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to achieve sth, especially after a lot of work
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attain
a mathematical picture in which different amounts are represented by thin vertical or horizontal rectangles which have the same width but different heights or lenghts
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bar chart
in the UK, a lawyer (=someone whose job is to know about the law and deal with legal situations) who can work in the highest courts
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barrister
to make contribution to a job or take part in sth as you feel you should
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do your bit
talking with too much pride
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boastful
able to contain a lot; having a lot of space
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capacious
to understand or notice how two things or people are different from each other
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differentiate
to attract the attention or interest of a large number of people
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draw a crowd
a quite large amount
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a fair amount
someone who establishes an organization
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founder
legally responsible
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liable
having existed for a long time
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long-standing
describes sth you must do because of rule or law etc
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obligatory
to think that sth is likely to be true, although you are not certain
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presume
loud or definite
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resounding
unhappy and angry because of unfair treatment
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aggrieved
having strong feelings of shock or disapproval
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apalled
if sth is brought to your attention, you notce it
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bring to sb's attention
the rights of a person to do, think and say what they want if it does not harm other people
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civil liberties
when sth comes as a complete surprise, you are not expecting it at all
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come as a complete surprise
a thick cotton matterial with soft raised parallel lines in one direction, used especially for making clothes
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corduroy
flamboyant clothes or colours are very bright and noticeable
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flamboyant
a warm, soft, light jacket or the material used to make it
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fleece
to pass traditions from older people to younger ones
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hand sth down to sb
unable to act or think in the usual way, usually because you are feeling strong emotion
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overcome
to ask for sth in a strong or emotional way
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plead
expected
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prospective
to make a person leave his or her job because the company no longer needs that person or has to reduce its staff
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make sb redundant
descibes clothes which are large, loose and often untidy; not taking care or making effort
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sloppy
not loud, bright, noticeable or obvious in any way
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subtle
to do what you are ordered or expected to do
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toe the line
used for describing sth that is the most expensive in a group of similar products
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top-of-the-range
attractive or interesting
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appealing
certain or extremely likely to happen
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bound
word written under a picture to explain it
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caption
(especially of a tune or song) pleasing and easy to remember
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catchy
the way sth is arranged
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layout
relating to the period in Europe between about AD 500 and AD 1500
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medieval
to fail to include or to do sth
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omit
a large area of flat land
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plains
if you pursue a plan, activity, or situation, you try to do it or achieve it, usually over a long period of time
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pursue
to do sth quickly when you have the opportunity
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seize
not needing help or support from other people
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self-reliance
to be very easy to see or notice
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stand out
containing a slight amount of
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tinged (with)
when you say that someone has done sth bad
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accusation
involving a lot of anger, disagreement and bad feelings
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acronimonius
joined by a formal agreement
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allied
to clap your hands to show that you have enjoyed a performance, talk etc
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applaud
sth difficult or unpleasant that you have to deal with or worry about
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burden
to hide sth
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conceal
to delay someone for a short length of time
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detain
annoyed
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exasperated
careful and without hurry
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deliberate
the act of eating or drink food or liquid quickly by swallowing it in large amounts
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gulp
too big to measure
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incalculable
extremaly annoying or unpleasant
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insufferable
private and personal
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intimate
a leg or arm of a person
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limb
intended to harm or upset someone
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malicious
extreme fatness
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obesity
a feeling that sth, especially sth unpleasant, is going to happen
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premonition
used to say what you think is the likely situation
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presumably
if a problem preys on your mind, you think about it and worry about it a lot
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prey on sb's mind
making you feel less worried
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reassuring
extremely unpleasant, especially to look at
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repulsive
sallow skin is slightly yellow and does not look healthy
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sallow
looking untidy and in bad condition
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shabby
moving or operating more slowly than usual and with less energy or power
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sluggish
to make someone feel calm
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soothe
a satisfying meal that fills you and provides you with all the different types of food that your body needs
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square meal
surprised or worried by st unexpected
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startled
quite fat
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stout
the sound that is made when sth heavy falls or hits sth else
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thud
calm and quiet
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tranquil
not filled in an untidy or badly organized way
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uncluttered
to collect information and arrange it in a book, report or list
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compile
sth that limits what you can do
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constrait
a measurment of sth in a particular direction, especially its height, length or width
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dimension
part of an animal or plant from thousands of years ago, preserved in a rock
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fossil
to make it difficult to do sth or for sth to develop
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hinder
having many small or complicated parts and details
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inticate
the amount of time that a person lives or a thing exists
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lifespan
happening too soon or before the usual time
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prematurely
to give someone a piece of information that is surprising or that was previously secret
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reveal

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