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I just want to make enough money to take care of my family. start learning
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to protect someone or something and provide the things that that person or thing needs
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I thought I'd take advantage of the sports facilities while I'm here. start learning
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to use the good things in a situation
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All the children took part in the Thanksgiving play. start learning
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to be actively involved in something with other people
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The concert takes place next Thursday. start learning
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Broken bones always take time to heal. start learning
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A good architect takes into account the building's surroundings. start learning
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to consider or remember something when judging a situation
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He takes after his mother/his mother's side of the family. start learning
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to be similar to an older member of your family in appearance or character
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Her singing career had just begun to take off. start learning
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to suddenly start to be successful or popular
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The school plans to take the matter up with the parents. start learning
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to discuss or manage something
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The offer of free credit tempted her into buying a new car. start learning
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to make someone want to have or do something, especially something that is unnecessary or wrong
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If the weather's good, we'll eat outdoors (= not in a building). start learning
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He was released from prison after serving two years of a five-year sentence. start learning
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to give freedom or free movement to someone or something
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Finally, some patients will experience a true placebo effect, a response that may be mediated by endorphins. start learning
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a chemical naturally, released in the brain to reduce pain, that in large amounts can make you feel relaxed or full of energy
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What do you hope to gain from the course? start learning
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to get something that is useful, that gives you an advantage, or that is in some way positive, especially over a period of time
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It is not clear, though, whether the more recent sport of wingsuit flying fits under the definition of free fall skydiving. start learning
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a sport in which a person jumps from an aircraft and falls for as long as possible before opening a parachute
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She made several insults about my appearance. start learning
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an offensive remark or action
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an electric guitar with four strings that plays very low notes
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My girlfriend plays the cello. start learning
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a wooden musical instrument with four strings, that is held vertically between the legs and is played by moving a bow across the strings
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He sings in the church choir. start learning
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a group of people who sing together
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The conductor raised his baton. start learning
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someone who directs the performance of musicians or a piece of music
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They danced to the beat of the drums start learning
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a musical instrument, especially one made from a skin stretched over the end of a hollow tube or bowl, played by hitting with the hand or a stick
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She's a cellist in the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. start learning
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a large group of musicians who play many different instruments together and are led by a conductor
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Sopranos Ann Monoyios and Miriam Dubrow sang with beaming, radiant sweetness. start learning
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a woman or girl with a voice that can sing the highest notes
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a tube-shaped musical instrument with a hole that you blow across at one end while holding the tube out horizontally to one side
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a wooden musical instrument with four strings that is held against the neck and played by moving a bow across the strings
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a musical instrument, usually made of metal, that is played by blowing into it to make a reed vibrate.
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This assessment may be in part due to the lesser frequency of proper barista training by many coffee vendors. start learning
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a person who serves customers in a coffee shop
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Chris sent me a lovely bouquet when I was sick. start learning
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a group of flowers that have been fastened together and attractively arranged so that they can be given as a present or carried on formal occasions
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a chauffeur-driven limousine start learning
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someone whose job is to drive a car for a rich or important person
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I like your haircut - it's very chic. start learning
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Pick up some croissants for breakfast tomorrow. start learning
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a piece of light crescent-shaped pastry, usually eaten in the morning
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Have you met Christina's fiancé? start learning
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the man who someone is engaged to be married to
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In my opinion, no other composers even begin to approach Mozart. start learning
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a person who writes music
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She's won a lot of beauty contests. start learning
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a competition to do better than other people, usually in which prizes are given
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Society has changed so profoundly over the last 50 years. start learning
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She made a fool of me by insulting me in front of my friends. start learning
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to trick someone or make someone appear stupid in some way
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Everyone in the audience was moved to tears by their performance. start learning
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to cause (someone) to cry
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with no great expectations start learning
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not expecting that something may happen
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As we entered the farmyard we were met with a cacophony of animal sounds. start learning
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an unpleasant mixture of loud sounds
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the action of turning around in circles or something that turns around in circles
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The computers were humming in the background. start learning
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to make a continuous low sound
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He could hear the clack of high heels walking past in the corridor. start learning
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a short sharp noise made by two hard objects being hit together
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They stood in stunned silence beside the bodies. start learning
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very shocked or surprised
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People in the street wept with joy when peace was announced. start learning
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A vast audience watched the broadcast. start learning
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Let's explore this issue/idea more fully. start learning
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to think or talk about something in order to find out more about it
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Hundreds of dissidents are seeking refuge/asylum in the US embassy. start learning
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to try to find or get something, especially something that is not a physical object
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What genre does the book fall into - comedy or tragedy? start learning
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style, especially in the arts, that involves a particular set of characteristics
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She's keen on (playing) tennis. start learning
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very interested, eager, or wanting (to do) something very much
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She hoped the different ethnic groups in the area could live together in peaceful co-existence. start learning
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