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to go though
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to experience sth unpleasant
to safeguard
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to protect
to give sb credit for
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to praise and recognise sb for sth
particulars
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details or pieces of information
to be conditioned to do sth
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tough, trained to do sth
grievance
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great sorrow, real or imagined cause for complaint
residue
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remaining part of sth that has been taken
intact
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not damaged (of things)
a grass widow
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a woman whose husband is away for a period of time
a landlubber
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a person who is not used to the sea or ships
a scab
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someone who continues to work when his/her fellow-workers are on strike
a skinflint
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a person who dislikes spending or giving money
a tout
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konik (bilety)
a big shot
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a very important or influential person
a chatterbox
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someone who cannot stop talking
a gate-crasher
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a person who turns up at parties without being invited to them
a mole
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a person who works inside an organization for a long time in order to provide secret information for the enemy
a smart aleck
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a person who annoys others by claiming to know everything and trying to sound clever
a soft touch
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a person from whom it is easy to get what one wants, for example money, because he/she is kind or easily deceived
a whizz kid
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a person with modern ideas who works with energy and enthusiasm and achieves great success in his or her job while still young
a brick
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a very nice, dependable person
a fence
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a person who buys and sells stolen goods
a dogsbody
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someone in a low-ranking position who has to do all the boring jobs that no one else wants to do
a rough diamond
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a person with a kind and generous nature, but whose outward appearance or manner is rather rough
an underdog
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a person who is expected to lose in a competition with someone else, or a weaker person who is always treated badly by others
a busybody
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a person who is very inquisitive about other people's affairs
a dark horse
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a person who has greater capabilities than he/she shows or other people are aware of
a grass
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someone who informs the police about the people concerned in a crime. This person is often a criminal himself/herself
a lame duck
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a person who is weak or a failure in some way and has to be helped by others
an old maid
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a woman who is unlikely ever to get married
a salve-driver
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someone who makes people work very hard
a swot
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someone who studies very hard especially when trying to get good examination results (kujon)
a dab hand
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a person who is very good at sth
a guinea pig
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a person who is used as a subject in medical or other experiments
a sponger
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a person who is always taking money and things off other people, usually by taking advantage of their generosity or weakness
a wet blanket
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a person who discourages or prevents others from enjoying themselves by being boring and negative towards everything
a diehard
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someone who refuses to change his/her ideas and opinions (usually political ones)
a kerb crawler
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a man who annoys women by following them slowly in a car when they are walking along the street

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