science of changing genes in order to stop or prevent a disease
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a baby whose genes have been chosen by its parents and doctors so that it has particular characteristics
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the process of creating an exact copy of a plant or animal by using its cells
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a device that would allow for extracorporeal pregnancy by growing a fetus outside the body of an organism that would normally carry the fetus to term
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it's a procedure in which the brain of one organism is transplanted into the body of another organism.
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a computer model is fed into a printer that lays down successive layers of plastics or wax until a 3D object is produced
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the study of how to produce machines that have some of the qualities that the human mind has, such as the ability to understand language, recognize pictures, solve problems, and learn
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technology that makes it possible for a computer to recognize a digital image of someone's face
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a video or sound recording that replaces someone's face or voice with that of someone else, in a way that appears real
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it's a visual effects technique used to make an actor look younger, especially for flashback scenes
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images produced by a computer and used together with a view of the real world
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a hypothetical point in time at which technological growth becomes uncontrollable and irreversible, resulting in unforeseeable changes to human civilization
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the use of quantum phenomena such as superposition and entanglement to perform computation.
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is a model of computer data storage in which the digital data is stored in logical pools, said to be on "the cloud"
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the principle that the companies that provide services on the internet should make all information equally available to users, and not make any particular service, website, etc. cheaper or faster to use than any other
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very large sets of data that are produced by people using the internet, and that can only be stored, understood, and used with the help of special tools and methods
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objects with computing devices in them that are able to connect to each other and exchange data using the internet
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refers to a convenient home setup where appliances and devices can be automatically controlled remotely from anywhere with an internet connection using a mobile or other networked device
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an urban area that uses different types of electronic methods and sensors to collect data.
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a computer network that uses the internet but can only be joined by people who have permission or who have the right software
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fear or worry at the idea of being without your mobile phone or unable to use it
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a web-design technique that loads content continuously as the user scrolls down the page, eliminating the need for pagination
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an attempt to trick someone into giving information over the internet or by email that would allow someone else to take money from them, for example by taking money out of their bank account
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a digital currency produced by a public network, rather than any government, that uses cryptography to make sure payments are sent and received safely
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a system used to make a digital record of all the occasions a cryptocurrency is bought or sold, and that is constantly growing as more blocks are added
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a device common to many science fiction works, especially on television, the translator's purpose is to offer an instant translation of any language
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a television on which you can also use the internet
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a brand name for a computer program that can be used to control devices in your home such as lights and heating
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a pair of glasses that contain computer technology so that, for example, they can be used in a similar way to a smartphone, or you can get information added to what you are seeing as you look through them
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a situation in which goods are deliberately made or designed so that they do not last for a long period of time
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legal concept that allows consumers to repair the products they buy or choose their own service providers instead of going through the manufacturer
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abbreviation for satellite navigation: a system of computers and satellites, used in vehicles and other places to tell you where something is, where you are, or how to get to a place
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a vehicle that is capable of sensing its environment and moving safely with little or no human input
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a type of personal air vehicle or roadable aircraft that provides door-to-door transportation by both ground and air
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it's a reference plane for linearly polarized waveguides, antennas and other microwave devices
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an aircraft without a human pilot on board
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a device worn on the back that uses gas or water to push someone into the air, especially an astronaut
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short for magnetic levitation: an advanced type of transport system in which a train travels on a magnetic track, often at very high speeds
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a sealed tube or system of tubes with low air pressure through which a pod may travel substantially free of air resistance or friction
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a civilian supersonic aircraft designed to transport passengers at speeds greater than the speed of sound
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the act of travelling by an imaginary very fast form of transport that uses special technology or special mental powers, or of causing someone or something to travel in this way
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interplanetary/interstellar empezar lección
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to make a journey, usually over a long distance
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a state in which life in a body is temporarily slowed down or stopped
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the scientific study of very low temperatures and how to produce them
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an area of science that deals with developing and producing extremely small tools and machines by controlling the arrangement of separate atoms
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a form of carbon consisting of sheets that have the thickness of one atom. The atoms are arranged in a honeycomb pattern
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the process of printing a solid object from a digital model by printing many separate layers of the object
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the introduction of robots to carry out industrial tasks
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specific subfield of robotics dealing with constructing robots from highly compliant materials, similar to those found in living organisms
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technological unemployment empezar lección
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the loss of jobs caused by technological change
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a method for measuring distances by illuminating the target with laser light and measuring the reflection with a sensor
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move or balance unsteadily; sway back and forth
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start or launch an event (?)
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open up opportunities, to make something possible
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a disadvantage of a situation
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stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one's own ideas, having a closed mind
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bias; showing an unreasonable like or dislike for a person based on personal opinions
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to make somebody pay money as an official punishment
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a bad situation or habit that, after it has started, is likely to get very much worse
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being officially responsible for something
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calm, serious, and controlled behaviour that makes people respect you
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A person who is both a friend and enemy
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to change something, usually slightly, or to cause the characteristics of something to change
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the ability to understand an event or situation only after it has happened
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a person or thing that is not useful or helpful
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to go _____ (e.g. "Skynet") empezar lección
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to go _____ (eg "Skynet")
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showing that someone does not like someone or something and thinks that they do not deserve interest or respect
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used to emphasize how strongly someone feels about something or how extreme a situation is
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to protect against something bad that could happen
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a strange habit or characteristic that is seen as not important and not harming anyone
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a person in a position of power, especially in the past
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to love, respect, and admire someone or something very much, often without noticing the bad qualities of that person or thing
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speaking or behaving in a way that makes intentions and beliefs clear
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Something put into a system, such as resources, in order to achieve a result.
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the situation of two or more people working together to create or achieve the same thing
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legislation /ˌledʒ.əˈsleɪ.ʃən/ empezar lección
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law-making (a person = legislator, verb = to legislate)
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Members of Parliament (MPs) empezar lección
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Elected members of the British or other parliament.
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assiduously /əˈsɪdʒ.u.əs.li/ empezar lección
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in a steady and hard-working way (sumiennie)
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people who elected one MP (as a group = constituency)
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people who try to influence MPs (verb = lobby)
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large companies (adj = corporate)
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organisation of top business people
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MPs with top responsibilities, e.g. for health, education
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civil servant / the Civil Service empezar lección
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people employed in government department
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someone who tries to persuade a politician or official group to do something
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Chancellor of the Exchequer /eksˈtʃek.ɚ/ empezar lección
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yearly financial plan (of tax rates, etc.)
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a formal request signed by lots of people
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a reduction in taxes (verb = concede)
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a person or business that makes sth
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concentrated in one central organisation (noun = centralisation)
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with close ties to each other
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with plenty of financial support
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People who buy and use goods and services.
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dispersed; spread out or separated widely
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separate; not centralised
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backstairs (pressure, deals) empezar lección
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secret and usually dishonest or illegal; hidden from the public
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large environmental organisation
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Child Poverty Action Group empezar lección
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large organisation helping children
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people who have paid their membership fees, i.e. committed members
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relentlessly /rɪˈlent.ləs.li/ empezar lección
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in an extreme way that continues without stopping; menacing
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people sent to speak for a group
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To frighten, especially by threatening someone
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complaint about unfair treatment
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official procedure; bureaucracy
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A local church community. (parafia albo gmina)
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to surround or form a circle around
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the activities involved in buying and selling things
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area represented by one MP
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person signing a formal request
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amount purchased, used or eaten
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to try to force someone to do something
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person standing for the interests of a group
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most important or exciting point
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to argue in favour of (to press for reform, to press for change)
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The settling of a dispute through discussion
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The ability of a country or person to support themselves without outside help
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A means of protecting people against some diseases
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Collection of raw materials so that they can be used again
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Money given by a government to lower the prices of e.g. basic foods
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A system of distributing water to places which need it for agriculture
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An organization which collects money from the public and uses it to help people in need
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the act of using, eating, or drinking something
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rain, or the amount of rain that falls
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a situation in which there is not enough of something
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relating to ecology (= the relationship between living things and their environment) or the environment
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animals and plants that grow independently of people, usually in natural conditions
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a situation in which something no longer exists
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the cutting down of trees in a large area, or the destruction of forests by people
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in danger of becoming extinct
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the action of becoming intentionally involved in a difficult situation, in order to improve it or prevent it from getting worse
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a group of people, often a family, who live together
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a chemical substance used to kill harmful insects, small animals, wild plants, and other unwanted organisms
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the process of making or growing goods to be sold
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very harmful and able to cause illness or death
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relating to general weather conditions
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(of a place) having people living there
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not as good as people say
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to fail to guess or understand the real cost, size, difficulty, etc. of something
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not eating enough food to continue to be in good health
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having too much to carry, contain, or deal with
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without the money, possessions, education, opportunities, etc. that the average person has
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containing too many people or things
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real but not immediately obvious
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relating to farm areas and life in the country
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with only a small number or amount of people or things
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relating to a city or town
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with a lot of things close together
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not good enough or too low in quality
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empezar lección
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a belief, custom, or way of doing something that has existed for a long time
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empezar lección
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(a person who is) involved in or connected with improving people's lives and reducing suffering
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empezar lección
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the fact of something or someone existing
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empezar lección
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the act of fighting against something that is attacking you, or refusing to accept something
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empezar lección
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If something stabilizes, it becomes fixed or stops changing
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empezar lección
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to reduce the rate at which money can be exchanged for foreign money
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empezar lección
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acting in a way that does not cause offence
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empezar lección
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Process in which more powerful ethnic group forcibly removes a less powerful one in order to create an ethnically homogeneous region
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empezar lección
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too large or too small in comparison to something else, or not deserving its importance or influence
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empezar lección
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the activity of owning other people who are forced to work for or obey you
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empezar lección
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carried away by the movement of water
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empezar lección
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the action of reducing the rate at which money can be exchanged for foreign money
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empezar lección
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the fact of soil, stone, etc. being gradually damaged and removed by the waves, rain, or wind
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empezar lección
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to put a body into the ground
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empezar lección
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empezar lección
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empezar lección
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burning with little smoke and no flame
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empezar lección
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a long period when there is little or no rain
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empezar lección
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to move people from a dangerous place to somewhere safe
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empezar lección
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to move or change from one position or direction to another, especially slightly
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empezar lección
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physical weakness and bad health caused by having too little food, or too little of the types of food necessary for good health
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empezar lección
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the condition of not eating enough food to continue to be in good health
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empezar lección
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stop from passing through
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empezar lección
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to disconnect, interrupt, or discontinue something or someone
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empezar lección
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the appearance of a particular disease in a large number of people at the same time
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empezar lección
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an easily spread disease causing a large number of deaths
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empezar lección
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the average height of the sea where it meets the land
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empezar lección
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a serious or formal promise
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empezar lección
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the fact of an event happening, an invention being made, or a person arriving
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empezar lección
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empezar lección
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the amount of money received from a particular event or activity or when something is sold
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empezar lección
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an organization, especially a business, or a difficult and important plan, especially one that will earn money
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empezar lección
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empezar lección
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discuss in detail in order to find a solution
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empezar lección
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including many details or aspects of something
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empezar lección
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the same people are questioned twice - for example before and after voting
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empezar lección
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quick or clever actions to deal with a problem
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empezar lección
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things that are connected (?)
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empezar lección
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provide sth promised (Membership of the EU wasn't delivering)
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empezar lección
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empezar lección
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empezar lección
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A slowdown in a nation's economy
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empezar lección
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manage badly or incompetently
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empezar lección
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to become very unfriendly
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empezar lección
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an economic policy by which a government reduces the amount of money it spends by a large amount
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empezar lección
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people at the local level; average voters, not professional politicians
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empezar lección
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to stimulate to action, to motivate to vote
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immigration: controlled or uncontrolled empezar lección
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the act of someone coming to live in a different country
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empezar lección
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the process of voting in an election / the places where people vote in a political election
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empezar lección
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suddenly changing or becoming more dangerous
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to come unglued- to experience difficulties and fail empezar lección
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to come unglued- to experience difficulties and fail
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empezar lección
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the process of developing policies
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empezar lección
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politics that represents the interests and opinions of ordinary people
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empezar lección
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empezar lección
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(of a plan) to go badly wrong
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empezar lección
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the process of taking power from a central authority or government and giving it to smaller and more local regions
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empezar lección
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a teacher or scholar in a university or other institute of higher education
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dosłownie: scenery hung at back of stage empezar lección
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literally: scenery hung at back of stage
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empezar lección
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a sudden illegal, often violent, taking of government power, especially by part of an army
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empezar lección
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an occasion when a large number of people behave in a noisy, violent, and uncontrolled way in public, often as a protest
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empezar lección
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empezar lección
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used to emphasize that you mean exactly what you are saying and nothing more
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empezar lección
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a person or thing that has the same purpose as another one in a different place or organization
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empezar lección
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get to the same point as someone else
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empezar lección
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for Brtis: the rest of Europe
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empezar lección
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someone or something that has the power to make things happen
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empezar lección
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a vote in which all the people in a country or an area are asked to give their opinion about or decide an important political or social question
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empezar lección
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UK Independence Party: a political party in the UK whose main policy has been that the United Kingdom should leave the European Union
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empezar lección
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to look for something on a computer or website by moving from general information to more detailed information
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empezar lección
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information, ideas, opinions, or images, often only giving one part of an argument, that are broadcast, published, or in some other way spread with the intention of influencing people's opinions
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empezar lección
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the action of supporting or opposing a particular person or thing in an unfair way, because of allowing personal opinions to influence your judgment
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empezar lección
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an unfair and unreasonable opinion or feeling, especially when formed without enough thought or knowledge
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empezar lección
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(of a person or animal) strong and healthy, or (of an object or system) strong and unlikely to break or fail
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empezar lección
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allowed by or contained in a constitution
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empezar lección
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an occasion when you seem to suggest something without saying it directly
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empezar lección
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a war fought by different groups of people living in the same country
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empezar lección
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an occasion when a group of people march or stand together to show that they disagree with or support something or someone
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empezar lección
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a strong complaint expressing disagreement, disapproval, or opposition
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empezar lección
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to stay in the same place or in the same condition
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empezar lección
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a person who voted for the United Kingdom to remain in the European Union in the 2016 referendum
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empezar lección
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the UK government department that deals with matters inside the UK that are not the responsibility of other departments, for example justice and the rules for people from other countries entering the UK
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empezar lección
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a choice that gets counted
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empezar lección
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a time when people vote in order to choose someone for a political or official job
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empezar lección
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empezar lección
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protection or safety, especially that given by a government to people who have been forced to leave their own countries for their safety or because of war
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to come out of retirement empezar lección
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to return to work or to one's professional career
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empezar lección
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a person who is competing to get a job or elected position
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empezar lección
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to do what someone in authority tells you to do although you may not agree with it
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empezar lección
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a planned attempt to harm the reputation of a person or company by telling lies about them
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empezar lección
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an occasion when people are asked questions to discover what they think about a subject
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empezar lección
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the larger number or part of something
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the second of two people, things, or groups previously mentioned
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a written statement of the beliefs, aims, and policies of an organization, especially a political party
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tactful when dealing with people
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with extreme or very strong views
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being ruled unjustly or cruelly
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behaving just like everyone else
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against authority and hard control
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having more advantages, opportunities, or rights than most people
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a person who is elected or chosen to lead the group who governs a town or city
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a formal statement of a planned new law that is discussed before being voted on
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an examination of opinions, behaviour, etc., made by asking people questions
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a group of people elected or chosen to make decisions or give advice on a particular subject, to represent a particular group of people, or to run a particular organization
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the period of time when a king or queen rules a country
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a group of people with official responsibility for a particular area of activity
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the act or process of moving, or a particular action or movement
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a small group of the most important people in government, who advise the President or Prime Minister and make important decisions
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the elected head of state.
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responsible for a government department
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the leader of a group of people who are doing something harmful or illegal
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an important official who works in a foreign country representing his or her own country there, and who is officially accepted in this position by that country
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a person who loves their country and, if necessary, will fight for it
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represents others at a meeting or conference
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A person who betrays his or her country
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a person who may be the head of state by birth
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someone who uses violent action, or threats of violent action, for political purposes
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a person in charge of a meeting, organization, or department
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the UK parliament, consisting of the House of Commons and the House of Lords
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ordinary people, especially all the people who are not members of a particular organization or who do not have any special type of knowledge
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all the people who are allowed to vote
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a room used for a special or official purpose, or a group of people who form (part of) a parliament
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to refuse to obey a person, decision, law, situation, etc.
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have the opposite effect to what was intended
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to have a lot of influence or power over other people
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to write or say something in order to make the true facts known
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a piece of furniture used to store tablecloths and dishes
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not having enough money to pay for necessities, poor
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money and valuable objects that have been stolen
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to think of a plan, an idea, or a solution to a problem
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to fall down suddenly because of pressure or having no strength or support
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a person injured or killed in a serious accident or war
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to provide for someone's need (spełnić wymagania)
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to suffer or experience, especially damage or loss
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OR to cause or allow something to continue for a period of time (The judge sustained (= accepted) the lawyer's objection) empezar lección
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OR to cause or allow something to continue for a period of time (The judge sustained (= accepted) the lawyer's objection)
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torn up by the roots; removed
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people who have stayed alive
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A vivid glowing flame; large, strong fire
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a gas that makes your eyes sting, used especially by the police to control violent crowds
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to scatter, spread far and wide
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a large, angry crowd, especially one that could easily become violent
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to prevent people from entering an area or building, often because it is dangerous
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relating to a young person who is not yet old enough to be considered an adult
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an inability to stop doing or using something, especially something harmful
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a person who commits a crime
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a type of crime that is not considered serious when compared with some other crimes
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a poor person who lives by asking others for money or food
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a situation in which you experience something, or almost experience something, especially something unpleasant
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the act or process of breaking a law or moral rule
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used to describe someone who has had a lot of bad experiences and as a result no longer gets upset or shocked; no longer likely to change a bad way of life or feel sorry about it
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the job or process of listening to someone and giving that person advice about their problems
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to make people obey a law, or to make a particular situation happen or be accepted
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to prevent someone from doing something or to make someone less enthusiastic about doing something by making it difficult for that person to do it or by threatening bad results if they do it
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the legal right or duty to care for someone or something, especially a child after its parents have separated or died
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a form of punishment in which children are made to stay at school for a short time after classes have ended; the act of officially detaining someone
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a building where criminals are forced to live as a punishment
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the legal punishment of death for a crime
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the legal punishment of killing someone
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If the police arrest someone, they take them away to ask them about a crime that they might have committed
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the fact of noticing or discovering something
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(the process of asking) a question
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Small wig used to cover the top or crown of the head
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a decorative covering for the head
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a covering of artificial hair worn on the head to hide a loss of hair or to cover your own hair
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officially accused by a court of deliberately causing harm to another person
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a person officially charged with a crime; the person who is on trial in a law court:
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to believe something to be true because it is very likely, although you are not certain
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perfect and without any mistakes
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(of a person) not guilty of a particular crime
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(of the police) to make a formal statement saying that someone is accused of a crime
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a problem, a series of events, or a person being dealt with by police, doctors, lawyers, etc.
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the action of competing in a race (= a competition to see who can finish first) or running a race with someone
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driving faster than is allowed in a particular area
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A built-up area is one where there are a lot of buildings
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one or more reasons for believing that something is or is not true
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a fact or piece of information that shows that something exists or is true
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a group of people who have been chosen to listen to all the facts in a trial in a law court and to decide if a person is guilty or not guilty, or if a claim has been proved
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an opinion or decision made after judging the facts that are given, especially one made at the end of a trial
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(of laws, rules, or systems) existing and being used
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a period of time when a criminal must behave well and not commit any more crimes in order to avoid being sent to prison
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to forbid someone to do something or forbid an action
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to go through an area making a lot of noise and causing damage
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if something is out of control, it cannot be dealt with successfully:
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A habit-forming activity or drug makes you want to do or take it repeatedly
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to not give enough care or attention to people or things that are your responsibility
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an occasion when a large number of people behave in a noisy, violent, and uncontrolled way in public, often as a protest
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officially forgiven and the punishment is stopped
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forced to leave a country
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A person who enters a country illegally without the proper authorization and documents, or is an alien who once entered a country legally and has since violated the terms of the status in which he entered a country or has overstayed the time
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doesn't have the legal right to stay
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lived illegally without paying rent
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turned suddenly to avoid hitting something
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a small mistake in an agreement or law that gives someone the chance to avoid having to do something
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factors that decrease the severity of a crime
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attenuating circumstances
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A sentencing alternative that requires offenders to spend at least part of their time working for a community agency
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to change sth or add untrue details to it in order to deceive people
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a person who sees an event happening, especially a crime or an accident
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freedom from punishment or harm
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the crime of marrying a person while already legally married to someone else
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an amount of money that has to be paid as a punishment for not obeying a rule or law
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an action that is slightly bad or breaks a rule but is not a crime
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a building where criminals are forced to live as a punishment
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the part of the legal system that relates to personal matters, such as marriage and property, rather than crime
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an illegal copy of a document, painting, etc. or the crime of making such illegal copies
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the part of the legal system that relates to punishing people who break the law
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a rule, usually made by a government, that is used to order the way in which a society behaves
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a punishment, or the usual punishment, for doing something that is against a law
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the fixed period of time that something lasts for
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(an example of) serious crime that can be punished by one or more years in prison
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the punishment of being put in prison for a very long time without an arranged time for release or, in the US, until death
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(the crime of) showing no loyalty to your country, especially by helping its enemies or trying to defeat its government
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someone who steals things from people's pockets
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gets money by threatening to disclose personal information
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someone who takes control of an aircraft or other vehicle during a journey by force
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takes things from a shop without paying
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a person who illegally enters buildings and steals things
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someone who takes a person away illegally by force, usually in order to demand money in exchange for releasing them
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a person who secretly collects and reports information about the activities of another country or organization
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a person who intentionally damages property belonging to other people
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someone who marries a person while already legally married to someone else
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to do something illegal or something that is considered wrong
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a thief with a weapon, especially one belonging to a group that attacks people travelling through the countryside
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a member of an unofficial military group that is trying to change the government by making sudden, unexpected attacks on the official army forces
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the act of obeying a law or following a religious custom
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someone who is taken as a prisoner by an enemy in order to force the other people involved to do what the enemy wants
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an act of breaking a law, promise, agreement, or relationship
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Government rules governing the flow of national or foreign currencies into or out of a country. (?)
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a phrase used to mean "to kill yourself", which is now considered offensive because it suggests that doing this is a crime
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to officially accuse someone of committing a crime in a law court, or (of a lawyer) to try to prove that a person accused of committing a crime is guilty of that crime
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to treat someone unfairly or cruelly over a long period of time because of their race, religion, or political beliefs, or to annoy someone by refusing to leave them alone
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having (legal) responsibility for something or someone
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a violent person who fights or causes damage in public places
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a separate part of an army or large organization
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a part or share of something larger
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physical, especially violent, strength, or power
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to break open or apart suddenly, or to make something do this
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to make an unpleasantly loud noise
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a device for making a loud warning noise
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a round piece of metal that is hung in a frame and hit with a stick to produce a sound as a signal, also used as a musical instrument
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an electrical device that makes a ringing sound when you press a button or a hollow metal object shaped like a cup that makes a ringing sound when hit by something hard, especially a clapper
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a warning of danger, usually a loud noise or flashing light
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having a close relation or friend who has recently died
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to take a possession away from someone when you have the right to do so, usually as a punishment and often for a limited period, after which it is returned to the owner
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to take something, especially something necessary or pleasant, away from someone
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to get something by force or threats, or with difficulty
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not drunk or affected by alcohol
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happening in a smooth, gradual, and regular way, not suddenly or unexpectedly; constant
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to take legal action against a person or organization, especially by making a legal claim for money because of some harm that they have caused you
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to do or complete something, especially that you have said you would do or that you have been told to do
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to cause something to happen
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someone who conspires with other people to do something
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a secret plan made by several people to do something that is wrong, harmful, or not legal, especially to do damage to a person or a government
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a sudden event that causes very great trouble or destruction
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(an event that results in) great harm, damage, or death, or serious difficulty
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the act of destroying something such as a building
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to defeat or remove someone from power, using force
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to send out a programme on television or radio
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to (cause to) move far apart in different directions
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to put seeds in or on the ground so that plants will grow
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to travel along a route that was not originally intended, or to move outside a limited area
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to find someone in the act of doing something illegal
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completely loyal to a person or belief
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something that is meant to hide something, or behaviour that is intended to hide the truth
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made to look like the original of something, usually for dishonest or illegal purposes
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an object that is made to look real or valuable in order to deceive people
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the act of getting money from people or forcing them to do something by threatening to tell a secret of theirs or to harm them
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an attempt to make someone do something for you by giving the person money, presents, or something else that they want
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money that is paid to someone in exchange for something that has been lost or damaged or for some problem
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an amount of money given to someone who helps the police or who helps to return stolen property to its owner
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a group of people who work together, especially all those who work on and operate a ship, aircraft, etc.
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a group of young people, especially young men, who spend time together, often fighting with other groups and behaving badly
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the group of people who work for an organization
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people working together as a group in order to achieve something
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to move slowly, quietly, and carefully, usually in order to avoid being noticed
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to walk around slowly in a relaxed way or without any clear purpose or direction
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a person who intentionally starts a fire in order to damage or destroy something, especially a building
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someone who kills a famous or important person, usually for political reasons or in exchange for money
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a person who leaves the armed forces without permission
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someone who secretly takes money that is in their care or that belongs to an organization or business they work for
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someone who falsifies or makes fake copies
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a person who pretends to be what he is not
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a person who uses tricks to cheat people, esp. to get their money or possessions
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a person who attacks people in order to steal their money
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someone who catches and kills animals illegally
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someone who makes money from a dishonest or illegal business activity
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someone who takes goods or people into or out of a country illegally
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someone who uses violent action, or threats of violent action, for political purposes
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to search a place or container in a violent and careless way
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to enter a country by force with large numbers of soldiers in order to take possession of it
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a strong box in a bank where you can keep money or valuable things
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A voice that is high-pitched is higher than usual
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to force someone to leave a particular place
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to send out a beam, noise, smell, or gas
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to prevent someone or something from entering a place or taking part in an activity
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to close or hold something very tightly, often in a determined or angry way
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to take or try to take hold of something tightly, usually in fear, worry, or pain
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to take hold of something or someone suddenly and roughly
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a usually large amount of something that has been stolen or is illegal
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one of the long, straight pieces of wood used to make a floor
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When a door, floorboard, etc. creaks, it makes a long low sound when it moves or is moved
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to break something so that it does not separate, but very thin lines appear on its surface, or to become broken in this way
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to crush hard food loudly between the teeth, or to make a sound as if something is being crushed or broken
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a deep, long sound showing great pain or unhappiness
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to show or make obvious something you are proud of in order to get admiration
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to intentionally not obey a rule, law, or custom
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to stay on the surface of a liquid and not sink
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complete and in the original state
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to keep something as it is, especially in order to prevent it from decaying or being damaged or destroyed
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If an animal mauls someone, it attacks that person and injures them with its teeth or claws (= long sharp nails)
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to break or act against something, especially a law, agreement, principle, or something that should be treated with respect
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to limit the ability of someone to do something, or to limit the development of something
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to touch or make changes to something when you should not, especially when this is illegal
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to take or move out or back, or to remove
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a person believed to have committed a crime or done something wrong, or something believed to have caused something bad
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a written or spoken description of an event
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an announcement, often one that is written and official
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a formal written statement made or used in a law court
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something that someone says or writes officially, or an action done to express an opinion
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a lot of things or people
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a group of people who have come together in a religious building for worship and prayer
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a number of people or things that are put together or considered as a unit
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a large, angry crowd, especially one that could easily become violent
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to decide that something or someone is not worth considering or giving attention
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to not give enough care or attention to people or things that are your responsibility
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to fail to include or do something
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to fail to notice or consider something or someone
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a criminal act that results in serious damage or injury, especially murder
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the act of communicating with people
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the state of being related to someone or something else
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to connect or fasten things together
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a person who attacks another person
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fixed and impossible to move
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showing little energy or interest
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staying in one place without moving, or not changing for a long time
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to mix up someone's mind or ideas, or to make something difficult to understand
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to combine or join together, or to cause things to do this
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confused because you do not understand something
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strengthen or fasten (something) with battens (= a long piece of wood)
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prevent access to or from (an area or building) by surrounding it with police or other guards.
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to (cause something to) become firmly fixed together, or in position, or closed
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a device for catching small animals and birds, usually with a rope or wire that tightens around the animal
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a device or hole for catching animals or people and preventing their escape
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to say in a formal or official way, usually in writing, that something is true or correct
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to recognize someone or something and say or prove who or what that person or thing is
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to give or to be a good reason for
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to prove that something exists or is true, or to make certain that something is correct
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reaching an answer or a decision by thinking carefully about the known facts
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making you feel worried or upset
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causing you to think about something
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making you feel that something illegal is happening or that something is wrong; feeling doubt or a lack of trust
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carefully considering things; kind and always thinking about how you can help other people
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to examine a crime, problem, statement, etc. carefully, especially to discover the truth
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to try to find or get something, especially something that is not a physical object
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the situation in which someone's name is not given or known
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the act of recognizing and naming someone or something
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who a person is, or the qualities of a person or group that make them different from others
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the type of person you are, shown by the way you behave, feel, and think
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searching a place or an area very carefully in order to find something
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a reason for doing something
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a basic idea or rule that explains or controls how something happens or works
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to limit an activity, person, or problem in some way
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the fact that you have or own something
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the state or fact of owning something
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a short sudden attack, usually by a small group of people
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empezar lección
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the act of entering a place by force, often in large numbers
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to attack a place or building by entering suddenly in great numbers
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empezar lección
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the situation in which a person or animal is kept somewhere, usually by force
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the legal right or duty to care for someone or something, especially a child after its parents have separated or died
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the fact of noticing or discovering something
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empezar lección
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the state or duty of being a guardian
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to force someone to do something
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to make people obey a law, or to make a particular situation happen or be accepted
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to try hard to persuade someone to do something
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to complain officially about someone in a law court
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a person who watches what happens but has no active part in it
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someone who watches something that is happening in a public place but is not involved in it
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a person who watches an activity, especially a sports event, without taking part
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a person who sees an event happening, especially a crime or an accident
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the act of looking at or considering something carefully in order to discover something
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extreme and forceful or (of a feeling) very strong
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to move a short distance away from something so that you are safe
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to judge the quality, effect, importance, or value of something
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connected with the emotions
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successful or achieving the results that you want
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working or operating quickly and effectively in an organized way
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not producing the effects or results that are wanted
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a person or people who may be guilty of a crime and who are being judged in a court of law
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If the police arrest someone, they take them away to ask them about a crime that they might have committed
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empezar lección
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to make a formal statement saying that someone is accused of a crime
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empezar lección
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having officially been found guilty of a crime in a law court
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empezar lección
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to ask someone a lot of questions for a long time in order to get information, sometimes using threats or violence
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empezar lección
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permission for a prisoner to be released before their period in prison is finished, with the agreement that they will behave well
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empezar lección
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believed to be guilty of a crime
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empezar lección
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to examine a person accused of committing a crime in a law court by asking them questions and considering known facts, and then decide if they are guilty
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empezar lección
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a type of lawyer in the UK, Australia, and some other countries who can give specialized legal advice and can argue a case in both higher and lower courts
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a lawyer or group of lawyers whose job is to speak for someone in a court of law
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a person who is in charge of a trial in a court and decides how a person who is guilty of a crime should be punished, or who makes decisions on legal matters
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a type of lawyer in Britain and Australia who is trained to prepare cases and give advice on legal subjects and can represent people in lower courts
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an argument or disagreement, especially an official one between, for example, workers and employers or two countries with a common border
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the process of solving an argument between people by helping them to agree to an acceptable solution
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a place where trials and other legal cases happen
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the process of voting to choose a winner
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a person or organization that helps to find a fair answer to a disagreement
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to hold or support something
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empezar lección
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to show, express, or be a sign of something
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empezar lección
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to say that someone has done something morally wrong, illegal, or unkind
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empezar lección
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to make something certain to happen
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to show that something is true
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empezar lección
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the cutting open and examination of a dead body in order to discover the cause of death
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empezar lección
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(the process of asking) a question
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empezar lección
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a process of asking someone a lot of questions for a long time in order to get information, sometimes using threats or violence
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empezar lección
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empezar lección
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an occasion when a group of people march or stand together to show that they disagree with or support something or someone
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to bring someone to the attention of the public; information or a warning given about something that is going to happen in the future
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a short, clear description that gives the main facts or ideas about something; done suddenly, without discussion or a legal process
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empezar lección
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to say that something is not true; to not allow someone to have or do something
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empezar lección
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to say that you will not do or accept something
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empezar lección
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to fight against something or someone that is attacking you
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empezar lección
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give evidence as a witness in a law court.
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empezar lección
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someone who is going past a particular place
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an intentional act, especially a very bad or very good one
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(of a person) not guilty of a particular crime
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(of a person or their behaviour) seeming normal and relaxed
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behaving in a way that is morally good
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to throw something away or get rid of it because you no longer want or need it
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to decide that something or someone is not important and not worth considering
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accepting that something you do not like will happen because you cannot change it:
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extremely important or necessary
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involving the use of physical power or violence
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having the highest rank, level, or importance
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very helpful or important; worth a lot of money
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empezar lección
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to say or think that a person or thing is responsible for something bad that has happened
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empezar lección
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the reason why something, especially something bad, happens
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morally bad, cruel, or very unpleasant; wicked
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a mistake, especially something for which you are to blame
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forced to leave a country
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Sent to another country for trade
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to put someone in prison for political or military reasons, especially during a war
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the act of making someone return for trial to another country or state where they have been accused of doing something illegal
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a series of events that happen in a planned and controlled way; legal action
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a sign that something has happened or existed
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to govern people in an unfair and cruel way and prevent them from having opportunities and freedom
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to end something by force
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the act of cross-examining (= asking detailed questions of) someone, especially a witness in a trial
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pleased with your situation and not hoping for change or improvement
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pleased because you have got what you wanted, or because something has happened in the way that you wanted
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A condemned person is someone who is going to be killed, especially as a punishment for having committed a very serious crime, such as murder
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to cause someone a disadvantage; to punish
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to be much better than someone or something
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to be greater in number than someone or something
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to defeat or succeed in controlling or dealing with something
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to replace something, especially something older or more old-fashioned
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the four societies in London for students of law, one of which a barrister (= lawyer who argues cases in a law court) must belong to
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(adj) potential, in the future
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agreeable and ready to do something
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having to do with wishes and not reality
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a matter to be decided by a judge in a law court
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a problem taken to a law court by an ordinary person or an organization rather than the police in order to obtain a legal decision
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the hearing of statements and showing of objects, etc. in a law court to judge if a person is guilty of a crime or to decide a case or a legal matter
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to speak against; to say the opposite
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to say something that another person was just about to say or was thinking
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to state something as true
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said or thought by some people to be the stated bad or illegal thing, although you have no proof
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to make something known or tell people about something officially
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fairness in the way people are dealt with
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the act of punishing someone; rough treatment
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to say officially, as a judge, what a criminal's official punishment will be
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empezar lección
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an opinion or decision made after judging the facts that are given, especially one made at the end of a trial
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a situation in which you experience problems, usually because of something you have done wrong or badly
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strongly limiting someone's freedom to behave as they wish, or likely to severely punish someone if they do not obey
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to (cause to) exist together, or join together to make a single thing or group
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to change something slightly, especially to make it more correct, effective, or suitable
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to be the same or similar
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to find a way in which two situations or beliefs that are opposed to each other can agree and exist together
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to support the truth of something
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empezar lección
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a person in a law case who is accused of having done something illegal
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empezar lección
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something that blocks you so that movement, going forward, or action is prevented or made more difficult
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empezar lección
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an official rule or the act of controlling something
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an official limit on something
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empezar lección
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an official power or right to refuse to accept or allow something
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empezar lección
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empezar lección
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a statement saying that someone has done something morally wrong, illegal, or unkind, or the fact of accusing someone
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empezar lección
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the most important facts, ideas, etc. from which something is developed
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a strong first position from which further progress can be made
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a system of rules, ideas, or beliefs that is used to plan or decide something
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education of individuals in the principles, practices, and theory of law (?) (aplikacja prawnicza)
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in a way that is convincing (= making you believe that something is true or right)
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empezar lección
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the act of forcing someone to leave somewhere, especially their home
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empezar lección
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a large sum of money to pay
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empezar lección
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the act of putting someone in prison for political or military reasons, especially during a war
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empezar lección
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being made to do specially hard work while in prison
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empezar lección
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time that is spent in prison
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a period of time when a criminal must behave well and not commit any more crimes in order to avoid being sent to prison
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empezar lección
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a punishment in which someone is kept in a room alone, usually in a prison
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empezar lección
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a punishment imposed only if you commit a further crime
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empezar lección
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very simple, with only the things that are absolutely necessary, especially because of severe limits on money or goods
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empezar lección
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causing very great pain, difficulty, worry, damage, etc.' very serious
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empezar lección
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done with power, force or energy
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empezar lección
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a request made to a court of law or to someone in authority to change a previous decision
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empezar lección
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punished by making someone pay money for breaking a rule
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empezar lección
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carefully arranged or controlled
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empezar lección
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to punish someone for breaking a rule
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empezar lección
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the leader of a group of people who are doing something harmful or illegal
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empezar lección
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empezar lección
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to connect someone or something in your mind with someone or something else
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empezar lección
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to accept something to be true without question or proof
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empezar lección
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to become part of a group
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empezar lección
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empezar lección
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to make an urgent, emotional statement or request for something; to beg
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empezar lección
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to offer a particular amount of money for something that is for sale and compete against other people to buy it, especially at a public sale of goods or property
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empezar lección
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(especially in religion or law) to free someone from guilt, blame, or responsibility for something
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empezar lección
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to decide officially in a law court that someone is not guilty of a particular crime
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empezar lección
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empezar lección
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no longer likely to change a bad way of life or feel sorry about it
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empezar lección
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a feeling of sadness and being sorry for something you have done
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empezar lección
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an act that shows that you feel sorry about something that you have done, sometimes for religious reasons
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empezar lección
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a feeling of sadness or sympathy for someone else's unhappiness or difficult situation
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empezar lección
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to criticize someone, especially for not being successful or not doing what is expected
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empezar lección
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a small piece of something
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empezar lección
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A group of people who have the power to make laws
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empezar lección
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a small group of people chosen to give advice, make a decision, or publicly discuss their opinions
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empezar lección
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empezar lección
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responsible for breaking a law or doing something wrong
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empezar lección
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an argument or disagreement between two or more parties to be resolved by the legal system
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empezar lección
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(an example of) spoken or written statements that something is true, especially those given in a law court
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empezar lección
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someone who is not trained in or does not have a detailed knowledge of a particular subject
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empezar lección
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a room in which trials or other legal cases are held
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empezar lección
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empezar lección
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a group of people who have been chosen to listen to all the facts in a trial in a law court and to decide if a person is guilty or not guilty, or if a claim has been proved
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empezar lección
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The court officer responsible for choosing the panel of persons to serve as potential jurors for a particular court term.
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empezar lección
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method of randomly choosing people
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empezar lección
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affecting or relating to a person or thing
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beyond a reasonable doubt empezar lección
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The standard of proof used in criminal cases.
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empezar lección
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to introduce a new law, tax, rule, or punishment
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empezar lección
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admitting to having a characteristic that is considered to be bad or not acceptable
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empezar lección
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only interested in yourself and your own activities
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empezar lección
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nervous or uncomfortable because you are worried about what people think about you or your actions
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empezar lección
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not needing or depending on other people
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empezar lección
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to try to hurt or defeat using violence
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empezar lección
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empezar lección
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a strong expression of anger and disapproval about something, made by a group of people or by the public
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empezar lección
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arguments between people who are blaming each other
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keep to the straight and narrow empezar lección
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to live an honest, decent life and not doing immoral or illegal things
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empezar lección
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the fact that you have to do something because there is no other way of achieving something
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empezar lección
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using something or someone as a way of getting help, especially in a difficult or dangerous situation
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empezar lección
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a useful or valuable possession or quality of a country, organization, or person
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empezar lección
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to answer someone quickly in an angry or funny way
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empezar lección
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showing kindness, care, and sympathy towards others, especially those who are suffering
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empezar lección
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relating to a young person who is not yet old enough to be considered an adult
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empezar lección
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a person, usually young, who behaves in a way that is illegal or not acceptable to most people
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empezar lección
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a person who has broken a religious or moral law
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empezar lección
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a bad person who harms other people or breaks the law
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empezar lección
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not causing any harm or offence
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empezar lección
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empezar lección
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empezar lección
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empezar lección
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a person who lives in an empty building without permission
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empezar lección
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to allow someone officially to leave somewhere, especially a hospital or a law court
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empezar lección
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to force someone to leave a particular place
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empezar lección
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(the act of) forcing someone, or being forced, to leave a school, organization, or country
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empezar lección
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to admit that you have done something wrong or something that you feel guilty or bad about
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empezar lección
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to add proof to an account, statement, idea, etc. with new information
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empezar lección
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to mention something as proof for a theory or as a reason why something has happened
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empezar lección
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to officially suggest someone for an election, job, position, or honour
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empezar lección
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to repeat the words that someone else has said or written
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empezar lección
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the act of inventing false information in order to deceive someone, or the false information itself
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empezar lección
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a pleasant situation that you enjoy thinking about but is unlikely to happen, or the activity of imagining things like this
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a figment of somebody's imagination empezar lección
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something that seems real but is not
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empezar lección
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to expect or think that something will happen
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empezar lección
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something that you think exists or is true, although in fact it is not real or true
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empezar lección
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to leave a place, thing, or person for ever
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empezar lección
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empezar lección
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to give up something such as a responsibility or claim
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empezar lección
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to stop fighting and admit defeat
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empezar lección
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a person, esp a minor or one legally incapable of managing his or her own affairs, placed under the control or protection of a guardian or of a court
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empezar lección
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the young or offspring of a person, animal, or plant
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empezar lección
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a young person who is helped and taught by an older and usually famous person
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unambiguous /ˌʌn.æmˈbɪɡ.ju.əs/ empezar lección
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expressed in a way that makes it completely clear what is meant
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unanimous /juːˈnæn.ə.məs/ empezar lección
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If a group of people are unanimous, they all agree about one particular matter or vote the same way, and if a decision or judgment is unanimous, it is formed or supported by everyone in a group
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empezar lección
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existing as a whole, not in separate parts
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empezar lección
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joined together as a group
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empezar lección
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empezar lección
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the act of judging or deciding the amount, value, quality, or importance of something, or the judgment or decision that is made
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empezar lección
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the final part of something
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empezar lección
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an explanation or opinion of what something means
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empezar lección
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the act of stealing something that you have been trusted to take care of and using it for yourself
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empezar lección
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to lose something temporarily by forgetting where you have put it
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empezar lección
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a bad or wrong decision; error
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empezar lección
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empezar lección
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unwise, stupid, or not showing good judgment
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empezar lección
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saying that someone or something is bad or wrong
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empezar lección
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very important because of effects on future events
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empezar lección
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empezar lección
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a sign that something exists, is true, or is likely to happen
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empezar lección
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empezar lección
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misty, you can't see very well in this weather
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empezar lección
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someone who is chasing you
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empezar lección
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empezar lección
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empezar lección
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not very cold or not as cold as usual
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empezar lección
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empezar lección
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to reduce something to the least possible level or amount
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empezar lección
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not good at making decisions
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empezar lección
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empezar lección
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in a sudden, unexpected, and sometimes unpleasant way
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empezar lección
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in a way that is small and difficult to notice or describe, but important
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empezar lección
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empezar lección
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to ask for something in a way that shows you need it very much
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empezar lección
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empezar lección
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empezar lección
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ashamed, embarrassed, mortified
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empezar lección
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empezar lección
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to want something or to want to do something
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empezar lección
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empezar lección
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to accept or obey an agreement, decision, or rule
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empezar lección
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In a victimless crime no one suffers directly, sometimes because the people affected by the crime have agreed to take part in it
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empezar lección
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a situation in which someone is punished by the law courts for a crime that they have not committed
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paid their debt to society empezar lección
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to be punished for committing a crime
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empezar lección
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an occasion when a large number of people behave in a noisy, violent, and uncontrolled way in public, often as a protest
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empezar lección
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a public meeting of a large group of people, especially supporters of a particular opinion
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empezar lección
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the act of making a formal statement that a public official might be guilty of a serious offence in connection with his or her job, especially in the US
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empezar lección
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before a particular time or event
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empezar lección
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to strongly encourage or try to persuade someone to do something
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empezar lección
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an event in which a large number of people walk through a public place to express their support for something, or their disagreement with or disapproval of something
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empezar lección
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the elected group of politicians in the US who are responsible for making the law, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives
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empezar lección
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to say in a formal or official way, usually in writing, that something is true or correct
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empezar lección
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a person who believes in democracy
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empezar lección
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a person who supports or believes in representative government
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empezar lección
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the group of politicians who have the most power to make laws in a government
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empezar lección
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the hearing of statements and showing of objects, etc. in a law court to judge if a person is guilty of a crime or to decide a case or a legal matter
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empezar lección
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the winning of an election with an extremely large number of votes
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empezar lección
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the act of encouraging someone to do or feel something unpleasant or violent
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empezar lección
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an official document on which a police officer records the details of the crime a person is accused of
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empezar lección
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one of the two parts that some parliaments are divided into, usually the one with more political power
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empezar lección
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existing or happening before someone or something
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empezar lección
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When the House and Senate adopt a concurrent resolution to meet together to conduct formal business or to hear an address by the president of the United States
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empezar lección
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something that someone says or writes officially, or an action done to express an opinion
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empezar lección
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to say that something is true or is a fact, although you cannot prove it and other people might not believe it
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empezar lección
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existing or happening in many places and/or among many people
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empezar lección
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An individual who is employed by or represents any department or agency of the US Government
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empezar lección
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empezar lección
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empezar lección
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to say something again, once or several times
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empezar lección
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empezar lección
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to announce something clearly, firmly, publicly, or officially
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empezar lección
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the speed at which someone or something moves, or with which something happens or changes
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empezar lección
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to admit, often unwillingly, that something is true
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empezar lección
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empezar lección
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To use all of one's power or effort to fight against something
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empezar lección
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in a way that is wilful (= intentional, or determined to do as you want)
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empezar lección
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A foreseeable event or situation is one that can be known about or guessed before it happens.
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empezar lección
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the building in which the US Congress meets
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empezar lección
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a fight, especially during a war
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empezar lección
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a politician who has been elected to a Senate
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empezar lección
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a man who belongs to a congress, especially a member of the US House of Representatives
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empezar lección
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guarantees freedoms concerning religion, expression, assembly, and the right to petition.
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empezar lección
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to form an opinion or guess that something is true because of the information that you have
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empezar lección
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coming or likely to happen very soon
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empezar lección
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to tear something into small pieces
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empezar lección
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the most important law court in the US
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empezar lección
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to give advice, especially on social or personal problems
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empezar lección
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to get control or influence
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empezar lección
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a successful way of curing an illness or dealing with a problem or difficulty
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empezar lección
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having officially been found guilty of a crime in a law court
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empezar lección
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in a way that causes extreme physical or mental pain
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empezar lección
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feeling that you have the right to do or have what you want without having to work for it or deserve it, just because of who you are
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empezar lección
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an act by a judge of formally stopping a trial in a court of law
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empezar lección
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freedom to act within particular limits
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empezar lección
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When a situation plays out, it happens and develops
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empezar lección
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the act of officially putting someone into an important position, or the ceremony at which this is done
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empezar lección
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a belief that an event or situation is the result of a secret plan made by powerful people
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empezar lección
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to confuse and very much surprise someone, so that they are unable to explain or deal with a situation
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empezar lección
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organizations such as military, police, or political groups that are said to work secretly in order to protect particular interests and to rule a country without being elected
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empezar lección
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a time when the effect of a past mistake is experienced or when a crime is punished
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empezar lección
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very well known and important
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empezar lección
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the richest, most powerful, best-educated, or best-trained group in a society
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empezar lección
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a promise, especially that you will tell the truth in a law court
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empezar lección
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to move or spread slowly out of a hole or through something
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empezar lección
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dividing an organization or society
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empezar lección
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empezar lección
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in a way that is impossible to repair or make right again
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extremist /ɪkˈstriː.mɪst/ empezar lección
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someone who has beliefs that most people think are unreasonable and unacceptable
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empezar lección
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a member of an organization similar to the German Nazi Party.
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empezar lección
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to get as much out of a situation as possible; take advantage of
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empezar lección
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to look for someone or something, especially for a long time until you find him, her, or it
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empezar lección
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to (cause something or someone to) change in form or character
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empezar lección
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extremely worried, nervous, or upset
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empezar lección
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to move, especially quickly and powerfull, influence an area
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empezar lección
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to continue to support something or someone, or to do what you promised to do in a particular thing
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empezar lección
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to comfort someone and stop them from worrying
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empezar lección
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an intentional, very bad act
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empezar lección
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empezar lección
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a person who is kept in a prison or a hospital for people who are mentally ill
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empezar lección
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an area surrounded by fences or walls that contains a group of buildings
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empezar lección
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message boards filled with extreme language and views, violence and extreme sexual content on which Q posts
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empezar lección
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a person or business that provides goods or services
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empezar lección
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a part of something, especially a large part
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empezar lección
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staying the same for a long time and not changing quickly or unexpectedly
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to deceive someone, usually by making that person do something that they did not intend to do
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a small group of people who plan secretly to take action, especially political action
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a way in which emotion or energy can be expressed or made use of
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relating to a secret plan to do something bad, illegal, or against someone's wishes
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a person's way of thinking and their opinions
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allowed by or contained in a constitution
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the quality of being allowed by or contained in a constitution
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used to refer to an event, usually something unpleasant or unwanted, that is going to happen soon
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the members of the organization that makes laws
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a court that tries cases in different places within the area under its authority
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the set of political principles by which a state or organization is governed, especially in relation to the rights of the people it governs
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false, not real, or not legal
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a professional in questions to do with the law
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accordingly to the Constitution
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(the crime of) showing no loyalty to your country, especially by helping its enemies or trying to defeat its government
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an attempt to make someone do something for you by giving the person money, presents, or something else that they want
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a crime considered to be one of the less serious types of crime
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an action, situation, or decision that has already happened and can be used as a reason why a similar action or decision should be performed or made
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used to describe a piece of writing that expresses a personal opinion and is usually printed in a newspaper opposite the page on which the editorial is printed
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in a way that relates or belongs to each of the separate people or things you have just mentioned
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to officially stop someone from being in a competition or doing something because they are not suitable or they have done something wrong
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a group of people, often of related families, who live together, sharing the same language, culture, and history, especially those who do not live in towns or cities
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to have an influence on something or a relationship to something
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The best evidence that the circumstances admit; original or firsthand evidence that affords the greatest certainty of the matter in question
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a small hammer that an official in charge of a meeting hits against a wooden block or table to get people to be quiet and listen
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litigation /ˌlɪt̬.əˈɡeɪ.ʃən/ empezar lección
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the process of taking a case to a court of law so that a judgment can be made
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the authority of a court or official organization to make decisions and judgments
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to decide officially in a law court that someone is not guilty of a particular crime
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sudden and unexpected, and often unpleasant
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form with your personal details and date of arrival
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form showing how much money and what goods are you carrying
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paper proving you have had the necessary health injections
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rules about who can enter a country and for how long
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spot check / random check empezar lección
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checks done without warning
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specially trained dogs who can smell drugs and bombs
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take your bags through customs
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the port or airport where you first enter a country
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permission to stay in another country to avoid political persecution back home
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people who try to enter from poorer countries just to get work
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breaking the rules of the road and driving
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fixed sum payable for a particular offence
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fine payable at the time and place that you commit the offence
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paper placed on driver's windscreen fining them for illegal parking
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an instrument which you blow into that shows if you have consumed alcohol recently
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say what happened and sign a copy of it
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power to stop people and search them in the street
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cameras that record everything that happens
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surveillance /sɚˈveɪ.ləns/ empezar lección
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the careful watching of a person or place, especially by the police or army, because of a crime that has happened or is expected
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official permission from a judge or magistrate to search your house
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a person who acts as a judge in a law court that deals with crimes that are less serious
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often a name for the army and police together enforcing the law
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plain clothes/undercover police empezar lección
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police who don't wear uniform
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police who are more like soldiers than civilian police officers
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police specially trained to fight the illegal drug trade
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police specially trained to discover and fight bribery
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to check or inspect something in an irregular way
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a truck; a large road vehicle that is used for transporting goods
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driving after you have drunk some alcohol
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to listen to sb's phone calls without them knowing about it
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power to stop people and search them in the street
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(to carry out) surveillance operation empezar lección
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the art of monitoring a target or subject's activities through observation and close watch
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a temporary structure put across a road to stop traffic
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computer-generated picture that represents as closely as possible a person's memory of a criminal's face, made by putting together photographs of eyes, nose, hair, etc. from a set showing different types of features
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a person who hides aboard a ship or plane in the hope of getting free passage
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a person who is being trafficed through a border empezar lección
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a person who is being trafficed through a border
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plant sth (drugs) on someone empezar lección
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To place and conceal something in or among someone's possessions or clothing without their knowledge or permission.
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the legal punishment of death for a crime
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showing kindness, care, and sympathy towards others, especially those who are suffering
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to spoil something by doing it badly
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continuing for a long time
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to say what the punishment of someone who has committed a serious crime will be
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an injection of a drug that kills someone, especially as a punishment for committing a crime
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making you feel worried or upset
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to experience difficulty and make a very great effort in order to do something
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death chamber / execution chamber empezar lección
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a room or chamber in which capital punishment is carried out
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to say that someone is similar to or has the same qualities as someone else
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to breathe in a very noisy way while you are sleeping
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relating to tests, especially scientific ones
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using or based on new ideas empezar lección
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using or based on new ideas
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to officially record a request made to a court of law or to someone in authority to change a previous decision
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to officially record something, especially in a law court
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a request made to a court of law or to someone in authority to change a previous decision
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a person who is kept in a prison or a hospital for people who are mentally ill
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an order by a court to temporarily stop an action or an earlier court decision being carried out
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to make large twisting movements with the body
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a light bed on wheels, used to move patients in a hospital
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to hurry or try very hard to get sth, often competing with other people
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to stop an unpleasant, unwanted activity or habit from continuing
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something that deters people from doing something
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to exist in an unpleasant or unwanted situation, often for a long time
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stooped to someone's level empezar lección
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to behave as badly as someone who has treated one wrongly
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a punishment given by a judge in court to a person or organization after they have been found guilty of doing something wrong
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with the the top half of the body bent forward and down
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to end an activity or custom officially
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to tap means to listen to phone calls without the people involved knowing
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in prison and waiting to be killed as a punishment for a crime
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to take back a confession or to admit that a statement was false
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not able to decide something
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the act of killing someone, especially as a punishment for a serious crime, by dropping that person with a rope tied around their neck
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Group of soldiers set to kill a prisoner as a punishment
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to kill someone as a punishment by throwing stones at them
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to be killed by tying or fastening with nails to a cross and left there to die
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to be tied to a wooden pole and burnt to death as a punishment
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a mixture of different things, often an unexpected, dangerous, or exciting one
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A misscarriage of justice empezar lección
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a situation in which someone is punished by the law courts for a crime that they have not committed
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appropriate, proper, suitable punishment
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a letter that you send with something, to explain what you are sending or to give extra information
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the way that you progress in your work, either in one job or in a series of jobs
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chances of getting a promotion
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an official document that you use to request an amount of money from an organization, when you think you are owed it
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to pay back money to someone who has spent it for you or lost it because of you
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money that your employer pays you because you are spending that amount on travel that is necessary for your work
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the environment of the workplace
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a list of the responsibilities that you have and the duties that you are expected to perform in your work
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showing that you like or approve of someone or something; positive
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a period of time during which someone or something is tested
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money given by an employer to someone who cannot work because of illness
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a system for saving money for your retirement
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a person who has a first degree from a university or college
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a period of time in a sports game in which play continues if neither team has won in the usual time allowed for the game
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(time spent working) after the usual time needed or expected in a job
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twice the usual rate of pay for a job
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used to emphasize how very great, important, or powerful a quality or feeling is; nothing except
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practical work, especially when it involves hard physical effort
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the companies and activities involved in the process of producing goods for sale, especially in a factory or special area
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the most noticeable or important position
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larger, more important, or having more influence than others of the same type
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first in order of importance
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very important or most important
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the probability that a particular thing will or will not happen
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the chance that something will happen
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a type of work that you feel you are suited to doing and to which you should give all your time and energy, or the feeling that a type of work suits you in this way
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a job that no one is doing and is therefore available for someone new to do
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the fact of someone being paid to work for a company or organization
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a situation in which a company gets control of another company by buying enough of its shares
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the act of telling your employer that you are leaving your job
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the act of telling someone officially about something, or a document, etc. that does this
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the act of leaving your job and stopping working, usually because you are old
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the situation in which an employer officially makes someone leave their job
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the rate at which a company or country makes goods
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large in size, value, or importance
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the action or process of investing money for profit or material result.
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an official record showing that you have finished a training course or have the necessary skills
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a high level of knowledge or skill
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an occasion when workers do something that is intended to force an employer to agree to something, especially by stopping work
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an argument or disagreement, especially an official one between, for example, workers and employers
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someone who speaks or does something officially for another person or group of people
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to try to save money by reducing the amount that you are spending
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someone in a high position, especially in business, who makes decisions and puts them into action
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a skilled person with experience who is in charge of and watches over a group of workers
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a company that produces goods in large numbers
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a person who is learning and practising the skills of a particular job
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a person who acts for or represents another
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an owner or an employee in a high position in industry
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a person who does unskilled physical work, especially outside
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a person who trades in something
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to persuade someone to leave their job by offering that person another job with more pay and a higher position
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a rope or chain used to tie, especially an animal, to a post or other fixed place, usually so that it can move freely within a small area
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a situation in which someone is removed from their job
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a large, round stone that is turned by a machine and is used to make tools sharper or sharp edges smooth
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a usually large payment made to people when they leave their job
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to fail to notice or consider something or someone
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keep someone on their toes empezar lección
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to cause or force someone to be alert and ready for anything that might happen
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complacent /kəmˈpleɪ.sənt/ empezar lección
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feeling so satisfied with your own abilities or situation that you feel you do not need to try any harder
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right up your street/alley empezar lección
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to be the type of thing that you are interested in or that you enjoy doing
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a point after which you cannot go any further, usually in improving your position at work
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money you earn from your job that is enough to pay for the things you need to live, such as food and a home
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the smallest amount of money that employers are legally allowed to pay someone who works for them
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a person who tells someone in authority about something illegal that is happening, especially in a government department or a company
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to deal successfully with a difficult situation or job
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stop existing forever, to stop happening or continuing
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not costing or spending much money
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the study of the way that goods and services are produced and sold and the way money is managed
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relating to the economy of a particular country or region
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the system by which a country's trade, industry, and money are organized (countable)
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well known to you, or easily recognized by you
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to take the place of something that was there before
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if people, things, or events are linked, they are related to each other in some way
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to enter information into a computer or other device using a keyboard or buttons:
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to manage to find a lot of money for something
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a mark left by someone's hand
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a particular situation, event, or fact, especially an example of something that happens generally
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joined or fixed to something
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money that parents regularly give to their children
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the amount of something that can be put in a container, or the number of people that a place has room for
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the ability to do something
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used for emphasizing the amount or degree of something
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used for emphasizing that someone or something has a particular quality
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the degree to which people have money to buy products and services
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completely or extremely: used for emphasizing how bad someone or something is
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a sound similar to a series of quickly repeated knocks
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to argue in order to agree on the price of something
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An amount of money spent.
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careful about how you spend money so that you do not waste any
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an extra amount of money that you earn in your job every time you sell a product or get a new customer
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We let people borrow from us
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an amount of money that you earn for working, usually according to how many hours or days you work each week or month
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a fixed amount of money that you earn each month or year from your job
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a bank account that you can take money out of whenever you want using a cheque or a cash card. The American word is checking account.
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bills such as gas or water
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a bank account that earns interest
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money that you receive from an institution such as a bank when you keep money in an account there
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an amount of money that is paid or charged
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a first payment that you make when you are buying something and are going to pay the rest later
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one of several payments that an amount is divided into, so that you do not have to pay the whole amount at one time
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the activities connected with buying and selling shares in companies
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a new business or business activity, especially one that involves risk
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get money to put into a business
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form used to file income taxes
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(a form that some people must fill in to give information about how much they have earned in a year) empezar lección
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(a form that some people must fill in to give information about how much they have earned in a year)
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an amount of money that the government or an organization gives you for a specific purpose and does not ask you to pay back. (Money that you have to pay back is called a loan)
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COUNTABLE an amount of money that an organization gives to someone so that they can study at a particular school or university
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an amount of money that the government or another organization pays to help to reduce the cost of a product or service
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to be sold for a particular amount of money, especially at an auction
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to get something officially, especially from an insurance company, bank, or law court
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to take money from a bank account
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the total amount of money that a business or organization receives in a particular period of time
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all the money that a business gets from selling things
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expensive, especially too expensive
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too valuable to be measured by price
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without value; not worth anything
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to pay all the money that you owe to a particular person or company
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to get some money unexpectedly, usually by inheritance
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to use your money with the aim of making a profit from it, for example by buying property or buying shares in a company
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to lose your job because the company has no longer work available for you
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qualified for early retirement empezar lección
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experiencing a period of economic success, with a lot of trade and business activity
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bankrupt has officially admitted that they have no money and cannot pay what they owe
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an arrangement in which a bank looks after your money. You can deposit (=put in) or withdraw (=take out) money when you need to
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in a way that is suitable or right for the situation
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to invest your money in a good way
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offering goods or services at cheaper prices than other companies
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a legal agreement in which you borrow money from a bank in order to buy a house. You pay back your ... by making monthly payments
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(maintain account) in credit empezar lección
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to have more money in an account than the amount that you have taken out
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Information, advice, and assistance with a wide range of financial topics.
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money that people invest in the government, producing a fixed rate of interest
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one of the equal parts of a company that you can buy as a way of investing money
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the system of money used in a particular country
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an organization, especially a business, or a difficult and important plan, especially one that will earn money
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an economic system in which private businesses compete with each other to sell goods and services in order to make a profit, and in which government control is limited to protecting the public and running the economy
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used for saying that an idea, feeling etc is fixed and unlikely to change
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the price that someone wants for something they are selling
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money that employees of a company pay regularly to be invested to provide them with a pension when they are older
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formal request to the insurance company for reimbursement for a loss or accident
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a report of the income a company generates through sales of products or services
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financial information about someone that a bank or shop uses for deciding whether to lend them money or to give them credit
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to take control of something
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independent financial adviser empezar lección
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a person who gives advice about and sells investments, insurance and other financial products but who does not work for a bank or insurance company
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about a particular subject
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an annoying problem or situation, especially one that forces you to make an extra effort to do something
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an effort to do something, especially something new or difficult
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a time when something can happen or is planned to happen, especially when it is one of several possible times
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a document giving details of goods or services that someone has bought and must pay for
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later than is planned or expected
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to send someone or something somewhere
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to make something stay the same
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a feeling of wanting to be friendly and helpful to someone
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to take an amount or number from a total
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a piece of printed paper that you can use instead of money to pay for things.
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sent in an envelope with a letter
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to be grateful for something
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a letter telling you that someone has received something you sent them
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a system in the UK by which businesses pay the charges for letters that their customers send to them
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an amount of money that the government or another organization pays to help to reduce the cost of a product or service
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an amount of money that someone receives regularly, in order to pay for the things they need
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an amount of money that you have to pay because you have broken the law
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an amount of money that the government or an organization gives you for a specific purpose and does not ask you to pay back.
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money that someone regularly receives after they have stopped working because of their age, paid either by their company or by the government
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to go or be beyond the limit or expectations
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extra money that you are paid in addition to your usual salary
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money or goods that you give to an organization, especially one that helps people
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a small amount of money that you give to someone to thank them for doing something for you
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an amount of money that you pay regularly for an insurance policy
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The total amount of income an individual earns in a year from working, interest income, dividends, gifts, and so forth.
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money spent by a government, organization, or person
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an amount of money that you spend in order to buy or do something
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The amount of money exchanged for a good or service
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a punishment for breaking a rule or law
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the amount of money that someone wants to be paid before they will let a person who they are keeping prisoner go free
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money, food, or other help that an organization or government gives to a country or area where people need it, for example because of a war or flood
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an amount of money that a person, business, or country borrows, especially from a bank
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to add extra money to the amount that you normally earn
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to make something such as an idea, plan, system, or law start to work and be used
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an amount of money that you earn in your job every time you sell a product or get a new customer
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the act of providing something that someone needs
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money that you pay to a professional person or institution for their work
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money that someone gets from working or from investing money
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to stop competing or arguing and accept that you cannot win
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to allow a person or animal to leave a place
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to give something to someone although you would prefer to keep it
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if something that you do pays off, it brings you some benefit
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something that is very large, wide, and solid
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a gross amount of money is the total amount before taxes or costs have been taken out
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a large quantity or number
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relating to the business of selling large quantities of goods, especially to people who are going to sell them in a shop / hutrownia
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income that is left after tax has been paid)
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to exchange a cheque for its value in notes and coins
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a postal order (UK), a money order(US) empezar lección
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an official piece of paper with an amount of money written on it that you can send or give to someone who can then exchange it for the same amount of money at a post office
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that someone completely deserves to have because of the way they have behaved or the qualities they have
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available to be shared, or given to someone, because it is additional to what you need for yourself
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to give someone something that they want or need
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permission to ignore something such as a rule, obligation, or payment
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to introduce something such as a new law or new system, and force people to accept it
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to think of someone or something in a particular way
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used about things that make someone attractive or successful
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an official document that gives you permission to do something
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an amount that you guess or calculate using the information available
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a document that you get from someone showing that you have given them money or goods
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A fixed amount of money paid to an employee, usually worker of the higher rank
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An amount of money paid to an employee at a specific rate per hour worked.
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payments made regularly to an ex-spouse after divorce
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money that a person or institution such as a bank charges you for lending you money
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the money that you pay for a journey
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to put money into an account
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a document given to someone who invests money in a government or company, promising to pay back the money with interest
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a bank account that earns interest
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little round jewelery for necklaces and bracelets
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cows and bulls kept by farmers for their milk or meat.
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the value of the money of one country when you change it into the money of another country
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a first payment that you make when you agree to buy something expensive such as a car or house. The rest of the money that you pay later is called the balance
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a share of the profits of a company, paid once or twice a year to the people who own the company's shares
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an amount of money or property left to someone in a will
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an agreement with your bank that allows you to spend money when you have no money left in your account
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a payment that someone such as a writer or musician gets each time their work is sold or performed
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an owner of shares in a company
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the usual amount of money that people are paying for something
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to hold someone or something tightly with your hand
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to gain control in a situation
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to make an organized and determined attempt to deal with a problem, often a social problem such as crime or unemployment
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property or money that you receive from someone when they die
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money and property that, in some cultures, a woman's family gives to her husband when they get married
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a valuable or special possession that has belonged to a family for many years
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something such as money or property that a person or company owns
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a very large quantity of something
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an extra amount of people or things that do not fit into a particular space
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more of something than is necessary
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a regular payment that you make when you are working that helps to pay for your pension or for benefits for people who are unemployed or ill
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to say or do something that shows you respect and admire someone a lot
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an agreement to pay an amount of money so that you will receive something such as a magazine or a service.
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having or showing no moral principles; not honest or fair
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something given up for the sake of another
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someone who is blamed for something that is not their fault, especially because someone else wants to avoid being blamed
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an amount of money that you get when you are not expecting it, especially a large amount
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attracting your interest or attention because of some unusual feature
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stringent rules or conditions are strict and make you achieve high standards
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of considerable importance, size, or worth
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obvious or very easily noticed
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important and noticeable; something that is tangible is something that you can touch
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to do, give, or take an amount of something that is between two other amounts, often as a way of reaching an agreement
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to make a coin from metal
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to give something a particular shape or form
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the number of people who do not have a job and who are receiving money from the government
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to throw something using a lot of force
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to throw something so that it goes high into the air
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to throw something somewhere gently or in a slightly careless way
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Any part of the world to the west of one's own region; applied specifically to the Americas and the Caribbean, or to Europe, as opposed to the Middle East and Orient.
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the action of doing something that is different from the usual or common way of behaving
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the act of showing or finding difference between things that are compared
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the amount of space between two places
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1. to take possession of an area of land or a country and add it to a larger area, usually by force
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2. an addition to a building, or another building, used with an existing building
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3. an addition to a document or report
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one of a series of increases
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something valuable, such as an amount of money, that is given to someone who succeeds in a competition or game or that is given to someone as a reward for doing very good work
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to pay part of the cost of something
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to give something, especially money, in order to provide or achieve something together with other people
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to give a large amount of money to pay for creating a college, hospital, etc. or to provide an income for it
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the process of reaching a decision or answer by thinking about the known facts, or the decision that is reached
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a reduction in the usual price
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an amount of money that is returned to you, especially by the government, for example when you have paid too much tax
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the price of a particular company's shares
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a place where shares in companies are bought and sold, or the organization of people whose job is to do this buying or selling
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to (cause someone or something to) move or fall suddenly and often a long way forward, down, or into something
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to become successful or normal again after being damaged or having problems
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to reach or return to a place, especially after difficulty or danger
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to return something or someone to an earlier good condition or position
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to find and bring back something
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unable to pay what you owe, and having had control of your financial matters given, by a law court, to a person who sells your property to pay your debts; having no money
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to ask an amount of money for something, especially a service or activity
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to tell someone that you will certainly do something
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money and possessions, especially a large amount of money used for producing more wealth or for starting a new business
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closely connected or involved
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joined by having been tied together in a knot, or containing a knot or knots
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an agreement or period of time during which someone cannot get back the money they have invested
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to limit someone's or something's movement or use
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money you recieve when you overpaid your taxes
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a person or company that is owed money by another person or company
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child support (BrE) child maintenance (AmE) empezar lección
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money that you pay to your ex-wife or ex-husband to help your children after you are divorced
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if you are overdrawn, or if your bank account is overdrawn, you owe your bank money that you have spent when there was no money in your account
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the use of illegal methods to pay less tax or to pay no tax at all
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a company that is owned by a larger company
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a predicted shortage of school-leavers and consequently of available workers, caused by an earlier drop in the birth rate, resulting in an older workforce
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supporting a social system in which everyone has equal status and the same money and opportunities
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to take your money form your bank account
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A deficiency or lack of something
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the process of becoming worse than before
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an official reduction in the value of a country's money
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a copy of your name written by yourself that a bank or other organization keeps so that they can be sure that your name on a cheque or other document was also written by you:
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to provide food and drinks at an event
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to take away a small part of something
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a part of a town where you find particular buildings, activities, or people
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the Chinese quarter of the city empezar lección
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the Chinese quarter of the city
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to tell someone that something will definitely happen or is definitely true, especially in order to remove doubt about it
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to make something certain to happen
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to protect yourself against risk by regularly paying a special company that will provide a fixed amount of money if you are killed or injured or if your home or possessions are damaged, destroyed, or stolen
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empezar lección
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to remove a substance from another substance
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to cover or enclose something completely:
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The medal was encased in clear plastic. empezar lección
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The medal was encased in clear plastic.
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a document that can prove your identity
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the act of protecting something
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an organization or person that lends money.
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borrower/debtor [ˈdetə(r)] empezar lección
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person who borrows money or uses credit
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a system of making payments or paying taxes where the amount that you pay changes according to a fixed set of rates
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empezar lección
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to make a judgment or guess about a situation, action, or person based on the information that you have
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empezar lección
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a question intended to get information about someone or something
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to cause an emotion or attitude
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to make someone react in the way that you want
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to illegally get money or information from someone by using force or threats
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support in the form of money
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the difference between cash coming in and cash going out of a business
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to count and check all the money that a shop has received in a day
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a small amount of money in coins or notes that a business or organization keeps available to pay for small things
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a payment that is overdue should have been paid before now
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illegal copies made in order to trick people
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o copy someone's voice, behaviour, or appearance, especially in order to make people laugh or to make someone feel annoyed or embarrassed
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not real but intended to look or seem real
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you like it, or you want to have or do it
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to hurt someone badly by hitting or kicking them repeatedly
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to work hard (especially physically)
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a long, thick piece of wood, metal, or concrete, especially used to support weight in a building or other structure
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to put your life on the line empezar lección
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To put oneself in harm's way to achieve something, especially at the risk of losing one's life. (Sometimes used hyperbolically.)
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throat- competing in a strong and unfair way, without considering any harm caused to others (np. business)
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the part of an activity, such as a job, where the most problems are likely to be found
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a woman who has sexual relationships with a lot of men without any emotional involvement or UK: a woman who is usually untidy and lazy
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to finish work on time, by the agreed date.
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to produce large amounts of something quickly, usually something of low quality- substandard; of inferior quality
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a street where the most important shops and businesses in a town are
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something that is very dangerous and could cause death
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to be replaced by something, especially because it is better, cheaper, easier, etc
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to become conscious again: to wake up
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a strong column made of stone, metal, or wood that supports part of a building
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a person who has a position of responsibility in an organization
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to tell someone confidently that something is true, especially so that they do not worry
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to be fulled of; If a plan or system, etc. is riddled with bad features, such as mistakes, it is full of them
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a number of similar events or people that happen, exist, etc. after each other
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happening one after another
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to spoil a good situation with something unpleasant
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to change the way you behave, so that you stop doing bad or dishonest things
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in the space of + time period empezar lección
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before the end of (a stated time): in (a stated time) or less
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clothes, esp. of a special type; np: women's
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to give support to someone or something
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to break, or cause something to break, into small piece
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/noʊˈtɔːr.i.əs.li/ in a way that is famous for something bad
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to stand up for one's rights empezar lección
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to defend one's rights; to defend or support a particular idea or a person who is being criticized or attacked
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to prevent something from being seen or known about
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to accept or continue to accept an unpleasant situation or experience, or someone who behaves unpleasantly
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deserving to be blamed or considered responsible for something bad
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broken (about human rights)
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said without any preparation or practice
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to give something and be given something else instead
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can work in different ways, at different times, or in different places when it is necessary
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you can have confidence in him, her, or it
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always putting a lot of effort and care into your work
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producing or using original and unusual ideas
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skilled at solving problems and making decisions on your own
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methodical (also systematic?) empezar lección
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do things in a very ordered, careful way
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(taking action by causing change and not only reacting to change when it happens)
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having a strong desire for success, achievement, power, or wealth)
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very enthusiastic or determined because you really want to do something
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results-oriented (also goal-oriented?) empezar lección
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works hard to achieve good results in the tasks that they have been given
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People who plan things well and don't waste time
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behaving in a very controlled way
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unwilling to accept defeat or stop doing or having something
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not influenced or controlled in any way by other people, events, or things
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willing to consider ideas and opinions that are new or different to your own
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having very strong feelings or emotions
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wanting to do something very much and not allowing anyone or any difficulties to stop you
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continues doing something or tries to do something in a determined but often unreasonable way
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giving a lot of attention to one particular thing
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someone who is good at working closely with other people
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giving or showing careful attention to every detail
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having the ability to imagine how someone else feels
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the ability to wait, or to continue doing something despite difficulties, or to suffer without complaining or becoming annoyed
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empezar lección
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paying close attention to detail
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empezar lección
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putting a lot of effort into your work
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liking to be with other people
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someone who is shy, quiet, and prefers to spend time alone rather than often being with other people
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finding solutions to problems
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someone who is friendly and enjoys meeting and talking to people
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like to meet and spend time with other people
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someone with an innate capacity to effectively manage and lead groups of people to achieve collective goals
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someone who is very energetic, determined to be successful, and able to deal with new or difficult situations easily
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to like or enjoy something
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to grow, develop, or be successful
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places where animals live and breed which are decreasing in size
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types of animals/plants which are in danger of no longer existing
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steady rise in average world temperatures
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changes in the weather/climate
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carbon dioxide gas from factories, cars, etc.
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warming of the Earth's surface caused by pollution
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exerts severe pressure on empezar lección
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balance of natural relationships in the environment
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destruction/clearing of forests
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forecasts about the population
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the worst possibilities for the future
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perfectly clean/untouched/unspoilt area
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reputation for positive support of the environment
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prophets of doom and gloom empezar lección
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people who always make the most depressing or pessimistic predictions about the future
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development of industry, etc. wich does not threaten the environment or social and economic stability
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carrying out conservation one bit at a time, with no overall plan
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able to live both on land and in water
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the general weather conditions usually found in a particular place
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the study of changes in the number of births, marriages, deaths, etc. in a particular area during a period of time
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a calculation or guess about the future based on information that you have
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the quality of causing little or no damage to the environment and therefore able to continue for a long time
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an animal that produces eggs and uses the heat of the sun to keep its blood warm
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any animal of which the female feeds her young on milk from her own body. Most mammals give birth to live young, not eggs
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saying that something very bad is going to happen
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likely to happen very soon
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to be going to happen soon
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to state firmly that something is true
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done in the same way for a very long time
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prophet of doom /ˈprɑː.fɪt/ empezar lección
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someone who always expects bad things to happen
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a bit of a draught /dræft/ empezar lección
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a current of unpleasantly cold air blowing through a room
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to get caught in a downpour empezar lección
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to get caught in a large amount of rain that falls quickly
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prey - an animal that is hunted and killed for food by another animal
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not existing or working any more
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to remove the skin of a fruit
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(especially of animals) not wild or dangerous, either naturally or because of training or long involvement with humans
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a useful or valuable possession or quality of a country, organization, or person
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the place something comes from or starts at, or the cause of something
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a subject that people discuss or argue about, especially relating to society, politics etc
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a deep hole in the ground from which you can get water, oil, or gas
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away from or at a distance from the coast
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a particular type of animal or plant
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one of the main groups to which people are often considered to belong, based on physical characteristics that they are perceived to share such as skin colour, eye shape, etc.
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the hard part on the bottom of the feet of animals such as horses, sheep, and deer (kopyto)
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building in which horses are kept
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a leather seat on a horse:
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v: if an insect or an animal stings you, it hurts you by sticking a sharp part of its body into your skin n: a small but painful injury caused when an insect or animal makes a small hole in the skin
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a container in which bees live and make honey
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the sound that insects make while flying
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a young bear, lion, fox, wolf, or other wild animal
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if something whines, it makes a high loud sound
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to take someone somewhere, by going with them n: a piece of rope, chain, etc. tied to an animal, especially to a dog at its collar when taking it for a walk:
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a small, usually wooden, shelter for a dog to sleep in outside
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a group of sheep, goats, or birds
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one of the two very long pointed teeth on an animal such as an elephant
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the yellowish-white bone that an elephant's tusks are made of
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a situation in which wild animals are kept in a place such as a park or zoo instead of living in their natural environment
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endangered species /ɪnˌdeɪndʒə(r)d ˈspiːʃiːz/ empezar lección
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a type of animal or plant that may soon become extinct (=disappear from the world)
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someone who wants to protect the environment
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very angry, or ready to attack
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natural tendency to behave like a mother
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existing or available in large quantities
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the qualities and behaviour that you would expect of a sensible adult
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a very small number of people or things
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to be the best possible example of a particular type of person or thing
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diversity /daɪˈvɜː(r)səti/ empezar lección
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the fact that very different people or things exist within a group or place
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a large mass of ice that moves slowly
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vital (evidence) /ˈvaɪt(ə)l/ empezar lección
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very important, necessary, or essential
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1. a small hard part on or under your skin that is caused by illness or injury
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wildebeest /ˈvɪldəˌbiːst/ empezar lección
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an African wild animal that is a type of antelope with curved horns
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a flower on a tree, or all the flowers on a tree
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the substance on the surface of the Earth in which plants grow
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a group of baby cats, dogs, or other animals that are born at the same time
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a group of young animals who belong to the same family
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torrential rain falls fast in large amounts
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a small seed in a piece of fruit
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a large hard seed inside a piece of fruit
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a dry fruit that grows inside a hard shell on some types of tree and bush. Many kinds of nut can be eaten
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changes in the world's weather, in particular the fact that it is believed to be getting warmer as a result of human activity increasing the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
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Someone's carbon footprint is a measurement of the amount of carbon dioxide that their activities produce.
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used to emphasize that something is not large, important, or effective when compared to something else
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case scenario- the most unpleasant or serious thing that could happen in a situation
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a thick layer of ice that permanently covers an area of land
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a fire that is burning strongly and out of control on an area of grass or bushes in the countryside
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a long period when there is little or no rain, /draʊt/
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using the real or original meaning of a word or phrase used to emphasize what you are saying
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extremely good or impressive
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a group of people who are brought together to do a particular job, or a large military group who have a military aim to achieve
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to reduce or remove the effect of something unwanted by producing an opposite effect
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having the necessary qualities or satisfying the necessary conditions; An eligible person is not married and is thought to be a suitable future marriage partner, especially because they are rich and attractive
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When an event or situation has a knock-on effect, it causes other events or situations, but not directly
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the number 1,000,000,000,000
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to (cause something to) spread in many directions
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to cause something or someone to change direction
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to get the glory, praise, approval
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to (cause to) move far apart in different directions
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a chemical formed from sulphur, oxygen, and another element
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the position north or south of the equator measured from 0° to 90° (wysoka szerokość geograficzna)
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having parts that are close together so that it is difficult to go or see through; thick
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to balance one effect against an opposing effect, so that there is no great difference as a result
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if one thing offsets another thing, it has the opposite effect and so creates a more balanced situation empezar lección
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if one thing offsets another thing, it has the opposite effect and so creates a more balanced situation
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as you would expect; added to, or used to introduce, a remark giving information that is expected and not surprising:
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a person or organization responsible for making certain that companies obey particular standards and do not act illegally
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a stopping of an activity for an agreed amount of time
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to destroy or explode sth with explosives
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If you are headed in a particular direction in a small boat and something forcibly pushes you off your course ("path"), such as a strong wind and big waves—you've been knocked off course
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able to be believed or trusted
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to spend less, do less, or use less of something
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to do less of something, or use something in smaller amounts, especially money; to spend less
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honesty; the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles that you refuse to change
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a device that keeps a building, engine, etc. within a limited temperature range by automatically switching the supply of heat on and off
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/ˈkɑːn.vɝːt/ someone who changes their beliefs, habits, or way of living
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something that will never happen, impossible, highly unlikely to happen
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/ˈæd.və.keɪt/ someone who publicly supports something
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another plan prepared in case the initial one fails
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/ˈhjuː.brɪs/ a way of talking or behaving that is too proud
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to make someone feel less confident, enthusiastic, and positive about something, or less willing to do something
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world-happening in the world or in someone's life rather than in a book, in the imagination, on the internet, etc.
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/ˈteð.ɚd/ tied to a post or fixed to the ground with a rope or chain
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a long plastic or rubber pipe, used to direct water onto fires, gardens, etc
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height above the sea level
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becoming covered with a layer of ice
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