ELC CPE End of year vocab list

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Strike while the iron is hot
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take advantage of a situation
Strike it lucky
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get lucky
Strike a blow for
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do sth that supports sth
Strike gold
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make large profits
Obscene
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disgusting/rude
A quick fix
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it seems to be a solution but it won't last long
Lifespan
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how long sth will live
Profligate
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a waste of money
Inflict damage
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cause damage
Serve a purpose
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have a purpose;-)
Perpetuate a myth
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make the myth last longer
Impart advice
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give advice
Blissful ignorance
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be happy because you don't know what's going on
Catalyst
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the thing that causes sth else to happen
Bruised ego
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made to feel less important or not as good
Curled up
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sitting comfortably on a couch reading a book:-)
Ephemeral fad
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a temporary craze for sth
through rose-tinted spectacles
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thinking that things in the past were better than they really were
Vibe
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atmosphere
Rapturous applause
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enthusiastic appreciation from an audience
Imperceptible
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too small to be noticed
Incoherent
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impossible to understand
Yap
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the annoing noise a small dog makes
Robust
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strong and healthy
Aspire
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want to be like sb
Hum
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the noise you make when you don't know they lyrics to a song
Peel off
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remove a label
Prevalent
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happening often
Condone
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to accept behaviour that is wrong
Evoke
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make sb feel an emotion or remember sth
Air
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to express
Shed (v)
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to lose a quality or thing
Let down your guard
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stop being careful
Ramble
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talk with no purpose
Applaud
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approve of sb's behaviour or actions
Writer’s block
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loss of inspiration
Long-winded
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boring
Loosen sb up
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makes sb relax
Succumb
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accept defeat
Indebted
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very grateful because of help given
Fantabulous
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really really really really good!
Doesn’t cut much ice
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doesn't make me change my opinion
Crash
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attend a party uninvited
Forage
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look for food
Snigger
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laugh at sb's misfortune
Godsend
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sth good that happens just when you need it
Clash
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2 things happening at the same time
Euphoria
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extreme happiness, perhaps more than is reasonable
Rapture
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extreme pleasure and happiness
Virulent
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a dangerous disease that can be spread from person to person (
Infectious
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able to pass from one person to another
Fleeting
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short or quick
Momentary
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lasting for a very short time
Vanity case
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a box for travelling that a woman keeps her makeup in
Lethargic
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having little energy
Ferment
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when the sugar turns into alchol when making beer
Immersed
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completely involved in sth
Interwoven
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not easy to separate
Supposition
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believing sth is true without proof
Compelling
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very interesting and exciting and making you want to watch or listen
Meticulous
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very careful and with great attention to detail
Epic
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extremely large / great OR a long film that contains a lot of action
Above all
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most importantly
A concerted effort
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determined and serious
Materialise
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to appear/happen
Spotlight
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in the spotlight = receiving a lot of public attention
Deplorable
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very bad
Supplementary
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additional
Idolise
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to admire and respect sb very much, perhaps TOO much
Heir
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sb who will legally receive money etc. from another person when he dies
Wretched
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unpleasant
Exhilarating
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thrilling/exciting
Condemn
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disapprove of
A mixed blessing
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it has good points and bad points
A golden handshake
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money paid to sb when they leave a job as a reward for good service
Dog-eat-dog world
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when people will do anything to be successful, even if it harms other people
Snapped up
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bought quickly and in large numbers
Go with the flow
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do what other people are doing because it's the easiest thing to do
Big on sth
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keen on sth
Foster
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encourage
Hot under the collar
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angry or embarrassed about sth
Keep abreast of sth
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stay up to date
Oozing with
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full of
Second to none
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the best
Life in the fast lane
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sex, drugs and rock'n'roll'n'English classes
Harbour (v)
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to hide sth/sb
Parasite
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a person who is lazy and lives by other people working, giving them money -- OR -- an animal that lives in/on another animal/plant of a different type and feeds from it
Pull together
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to work hard as a group to achieve sth
Pathogen
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any small organism that can cause disease
Complacency
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a feeling of satisfaction that prevents you from trying harder
Turbulence
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a state of confusion without order
Miserliness
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wanting money but not wanting to spend it
Cynical
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believing that people aren't sincere
Clogged up
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blocked / full of
Longevity
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living for a long time
Spooked
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scared by sth
Promulgate
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to spread ideas among a lot of people
Shrivel up
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the become dry and smaller
Black out
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lose consciousness
Pull through
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recover after an illness etc
Come round
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regain consciousness
Cotton on to sth
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begin to realise sth
Eye sb up
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look at someone appreciatively;-)
Know your onions
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know what you're talking about
The squints
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cross eyed
Outweigh
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be greater or more important than sth else
A sobering thought
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making you think about serious matters
Harangue
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to talk to sb in a forceful, angry way
Flout
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intentionally not follow a rule or law
Seethe
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Seethe Anglais
to feel angry but unable or unwilling to express it clearly
Scrounge
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get things by asking for them instead of buying or working for them
Yank
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pull sth forcefully with a quick movement
Shoulder responsibility
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take the responsibility for sth
Thumb a lift
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hitchhike
Face facts
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accept a situation
Clot
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a solid piece of sth e.g. a blood clot
Cramp
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sudden, painful tightening of the muscle
Injury
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physical harm or damage to sb's body
Sprain
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cause an injury to a joint by a sudden movement
Grumble
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to complain about sth in an annoyed way (old people often grumble!)
Po-faced
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too serious and disapproving
Bolshy
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sb who often argues and makes difficulties
Commiserate
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to express sympathy with sb about some bad luck
A double-edged sword
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it has good points and bad points
To rib sb
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to tease sb
Contagious disease
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passed from person to person
Holistic medicine
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treatment that deals with the whole person, not just the injury or disease
Advent
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invention
Outlay
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an amount of money spent for a particular purpose, especially as an investment
Supersede
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to replace sth because it's old
Hitherto
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until now/until that point
Down-market
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low in quality and cheap in price; intended for people who are poor or uneducated
Call a spade a spade
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to say what sth is really like
A bolt from the blue
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a big surprise
Bow a fuse
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to lose your temper
Get your wires crossed
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a misunderstanding
Conversant
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knowledgeable about sth
Intricate
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very detailed, or having lots of small parts
beckon
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to move your hand in a way that tells sb to come nearer
Be receptive to sth
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willing to listen and accept new ideas and suggestions
Bombard
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to ask sb so many questions they can't deal with them
Spellbound
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having your attention completely so you can't think about sth else
At sb’s disposal
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available to be used by sb
Episodic
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happening only sometimes and not regulatl
A tree hugger
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an environmentalist
Ravage
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to cause great damage to sth
Denude
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to remove the covering of sth, especially land
Frequent (v)
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to go somewhere often
Lousy
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terrible
Prudent
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careful and avoiding risks
Boozing
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to go out drinking
Devil-may-care
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not worrying about the results of your actions
Rancid
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tasting or smelling horrible because it's not fresh
Pipe up
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suddenly start talking after being quiet for a long time
Steer clear of
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avoid
Sumble across
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find by chance
Eat my words
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I admit that I was wrong
Take issue with
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I disagree with sth
Imminent
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about to happen
Informative
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providing lots of useful info
Feedback
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statements of opinion about sth you have done
Hypothesize
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to give a possible but not yet proved explanation for sth
Speculate
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to guess possible answers to a question without enough information to be sure
Ascertain
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to make certain of sth
Set off
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cause sth to happen
Cash dispenser
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ATM, cash machine
Cloud computing
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networked computers
Closed-circuit television
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security cameras
Tie the knot
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get married
Call the tune
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in charge
Carry a torch for sb
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in love with
At death’s door
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very ill
Get a grip
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take charge
A bit rash
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without careful thought
A gut feeling
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a sneaking suspicion
Chomping at the bit
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ready and impatient
with strings attached
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there are conditions to be met
hit the roof
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get really angry
ensued
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happened
up the duff
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pregnant
an extramarital affair
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she's not your wife!;-)
platonic relationship
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just good friends
shacked up
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living in sin
blurt out
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reveal a secret by accident
bottle up problems
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keep them inside
keep up appearances
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make it look like you're fine when you're not
pull your weight
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work as hard as other people in a group
pull the strings
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control people or an orgnisation
run a tight ship
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manage something efficiently
pull a fast one
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trick sb
plausible
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belivable
shifty
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looking dishonest
lends itself to
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is suitable for
oust
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get rid of
proliferation
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increase a lot and suddenly
pop the question
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ask sb to marry you
go south
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is a disaster
befuddlement
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confusion
hirsute
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hairy
flesh out
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add more details
recalcitrant
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unwilling to cooperate
haul
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carry
byword
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synonym
astonishment
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surprise
murmuring
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the low noise of people talking indistinctly
plume
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a column of smoke rising into the air
eerie
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spooky
squelch
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the sound of walking in mud
tinkle
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the sound of breaking glass
rumble
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a low noise, e.g. thunder or your stomach when you're hungry

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