English phrases

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investigate
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reserch, look into, go into, evaluate, examin, check out, explore
put a strain on sth
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make something difficult to deal with
strain
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something that causes harm or trouble
a role model (for sb)
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a person looked to by others as an example to be imitated
give a headsup about something
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inducate the topic
prompt
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Quick, immidiate
To prompt someone to do something
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to make them decide to do it. to encourage to do something
wrap up something
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summarise and finish
wrap up in lots of thick warm clothes
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dress up warmly
prospective
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expected, possible, likely
thanks for the heads up
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thank you for letting me know. thank you for the hint.
vary
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differ
a well-thought-out plan
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deliberate plan, thoughtful plan, smart plan
this is not my cup of tea
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I don't like it
confined to
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Limited to
To give heads-up on something
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Inform abut something that will happen soon. make someone know in advance abut something that will happen.
nonconformity in documentation
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inconsistency, discrapancy, missmatch, non-compliance
Back out of
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Withdraw from
Differentiated, varied opinions
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diversified, patchy, hetrogenous
indifferent to
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neutral
blessing in disguise
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a good thing that seemed bad at first
Get out of hand
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Get out of control
Give someone the benefit of the doubt
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Trust what someone says
Go back to the drawing board
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Start over again, to start planning something again because the first plan failed
Hit the sack
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Go to sleep
Let someone off the hook
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To not hold someone responsible for something
Make a long story short
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Tell something briefly
Miss the boat
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it is too late
No pain, no gain!
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You have to work for what you want
On the ball
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to be quick to understand and react to things: I didn't sleep well last night and I'm not really on the ball today.
Time flies when you're having fun
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You don't notice how long something lasts when it's fun
The best of both worlds
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a situation in which you can enjoy the advantages of two very different things at the same time
Better late than never
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Better to arrive late than not to come at all.
Bite the bullet
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to do something unpleasant or painful because it is necessary even though you would like to avoid it.
Easy dose it
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approach a task carefully and slowly.
suffer under to havy burden
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a difficult situation or unpleasant responsibility that you must deal with or worry about
To grasp sth
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to understand something, especially something difficult: I think I managed to grasp the main points of the lecture.
robust
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strong, powerful, severe, strong and healthy
point sth up
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to emphasize a problem or fact, so that people notice it more:
convey a message or information
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communicate it to someone directly or indirectly through your words or actions. In law, the word convey means to transfer or pass property to someone.
move on
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go to the nex point, topic
Throw caution to the wind
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take a risk, to stop being careful and do something that is dangerous or that might result in failure
announce ahead of time
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announce in time extend to the deadline
diffused light
e.g. light
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distracted
become obsolete
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To become outdated
pick up
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raise, increase, improve, boost
as per yor request
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accoring to your whish
fortresses
a place that has been fortified so as to protect it against attack.
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stronghold
pursue a goal
follow or chase (someone or something).
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go after, run after, follow, chase, give chase to, hunt, continue or proceed along (a path or route). "the road pursued a straight course over the scrubland"
mediocrity
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averageness, commonness, commonplaceness, ordinary, undistinguished, interior, dull
comprise
The course comprises a class book, a practice book, and a CD.
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consist of, be made up of, contain include
it is upon me
My life is upon me, goods protection is upon me
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it depends on me or it is above me (death, evening goods protection)
it's on me
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I will pay for this
To mock someone
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make fun of someone
liability
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the state of being legally responsible for something
annex to the agreement
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addendum to the contract, appendix to the agreement
augumented reality
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having been made greater in size or value.
I am really into it
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I very intrested in it
there is a catch
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there is a certain condition, it is not so easy as it seems
lifelyhood issues
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income, money issues
expell from school
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ban, force (someone) to leave a place.
over rate
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oberestimate, overvalue
tick off
an item drom the list
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check off
bizarre theory
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strange, odd, curious
moist
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humid, dumpish, rainy, muggy
mend
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repair, fix, remedy, improve, patch, correct
vacant seat
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empty
streamlines
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enhencements
divergance
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discrapancy, missmatch
convergance
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paralel, similarity, ovelap, confluence
conquer a barier
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overcome a barier
pile on
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to add in large amounts
extention
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prolongation, continuation, protraction development, enlargemen
extincsion of civilisation or species
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The extinsion of the dinosaurs occurred millions of years ago
trade off
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compromise, gives and takes
comprise
What is it comprised of
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make up something, consist of

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