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Hello |
The word you say when you meet someone |
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Memorize |
Learn by heart |
When I was at school,we were required to memorize a poem every week. |
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If my memory serves me right |
If I remember correctly |
I think he was called Brian,if my memory serves me right |
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Bring/call s.t to mind |
Remember s.t |
I can see his face, but I just can't bring his name to mind |
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Instructor |
Someone whose job is to teach about certain subjects |
ɪnˈstrʌktər |
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Pupil (ˈpjuːpəl) |
Someone who studies at the college or university, trainee |
The school has over 400 pupils |
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Nationality |
Citizenship of particular nation |
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Entrant (ˈentrənt) |
A person who takes part in a competition or an examination |
All entrants complete two three_hour papers |
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Pardon me |
Excuse me,sorry |
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Sink your differences |
Forget your disagreements |
Paul and amaek agreed to sink their differences and be friends |
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Express (v) |
Say s.t, state |
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Express (adj) |
Fast. Moving or being sent fast |
Plus send this letter by express delivery. An express train |
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Sugar |
Sweet substance used in food and drink |
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Meteorologist |
A scientist who studies the weather |
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Zoologist (n) |
A person who scientifically studies animals |
zuːˈɒlədʒi |
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Cartoonist (n) |
Someone whose job is to draw cartoons |
kɑːˈtuːnɪst |
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Sadden (v) |
Make or become sad. Depress |
He was sadden ed by the death of his only son |
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Sharpen (v) |
Make s.t sharp or sharper |
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Keen (adj) |
Sharp |
A keen north wind |
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Gallant (add) |
Brave. Couragous |
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On business |
For the purpose of doing business |
ˈbɪznəs |
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On board |
On a boat. Train or aircraft |
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On a diet |
Trying to lose weight by eating less food |
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American |
A person born,raised or living in the U.S |
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Canadian |
A person who comes from canada |
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Please |
Used as a polite way of making a request or giving an order |
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Coffee |
A drink made by adding hot water to powdered coffee |
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Tea bag |
A bag usually of filterpaper holding enough tea for an individual serving |
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Notification |
Information, notice |
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Yes,please |
Used as a polite way of accepting the offer of s.th |
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No, thank you |
Used to decline an offer, a proposal,etc, Politely |
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Cream |
Fatty part of milk that can be made into butter |
kriːm |
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Topple |
Bring down, overthrow |
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Space |
Outer space. The area outside the earth's atmosphere where all the other planets and stars are |
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Solar system |
The sun and all the planets that move around it |
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Gravity (n) |
The force that attracts objects in space towards each other,and that on the earth pulled them towards the center of the planet, so that things fall to the ground when they are dropped. |
ˈɡrævəti |
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Planet |
A large around object in space that moves around a star (such as the sun) and receives light from it. |
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Mercury |
The smallest planet in the solar system, nearest to the Sun |
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Venus |
The planet in the solar system that is second in order of distance from the sun, between Mercury and the earth |
ˈviːnəs |
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Multichannel |
Using or providing several channels in broadcasting or communication |
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Mars |
The planet in the solar system that is fourth in order of distance from the sun, between the earth and the Jupiter |
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Footballer |
A person who plays football |
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Captain |
The player who is the leader in a football team |
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Jupiter |
The largest of the planets and fifth in order of distance from the sun |
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Saturn |
A large planet in the solar system that has rings around it and is 6th in order of distance from the sun |
ˈsætərn |
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Uranus |
The planet in the solar system that is 7th in order of distance from the sun |
jʊˈreɪnəs |
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Neptune |
A planet in the solar system that is 8th in order of distance from the sun |
ˈneptjuːn $ -tuːn |
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Complain |
Say that you are annoyed,unhappy or not satisfied about sb/sth |
kəmˈpleɪn |
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Soccer |
A game played by two teams of eleven players who try to kick a ball into goal |
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Football ground |
The whole piece of land used for a football match |
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Crowd |
A large group of people watching a football match |
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Referee (n) |
The person who controls a football match |
ˌrefəˈriː |
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Receptionist |
Someone whose job is to receive people visiting a hotel, a doctor,etc |
rɪˈsepʃənəst |
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Result |
The final number of goals in a match |
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Your |
Relating to or belonging to you |
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Suitcase |
Flat case for holding clothes when you travel |
ˈsuːtkeɪs |
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Reservation |
Booking ; arrangement to keep a seat in a train,a room in a hotel,etc for someone |
ˌrezərveɪʃən |
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I'm sorry |
Used for apologizing, making excuse |
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Racket |
Instrument for hitting the ball in tennis |
ˈrækət |
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Number |
Used before a figure to indicate the place of something in a series |
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Oh |
Used to express surprise,happiness,disappointment,or sadness |
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Citizen |
Legal resident of country |
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Room |
One of the spaces with walls around it in a building |
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Hotel manager |
Person who controls a hotel |
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Hotel manager |
Person who controls a hotel |
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Policeman |
Male member of the polic force |
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Cashier |
Person whose job is to receive and pay out money in a bank,shop, hotel, etc |
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Waiter |
A man who serves food or drink to people in a restaurant |
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Waitress |
A woman who serves food or drinks to people in a restaurant |
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Secretary |
Someone whose job is to type letters,look after papers,answer the telephone, etc |
ˈsekrətəri, ˈsekrɪtəri |
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Pilot (ˈpaɪlət) |
Person who operates the control of an aircraft |
The accident was caused by pilot error |
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Bellman |
Young man usually in uniform,employed in a hotel or club to carry luggage, open doors for people, etc |
bělmən |
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Housekeeper |
Woman whose job is to look after a house, do the shopping |
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For the purpose of |
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Indicate |
Show,display,express |
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Flight attendant |
Someone whose job is to look after and serve the passengers on an airplane |
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Asia |
The world's largest continent both by area and population |
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Africa |
The second-largest continent both by size and population |
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Australia |
Other a continent and a country in the southern hemisphere |
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Europe |
The world's second -smallest continent by area and the third -largest by population |
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North America |
A continent in the Northern Hemisphere and the third-largest continent by area, and the fourth largest by population |
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South America |
The fourth -largest continent by area, and the fifth by population and largely located in the southern hemisphere |
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Cairo |
The capital of Egypt and the largest city in Africa |
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Barbados |
An island country off the north coast of Sout America |
bɑːˈbeɪdɒs $ bɑːrˈbeɪdəs |
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Bridgetown |
The capital of Barbados |
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Amsterdam |
The capital of Netherlands |
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Athens |
The capital of Greece |
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Beijing |
The capital of China |
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Not too hot |
Not very good in quality |
Her spelling isn't too hot |
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Full |
Completely filled ;not empty |
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Strike it rich |
Become rich suddenly and unexpectedly |
His father struck it rich in the diamond business |
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Poor (adj) |
Not rich,without any money |
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The poor(n) |
People who have very little money |
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The rich (n) |
People who have a lot of money |
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Empty (adj) |
With nothing inside;unfilled |
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Empty (v) |
Become empty |
The place emptied pretty quickly when the fight started |
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Low-fat |
Containing only a small amount of fat |
A Low-fat diet. Low-fat yogurt/cheese |
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For a song |
Very cheaply |
She bought the bed for a song at an auction |
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Expensive |
Costing a lot of money |
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Weak |
Not strong in the body. Not able to move heavy things |
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Strong |
With apowerful body. Able to move heavy things easily |
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Caracas |
The capital of Venezuela |
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Canberra |
The capital of Australia |
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Apartment |
Group of rooms in a building, where you can live |
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Building |
Something has been built in which people can live or work |
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Balcony |
a small place on the outside wall of a building |
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Living room |
The main room in a house where people relax,watch television,etc |
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Refrigerator |
Container or cupboard in which food, drink are kept cold |
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Space |
Empty part between two or more things |
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Dishwasher |
Machine that washes plates cups, knives, forks, etc |
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Glass |
A glass thing that you drink fru |
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Shelf |
Flat piece of wood, etc. on a wall or in a cupboard where things can stand |
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Sink |
Fixed basin for washing dishes etc. With a pipe to take away the dirty water |
A kitchen sink |
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Window |
Opening in the walk or roof of a building, car,etc. To let into air and light |
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Radio |
An instrument that receives sounds from the air and let's people hear them |
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Telephone |
An instrument that you hold to talk to and listen to someone in another place |
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Table |
A piece of furniture that consists of a flat top supported by legs |
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Book |
Sheets of paper fastened together inside a cover for reading or writing |
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Cup |
A small bowl with a handle for drinking |
A coffee cup/tea cup |
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Magazine |
Paper-covered periodical usually. Weekly or monthly,with articles,stories,etc by various writers |
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bottle |
glass or plastic container with a narrow neck, for holding liquids |
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record |
exact notes about things that have happened |
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washer |
a small disk or ring used to keep a screwor bolt secure or prevent leakage at a joint |
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take a break |
relax, take time out;rest |
Let's take a break |
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take apart |
dismantle, pull apart |
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take over |
come to power;take control |
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Continent |
A very large mass of land surrounded by ocean |
ˈkɒntənənt, ˈkɒntɪnənt |
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Odometer |
An instrument for showing the distance a car has travelled |
oʊˈdɑːmətər |
