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3. (n) (for something) a situation in which people push, fight or compete with each other in order to get or do something
6. (formal) sensible and careful when you make judgements and decisions; avoiding unnecessary risks
7. (adj) (with sth) so shocked, upset, etc. that you cannot do anything
9. to eliminate, to fight
10. (formal) used to show that you accept sth and will not try to change it or cannot change it
12. (v) (formal) (sb for sth) to pay somebody for work that they have done
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15. (v) (into something) to go back into a previous condition or into a worse state after making an improvement
16. to have tears come to the surface of your eyes and are about to flow out
18. (adj) very surprising, usually in a pleasing way, especially by being large in amount or size
21. the most important part of something, the part that supports everything else
22. (syn. complainant) a person who makes a formal complaint against sb in courts
24. recently
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34. (adv) in a way that is without any doubt or possibility of being changed
35. (adj) having or showing an understanding of the effects in the future of actions that you take now, and being able to plan
for them
39. (n) a large supply of something that is kept to be used in the future if necessary
41. (n) (for sth) a person or team with a chance of winning a competition
43. (adj) (formal) (of language, writing, etc.) boring, complicated and difficult to understand
44. continuing for a long time and difficult to cure or remove, complaining
45. (v) (+sth) to show that you have no respect for a law, etc. by openly not obeying it
46. (n) (plural) the troubles and problems that somebody has
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49. a situation that exists now because of events, actions in the past
52. (formal) (of sth) a person who supportsban idea or course of action
53. (phrase) to treat sth as not being important and not serious
54. (the assets) sell possessions to receive the money needed, to be sold for a particular amount of money
62. almost
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68. (adj) (formal) deserve respect because they are old, important, wise, etc.
69. (adj) (literary) relaxed and happy, with no feelings of worry or guilt
71. (formal) (for sth/for doing sth) a natural desire or need that makes you tend to do something, often something bad
72. (v) (formal) to take away money or property esp. for public use without payment to the owner, or for personal use illegally
73. (n) (informal) (+V-ing) a situation that is annoying because it involves doing something difficult or complicated that needs a
lot of effort, a situation in which people disagree, argue or annoy you
75. seeming evil or dangerous; making you think something bad will happen
78. (adj) (1) (formal) not as important as the main aim, part, etc. of sth (2) (specialist) connected with the outter edge of a
particular area
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87. the technical equipment or machinery needed for a particular activity or purpose
89. a famous phrase expressing the truth about people in the world
90. the resignation of a king or a queen, the failure or refusal to complete one's duty
93. (adj) not caring enough about something important or about the feelings of other people
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97. making you feel very excited or anxious because you do not know what is going to happen
103. (phrase) to continue to repeat or explain sth taht has already been said and understood
104. an attractive and seductive woman, especially one who will ultimately bring disaster to a man who becomes involved with
her
105. (adj) (old-fashioned, disapproving) built quickly and cheaply without caring about quality/safety
107. (n) the fact of being unable to change things or influence a situation
109. (n) (1) the last drops of a liquid, mixed with little pieces of solid material that are left in the bottom of a container (2) the
worst parts of something that have no use or value (3) (literary) the last parts of something
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113. to be familiar/not familiar with sth because you have. experienced/not experienced that many times before
114. (n.) great mental suffering, distress, or pain; (v.) to be deeply tormented by pain or sorrow
117. (adj) (1) (of the way sb looks at sb/sth) threatening to do sth evil or hurt sb (2) having a harmful effect
118. (adj) (informal) positive and enthusiastic, making you feel that future will be good
122. (formal) (adj) feeling or showing that you are sorry for sth wrong you have done
123. (v) to officially take something away from somebody, especially as a punishment
125. (n) a short description of a book, a new product, etc., written by the people who have produced it, that is intended to
attract your attention and make you want to buy it
126. (n) (1) the action of keeping sth rather than losing or stopping it (2) the action of keeping liquid, heat, etc. inside sth ratehr
than letting it escape (3) the ability to remember things
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127. (adj) (to sth) connected with but less important than sth
130. near a particular time, place, number etc, but not exactly
134. (n) (of sth) a large number of things, which are usually unpleasant, that happen suddenly within a short period of time
136. (adj.) going in different directions; different from each other; departing from conversation, deviant
137. (ph. v) (+N/V-ing) to drop your moral standards to do something bad or unpleasan
138. (phrase) a description of an event that gives you all the details in the order in which they happen
139. (adj) feeling or showing sympathy for people or animals who are suffering
142. (n) the very large difference in opportunity between people who can easily access computers and the internet and people
who cannot
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143. (v) (formal) to take control of a country, region, etc., especially by force
144. (person) having very fixed beliefs and being unlikely or unwilling to change, (ideas) very fixed and unlikely to change
145. a way of life in modern society, in which people compete with each other for power and money
146. (+sth) (formal) to destroy or get rid of something that is bad or not wanted
147. completely
148. (adj) (only before N) (1) designed to cause fires (2) causing strong feelings or violence
152. (n) an event or period that is important because it represents a big change in how people do or think about something
154. (v) (often disapproving) to give official approval to a law, plan, decision, etc. esp without considering it carefully
155. (n) a town or part of a city that has its own local government
157. (adj) (formal) not lucky and ending sadly, especially in death or failure
158. make a place untidy because you are looking for sth
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161. (phrase) (informal, disapproving) to tell sb in authority about sth wrong that sth else has done
163. (phrase) a great and important change in the way sth is done or thought about
164. repeat sth you have heard or read without understanding the meaning
165. (n.) an authoritative command, formal order, authorization; (v.) to issue such an order
166. (n) a person or thing that causes you to feel very happy
167. (v) (formal) to pay back money to somebody which they have spent or lost
168. (v) (formal) (1) [intransitive, transitive] to gradually become or make something become weaker until it disappears (2)
[transitive] (something) to waste something, such as time or money, especially by not planning the best way of using it
170. (phr) (informal) in a place that is a long way from other houses, towns, etc.
173. (v) (laww) take sth away from sb so that they cannot use it
174. (informal) to feel that you cannot deal with a difficult situation any more because you are too tired, worried, etc.
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175. (adj) (disapproving) having old-fashioned ideas, rather than accepting new ways of thinking
181. (v) (between A and B) (formal) to keep changing from one extreme of feeling or behaviour to another, and back again
184. (n) (1) (specialist) a group of people who share a common feature or aspect of behaviour (2) (disapproving) a member of a
group of people who support another person
186. (adj) attracting a lot of attention and interest from the public and newspapers, television, etc.
187. (phr. v) to avoid doing sth that you ought to do or have promised to do
189. (adj) (of something bad) existing or spreading everywhere in a way that cannot be controlled
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191. (of behaviour or language) showing a lack of respect for God or religion
193. (n) (between A and B) (between A and B) a difference in the amount, value or size of something, especially the difference in
rates of pay for people doing different work in the same industry or profession
194. (adj) (1) (of a situation) not safe/certain, dangerous; (2) likely to fall or cause sb to fall
196. (adj) (1) (of sounds) coming from a person or place that cannot be seen or identified (2) separated from the body
200. (adj) (1) that is made to seem larger, more impressive or more important than it really is (2) (of flowers) past the best, most
beautiful stage
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