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emigrate
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to leave your own country in order to live in another country
presume
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to think that something is true, although you are not certain
routine
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the usual order in which you do things, or the things you do regularly
single out
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to choose one person or thing from among a group because they are better, worse, more important etc. than others
rush
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a situation in which you need to hurry
fizzy
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like a fizzy liquid, full of bubbles of gas
precisely
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exactly or correctly
lose your nerve
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suddenly lose the courage or confidence to do something
remind
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to make someone remember something that they must do
hide
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to keep your real feelings, plans, or the truth secret, so that they cannot be known by other people
kill
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to make someone feel very annoyed, sad or concerned
wear a look
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to have a particular expression on your face
strained
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showing the effects of worry or too much work
be taken aback
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to be very surprised about something
tone
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the way your voice sounds, which shows how you are feeling or what you mean
hallway
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the area just inside the door of a house or other building, that leads to other rooms
small talk
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polite friendly conversation about unimportant subjects
resume
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to start doing something again after stopping or being interrupted
unbidden
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without being asked for, expected, or invited
arrangement
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plans and preparations that you must make so that something can happen
bustle
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busy and often noisy activity
dread
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a strong fear of something that is going to happen or may happen
unfamiliar
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not known to you
bright
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happy and full of energy
adjust
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to gradually become familiar with a new situation
departure
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an act of leaving a place, especially at the start of a journey
get over something
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to begin to feel better after an upsetting experience
emotion
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a strong human feeling such as love, hate, or anger
clubbing
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the activity of going to nightclubs
blind as a bat
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unable to see well
luxurious
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very expensive, beautiful, and comfortable
eco-friendly
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not harmful to the environment
weird
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very strange and unusual, and difficult to understand or explain
monastery
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a place where monks live
breathtaking
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very impressive, exciting, or surprising
magnificent
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very good or beautiful, and very impressive
mysterious
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events or situations that are difficult to explain or understand
peaceful
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a peaceful time, place, or situation is quiet and calm without any worry or excitement
remote
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far from towns or other places where people live
spiritual
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relating to your spirit rather than to your body or mind
imaginary
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not real, but produced from pictures or ideas in your mind
paradise
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a place or situation that is extremely pleasant, beautiful, or enjoyable
utopia
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an imaginary perfect world where everyone is happy
source of income
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where you get the money you receive to live on
domestic
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relating or happening in one particular country and not involving any other countries
direct
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a ticket that allows you to go straight from place to another
season ticket
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a ticket that allows you to make a lot of journeys during a particular period of time, or go to all the games, concerts etc. being held during a particular time. Season tickets cost less than it would cost to buy a ticket for each journey, game etc.
return
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a ticket that allows you to travel from one place to another and back again
open ticket
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an open ticket is one without fixed dates of travel
sightseeing
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when you visit famous or interesting places, especially as tourists
package tour
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a holiday organised by a company at a fixed price that includes the cost of travel, hotel etc.
guided tour
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if someone takes you on a guided tour, they show you around a place of interest and tell you all about it
excursion
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a short journey arranged so that a group of people can visit a place, especially while they are on holiday
round trip
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a journey to a place and back again
out of this world
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extremely good, enjoyable etc.
in a world of your own
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used to say that someone seems to spend a lot of time thinking or imagining things, and does not seem to notice what is happening around them
have the world at your feet
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to be in a position where you have the chance to become very successful
mean the world to somebody
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if someone means the world to you they are very important to you and you love or respect them very much
synonym
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a word with the same meaning as another word in the same language
popularity
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when something or someone is liked or supported by a lot of people
fantasy
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an exciting and unusual experience or situation you imagine happening to you, but which will probably never happen.
harmonious
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harmonious relationships are ones in which people are friendly and helpful to one another
fateful
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having an important, especially bad, effect on future events
violence
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behaviour that is intended to hurt other people physically
material
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relating to your money, possessions, living conditions etc. rather than the needs of your mind or soul
wisdom
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good sense and judgment, based especially on your experience of life
humanity
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people in general
scenery
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the natural features of a particular part of a country that you can see, such as mountains, forests, deserts etc.
kingdom
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a country ruled by a king or queen
cut off from
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to be a long way from other places and be difficult to get to
dominate
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to be larger and more noticeable than anything else in a place
accidental
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happening without being planned or intended
authentic
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done or made in the traditional or original way
investment
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the use of money to get profit or to make a business activity successful
reliant
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dependent on someone or something
live up to
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if something or someone lives up to a particular standard or promise, they do as well as they were expected to, do what they promised etc.
abundance
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a large quantity of something
geyser
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a natural spring that sends hot water and steam suddenly into the air from a hole in the ground
dependent on
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needing someone or something in order to exist, be successful, be healthy etc.
lava
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hot liquid rock that flows from a volcano, or this rock when it has become solid
foggy
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if the weather is foggy, there is fog
ghost
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the spirit of a dead person that some people think they can feel or see in a place
anticipate
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to expect that something will happen and be ready for it
make matters worse
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used to say that something makes a bad situation worse
on top of that
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if something bad happens to you on top of something else, it happens when you already have other problems
what’s more
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used to add more information that emphasises what you are saying
spot
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to notice someone or something, especially when they are difficult to see or recognise
refer
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to mention or speak about someone or something
charming
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very pleasant or attractive
seafront
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the part of a town where the shops, houses etc. are next to the beach
in tune with
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able to realise, understand, or agree with what someone else thinks or wants
overestimate
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to think something is better, more important etc. than it really is
awesome
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extremely impressive, serious, or difficult so that you feel great respect, worry, or fear
cottage
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a small house in the country
clapboard
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a set of boards used to cover the outside of a building, or one of these boards
misty
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misty weather is weather with a lot of mist (a light cloud low over the ground that makes it difficult for you to see very far)
chilly
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chilly weather or places are cold enough to make you feel uncomfortable

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