Test 1 (sem.2)

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scant
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meagre, small
lose sth in a sea of detail
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overwhelm sb/sth with too much nonessential information
steer a middle course
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find the situation between the two extremes; avoid extremes
a whirlwind tour
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very fast and chaotic
duck a challenge
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avoid taking challenge/risk up
the devil is in the detail
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the crux of sth is hidden in non-distinctive elements
write sth off
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reject sth because it's a waste of time
wacky
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silly, goofy
daunting
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discouraging, hopeless
outlandish
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odd, bizarre
enliven
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invigorate, live up
eradication
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removal, elimination
impending hazards
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imminent, close at hand
acute
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intensive, deep
stamp out
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eliminate
menace
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danger, threat
malevolent
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malefic, savage
depict
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feature, describe
spree
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madness, fling
jest
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joke
enamoured
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in love, lovestruck
skew
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decrease, diminish
agenda
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system, programme
weaponry
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arms
unsocial
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beyond normal working hours
antisocial
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harmful or annoying to other people
momentary
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temporary, brief
momentous
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very significant and thereby memorable
vital
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crucial, significant, essential
trivial
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not important
principal
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major, fundamental (also a noun - boss, directos etc.)
principle
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rule, doctrine, law
controversial
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triggering disagreement
critical
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serious, possibly dangerous
a means to an end
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sth you do in order to achieve sth else
be at a loose end
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have a lot of spare time
no end in sight
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situation is unlikely to change
make ends meet
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to eke out a living, trying to thrive without much money
end up (somewhere)
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eventually come round
put sth on end
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upright, vertically
in the long run
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in the future
sth is at stake
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sth valuable is likely to be lost
come out of the blue
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appear unexpectedly

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