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agonize over something
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to spend a lot of time trying to make a decision, [at the same time experiencing anguish and distress – Dan’s note]
be in the red
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u owe money to the bank
bland
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dont have a taste, character, interest, enegry
cant
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specialized vocab for a particular group of people, laywers etc
code switching
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changing between two or more languages, accents when speaking
communal solution
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solution shared by a group working together to benefit everyone
conceptualization
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the act of forming an idea/ principle in your mind
cost someone an arm and a leg
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be very expensive
coursework
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work set at regular periods
cut one's teeth on
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began and learn some new skills
deficient in
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lacking something necessary
deliberate
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planned not by chane
descriptivism
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teaching how language is really used
diagrammatic
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in a form of diagram
elective
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a subject someone chooses to study, to what tehy have to
empirical
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experienced, seen
endearing
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people like quickly
fall short of
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fail to reach what was expected
flounder
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experience great diffculties/ do not know what to say next
gain traction
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idea/product becoming popular
gutter
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lowest level in society, rynna
hands down
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defo
ill
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bad/badlty e.g. ill-suited
impede
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to interfere with or slow the progress of
inferior
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not good
justified
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having a good reason for something
lingo
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language containing slang or just a foreign language
live beyond your means
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to spend more than you recieve as income
lump sum
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large amount of money spend on one occasion
make ends meet
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having enough money to pay
misnomer
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a name that does not suit what it refers to
notoriously
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famous for something bad
patois
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language developed from a mixture of other langs
persuasive
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making you want to do/believe something
pig Latin
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a way of playing with words
pose
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to constitute something, offer sth to consider
public domain
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an area of intrest where info and products are available to everyone
quaint
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attarctive because unusual/old-fashioned
rehabilitate
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to return something into good condition
rip someone off
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to cheat someone by taking them pay too much for something
skewed
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not accurate of exact
tight-fisted
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unwilling to spenf money
tucked away
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hidden/difficult to find
cliquish
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resembling a narrow exclusive cricle of ppl
touchstone
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fundamental part or feature
inhibited
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feel discouraged
invoke
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to appeal or cite
frugal
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economical to money
lax
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not strict, careful or severe
rigid
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not flexible, not able to change orr adapt

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