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Get/go stale Stale adj (air: musty, not fresh) The house had been closed up for years and the air inside was stale. start learning		Aire viciado 2. relación: chispa se apaga
Pick at some food 2. Pick at sb about sth 1. Edith just picked at her food. 2. Her mother was always picking at her about her appearance. start learning		1. Comer de mala gana 2. Meterse con alguien por alg
Fib Keep a healthy distrust for the so convenient fib that all the students... start learning		Small lie
Receipt /rɪˈsiːt/ Larry paid for his shopping and the cashier handed him a receipt. start learning		(proof of payment)
Recipe /ˈrɛsɪpi/ Robert was sure he had hit upon a recipe for success. start learning		fig (means to an end)
It comes easy to you. Playing the guitar just doesn't come easy to me—maybe because I have no sense of rhythm. start learning		To be something that one can do with little effort.
Merit [sth] /ˈmɛrɪt/ Rachel merited a promotion. start learning		(deserve)
Vocalise, be outspoken, Be clipped away. Plants have been recorded vocalizing their distress when under threat. They became particularly outspoken when dehydrated, eaten or clipped away. start learning		1. (voice, say [sth] aloud) 2. adj (person: blunt, without reservation) 3.
To build up to sth and In the build up to sth We had been building up to this point for many months. 2. I myself have found quite stressful in the build up to the festive break start learning		1. (prepare) 2. preparation
Backslide /ˈbækˌslaɪd/ Addicts often backslide into drug use. start learning		to return to bad habits, or undesirable activities
Vicinity /vɪˈsɪnəti/ Anne's house is somewhere in the vicinity of the railway station. start learning		Anne's house is somewhere in the vicinity of the railway station.
In the vicinity of (idiom) In the region of It costs in the vicinity of a thousand dollars. start learning		almost; approximately,

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