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- high rates of alcohol consumption/excessive drinking/being obese x
- to cut down ON the amount of alcohol consumed x
- pedesterian walkway x
- to bring (the company )to court x
- drowning death caused by being underwater and not being able to breathe, or a case when this happens:There were three drownings in the lake last year.death by drowning
- tight---baggy(antonyms) x
- by (pure) chance x
- I had A PLENTY OF or ENOUGH TIME to do... x
- adverse wetter report due to adverse wetter conditions x
- to inconvenience smb ɪn.kənˈviː.ni.əns to cause inconvenience 1.to cause problems or difficulties for someone:The strike inconvenienced many people.
- to hold the festival twice annually x
- she had been sexually abused x
- attainable possible to achieve:We must ensure that we do not set ourselves goals that are not attainable.
- to implement( reforms) to start using a plan or system:The changes to the national health system will be implemented next year.
- out of place in the wrong place or looking wrong:The boy looked uncomfortable and out of place among the adults.
- abundance/əˈbʌn.dəns the situation in which there is more than enough of something:There was an abundance OF food at the wedding.We had wine IN abundance.
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- in times of (war) x
- to fall short OF o fail to reach an amount or standard that was expected or hoped for, causing disappointment:August car sales fell short of the industry's expectations.
- detained=arrested x
- guilty----innocent(antonyms) x
- to set on fire x
- to have a go (have a go!) x
- to do badly /well in the exam x
- to come round= pay an informal visit x
- to pose a lot of risk to health to pose a danger to.. to pose threat to... x
- day(s)off /time off take/have time off a period of time when you do not work because of illness or holidays, or because your employer has given you permission to do something else:take/have time off One in five employees admits to taking time off because of stress
- to go on strike for smth x
- low/badly paid ---well paid (job) x
- wage/weɪdʒ a very low/high wagean hourly/daily/weekly/annual wage
- pick smb up ---drop smb up (antonyms) x
- concise/kənˈsaɪs short and clear, expressing what needs to be said without unnecessary words:Make your answers clear and concise.
- physically challenged x
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- genuinely/ˈdʒen·ju·ən·li/ truthfully; sincerely; really; actually:I’m genuinely sorry if I offended you.
- to crack a joke to tell a joke:I cracked a few jokes to try to cheer everyone up.
- to dawdle to do something or go somewhere very slowly, taking more time than is necessary:Stop dawdling! You'll be late for school!
- human/girl/drug trafficking the activity of buying and selling goods or people illegally:The government has undertaken a massive drive against drug trafficking.
- self-seeking=self serving interested in your own advantage in everything that you do:A lot of people feel that politicians are just self-seeking opportunists.
- modest 1. not large in size or amount, or not expensive:They live in a fairly modest house, considering their wealth. 2.not usually talking about or making obvious your own abilities and achievements:He's very modest about his achievements.
- to be longing for smth = yearning for smth a longing for his homeland
- to envy /ˈen.vi envious of SMTH 1.to wish that you had something that another person has:I envy her ability to talk to people she's never met before. 2I'm very I'm very envious of your new coat - it's beautiful.your new coat - it's beautiful.
- more recent history x
- to vanish to vanish without a trace . to disappear or stop being present or existing, especially in a sudden, surprising way:The child vanished while on her way home from school. He seems to have vanished without a trace .
- faraway=distant places-----nearby places x
- depth/lenght/breadth/width x
- to conquer..kɒŋ.kər to take control or possession of foreign land, or a group of people, by force:The Spanish conquered the New World in the 16th century.
- to become /go extinct There is concern that the giant panda will soon become extinct.
- untidy handwriting x
- illegible of writing or print) impossible or almost impossible to read because of being very untidy or not clear:His writing is almost illegible.
- casual=laid-back relaxed in manner and character; not usually worried about other people's behaviour or things that need to be done:I've never seen her worried or anxious in any way - she's so laid-back.
- avid extremely eager or interested:an avid football fanan avid supporter of the artsHe took an avid interest in the project.
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