My vocabulary

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awkward
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difficult
my car's quite awkward to drive
so please bear with me
phrase
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be patient with me
I bore my brother when I used to teach him
attempt
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try
I attempted to convince him
depict
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represent
paintings depicting old testament scenes
profit
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earn money
What will it profit us to make this deal?
recur
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repeat
if the pain recurs, come and see me
drop in
phrasal verb
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to come for a visit
drop in whenever you are in the neighborhood
deserve
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to be given something
after all hard work, you deserve a holiday
crane
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machinary
mend
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repair
could you mend this hole in my shirt?
hop in
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get on
just hop in the car and drive to the town
tuck up
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to make someone comfortable in bed
Daddy, if I go to bed now will you tuck me up?
elapse
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if time elapses, it goes past
1 year has elapsed since I graduated from Holberton
retrieve
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to find and bring back something
Computers are used to store and retrieve information efficiently
recover
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to become completely well again after an illness or injury
It took her long time to recover after her heart operation
argue
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disagree
I argued with my friends about Peruvian team development in the last lunch
ashamed
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embarrassed
I felt ashamed when I pushed my friend
outstanding
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excellent
It was an outstanding grade from the last time
we don't stand a chance
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no opportunity
we don't stand a chance if the team star doesn't play
trait
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a particular characteristic
His sense of humour is one of his better traits
wrinkles
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a small line in the skin caused by old age
Today I looked in the mirror and I saw a wrinkle on my forehead
fulfilled
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feeling happy because you are getting everything that you want from life
For the first time in my life, I feel really fulfilled
split
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divide
the teacher split the children into three groups
fist
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a hand with the fingers and thumb held tightly in
the boxers have to show their fists all time
sweat
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produce liquid
I sweat even when it's cold
drop
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to move to a lower level
the water level in the flooded region has finally begun to drop
lay out
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to arrange something on a flat surface
Most of Manhattan is laid out on a grid pattern
slurp
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to drink a liquid noisily
I wish you wouldn't slurp your soup like that
point out
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to tell someone about some information
I feel I should point out how dangerous it is.
anecdote
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storie about your life
My grandfather has many anecdotes to tell
look after
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to take care in charge of someone or something
Don't worry about Mia. she can look after herself
loan
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an amount of money that is borrowed, often from a bank
she's trying to get a 50000 loan to start her own business
craft
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to make objects, especially in skilled way
GitHub copilot crafts code suggestions according the context
tail
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to follow to get information secretly
That car has been tailing me for the last 10 minutes
beat
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to defeat or do better than
The Miami Heat beat the Pacers by 5 points
flush
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toilet
my children never flush the toilet after them

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