vocabulary 9-15

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to be in chance with
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a good possibility
to blow your chances
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to ruin your chances (of getting/achieving sth
on the off-chance
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do sth hoping it will succeed although its unlikely
be in quandary
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be in a difficult situation and not be able to decide what to do
garish
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very colorful (neg)
tailored
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fitting close to the body
at the drop of the hat
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immediately
get the boot
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be dissmised from ur job
give sb a black look
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look angrily at sb
red tape
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complicated official rules
to be yellow
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to be a coward
not to be a patch on
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be much inferior to
be at odds with
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be different/not agree
pale in comparison
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seem unimportant
to rustle up
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quickly cook sth
sieve
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tool used to separate solids from liquids
go bananas
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become very angry/excited
a breadwinner
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person who supports a family with money
to butter sb up
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be pleasant to sb bc u want sth
to grill sb
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ask sb a lot questions to make them confess sth
simmer down
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calm down
to hold up
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rob a person/place
to make off with sth
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steal n escape with sth
to plead guilty
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admit that u are guilty in court
to rule sth out
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to say that sth is not possible
an appeal
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a request for a decision to be changed in court
a brush with a law
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dealings with police for a v minor crime
to drop the charges against sb
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decide that sb didnt commit the crime
a spate of
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series of events that follow each other
to stand trial
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go to a court n be judged

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