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the way a person or group of people live, including the place they live in, the things they own, the kind of job they do, and the activities they enjoy
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to try to find out the truth about something such as a crime, accident, or scientific problem
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the time when something first begins to be widely used
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to make someone decide to do something, especially by giving them reasons why they should do it, or asking them many times to do it
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happening a number of times, usually at regular times
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giving more understanding of a situation
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if a machine beeps, it makes a short high sound
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an inopportune moment or time is not suitable or good for something
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anxious and unable to think clearly
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the service that is responsible for looking after the health of all the people in a country or an area
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business such as hotels, bars, restaurants that offer people drink, food or a place to sleep
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law as a subject of study, or the profession of being a lawyer
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the activity of deciding how to advertise a product, what price to charge for it etc, or the type of job in which you do this
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all the organizations, such as television, radio, and newspapers, that provide news and information for the public, or the people who do this work
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a job or profession that you have been trained for, and which you do for a long period of your life
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the ability to use your imagination to produce new ideas, make things etc
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if you are sacked, you are dismissed from your job
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time that you spend working in your job in addition to your normal working hours
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expecting people to obey rules or to do what you say
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to put pressure on someone in order to make them do what you want
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the bare essentials are the most necessary things
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an amount, usually small, of a quality or feeling
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if you benefit from something, or it benefits you, it gives you an advantage, improves your life, or helps you in some way
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a dead end job is one with low wages and no chance of progress
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to work very hard, without stopping to rest
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to have a lot of work etc
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carrot and stick approach commencer à apprendre
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a way of trying to persuade someone to do something by offering them something good if they do it, and a punishment if they do not:
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getting your foot in the door commencer à apprendre
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to get your first opportunity to work in a particular organization or industry
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the journey to work every day
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the things that will happen to someone in the future, especially those that cannot be changed or controlled
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the ability to give a sensible amount of time and effort to your work and to your life outside work, for example to your family or to other interests
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if someone gets on your nerves, they annoy you, especially by doing something all the time
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a tool used for putting staples into paper
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something that happens as a result of a particular action or set of conditions
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the regular way in which something happens, develops, or is done
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doing things that are sensible and based on good judgment
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a member of your family who lived a long time ago
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to receive money, property etc from someone after they have died
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someone who goes into houses, shops etc to steal things
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a large amount or mass of something, especially something that has been collected
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the money that you earn from your work or that you receive from investments, the government etc
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something that is intriguing is very interesting because it is strange, mysterious, or unexpected
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a situation that seems strange because it involves two ideas or qualities that are very different
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to carelessly waste money, time, opportunities etc
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to let yourself do or have something that you enjoy, especially something that is considered bad for you
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if something or someone obsesses you, you think or worry about them all the time and you cannot think about anything else
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dealing with, containing, or being used for only one thing
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money added to someone’s wages, especially as a reward for good work
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someone who gives information about their language, social customs etc to someone who is studying them
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precisely and with authority
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to give something, especially money, to a person or an organization in order to help them
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an organization that gives money, goods, or help to people who are poor, sick etc
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an idea that is suggested as an explanation for something, but that has not yet been proved to be true
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on two counts means in two ways
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a quality that is inherent in something is a natural part of it and cannot be separated from it
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the state of being unwilling to believe that people have good, honest, or sincere reasons for doing something
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to do something or behave in the same way as someone else, especially because you admire them
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the act of thinking deeply and seriously about something
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a chemical substance produced by your body that influences its growth, development, and condition
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a chemical in the body that helps carry messages from the brain and is believed to make you feel happy
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a long race of about 26 miles or 42 kilometres
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a chemical produced by your body that reduces pain and can make you feel happier
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one of the small parts of the surface of your tongue with which you can taste things
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a small thin red or green pepper with a very strong hot taste
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to not allow someone or something to stay in a particular place
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seasonal affective disorder commencer à apprendre
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an illness that makes people feel sad and tired in winter, because there is not enough light from the sun
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a sudden strong movement of wind or air
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someone who does not like other people and prefers to be alone
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to move so that you are lying or sitting with your arms and legs bent close to your body
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to lightly touch someone or something several times with your hand flat, especially to give comfort
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intended to be helpful but in fact making a situation worse
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an idea which is wrong or untrue, but which people believe because they do not understand the subject properly
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likely to make someone believe something that is not true
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a feeling of doubt or fear about what might happen or about whether something is right
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the action of not understanding the correct meaning of something that someone says or does, or of facts that you are considering
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a small mistake, especially a spelling mistake, in a book, magazine etc
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showing no desire to be noticed or given special treatment
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without realizing what you are doing
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food or drink that is insipid does not have much taste
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someone or something that is nondescript looks very ordinary and is not at all interesting or unusual
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in the style of 20th century art or literature in which the artist or writer connects unrelated images and objects in a strange way
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a work of art, a piece of writing or music etc that is of very high quality or that is the best that a particular artist, writer etc has produced
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behaving calmly and not seeming interested in anything or worried about anything
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annoyed or disappointed, especially because things have not happened in the way that you wanted
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used when talking about a situation in which the opposite of what you expected happens or is true
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oddly enough is used to say that something seems strange or surprising
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making you feel happier and more hopeful
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a person or situation that stops you feeling happy
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the way you feel at a particular time
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the parts of a town or city that are furthest from the centre
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disappointed because you have lost your belief that someone is good, or that an idea is right
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a member of an all-male religious group that lives apart from other people in a monastery
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a large number of people or things
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not working properly, or not made correctly
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consecutive numbers or periods of time follow one after the other without any interruptions
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to make a great effort to achieve something
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to make someone lose all hope, confidence etc
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something that encourages you to work harder, start a new activity etc
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the upsetting or bad effect of a situation
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a remark that shows you admire someone or something
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