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someone who is dignified behaves in a calm way that people respect
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is a copy of a student’s permanent academic record which usually means all course taken, all grades received
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to increase the size or effect of something; to make something louder
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a collection of artistic works which have a similar form or subject, often those considered to be the best
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a person who formally requests something, especially a job, or a place at college or university
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relating to a subject of study, especially a science, that has a practical use
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a person who has been officially chosen to make a decision between two people or groups who do not agree
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sb who judges or decides the amount, value, quality or importance of sth
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extremely eager or interested
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to allow or give unwillingly
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a small device that you carry or wear, which moves or makes a noise to tell you that someone wants you to telephone them
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a school where students live and study
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noisy, energetic and rough
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to attack a place with continuous shooting or bombs
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a sum of money given to a person by an organization, such as a university, to pay for them to study
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a small group of people who spend their time together and do not welcome other people into that group
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to make an effort to understand and deal with a problem or situation
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very noticeable or attracting attention, often in a way that is not wanted
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the physical punishment of people, especially of children, by hitting them
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to try to learn a lot very quickly before an examination
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the best of a particular group of things or people
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a high-ranking official in a college or university who is responsible for the organization of a department or departments
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a way of looking and behaving
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to prevent from doing sth or to make sb less enthusiastic about doing sth by making it difficult for them to do it or by threatening bad results if they do it
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to become weaker or be destroyed by breaking into small pieces
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to give out things, especially products, services or amounts of money, to people
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a long piece of writing on a particular subject, especially one that is done as a part of a course at college or university
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to decide that something or someone is not important and not worth considering
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a lecturer (= college teacher) especially at Oxford or Cambridge University in UK
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an ability, especially of a medicine or a method of achieving something, to produce the intended result; effectiveness
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describes an activity or subject that is not part of the usual school or college course
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not perfect, or containing mistakes
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a person who is running away or hiding from the police or a dangerous situation
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General Certificate of Secondary Education: the British system of public examinations taken in various subjects from the age of about 16
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sb who gives a score to a student's piece of work
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a sum of money given especially by the government to a person or organization for a special purpose
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a college building where students live
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when sth is not good enough or too small in amount; a lack of confidence which makes you feel unable to deal with a situation
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examining and considering your own ideas, thoughts and feelings, instead of talking to other people about them
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a person who is not experienced in a job or situation; a person who is still training to be a monk or a nun
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unreasonably determined, especially to act in a particular way and not to change at all, despite what anyone else says
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to make a choice, especially for one thing or possibility in preference to any others
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a person whose job it is to make certain that employees are working or that an activity is being done correctly
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a person who refuses to see the beauty or the value of art, literature, music or culture in any form
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a student who has already got one degree and is studying at a university for a more advanced qualification
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study both living and extinct primates in their natural habitats and in laboratories by conducting field studies and experiments in order to understand aspects of their evolution and behaviour
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a revocable agreement can be made no longer effective if a situation changes (law)
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If a ball or bullet ricochets, it hits a surface and moves away from it at an angle
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showing a very strong feeling of no respect for sb or sth that you think is stupid or has no value
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to make a group of people move to where you want them to go, especially in a kind, helpful and careful way
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rude and not showing respect
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to make a long very high sound or cry
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below a satisfactory standard
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angry and unwilling to smile or be pleasant to people
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to walk, especially with a swinging movement, in a way that shows that you are very confident and think that you are important, or to act in that way
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to give something and be given something else instead; to exchange
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to make sb feel excited or attracted by an offer or a suggestion of sth which is, in fact, unlikely to happen
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a child who is regularly absent from school without permission
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teacher who works with one student or a small group, either at a British college or university or in the home of a child
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a student who is studying for their first degree at college or university
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a valuable supply of sth that is not yet used or taken advantage of
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not knowing a lot about a particular thing or having experience of it
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able to be easily physically, emotionally, or mentally hurt, influenced or attacked
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to walk through water with difficulty
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to (cause sth to) shake or move from side to side in a way that shows poor balance
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(of the senses, intelligence, etc.) very good, accurate and able to notice very small differences; clever
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to mention someone or something without talking about them directly
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someone who is trying to become a successful actor, politician, writer, etc.
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often feeling uncomfortable with other people and easily embarrassed; shy
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something that causes fear among a lot of people, often without reason
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the member of a family who earns the money that the family needs
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to persuade someone to do something they might not want to do, by pleasant talk and (sometimes false) promises
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the number of people that a newspaper or magazine is regularly sold to
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a small advertisement that you put in a newspaper or a magazine, usually because you want to sell or buy something or to find or offer a job
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something that you do or give to help produce or achieve something together with other people, or to help make something successful
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the reporting of a particular important event or subject
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the end of something that was previously considered to be powerful, such as a business, industry or system
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to take something, especially sth necessary or pleasant, away from someone
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showing that you do not think something is worth considering
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to control something or someone, often in a negative way, because you have more power or influence
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UK a large room containing many beds, especially in a boarding school or university
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an attempt to do something
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to praise something or someone very much
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a magazine written by people who admire a sports team, musicians, etc., for other people with the same special interest
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happening every two weeks
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to force someone who is unwilling to move forward by holding the person's arms behind their back and then pushing them forward
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to cause someone to suddenly take action, especially by shocking or exciting them in some way
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a smooth shiny appearance on the surface of something, or paint or a similar substance which produces this appearance
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describes a sound which is unpleasant and annoying
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sandy; brave and determined; showing all the unpleasant but true details of a situation
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being easily annoyed and complaining a lot
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to think about or feel something, usually over a long period
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(of books, plays, etc.) involving serious and complicated or artistic ideas, or (of people) interested in serious and complicated subjects
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the effect that an action or decision will have on sth else in the future
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is the first event in a series of planned events
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expressing an idea or opinion in a clear and direct way which shows good understanding of what is important
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the beginning of an organization or official activity
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not thinking about or interested in someone or something
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not confident enough to say or do what you wan
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answering questions in a way that is not direct or clear, especially because you do not want to give an honest answer
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report, especially in a newspaper, which gives the news of someone's death and details about their life
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too eager to tell people what to do and having too high an opinion of your own importance
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strange and unusual and difficult to accept or like
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more important than anything else
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to confuse and worry someone slightly by being difficult to understand or solve
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sth continues to exist; to try to do or continue doing something in a determined but often unreasonable way
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a remark or statement that may be true but is boring and has no meaning because it has been said so many times before
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a serious or formal promise, especially one to give money or to be a friend, or something that you give as a sign that you will keep a promise
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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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felt or experienced very strongly or in an extreme way
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a person who owns a particular type of business, especially a hotel, a shop or a company that makes newspapers
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a person who knows a lot about a particular subject and is therefore often asked to give an opinion about it
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to repeat the main points of an explanation or description
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a period when the economy of a country is not successful and conditions for business are bad
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doing something dangerous and not worrying about the risks and the possible results
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to force something or someone to move away or stop attacking you
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when the positions of people or things within a particular group are changed
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able to quickly return to a previous good condition
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the careful and detailed examination of sth in order to get information about it
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to encourage an activity or development or make it happen faster
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(of a person's behaviour or way of speaking or writing) too formal and not smooth or natural
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a part of a magazine or newspaper, either produced separately or as part of the magazine or newspaper
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a newspaper which contains reports about famous people's private lives, or other things that have happened which are often hard to believe
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a person employed to look for people with particular skills, especially in sport or entertainment
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having little value or importance
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not friendly, not willing to give information or to talk
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not limited or controlled
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a strong personal interest in something because you could get an advantage from it
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grim news, situations, or events are unpleasant and make you feel upset and worried
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a point on a computer network where a message can be created or received
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boring and continuing for too long
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having the ability and experience to do something well
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a reliable person is someone who you can trust to behave well, work hard, or do what you expect them to do
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easy to recognize because of being different from other people or things of the same type
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used for emphasizing that a statement is almost completely true
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to begin to do something that someone else was doing
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when a bird pecks, it moves its beak quickly forward to hit or bite something
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a strenuous activity is one in which it is necessary for you to use a lot of effort, energy, or strength
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