Unit 6

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above-board
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honest and legal
all credit to
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used to show that you think a person deserves a lot of praise for something that they have done
assign blame
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to blame someone else instead of yourself
authentic
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done or made in the traditional or original way
bail (sb) out
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to do something to help someone out of trouble, especially financial problems
be down to
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to be left with only (a specified amount od something)
be economical with the truth
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used humorously to say that someone is not telling the truth
be upfront about sth
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to be honest about something
betray
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to be disloyal to someone who trusts you, so that they are harmed or upset
bluff
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to pretend that you know about something in order to get what you want
bluff
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an attempt to make someone believe that you know about something when you do not
candid discussion
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honest conversation
cerebral palsy
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a disease caused by damage to the brain before or during birth which results in difficulties of movement and speech
cheat
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to trick or deceive someone so that they do not get or keep something they have a right to have
circulate
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if information, facts, ideas, etc. circulate, they become known by many people
compelling evidence
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strong proof
creative with the truth
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bending the facts so that they are suitable for someone
deceive
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to make someone believe something that is not true
delusion
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a false belief about yourself or the situation you are in
disciple
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someone who believes in the ideas of a great teacher or leader, especially a religious one
disguise
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to change someone’s appearance so that people cannot recognize them
dream
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a series of thoughts, images and feelings that you experience when you are asleep
exploit
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to treat someone unfairly by asking them to do things for you, but giving them very little in return – used to show disapproval
fake
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to make something seem real in order to deceive people
fallacy
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a false idea or belief, especially one that a lot of people believe is true
falsehood
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a statement that is untrue
fantasy
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an idea or belief that is based only on imagination, not on real facts
fib
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a small unimportant lie
figment of your imagination
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something that you imagine is real, but does not exist
forge
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to illegally copy something, especially something printed or written, to make people think that it is real
frame
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when you get someone into the frame it means that the person will be visible on the picture
fraud
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someone or something that is not what they claim to be
freeboot
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to steal online media and upload them on your website
garner
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to take or collect something, especially information or support
get an ear bashing
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to be criticised in an angry way for a long time because you have done something wrong
get into character
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to get used to the character you are playing
give a convincing performance
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to be persuasive in your performance
give sb the impression
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make someone think about something in a particular way
go to great lengths
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to try very hard or to do whatever is necessary to achieve something that is important to you
hallucination
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something which you imagine you can see or hear, but which is not really there, or the experience of this
hoax
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a false warning about something dangerous
hopeful
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believing that what you hope for is likely to happen
hybrid
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something that consists of or comes from a mixture of two or more other things
illusion
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something that seems to be different from the way it really is
image
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someone or something looking exactly like someone or something else
imagination
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the ability to form pictures or ideas in your mind
immerse yourself
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to become completely involved in an activity
impersonate
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to pretend to be someone else by copying their appearance, voice and behaviour, especially in order to deceive people
it is worth noting
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used to bring someone’s attention to something
jumping-off point
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a place to start from, especially at the beginning of a journey
keep the creative juices flowing
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to continue being creative
know sb through and through
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to know someone very well
make out
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to be able to see or hear something
make sth up
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to produce a new story, song, game, etc. by thinking
make-believe
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when you imagine or pretend that something is real or true
mannerism
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a way of speaking or moving that is typical of a particular person
mock
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not real, but intended to be very similar to a real situation, substance, etc.
mythical
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existing only in an ancient story
ordeal
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a terrible or painful experience that continues for a period of time
part
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if something or someone plays a part in something else, they are involved in it
part and parcel (of)
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a necessary feature of something
persona
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the way you behave when you are with other people or in a particular situation, which gives people a particular idea about your character
photoshop
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to brush up a photograph or image
plausibly
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in a way that seems reasonable or probable
play a prank
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to do something to someone as a joke or trick
portray
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to describe or represent something or someone
prankster
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someone who plays tricks on people to make them look silly
pretend
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to behave as if something is true when in fact you know it is not, in order to deceive people or for fun
prime example
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a very typical example of something
put a strain on
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to burden or overload someone or something
put on a brave front
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to pretend that you are happy when you are really very upset
put sb on
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used to tell someone that you think they are joking
put sth into perspective
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to see something from the distance so that you are not personally involved
realism
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the ability to accept and deal with difficult situations in a practical way, based on what is possible rather than what you would like to happen
reality
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what actually happens or is true, not what is imagined or thought
reluctance
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when someone is unwilling to do something, or when they do something slowly to show that they are not very willing
riveting
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something that is riveting is so interesting or exciting that you cannot stop watching it or listening to it
role
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the way in which someone or something is involved in an activity or situation, and how much influence they have on it
scam
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to deceive someone in order to get money from them
scammer
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someone who deceives other people in order to get money from them
show up
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to arrive, especially at the place where someone is waiting for you
splintered
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broken in a way that a small sharp piece is separated from the rest of the object
stitch together
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to put different things or parts of something together to make one larger thing
stricken
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very badly affected by trouble, illness, unhappiness, etc.
take a/its toll
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to have a very bad effect on something or someone over a long period of time
take in
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to understand and remember new facts and information
take on
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to agree to do some work or to be responsible for something
take sb for sb
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to see someone as or believe someone to be something else
tangible
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clear enough or definite enough to be easily seen or noticed
tell a whopper
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to tell a gross or blatant lie
tell porkies
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to lie
the façade slips
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the truth reveals itself
the semblance of
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a situation, condition, etc. that is close to or similar to a particular one, usually a good one
throw in
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if you throw in a remark, you say it suddenly without thinking carefully
unsettling
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making you feel nervous or worried
wired into
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if an ability, approach or an activity is wired into the brain, it is a basic one and cannot be changed
word association
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an activity where you need to exchange words that are associated with each other
yield
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to produce a result, answer or piece of information

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