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schadenfreude
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the satisfying feeling you get when something bad happens to someone else
loanword
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a word from one language that is used in another language without being changed
comeuppance
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a person's misfortune that is considered to be deserved punishment for something bad that they have done
justice
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punishment someone receives that is fair for what they have done
hypocrites
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people who claim to have certain moral beliefs but actually behave in a way that shows they are not sincere
commiserate
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expressing sympathy to someone about their bad luck
streaming
radio or videos directly from the internet as a continuous stream"
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"describes the activity of listening or watching music
commercial success
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something that is popular and makes lots of money – like a new computer game or pop song
catchy
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something that attracts attention and is easy to remember
playlist
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list of songs that a radio station plans to play or list of songs you compile yourself on a streaming service
driving
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(here) having a strong influence
register
count or measure something – like the download of a file"
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"record
down in the dumps
sometimes with no hope"
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"(informal) feeling of unhappiness
imperfection
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fault or weakness
gild
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cover something in a thin layer of gold
jolly
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cheerful and happy
coping mechanism
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something someone does to deal with a difficult situation
memories
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things we remember from the past
kinaesthetic
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learning by doing' and practicing something over and over again
contextual
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seeing something in the situation where it usually exists
encoding
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changing information into a form that can be stored and later recalled
intuitive sense
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doing something based on feelings rather than facts or proof
Alzheimer’s (disease)
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a disease affecting your brain that makes it difficult to remember things and gets worse as you get older
oppression
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being forced to do something by someone more powerful
glamour
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the quality of looking fashionable and attractive
transformative
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great improvement or positive change
otherworldly
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belonging to an imaginary world rather than the real world
act of subordination
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making someone do something to give them less authority or power
to draw parallels
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to highlight the similarities between two distinct things
flamboyant
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someone or something brightly coloured and that attracts attention
work ethic
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belief that working hard is morally right
motives
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reasons for doing something
makes sense
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is understandable and not a surprise
out of curiosity
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for no real reason other than a casual interest
disillusioned
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no longer satisfied with something but disappointed by it
jaded
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a feeling of being tired and bored by something
callous
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emotionally hard and uncaring
food allergies
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medical problems that are caused by eating certain foods
robust studies
thorough and accurate research"
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"detailed
prevalence
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a noun referring to how often or how frequent something is
eczema
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a medical condition of the skin
a significant increase
noticeable rise in the number of something"
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"a large
to put something down to something
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to say that one thing is the reason for another
enchanted
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with a magical atmosphere
a feat
something that is hard to achieve"
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"a difficult task
a panacea
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a cure
potent
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strong and powerful
to deploy
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to use something for a particular purpose
e.g. the army were deployed to help protect the refugees
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pressing
a pressing matter or issue is an important one that needs to be sorted urgently
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e.g. finding a solution to climate change is a pressing matter
a chore
ordinary task you do regularly"
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"a boring
admin
organisation or just your life
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"short for administration' – the activities and tasks you have to do to make a business
run smoothly"
aka
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also known as
utility company
gas
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"a company that supplies something such as electricity
or water to the public"
procrastinate
probably because you don't want to do them"
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"delay doing things until later
super-doers
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an informal term to describe people who get satisfaction out of doing life admin and do lots of it
fad
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something that is popular but only for a short time
mainstream
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something that has become accepted by most people as normal
polarised
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a situation that causes people to divide into two groups with opposing views
immoral
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something that society thinks is wrong or not acceptable
peripheral
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relates to things that are not as important as the main argument but are connected to it / situated on the edge
decent
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good or good enough
extrovert
confident and socially comfortable."
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"someone who has a very outgoing personality
introvert
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someone who is shy and not comfortable in social situations and doesn’t like being the centre of attention.
findings
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the results and conclusions of research
unconstrained
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without control or restriction
gaze
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the way that someone looks at someone
figured out
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understood something after studying it
to make ends meet
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to have just enough money to pay for the things you need
sideline
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an extra job you do alongside your main job
sacrificing
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giving up or going without something
accustomed
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familiar with
creative balance
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a good mix of doing creative and uncreative tasks
grind
difficult or boring which involves lots of effort"
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"something tiring
awkward (adjective)
"feeling uncomfortable
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awkwardness (noun)
self-conscious or embarrassed in a social situation"
implicit
but still understood"
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"not spoken or written down
social rules
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the way we behave in society in particular situations so that we can live together peacefully
to govern
to control"
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"to rule
to illuminate
to clarify"
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"to make something easier to understand
to breach (a rule)
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to break (a rule)
floordrobe
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collection of clothes untidily kept on the floor rather than in a wardrobe.
clutter
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untidiness caused by having too many things – to declutter is the process of getting rid of things
to tackle (a problem)
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to deal with a problem and try to fix it
sentimental
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with an emotional and/or nostalgic connection
shift
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change
make do and mend
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an expression that means to use what you’ve got and fix something if it breaks rather than buying new things
a fan of something
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somebody who is keen on something
endemic
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very common or strongly established in a place or situation
a warren
but also a building or a part of a town where there are lots of confusing passageways or streets where it is easy to get lost"
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"an underground area where rabbits live
a predator
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an animal that hunts and kills another animal
paradoxical
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something that has two opposing characteristics making it hard to understand
a trickster
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someone who deceives people to get what they want
comfy (informal)
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comfortable
casualisation
more casual"
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"The process of becoming less formal and more relaxed
streetwear
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a style of casual clothing especially worn by young people from urban settings
filter through
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appear or happen gradually over time
wellness
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the state of being healthy
knobbly
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lumpy having many raised areas on the surface
anxiety
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a feeling of worry and fear
natural selection
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a principle of evolution when random changes in an organism’s biology may lead it to being more successful in its environment
to shape
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to have an important impact on the way something develops
to cope with
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to manage a difficult situation
life-threatening
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possibly causing death
to go off (talking about an alarm)
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starts making its warning noise
eavesdrop
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secretly listen to someone's conversation
bug
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small electronic device used for secretly listening to conversations
intimate
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private and personal
circumvent
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cleverly bypass or go around
be resigned to
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accept an unpleasant situation which cannot change
trade-off
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compromise
paunch
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fat stomach that mostly men have
skinny
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very thin
willpower
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controlling your own behaviour to achieve something
come to terms (with something)
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start to accept the difficult or unpleasant situation you are in
judgemental
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quick to criticise people based on your own beliefs
burst
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sudden and short increase in something
insomnia
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the condition of not being able to sleep
tossing and turning
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moving around a lot in bed and trying to get to sleep without success
counter-intuitive
but which may be correct"
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"the opposite of what seems obvious or natural
decades
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(here) many years
diluted
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made weaker
chronic
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long-lasting (of a medical condition)
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