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strong relationships between people, groups, or countries the importance of strong family ties
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sth that unites two or more people or groups, such as love, or a shared interest or idea the emotional bond between mother and a child
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TO GET YOUR PRIORITIES RIGHT start learning
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to know what is most important and needs attention first you need to get your priorities right - first school, than parties
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an angry feeling of extreme dislike for sb/sth A look of pure hatred flashed across her face
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the last problem in a series of problems that finally makes you give up, get angry etc Making me work late on Friday was the last straw
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a member of your family that lived a long time ago My ancestors were Italian.
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sb related to a person who lived a long time ago, or to a family, group of people etc that existed in the past You won't believe me, but I'm a direct descendant of Abraham Lincoln.
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your closest living relative or relatives May I have your name, address and next of kin, please?
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sb you know, but who is not a close friend She was a casual acquaintance of my family in Vienna
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sb who is legally responsible for looking after sb else's child, esp after the child's parents have died His aunt is his legal guardian
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sb who had your job before you started doing it Kennedy's predecessor was the war hero Dwight Eisenhower.
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sb who takes a job or position previously held by sb else His successor died after only 15 months in office
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born and having grown up in a particular place and having the typical qualities of sb from that place I was born and bred in Liverpool.
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adj. a child that has just been born
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a family unit that consists only of a husband, wife, and children
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people who are very closely related to you, such as your parents, siblings, children
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a promis ethat you make during the marriage ceremony After making a marriage vow my life was never the same.
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marriage for political or economic reasons Although it was a marriage of convenience at first, they were a really happy couple.
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nadawać na tej samej fali My father is just on a different wavelenght from me.
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sb who is a part of your family How can he treat his own flesh and blood that way?
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1. sth passed from an older to an older person in the same family 2. genetic Huntington's disease is hereditary.
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money, property etc that you receive from sb who has died The inheritance was divided equally among all the sons.
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sb, esp a child, who depends on you for food, clothes, money etc It's very surprising how does he manage financially having so many dependants to be taken care of.
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a marriage in which your parents choose a wife/husband for you. I can't imagine being in an arranged marriage
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trying to find a suitable partner for sb else to marry (swatanie) Perhaps we should do a little bit matchmaking and introduce them.
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mentally confused or behaving strangely, because of old age She worrias about going senile
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the time of life when you are strongest and most active She's 40 now and still in her prime
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He won't work for long now. He's heading for retirement.
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She wanted to find a job, but she had to face ageism on every job interview she attended.
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a society in which the average age of a population increases, so that there are more old people than there were in the past. We have to face the fact that we are living in a greying society
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an amount of money paid regularly by the government or company to sb who does not work anymore, because they are retired/ill At what age can you start drawing your pension?
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a retirement village for the elderly
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a person old enough to receive a pension from the state
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