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to suddenly become too frightened to do something you had planned to do, especially something important such as getting married
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get cold feet
to like someone and become friendly immediately
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hit it off (with sb)
a dishonest plan for making money or getting an advantage, especially one that involves tricking people
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scam
to (cause someone to) die because of not having enough oxygen
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suffocate
having a pleasant and polite way of speaking that is considered socially acceptable
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well spoken
to go to a place or event, usually without much planning
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go along (to)
to vomit
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barf
about to be said if you can remember it
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on the tip of your tongue
used for wishing someone good luck, especially before a performance
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break a leg
said in order to show that people cannot be hurt by unpleasant things that are said to them
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sticks and stones may break my bones, (but words can never hurt me)
a rude phrase meaning to be very serious and easily offended, and always want rules to be obeyed
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have a stick up your arse
If you say something ..., you intend it to be understood as a joke, although you might appear to be serious
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tongue in cheek
something you say when the person you were talking about appears unexpectedly
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speak/talk of the devil
to make a slight difficulty seem like a serious problem
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make a mountain out of a molehill
a small pile of earth pushed up to the surface of the ground by the digging of a mole (= a mammal that lives underground)
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molehill
very quickly and without any delay
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at/on the double
to save money for a time when it might be needed unexpectedly
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save/keep money for a rainy day
out of control
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out of hand
to go to bed in order to sleep
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hit the sack
the latest problem in a series of problems, that makes a situation impossible to accept
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the last straw
If someone is or feels ..., they feel ill
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under the weather
If two people ..., they agree with each other
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see eye to eye
to be extremely expensive
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cost an arm and a leg
to start to include more different types or things
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diversify
used to tell someone that you cannot accept an invitation now, but would like to do so at a later time
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take a rain check (on sth)
to tell people secret information
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spill the beans
a strong but temporary feeling of liking someone
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have a crush on sb
to sleep at someone else's house for the night, especially when you have not planned it
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crash
definitely
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hands down
a year that happens every four years and has an extra day on 29 February
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leap year
a difference between two things
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gap (between)
an important difference between the ideas, opinions, or situations of two groups of people
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gulf (between)
a very large, deep hole in the ground
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gulf
to imagine or expect that something will happen
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anticipate
something that has to be done but has no real importance
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formality
used to refer to a situation in which decisions are made by a few people in authority rather than by the people who are affected by the decisions
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top-down
the way that people with authority in an organization, especially in the military, are ranked, from the person with the most authority to the next one below, and so on
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chain of command
to come for a visit, esp. without having received an invitation for a specific time
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drop in
to give up something that is valuable to you in order to help another person
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sacrifice (for)
having a pleasant appearance and character
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personable
agreement that something is true or legal
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recognition
If you are given ..., people show admiration and respect for your achievements
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recognition
the fact of knowing someone or something because you have seen or heard him or her or experienced it before
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recognition
doubting that something is true or useful
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skeptical
a period of time when you do not work because of illness or holidays, or because your employer has given you permission to do something else
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time off
the group of people who work in a company, industry, country, etc.
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workforce
involving two or more people working together for a special purpose
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collaborative
not thinking or worrying about any pain caused to others; cruel
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ruthless
to gradually increase, rise, or get bigger
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mount
a title used before the family name or full name of a married woman who has no other title
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Mrs
a title used before the family name or full name of a man who has no other title, or when talking to man who holds a particular official position
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Mr
worry about the future, or a fear that something unpleasant is going to happen
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apprehension
to think carefully about something, especially for a noticeable length of time
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ponder
If you ..., you start to sleep, especially during the day
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doze off
not at all
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by no means

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