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Question 1

support emotionally and materially

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x

Question 2

well-liked and kind-hearted

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x

Question 3

financial difficulty

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x

Question 4

afford medical treatment

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x

Question 5

to lean on smd/sth

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to depend on somebody/something for help and support

Question 6

to be kind of stressed out

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x

Question 7

decent and reasonable (people)

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x

Question 8

to lack common sense and social etiquettes

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x

Question 9

to have your (fair) share of sth

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We certainly have our share of problems at the moment.She's had her fair share of tragedies in her life.

Question 10

to make a confession(law)

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x

Question 11

to confess + a fault/a debt/a sin/ a crime/a liking

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o admit that you have done something wrong or something that you feel guilty or bad about:[ + that ] She confessed to her husband that she had sold her wedding ring.He confessed to sleeping/having slept through most of the movie.He has confessed to the murder.[ + (that) ] I have to confess (that) when I first met Reece I didn't think he was very bright.It was all very confusing, I must confess.

Question 12

to see the sights of a town

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x

Question 13

to see no prospect of( reconciliation)

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Is there any prospect of the weather improving? [ + that ] There's not much prospect that this war will be over soon.

Question 14

devise+a plan/a solution/ a way /a scheme

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to invent a plan, system, object, etc., usually using your intelligence or imagination:He's good at devising language games that you can play with students in class.

Question 15

ripe/unripe fruit

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x

Question 16

herbs

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a type of plant whose leaves are used in cooking to give flavour to particular dishes or in making medicine

Question 17

to be in decline

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to gradually become less, worse, or lower:His interest in the project declined after his wife died.The party's popularity has declined in the opinion polls.

Question 18

a waste of time

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x

Question 19

if you ask me (informal)...

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x

Question 20

to raid / a police raid

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x

Question 21

to commit an offence /a crime offender=first-time offenders sex offenders young offenders

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an illegal act; a crime: a criminal/drink-driving offenceDriving without a licence is an offence.He committed several serious offences.

Question 22

BC(before the birth of Christ) AD(anno Domini=after the birth of Christ)

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x

Question 23

BC(before the birth of Christ) AD(anno Domini=after the birth of Christ) the Middle Ages

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x

Question 24

green spaces

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x

Question 25

to speak up a little

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x

Question 26

at the top of the page/ at the botto of the page

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x

Question 27

at dawn/ at dusk

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x

Question 28

sunrise/sunset

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x

Question 29

a natural disaster

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x

Question 30

on the share of lake

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x

Question 31

If it was up to me I´d(would)...

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x

Question 32

impeccable/ɪmˈpek.ə.bəl/

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perfect, with no problems or bad parts:impeccable taste/manners/credentialsHis English is impeccable.

Question 33

look up to smb/look down to smb

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look down to smb=despise smb (despiser)

Question 34

embezzle/ɪmˈbez.əl/ embezzlement/embezzler

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to secretly take money that is in your care or that belongs to an organization or business you work for:She embezzled thousands of dollars from the charity.

Question 35

fabricated (story)

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to invent or produce something false in order to deceive someone: He was late, so he fabricated an excuse to avoid trouble.He claims that the police fabricated evidence against him.

Question 36

to come in handy

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to be useful:This money will come in handy when we go on vacation

Question 37

the elderly /the poor

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x

Question 38

advance paying/booking

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x

Question 39

a chest of drawer

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x

Question 40

an item of clothing

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x

Question 41

fashionable/old-fashioned

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x

Question 42

to waste money on luxury items

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x

Question 43

to set up a bookshop-to close down...

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x

Question 44

didnt work properly

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x

Question 45

puzzlement

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a state of confusion because you do not understand something

Question 46

commonplace(adj)

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happening often or often seen or experienced and so not considered to be special:Electric cars are increasingly commonplace.

Question 47

by no means

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not at all:It is by no means certain that we'll finish the project by June.

Question 48

importunate/ɪmˈpɔː.tjə.nət/

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repeatedly asking for something, in a forceful and annoying way:an importunate beggar/crowd

Question 49

to broaden (my)experience/ones mind(horizons)/horayzins broad -minded

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x

Question 50

frankly

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used when giving an honest and direct opinion, often one that might upset someone:Quite frankly, I think this whole situation is ridiculous.That's a frankly absurd suggestion.