New proficiency Gold Unit 1

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to have a good relationship
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to get on
a characteristic or feature of someone or something
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quality
a typical or noticeable quality of someone or something
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characteristic
Why do we have friends?
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What are friends for?
to have an influence on someone or something
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affect
Someone who only thinks of their own advantage
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selfish
a young person who is developing into an adult
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adolescent
someone or something you can trust or have confidence
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dependable
not far away
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nearby
I noticed a policeman standing nearby.
decline
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decline Anglais
fall off
Sales have been falling off recently.
continue
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carry on
acquire
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take on
In adolescence, friendships with the same sex take on (acquire) great importance.
follow
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keep to, keep to certain rules
maintain
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keep up,
keep up close relationship with your friends
develop
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build up, people develop (build up) new friendships less easly.
sacrifice
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give up
A child is ulikely to sacrifice (give up) anything for a friend.
when two people meet each other
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get together
to start a romantic or sexual relationship
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get together
Those two should get together. They have a lot in common.
to begin to be in control of your life, emotions etc.
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get together
She needs a bit of time to get herself together.
suggesting something without saying it directly
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implication
Something what can be done if it is really necessary, but it will be difficult, not perfect, or not what you would really like
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at a pinch (GB), in a pinch (US)
I need Ł2000 to set up the business, but I suppose Ł1500 would do at a pinch.
to entertain someone with stories, jokes, etc,
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regale
We regale them confidently with our troubles and triumphs.
to tell someone your secret feelings and worries, usually because you feel a strong need to talk about them
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pour your heart out
I'd only met him once, and here he was, pouring out his heart to me.
funny and not serious
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playful
to make something known publicly, or to show something that was hidden
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disclose
Several companies have disclosed profits of over Ł200 million.
All the facts or very specifically detailed, in reference to sources of information
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chapter and verse
I can't quote you chapter and verse but I think it's a line from 'Macbeth'
not wanted, approved of or popular
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undesirable
close friendship or sexual relationship with someone
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intimacy
things which are said or done only by people who have a close relationship with each other
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intimacy
extremely annoying
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exasperating
unable to leave somewhere because of an inconvenience such as a lack of something
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to feel stranded, left somebody stranded
to improve the quality of something by adding something else
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enrich
to think or believe
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reckon
I reckon it's going to rain.
to calculate an amount
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reckon
Angela quickly reckoned the amount on her fingers.
easily annoyed by someone's mistakes or because you have to wait
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impatient
He's a good teacher, but inclined to be a bit impatient with slow learners.
wanting something to happen as soon as possible
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impatient
to successfully accept or bear something which is unpleasant or difficult
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stand
I can't stand her voice
to put someone or something into competition against someone or something.
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set someone or something up against someone or something
to do something in a determined way
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robustly
in a way that is not firmly fixed
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loosely
possibly
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arguably
He is arguably the world's best football player.
clear and exact
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explicit
behaviour in which two people or groups of people give each other help and advantages
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reciprocity
existing for a long time
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enduring
a part which combines with other parts to form a whole story, subject or situation.
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strand
There are so many different strands to the plot that it's quite hard to follow.
being sociable
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sociability
faintly
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vaguely
I vaguely remember him
empty, having a hole or empty space inside
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hollow
Hollow blocks are used because they are lighter
to cause a person or animal to suffer
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torment
This emptiness was tormenting in itself.
to be very expensive
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cost (somebody) an arm and a leg
These opera tickets cost us an arm and a leg!
rapidly; by large movements forward.
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by leaps and bounds
The profits of my company are increasing by leaps and bounds.

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