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Question		Answer
admiration start learning		a feeling of great respect and liking for something or someone
anti-social start learning		anti-social behaviour is violent or harmful to other people, or shows that you do not care about other people
appreciate start learning		to understand how good or useful someone or something is
arrogant start learning		behaving in an unpleasant or rude way because you think you are more important than other people
be good fun start learning		to be pleasant and enjoyable
bear (sth) in mind start learning		to remember a fact or piece of information that is important or could be useful in the future
belief start learning		the feeling that someone or something is good, important or right
build up your strength start learning		to develop physical power
carry on (doing sth) start learning		to continue doing something
cheerful start learning		happy, or behaving in a way that shows you are happy
clear (sth) up start learning		to explain or solve something
come across (as) start learning		if someone comes across in a particular way, they seem to have particular qualities
compulsory start learning		something that is compulsory must be done because it is the law or because someone in authority orders you to
cooperative start learning		willing to cooperate
courageous start learning		brave
courteous start learning		polite and showing respect for other people
crash course start learning		a course in which you learn a lot about a particular subject in a very short period of time
creepy start learning		making you feel nervous and slightly frightened
defensive start learning		behaving in a way that shows you think someone is criticising you even if they are not
demanding start learning		needing a lot of ability, effort or skill
discipline start learning		the ability to control your own behaviour, so that you do what you are expected to do
duo start learning		two people who perform together
eccentric start learning		behaving in a way that is unusual and different from most people
exhilarating start learning		making you feel happy, excited and full of energy
fill sb in (on sth) start learning		to tell someone about recent events, especially because they have been away from a place
flamboyant start learning		behaving in a confident or exciting way that makes people notice you
flexibility start learning		the ability to change or be changed easily to suit a different situation
get along (with) start learning		to have a friendly relationship with somebody
get over (sth) start learning		to begin to feel better after a very upsetting experience
get rid of start learning		to take action so that you no longer have something unpleasant that you do not want
hang out (with) start learning		to spend a lot of time with particular people
have a chat start learning		to talk in a friendly informal way, especially about things that are not important
have a lot in common with start learning		to have the same interests, attitudes, etc. as someone else
have a negative effect (on) start learning		to influence something in a bad manner
have a word with (sb) start learning		to argue
have difficulty with start learning		if you have difficulty doing something, it is difficult for you to do
have nothing to do with start learning		if you have nothing to do with someone or something, or if someone or something has nothing to do with you, you are not involved or connected with it
have nothing to lose start learning		if you have nothing to lose, it is worth taking a risk because you cannot make your situation any worse
have serious doubts about start learning		to have a strong feeling of being not sure whether something is true
head (in a direction) start learning		to go or travel towards a particular place, especially in a deliberate way
honesty start learning		the quality of being honest
immature start learning		someone who is immature behaves or thinks in a way that is typical of someone much younger – used to show disapproval
irresponsible start learning		doing careless things without thinking or worrying about the possible bad results
keep (sb) waiting start learning		to make someone wait before you meet them or see them
keep (sth) in mind start learning		to remember a fact or piece of information that is important or could be useful in the future
keep (sth) tidy start learning		to keep something neatly arranged in the right place
keep a secret start learning		to not tell anyone about a secret that you know
keep in touch start learning		to have the latest information or knowledge about someone
keep your mouth shut start learning		to not tell other people about a secret
look up to (sb) start learning		to admire or respect someone
loyalty start learning		the quality of remaining faithful to your friends, principles, country, etc.
lunatic start learning		very crazy or unrealistic
make allowances (for sb/sth) start learning		to let someone behave in a way you do not normally approve of, because you know there are special reasons for their behaviour
miracle start learning		something very lucky or very good that happens which you did not expect to happen or did not think was possible
mutter start learning		to speak in a low voice, especially because you are annoyed about something, or you do not want people to hear you
pampered start learning		spoiled
pay attention to start learning		to watch, listen to or think about someone or something carefully
pick yourself up off the floor start learning		to improve, specially after some bad events in your life
possessive start learning		wanting someone to have feelings of love or friendship for you and no one else
put sb off (doing sth) start learning		to make you dislike something or not want to do something
put up with start learning		to accept an unpleasant situation without complaining
reach out to start learning		to show people that you are interested in them and want to listen to them
set yourself a goal start learning		to say what you will or must try to achieve
slouch start learning		to stand, sit or walk with a slouch
speak up start learning		to say something, especially to express your opinion
spoiled start learning		a spoiled person, especially a child, is rude and behaves badly because they have always been given what they want and allowed to do what they want
stand up for (sth/sb) start learning		to support or defend a person or idea when they are being attacked
stream start learning		to flow quickly and in great amounts
stubborn start learning		determined not to change your mind, even when people think you are being unreasonable
sympathy start learning		a feeling that you understand someone because you are similar to them
take a deep breath start learning		to pause in order to relax, gather your thoughts and calm your nerves
take up with (sb) start learning		to become friendly with someone, especially someone who may influence you badly
talkative start learning		someone who is talkative talks a lot
there’s no point in (doing sth) start learning		there's no purpose or aim of something
thoughtful start learning		always thinking of the things you can do to make people happy or comfortable
venue start learning		a place where an organised meeting, concert, etc. takes place
waste time (doing sth) start learning		to spend time on something that is unnecessary
willingness start learning		the state of being prepared to do something

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