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Premium C1 Glossary: Unit Exercise English Headword Pronunciation Example Sentence Unit 01
Premium C1 Glossary: Unit Exercise English Headword Pronunciation Example Sentence Unit 01
Premium C1 Glossary: Unit Exercise English Headword Pronunciation Example Sentence Unit 01
Glossary
Unit
Unit01
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Exercise
Title
EnglishHeadword
Pronunciation
Examplesentence
foe
/f/
WhichofthesecountriesareBritain'sfriendsandwhicharetheirfoes?
siblings
/sblz/
Mostyoungsmokersareinfluencedbytheirfriends'andoldersiblings'smokinghabits.
rivalry
/rav lri/
Thereisafriendlyrivalrybetweenthetwoteams.
acquaintance
/kwent ns/
Hehasawidecircleofacquaintances.
extendedfamily
/kstendd fm li/
Therearelotsofadvantagestolivinginanextendedfamily.
nuclearfamily
/njukli fm li/
Mostpeopleinthecountylivedinnuclearfamilies.
stepfamily
/step fm li/
Becauseofdivorces,stepfamiliesarebecomingmoreandmorecommon.
adoptivefamily
/dptv fm li/
Thechildwasthrivingwithhisadoptivefamily.
takeafter
/tek ft/
Jennytakesafterherdad.
wind(you)up
/wand p/
Don'ttakeanynoticeofher,she'sonlytryingtowindyouup.
cheeringup
/tr p/
Lizlookedabitdowninthemouth,soIknewsheneededcheeringup.
turnto
/tn t, t/
Hestillturnstousforadvice.
fare
/fe/
What'sthebusfareintotown?
hitandrun
/htnrn/
Hisfriendwaskilledinahitandrunaccident.
urban
/bn/
Nearlyhalfthepopulationliveinurbanareas.
engage
/ned/
Thetoydidn'tengageherattentionforlong.
tookto
/tk t, t/
Shetooktoswimminglikeaducktowater.
barrier
/bri/
Moneycansometimesbeasocialbarrierbetweenthehavesandthehavenots.
norms
/nmz/
InBritainitisasocialnormfortwopeopletoshakehandswhenbeingintroducedtoeachother.
stepin
/step n/
Thepolicesteppedinandstoppedthefight.
mug
/m/
Hewasmuggedoutsidethebank.
posted
/pstd/
Manycompaniespostedadvertsinthenewspaperspublicisingtheevent.
headquarters
/hedkwtz, hedkwtz/
TheFBIheadquartersislocatedinWashingtonD.C.
global
/lb l/
Theglobaleconomyisrecoveringfasterthanexpected.
carriesout
/kriz at/
Theteamcarriedouttheplansuccessfully.
deed
/did/
Ibelievethatonegooddeeddeservesanother,andwashappytolendhimmycar.
evolved
/vlvd/
Manypeopledon'tbelievethatmanevolvedfromapes.
objective
/bdektv/
Ourmainobjectiveistoraisemoney.
breakdown
/brek dan/
Shewantstobreakdownsomeofthebarriersagainstpromotionofwomen.
socalled
/skld/
Thesocalledexpertswerenohelp.
random
/rndm/
Theopinionpollwasbasedonarandomselectionofpeople.
commitment
/kmtmnt/
Marriageisalifelongcommitmentbetweenmanandwife.
is(really)upto
/z p t, t/
Doyouknowwhathe'sreallyupto?
diverse
/davs/
Londonishometopeoplefrommanydiversecultures.
signedup
/sand p/
Ididn'tsignuptoallthishardworkwhenIagreedtohelpyou!
unsolicited
/nslstd/
Joanwasannoyedattheamountofunsolicitedmailshewasreceiving.
bewilderment
/bwldmnt/
Hecouldn'tbelievethesightbeforehim,andgapedinbewilderment.
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struck
/strk/
Hewasstruckbythewayshehandledherselfintheemergency.
smoothly
/smuli/
Hedroveverysmoothlyroundthecircuit.
gooddeeders
/d didz/
Heisalwayshelpingpeopleinneedandhasbeenvotedgooddeederoftheyear.
naughty
/nti/
Billyisanextremelynaughtychild.
confesses
/knfesz/
Theburglarconfessedtostealingthejewellery.
missingout
/ms at/
Janetcouldn'tcometothepartyshe'smissingoutonallthefun.
launch
/lnt/
Wehavelaunchedacampaigntoraise50,000.
impact
/mpkt/
Theenvironmentalimpactofcaruseisprovingverybadfortheplanet.
slogan
/sln/
Thecompanyneededacatchysloganfortheirnewbreakfastcereal.
effective
/fektv/
Whatisaneffectivewaytoteachreading?
combating
/kmbt/
Combatingstreetcrimeisanuphillbattle.
reluctant
/rlktnt/
Forsomereason,hewasreluctanttoacceptherofferofhelp.
unwilling
/nwl/
He'sunwillingtoadmithewaswrong.
vague
/ve/
She'sbeenabitvagueaboutherplansforthesummer.
concrete
/kkrit/
Let'stryandcomeupwithsomeconcreteideastoimprovesales!
individual
/ndvdul/
Eachindividualdrawingisslightlydifferent.
bewildered
/bwldd/
Thechildrenlookedbewilderedandscared.
embarrassed
/mbrst/
Ifeltembarrassedabouthowuntidythehousewas.
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goton(really)wellwith
/t n wel w, w/
Shegotonreallywellwithherclassmates.
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fittedin
/ftd n/
Thenewguyhasfittedinwellwiththerestofthesalesteam.
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support
/spt/
Manypeoplehavegivenussupportinourcampaign.
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wentoutwith
/went at w, w/
SuziewentoutwithLukeforaboutsixmonths.
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brokeupwith
/brk p w, w/
Shebrokeupwithhimbecausehewassuchaliar.
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felloutwith
/fel at w, w/
Thechildrenhadanargumentandfelloutwitheachother.
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washingup
/wp/
Afterthemeal,theyarguedaboutwhoshoulddothewashingup.
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madeup
/med p/
Theymadeupaftertherowoverwhosemoneyitwas.
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persuade
/pswed/
Johnwastryingtopersuademetostay.
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socialnetworkingsites
/s l netwk sats/
Thechildrenaren'tallowedtoaccesssocialnetworkingsites.
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virtual
/vtul/
Hebecameavirtualprisonerinhisownhome.
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phenomenon
/fnmnn/
Thephenomenonoflaughterisunknowninanimals.
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significant
/snfknt/
Thegovernmentmadesignificantchangesintheexamsystem.
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tapsinto
Youshouldtapintoyourfullpotentialifyouwanttorealiseyourdreams.
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insecurities
/nskjrtiz/
Youmusttryandovercomeyourinsecurities.
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valid
/vld/
Thetravellersallhavevalidpassports.
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inasense
/n sens/
Inasensewewereallresponsiblefortheaccidentbecausenoonewaspayingattention.
Hisremarkswereratherpointless,Ithought.
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pointless
/pntls/
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Practicetask
hesitate
/heztet/
Shehesitatedbeforeanswering.
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Practicetask
supportive
/sptv/
MarkandSallyareverysupportiveofourattempttowincompensation.
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correspondent
/krspndnt/
Here'soursportscorrespondent.
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recipefordisaster
/respi f dzst/
Givingweaponstothepolicewasarecipefordisaster.
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ceremony
/sermni/
HelenMirrenwonanOscarattheawardceremony.
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premiere
/premie/
Allthestarsappearedontheredcarpetatthefilmpremiere.
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issue
/u, sju/
Thisisaveryimportantpoliticalissue.
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clash
/kl/
Tensoldierswerewoundedinaclashwiththerebels.
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research
/rst/
Thelatestmedicalresearchoncancershowsgreatpromiseforsufferers.
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limelight
/lamlat/
Tedlovesbeinginthelimelight.
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Grammar3
conflict
/knflkt/
Theconflictbetweenthetwocountrieslastedtwoyears.
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Grammar3
psychologist
/sakldst/
Hevisitsapsychologisteveryweekforaonehoursession.
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Grammar3
major
/med/
Trafficisamajorprobleminthecity.
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Grammar3
benefit
/benft/
Whatarethebenefitsofcontactlenses?
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Grammar3
handle
/hndl/
Computerscanhandlehugeamountsofdata.
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Grammar3
row
/ra/
Tomandhiswifehadahugerowaboutwhotoinvitetotheirparty.
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Grammar3
degenerates
/ddenrets/
Theconditionofthehousingestatehaddegenerated.
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Grammar3
stormingoff
/stm f/
Shestormedoffdownthestreet,leavinghimstandingthere.
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Grammar3
crisis
/krass/
Thecountrynowfacesaneconomiccrisis.
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Grammar3
putthingsintoperspective
/pt z nt pspektv/
WatchingthehorrorofthedisasteronTVputmyownworriesintoperspective.
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Grammar3
compromise
/kmprmaz/
Talkswillcontinueuntilacompromiseisreached.
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Grammar3
affection
/fek n/
Barryfeltagreataffectionforher.
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Grammar3
criticism
/krtsz m/
Idon'tthinkhiscriticismsoftheprojectarejustified.
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Grammar3
contempt
/kntempt/
Stuarttreatedhiswifewithuttercontempt.
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Grammar3
constructively
/knstrktvli/
Asateacheryouhavetolookcriticallyandconstructivelyatastudent'swork.
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Grammar4
inevitable
/nevtb l/
Deathisinevitable.
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Vocabulary1
considerate
/knsd rt/
Hewasalwayskindandconsiderate.
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Vocabulary1
streak
/strik/
Janehasaruthlessstreakinherpersonality.
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Vocabulary1
diplomatic
/dplmtk/
ItoldherIlikedherdress,butreallyIwasjustbeingdiplomatic.
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Vocabulary1
fiercely
/fsli/
Hefoughtbackfiercelyagainsttheinjustice.
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Vocabulary1
loyal
/ll/
Tedwasalwaysloyaltohisfriends.
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Vocabulary1
brutally
/brutl-i/
Hewasbrutallymurdered.
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Vocabulary1
loseyourtemper
/luz j temp/
Jackloseshistemperfartooeasily.
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Vocabulary1
spontaneous
/spntenis/
Theaudienceburstintospontaneousapplause.
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Vocabulary1
levelheaded
/lev lhedd/
Sarahisaverylevelheadedperson.
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Vocabulary1
vivid
/vvd/
MeggaveavividdescriptionofherchildhoodinCornwall.
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Vocabulary1
razorsharp
/rezp/
Jimmyhasarazorsharpsenseofhumour.
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Vocabulary1
tendency
/tendnsi/
Hehasatendencytotalktoomuch.
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Vocabulary1
snapdecisions
/snp ds nz/
Jasontendstomakesnapdecisionsratherthanthinkingthroughtheproblem.
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Vocabulary3
morally
/mrli/
Slaveryismorallywrong.
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Writing3
pressure
/pre/
Herfamilyareputtingpressureonhertostayathome.
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livid
/lvd/
Theirparentswerelividwhentheydiscoveredthecouplehadeloped.
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stripe
/strap/
Zacwaswearingashirtwithblueandwhitestripes.
Ted'salwaysverypunctual.
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punctual
/pktul/
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value
/vlju/
Ialwaysvalueyouradvice.
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havenohesitationin
/hv n hezte n n/
HewasabrilliantsalesmanandIhadnohesitationinpromotinghim..
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recommending
/rekmend/
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distinctly
/dstktli/
Idistinctlyrememberhiswords.
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waterproof
/wtpruf/
Iboughtthechildrensomewaterproofboots.
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sensational
/sense nl/
HowardCartermadeasensationaldiscoverywhenhefoundthetombofTutankhamen.
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takeaway
/tekwe/
Wedecidedtohaveatakeawaymealfordinner.
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nanofood
/nn fud/
Iwon'tbebuyinganynanofoodunlessIknowitissafetoeat.
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bland
/blnd/
Thatwomanissoblandsheirritatesme.
Shelikedtofeelthesmoothtextureofsilkonherskin.
ThedecoratorwassuperbandI'vebeenrecommendinghimtoallmyfriends..
Unit02
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texture
/tekst/
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familyrun
/fm li rn/
It'sasmallfamilyrunbusiness.
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established
/stblt/
They'reawellestablishedcompany,withbranchesinmostcitiesinBritain.
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trendy
/trendi/
There'sanew,trendybarjustopenedintown.
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affected
/fektd/
Shewasdeeplyaffectedbythenewsofhisdeath.
Theatmosphereathomewastense.
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Listening1
atmosphere
/tmsf/
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Listening1
dcor
/dek/
Ididn'tlikethedcorintherestaurant.
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Listening1
expense
/kspens/
Allhismoneywentonmedicalexpenses.
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Listening2
themed
/imd/
ItwasathemedrestaurantbasedonAliceinWonderland.
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Listening3
location
/lke n/
Drawamapshowingthepreciselocationoftheaccident.
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Listening3
worth
/w/
Ourhouseisworth350,000.
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Listening4
ingredients
/nridints/
Mumwentouttobuyalltheingredientstobakeabirthdaycake.
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Vocabulary2
build(thebusiness)up
/bld p/
Johnworkedhardbuildingthebusinessup.
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Vocabulary2
thoughtup
/t p/
Whoeverthoughtupthisideaneedstobefired!
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Vocabulary2
council
/kans l/
Thelocalcouncildecidedtoclosedownthenightclub.
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Vocabulary2
pileup
/pal p/
Debtsfromthebusinesswerepilingupquickly.
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Vocabulary2
conjureup
/kndr p/
Smellscanoftenconjureupmemories.
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Vocabulary2
eatup
/it p/
Eatup,there'sagoodgirl.
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Vocabulary2
speakup
/spik p/
Couldyouspeakup,please?
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Vocabulary2
makeup
/mek p/
Ronmadeupanexcuse.
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Vocabulary2
fromscratch
/frm skrt/
Theybuiltupthebusinessfromscratch.
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Vocabulary3
addup
/d p/
Addyourscoresupandseewho'swon.
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Vocabulary3
dreamup
/drim p/
WhodreamsuptheseTVcommercials?
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Vocabulary3
saveup
/sev p/
MumandDadsavedupforthreeyearstogoonaroundtheworldtrip.
Fredheatedupthesoup.
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Vocabulary3
heatup
/hit p/
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Vocabulary3
hangup
/h p/
Shesaidgoodnightandhungup.
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thrilling
/rl/
Itwasathrillinggameoffootball.
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edge
/ed/
Billysatontheedgeofthebed.
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intimate
/ntmt/
Theybecameintimatefriends.
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supper
/sp/
WehadsupperinanItalianrestaurant.
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anticipated
/ntspetd/
Theyanticipatedalargecrowdofpeopleatthegame.
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charming
/tm/
HerbrotherisoneofthemostcharmingpeopleIhavemet.
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salmon
/smn/
Sheorderedsalmonwithwildgarlic.
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plump
/plmp/
MumboughtalovelyplumpturkeyforChristmasdinner.
Mattheworderedchargrilledsteakandchips.
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chargrilled
/trld/
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portion
/p n/
There'snotenoughfoodforeveryonewe'llhavetomakealltheportionssmaller.
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appeal
/pil/
Yourfoodstillhasacertainappeal,despitebeingburnt.
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memorabilia
/mem rbli/
Myson'sroomisfullofsoccermemorabilia.
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merchandise
/mtndaz, -das/
Allthemerchandiseondisplaywashalfprice.
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queuing
/kju/
Peoplewerequeuingovernightwaitingforthesalestostart.
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review
/rvju/
Afterreadingthefoodcritic'sreviewoftherestaurant,wedecidednottogo.
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efficiency
/f nsi/
Theefficiencyoftheservicewasexcellent.
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feature
/fit/
Animportantfeatureofhispaintingsistheircolours.
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memorable
/mem rb l/
Allinallitwasaverymemorableday.
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risotto
/rzt/
Stevemaderisottofordinner.
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threecoursedinner
/ri ks dn/
EverySunday,thefamilyhaveathreecoursedinner.
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prototype
/prttap/
HetriedtobuytheprototypeoftheAppleiPod.
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chewed
/tud/
Thatchildischewingbubblegum!
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strip
/strp/
Tearthepaperintooneinchstrips.
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roast
/rst/
LiamorderedroastbeefandYorkshirePudding.
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blueberrypie
/blub ri pa/
Fordessertshehadblueberrypie.
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farfetched
/f fett/
Herstorywasprettyfarfetched.
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laboratory
/lbrtri/
Margaretworksinaresearchlaboratory.
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programmable
/prrmb l/
Thecompanyarehopingtoproduceprogrammablenanofood.
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consumer
/knsjum/
Consumersareenjoyinglowerairfares.
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zap
/zp/
Izappedthefoodinthemicrowavetoheatitup.
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transmitter
/trnzmt/
Thelocaltransmitterhasbrokendown,andwecan'tgetapicture.
Thisswitchactivatesthealarm.
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activate
/ktvet/
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nanocapsule
/nn kpsjul/
Thesesockscontainnanocapsulesthatpreventthemretainingthesmellofyourfeet.
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containing
/knten/
Shefoundaboxcontainingallhermother'sjewellery.
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greenhued
/rin hjud/
Ontherocksatagreenhuedlizard.
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blackcurrantflavoured
/blkkrnt flevd/
Carlboughtatubeofblackcurrantflavouredsweets.
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omega3
/m ri/
Thenutritionistrecommendedthatshetake500mgofOmega3fishoileveryday.
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dissolve
/dzlv/
Stirthemixtureuntilthesugardissolves.
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precision
/prs n/
Someanimalscanfindtheirwayinthedarkwithgreatprecision.
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substance
/sbstns/
Thebagwascoveredwithastickysubstance.
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molecular
/mlekjl/
Itisdifficulttodiscoverthemolecularstructureofsomematerials.
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atomic
/tmk/
Alargenumberofatomicparticleshavebeendiscoveredoverthepast100years.
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exploits
/ksplts/
Hergrandchildrenexploitedhergenerosityshamelessly.
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startling
/sttl/
Herstartlingbeautyleftmebreathless.
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targeted
/ttd/
Weneedbettertargetedsalescampaignsifanyoneistogetabonus.
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manufacturer
/mnjfkt r/
Foodmanufacturershavepromisedtouselesspackagingontheirproducts.
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encapsulation
/nkpsjle n/
Willthepublicliketheideaofencapsulationofflavoursinnanofood?
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shelflife
/elf laf/
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engineer
/endn/
Hisenemiesengineeredhisdownfall.
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sensation
/sense n/
Shehadatinglingsensationinherhands.
Itrytoavoidbuyingfatbasedfoods.
Somefoodshaveaveryshortshelflife.
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fatbased
/ft best/
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spread
/spred/
Alantookthecheesespreadoutofthefridge.
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reduction
/rdk n/
There'sbeenareductioninthenumberofstudentschoosingscience.
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processed
/prsest/
Heonlyeverbuysprocessedpeas.
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content
/kntent/
Thestyleofthewebsiteisgood,butI'mnotreallyinterestedinitscontent.
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technique
/teknik/
Brian'sguitarplayingtechniquesaresuperb.
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sophisticated
/sfstketd/
Thisnewradioisaverysophisticatedmodel.
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tailored
/teld/
Healwayshashissuitstailoredtofithimexactly.
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flavour
/flev/
Whichflavouroficecreamdoyouwantchocolateorvanilla?
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cater
/ket/
Shecateredtohiseveryneed.
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ultimately
/ltmtli/
Theireffortsultimatelyresultedinhisreleasefromprison.
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TheHolyGrail
/ hli rel/
TheHolyGrailissaidtopossessmiraculouspowers,andhasneverbeenfound.
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trimming
/trm/
AtChristmaswehadaturkeydinnerwithallthetrimmings.
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protein
/prtin/
Mostfoodscontainatleastsomeprotein.
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altering
/ltr/
She'slostweightandisalteringsomeofherclothessotheyfit.
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nutrient
/njutrint/
Plantsabsorbnutrientsfromthesoil.
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hazelnut
/hez lnt/
Mysonhasahazelnutallergy.
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nutritional
/njutr nl/
Hetakesalotofnutritionalhealthsupplements.
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lactose
/lkts/
Helenboughtsomelactosefreevanillaicecream.
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filtered
/fltd/
Alldrinkingwatermustbefiltered.
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lactoseintolerant
/lkts ntlrnt/
Peoplebecomelactoseintolerantastheygrowolder.
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application
/plke n/
It'sverypretty,butdoesithaveanypracticalapplication?
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beetroot
/bitrut/
Beetrootisoneofmyfavouritevegetables.
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behaviour
/bhevj/
I'mnotverypleasedwithyourbehaviour.
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associated
/sietd, ssi-/
Hernameisalwaysassociatedwithhighfashion.
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backtofront
/bk t frnt/
HeputhisTshirtonbacktofront.
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innovation
/nve n/
Theintroductionofflexitimewasawelcomeinnovation.
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offshoot
/f ut/
TheTVserieswasanoffshootofahighlysuccessfulmovie.
Thefirespreadbecausethesmokesensorsweren'tworking.
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sensor
/sens/
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allergen
/ld n/
TheDepartmentprovidesallergeninformationfornonpackagedfoods.
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dafter
/dft/
Believeitornot,he'shaddafterideas.
Areyourqualificationsrelevanttothejob?
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relevant
/relv nt/
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corporation
/kpre n/
Sheworksforamajorengineeringcorporation.
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Grammar2
essential
/sen l/
Abalanceddietisessentialforgoodhealth.
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Grammar2
component
/kmpnnt/
Thefactorysuppliescomponentstothecarindustry.
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Grammar2
balanced
/blnst/
Itrytoeatabalanceddiet.
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Grammar2
medicinal
/mds nl/
Someplantshavemedicinalproperties.
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Grammar2
virtue
/vtu/
Peoplesometimesdoubtthemedicinalvirtuesofcertaintypesoffood.
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Grammar2
thejuryisstillouton
/ dri z stl at n/
ThejuryisstilloutonwhetherhewillbeallowedtoplayfortheteamonSaturday.
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Grammar2
prevent
/prvent/
Hispromptactionpreventedaseriousaccident.
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Grammar2
toothdecay
/tu dke/
Everyoneshouldbrushtheirteethtohelppreventtoothdecay.
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Grammar2
husk
/hsk/
Husksofcocoabeansareusedasagellingagentinjamsandotherfoods.
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Grammar2
discarded
/dskdd/
Theydiscardedtheemptybottlesatthebottlebank.
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Grammar2
plaque
/plk/
Theplaqueread:SamuelJohnsonwasbornhere.
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Grammar2
dental
/dentl/
Thedentistlooksafteryourdentalcare.
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Grammar2
forego
/f/
Wedecidedtoforegoasecondhelpingofpudding.
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Grammar2
temptation
/tempte n/
Ihadtoresistthetemptationtoslaphim.
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Grammar2
lifeexpectancy
/laf kspektnsi/
Scientistspredictthatlifeexpectancyforchildrenborntodaywillbeover100years.
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Grammar2
inmoderation
/n mdre n/
Ibelieveineatinganddrinkinginmoderation.
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Grammar2
cloggingup
/kl p/
Fattydietsleadtothecloggingupofarteries.
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Grammar2
artery
/tri/
Theheartpumpsbloodoutthroughonemainartery.
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Vocabulary1
refined
/rfand/
Ibuywholegrainbread,freshvegetablesandfruitandavoidallrefinedfood.
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Vocabulary1
stodgy
/stdi/
Jackwaseatingastodgypudding.
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Vocabulary1
tender
/tend/
Sheslowcookedthebeefuntilitwastender.
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Vocabulary1
bitter
/bt/
Thedrinkleftabittertasteinmymouth.
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Vocabulary1
acidic
/sdk/
Orangesandlemonsareacidicfoods.
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Vocabulary1
spicy
/spasi/
Mysonlovesspicyfood.
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Vocabulary1
smooth
/smu/
Shewasbusypreparingsomesmoothhomemadebabyfood.
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Vocabulary1
appetising
/ptaz/
Themealsmeltveryappetising.
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Vocabulary1
lumpy
/lmpi/
Mychildhasprogressedfromsmoothpureestolumpysolidfood.
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off
/f/
Themeatwasoff,sowehadcheeseontoastinstead.
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pungent
/pndnt/
Thepungentsmellofgarlicpervadedthekitchen.
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chunky
/tki/
Thisfoodistoochunkyforthebabytoeat.
Thechefhasaveryrefinedpalate.
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palate
/plt/
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CAEcloseup
airborne
/ebn/
Manypeoplediedafterbreathinginairborneparticlesfromthefactory.
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CAEcloseup
perceived
/psivd/
Obamaisperceivedbymanypeopleasthecountry'slasthopeofintroducinguniversalhealthbenefits.
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CAEcloseup
blandness
/blndns/
Theblandnessofthefoodwascomplete.
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CAEcloseup
attributed
/trbjtd/
Sheattributedherillnesstothecoldweather.
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CAEcloseup
aircraft
/ekrft/
Theaircrafthadafewemptyseats.
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CAEcloseup
takeoff
/tekf/
Ontakeoffwehadtofastenoursafetybelts.
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CAEcloseup
tastebud
/test bd/
Aswegetolder,wetendtoloseourtastebuds.
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CAEcloseup
altitude
/lttjud/
Breathingbecomesmoredifficultathighaltitudes.
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CAEcloseup
supply
/spla/
We'veboughtaweek'ssupplyoffreshmeat.
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CAEcloseup
oxygen
/ksd n/
Inonebreath,theadultwhalecantakeinenoughoxygentolastforaboutanhour.
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CAEcloseup
mild
/mald/
Thepatienthasamildincreaseintemperature.
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CAEcloseup
decrease
/dikris/
Therewasadecreaseinsaleslastmonth.
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CAEcloseup
sour
/sa/
Thatappletastedextremelysour.
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CAEcloseup
factor
/fkt/
Vaccinationisanimportantfactorinimprovingthenation'shealth.
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CAEcloseup
paramount
/prmant/
Safetyisparamountintheaircraftindustry.
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CAEcloseup
mass
/ms/
Thecitywashitbyamassoutbreakofflu.
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CAEcloseup
foodpoisoning
/fud pz n/
Rachelhascalledintosaythatshe'sinbedwithfoodpoisoning.
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CAEcloseup
disastrous
/dzstrs/
Wehadadisastrousweek'sholidayinItaly.
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CAEcloseup
consequence
/knskwns/
Thehealthconsequencesofobesitydonotappeartostoppeoplefromovereating.
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CAEcloseup
source
/ss/
Themainsourceofcalciumisdiaryproducts.
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CAEcloseup
accordingly
/kdli/
Ifyouworkextrahours,youwillbepaidaccordingly.
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CAEcloseup
palatable
/pltb l/
Thisisaverypalatablewine.
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CAEcloseup
spice
/spas/
Themealcontainedanumberofstrongspices.
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CAEcloseup
percentage
/psentd/
Whatpercentageoftheworkersarewomen?
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CAEcloseup
dessert
/dzt/
Wehadicecreamfordessert.
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setup
/set p/
Sheleftthecompanytosetupherownbusiness.
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fairly
/feli/
She'safairlypopulargirl.
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expanded
/kspndd/
Thecompanyhasexpandedsincehetookoverasadirector.
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regular
/rejl/
Jock'saregular,andcomesineverydayforhislunch.
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conference
/knf rns/
Shewasinvitedtoattendaninternationalconferenceontheenvironment.
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calculating
/klkjlet/
Healwayscalculatesthebillbeforepayingit.
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genetic
/dnetk/
Hisareaofexpertiseisgeneticresearch.
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aversion
/v n/
Shehasastrongaversiontocats.
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variation
/verie n/
Therecanbehugevariationsinpricefromstoretostoreforthesameitem.
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governed
/vnd/
Shewantstobeacreativechefandnotbegovernedbystrictrecipes.
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gene
/din/
ThearticlestatedthatthegenesinGMfoodaresynthetic.
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pudding
/pd/
Wehadchocolatepuddingfordessert.
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reaction
/rik n/
Whatwashisreactiontothequestion?
WealwayshavebeefstewonMonday.
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stew
/stju/
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fondness
/fndns/
Hisfondnessforhiseldestdaughterwasevident.
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offputting
/fpt/
Ifoundthestyleofthebookveryoffputting.
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competitive
/kmpettv/
Boysaremorecompetitivethangirls.
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achievement
/tivmnt/
Puttingamanonthemoonwasoneofourgreatestachievements.
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risestoachallenge
/razz t tlnd/
Ishecapableofrisingtothechallenge?
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setyourselfagoal
/set jself l/
Whydon'tyousetyourselfagoaltosavethatamountinsixmonths?
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spectator
/spektet/
Thespectatorscheeredontheirteam.
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activeparticipant
/ktv ptspnt/
Hewasanactiveparticipantinallthegames.
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keepingfit
/kip ft/
KeepingfitisoneofthosethingsthatIfinddifficulttofitintoabusylife.
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partly
/ptli/
TheymovedtoFrance,partlytobenearertheirdaughter.
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sociable
/sb l/
He'sextremelysociable,andwilltalktoanyone.
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keenon
/kin n/
Liamisverykeenonskiing.
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giveup
/v p/
Whyhaveyougivenupgoingtothegym?
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attitude
/ttjud/
Manypeoplehavenegativeattitudestowardsoldage.
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fitnessindustry
/ftns ndstri/
He'sapersonaltrainerinthefitnessindustry.
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craze
/krez/
HulahoopingisoneofthelatestfitnesscrazestohitNewYork.
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purpose
/pps/
WhatisthepurposeofyourvisittoEngland?
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effort
/eft/
Sheputsalotofeffortintoherwork.
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prop
/prp/
Thestagemanagermakessureallthepropsareintherightplacesbeforetheplaybegins.
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ladder
/ld/
Womenhavehadtofighttoclimbthecareerladder.
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drinkingstraw
/drk str/
Sheputadrinkingstrawineachglassoffruitjuice.
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extraordinary
/kstrd n ri/
It'sextraordinarythathedidn'ttellyou!
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advanced
/dvnst/
ShaniisanadvancedparticipantinPilates.
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chaostraining
/kes tren/
AfteronesessionIdecidedthatchaostrainingwasn'tforme.
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musclegroup
/ms l rup/
Atthegymhewasadvisedonhowtoexerciseeachmusclegroup.
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motivated
/mtvetd/
Mostclimbersaremotivatedbyadesiretoreachthesummit.
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thrive
/rav/
Acactusisaplantthatisabletothriveindryconditions.
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inbuilt
/nblt/
Shewasdrivenbyaninbuiltdesiretopassallherexams.
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desire
/dza/
PresidentObama'sdesireforpeaceearnedhimtheNobelPeacePrize.
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instinct
/nstkt/
Instincttoldmesomethingwaswrong.
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spirit
/sprt/
I'm85,butIstillfeelyounginspirit.
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competing
/kmpit/
Shetrainedhardbecausesheknewshewouldbecompetingagainstthebest.
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intense
/ntens/
Studentsareunderintensepressuretosucceed.
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stiff
/stf/
Morrisonfacesstiffcompetitioninthe200metressprint.
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cameupagainst
/kem p enst/
I'venevercomeupagainstsuchstiffcompetition.
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aslimmargin
/ slm mdn/
Byaslimmargin,hewasvotedclasspresident.
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rower
/r/
TheUKrowerscrossedthelinetowinyetanothergoldmedal.
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row
/r/
Theyrowedacrossthelake.
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epic
/epk/
EllenMacarthur'sepicjourneyroundtheworldstartedfromPlymouth.
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odd
/d/
Jake'sanoddguy.
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laidback
/ledbk/
Hehasaverylaidbackapproachtolife.
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challenge
/tlnd/
Ienjoythechallengeofanewjob.
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copewith
/kp w, w/
Howonearthdoesshecopewitheightchildren?
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were(certainly)upagainst
/wr p enst/
Theywerecertainlyupagainstthebestteamintheleague.
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physically
/fzkli/
Tryrunningtohelpyoukeepphysicallyfit.
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horrendous
/hrends/
Itwasahorrendoussight.
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exhausted
/zstd/
Iwasstillexhaustedfromtherace.
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neartorture
/n tt/
Ihadsomanyblisters,itwasneartorturetokeeponrowing.
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considerable
/knsd rb l/
Heleftheraconsiderableamountofmoney.
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session
/se n/
Weruntrainingsessionsfordisabledathletes.
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unpredictable
/nprdktb l/
Weranintosomeunpredictableweather.
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Listening2
element
/elmnt/
There'sanelementofriskineverysport.
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unsung
/ns/
Theyweretheunsungheroesoftherevolution.
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immaculate
/mkjlt/
Herhairwasimmaculate.
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court
/kt/
Ibeatheratsquashbutshethrashedmeonthetenniscourt.
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orderly
/dli/
Shealwayshasaneat,orderlydesk.
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welldeserved
/weldzvd/
Mum'shavingawelldeservedrest.
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credit
/kredt/
Shegavehimcreditfordoingagoodjob.
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behindthescenes
/bhand sinz/
Nooneknewwhatwentonbehindthescenes.
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magnificent
/mnfs nt/
Hegaveamagnificentperformance.
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falcon
/flkn/
Thefalconswoopedandseizeditspreyinitsclaws.
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divebomb
/davbm/
Thebirdwastrainedtodivebombanypigeonitsaw.
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pigeon
/pdn/
Fredusedtoracehomingpigeons.
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distracting
/dstrkt/
Ifoundhispresenceverydistracting.
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messup
/mes p/
Wimbledonusesfalconstofrightenawaythepigeonswhichmessupthecourts.
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disease
/dziz/
Hewassufferingfromheartdisease.
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scaringoff
/sker f/
Thedogwasexcellentatscaringoffburglars.
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resounding
/rzand/
Leona'snewrecordwasaresoundingsuccess.
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dropped
/drpt/
Thenumberofapplicantsapplyingforthecoursehasdropped.
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poison
/pz n/
Arsenicisadeadlypoison.
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trained
/trend/
Theirdogwastrainedatobedienceclasses.
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lawn
/ln/
Dadwentouttomowthelawn.
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soil
/sl/
Thesoilhereisverypoor.
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maintained
/mentend/
ThegroundsmenmaintainedthecourtsverywellatWimbledon.
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upkeep
/pkip/
Themoneywenttowardstheupkeepofthechurch.
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surface
/sfs/
Thesurfaceofthevasefeltsmooth.
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formula
/fmjl/
There'snomagicformulaforsuccess.
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mimic
/mmk/
Someoftheboysweremimickingtheteacher.
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footfall
/ftfl/
IthoughtIheardafootfallbehindme.
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blade
/bled/
Hecuthisfingeronthebladeofhissaw.
Shehittheballskywards.
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skywards
/skawdz/
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ensuring
/nr/
Hecheckedallthedoors,ensuringtheywerelocked.
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minimumoffuss
/mnmm v fs/
Theauthoragreedtovisittheschoolbutinsistedontheminimumoffuss.
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series
/sriz/
WehavetodoaseriesofexercisesinourPEclass.
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refine
/rfan/
Thesugarisrefinedandthenshippedabroad.
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temperament
/temp rmnt/
Hehasn'tgottherighttemperamenttoworkwithchildren.
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vital
/vatl/
Hisevidencewasvitaltothedefencecase.
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skilful
/sklf l/
Hewasaskilfulphotographer,butverytemperamental.
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banging
/b/
Hetrippedandendedupbanginghisheadintothewall.
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netpost
/net pst/
Thetennisplayerslammedhisfirstserveintothenetpost.
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carriedon
/krid n/
Thecricketerscarriedonplayinguntilbadlightstoppedplay.
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steward
/stjud/
Heistrainingtobeastewardonanationalairline.
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strict
/strkt/
Ourteacherisverystrictandwillnotallowtalkinginclass.
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fairly
/feli/
Samhasalwaystreatedhisemployeesfairly.
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turnstile
/tnstal/
Ishowedmyticketandpassedthroughtheturnstile.
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slope
/slp/
Ourhouseisbuiltonaslope.
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sole
/sl/
Hewasthesolesurvivorofthecrash.
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provider
/prvad/
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reputation
/repjte n/
Theneighbourhoodusedtohaveaverybadreputation.
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exceptional
/ksep nl/
Stellawasanexceptionalstudent.
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variety
/vrati/
Thecollegeoffersseveralvarietiesoflanguagecourse.
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supplies
/splaz/
Heverykindlysuppliedmewithapentofillintheform.
IdecidedtochangemyInternetserviceprovider.
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fortnight
/ftnat/
Themeetingstakeplaceonceafortnight.
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consumption
/knsmp n/
Wearemorethanawareoftheneedtoreducepetrolconsumption.
Shewasaveryfaststrawberrypicker,andquicklyfilledherbasket.
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picker
/pk/
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adapt
/dpt/
Childrenmayfindithardtoadapttoanewschool.
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surrogatemother
/sret m, -t/
Clareactedasasurrogatemotherforhersister.
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assigns
/sanz/
Theteacherhadassignedeachofthemaparticulartask.
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locker
/lk/
Hechangedintohisfootballkitandlefthisclothesinthelocker.
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laundry
/lndri/
Henryputthelaundryinthewashingmachine.
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tends
/tendz/
Shetendstohiseveryneed.
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demand
/dmnd/
There'sagreatdemandfornewhousing.
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bagful
/bfl/
Mysonarrivedhomewithabagfulofdirtylaundry.
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quirky
/kwki/
Mikehasaquirkysenseofhumour.
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rip
/rp/
Herclotheshadallbeenripped.
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idol
/adl/
Overnighthebecameapopidol.
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standard
/stndd/
Wemustimprovestandardsoffoodhygiene.
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Vocabulary2
battled
/btld/
Theybattledagainsttheelements.
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exhaustion
/zst n/
Hecollapsedwithexhaustion.
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dizziness
/dzins/
Jeanwasovercomebydizziness.
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nausea
/nzi, -si/
Shewasfilledwithnauseaatthethoughtofkillingaturkey.
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sunstroke
/snstrk/
Shewassufferingfromaseverecaseofsunstroke.
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expectations
/ekspekte nz/
Theholidaydidn'tliveuptoourexpectations.
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determined
/dtmnd/
Hewasdeterminedtofindoutwhathadgonewrong.
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averaging
/v rd/
Thehikerswereaveragingabouttwentymilesaday.
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outstanding
/atstnd/
Theoperasingergaveanoutstandingperformance.
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schedule
/edjul, ske-/
Theprojectlookslikefinishingonschedule.
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status
/stets/
IfImarryanAmerican,willmystatusasanBritishcitizenbeaffected?
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minor
/man/
Wemadeafewminorchangestotheplan.
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rolemodel
/rl mdl/
Itrytobeapositiverolemodelformykids.
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elite
/elit/
Theywereahighlytrained,elitegroupofsoldiers.
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Grammar3
coach
/kt/
Philwasabrilliantcoach,andtooktheteamintothePremierLeague.
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Grammar3
reckon
/rekn/
We'vedoneallwecan,Ireckon.
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Grammar3
recovered
/rkvd/
Jed'sinhospital,recoveringfromhisoperation.
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stickto
/stk t, t/
Wedecidedtosticktoouroriginalplan.
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barefoot
/beft/
Thechildrenranbarefootinthesand.
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sole
/sl/
Hiswellingtonbootshadrubbersoles.
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wobbly
/wbli/
Shespilthercoffeebecauseshewassittingonawobblychair.
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rival
/rav l/
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tookup
/tk p/
Lucytookupsquashaboutsixmonthsago.
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racehorse
/reshs/
Thatracehorseissuperboverthefences.
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myth
/m/
I'mreadingabookaboutGreekmythsandlegends.
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memory
/mem ri/
Shehasaverygoodmemory.
Thetwoteamshadalwaysbeenrivals.
Unit04
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fairystory
/feri stri/
Ireadafairystorytomydaughtereverynight.
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fable
/feb l/
HisfavouritebookisAesop'sFables.
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fib
/fb/
Youshouldn'ttellfibs.
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legend
/led nd/
MostchildrenarefamiliarwiththelegendofKingArthur.
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appealing
/pil/
Whichofthesebooksdoyoufindmostappealing?
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trashy
/tri/
Forsomelightreadingontheplanehepickedupatrashynovel.
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nonfiction
/nn fk n/
Sheneverreadsnonfictionbooks,asshefindreallifedepressingasitis.
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professional
/prfe nl/
You'llneedprofessionallegaladvice.
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journal
/dnl/
Hewaswritinganarticleforascientificjournal.
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intended
/ntendd/
Thelanguagewillvaryaccordingtotheintendedaudience.
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promote
/prmt/
HeattendedameetingtopromotetradebetweenTaiwanandtheUK.
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potential
/pten l/
Thesalesmenwereeagertoimpresspotentialcustomers.
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cameabout
/kem bat/
ThefirstBandAidconcertcameaboutbecauseofBobGeldofandMidgeUre.
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founder
/fand/
MichaelMarksandThomasSpencerwerethefoundersofMarksandSpencer.
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reducing
/rdjus/
Thecompanywerereducingthenumberofstaff.
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antisocial
/nts l/
Thepolicearecrackingdownonantisocialbehaviour.
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appreciated
/priietd/
Theyverymuchappreciatedtheworkshehaddoneontheirbehalf.
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literature
/lt rt/
Itwasn'tamajorworkofliteraturebutitwasabestseller.
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hooked
/hkt/
Mysongothookedonbooksafterourvisittothelibrary.
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vast
/vst/
Vastareasofrainforestwerecutdownandusedforlogging.
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majority
/mdrti/
Moneyisaproblemforthemajorityofstudents.
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hurdle
/hdl/
Findingenoughmoneyfortheprojectwasthefirsthurdle.
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classics
/klsks/
Readingtheclassicscanimproveyourlearningexperiences.
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followsuit
Ifapublisherbringsoutanewreadingscheme,theircompetitorsusuallyfollowsuit.
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selfhelp
/selfhelp/
Theauthorgaveatalkaboutselfhelpandwheretogoforadvice.
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aid
/ed/
Exercisecanaidrelaxation.
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accessibility
/ksesblti/
Toaidaccessibilitytocomputers,thesearenowavailableinlibraries.
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illustration
/lstre n/
ShelovedtheillustrationsintheDrSeussbooks.
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cartooning
/ktun/
Hercartooningtechniqueswereterrific.
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comicstrip
/kmk strp/
Thecomicstripstyleofbookappealedtomysonbutnotmydaughter.
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modernised
/mdnazd/
Shedecidedtomodernisethekitchen.
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response
/rspns/
Iknockedonthedoorbuttherewasnoresponse.
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generation
/denre n/
ThreegenerationsoftheLambefamilyhavelivedhere.
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fiction
/fk n/
Shewriteschildren'sfiction.
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reject
/rdekt/
Yourapplicationhasbeenrejected.
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struggle
/str l/
Parentsstruggletobringupchildrenonalowincome.
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secure
/skj/
Anattemptwasmadetosecurethereleaseofthehostages.
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frustrated
/frstretd/
Igetreallyfrustratedwithmycomputersometimes.
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sentoff
/sent f/
Theauthorsentoffthemanuscripttoherpublisher.
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manuscript
/mnjskrpt/
TheBookofKellsisIreland'smostpreciousmedievalmanuscript.
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featuring
/fitr/
Wewenttosee'TheCurseoftheWereRabbit'featuringWallaceandGromit.
Hewenttothepolice,claimingtheaccidentwasnothisfault.
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claiming
/klem/
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frustration
/frstre n/
Everyjobhasitsfrustrations.
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original
/rdn l, -d nl/
Thehousestillhasitsoriginalstonefloor.
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masterpiece
/mstpis/
LeonardodaVinci'smasterpiecetheMonaLisanowhangsintheLouvreinParis.
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publishable
/pblb l/
Hismanuscriptwasreturnedwithalettersayingitwasnotpublishable.
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retyping
/ritap/
Heaskedhissecretarytoretypetheletterbecauseitwasfullofspellingmistakes.
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slight
/slat/
There'sbeenaslightimprovementinhishealth.
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alteration
/ltre n/
Ihavejustmadeacoupleofminoralterationstothedrawings.
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staggering
/st r/
Shespentastaggering2000onanewdress.
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spot
/spt/
Apilotspottedthewreckage.
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rippedoff
/rpt f/
Thefilmrippedoff'GonewiththeWind'.
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proximity
/prksmti/
Wechosethishousebecauseofitsproximitytotheschool.
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infant
/nfnt/
Themotherwasveryconcernedaboutherinfant'sweight.
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tongue
/t/
Shecouldstilltastethechocolateonhertongue.
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infancy
/nfnsi/
Theirsondiedininfancy.
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blacksmith
/blksm/
Hewasablacksmith,andshoedallthehorses.
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marshcountry
/m kntri/
Thegovernmentareplanningtobuildanairportonthemarshcountryaroundthecity.
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churchyard
/ttjd/
Theweddingguestscongregatedinthechurchyard.
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marshes
/mz/
WedecidedtovisitRainhamMarshesinEssex.
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rushing
/r/
Hewentrushingofftocatchthebus.
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grave
/rev/
Wevisitedmygrandfather'sgrave.
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throat
/rt/
Ihaveasorethroat.
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fearful
/ff l/
Peoplearefearfulofrisingcrime.
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comparison
/kmprs n/
HewentontheInternettomakeacomparisonofprices.
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version
/v n/
Isawtheoriginalversionofthefilm.
Thepaintingwasafake.
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fake
/fek/
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bothered
/bd/
Shedidn'tbothertoturndowntheradioeventhoughsheknewIwastryingtosleep.
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turneddown
/tnd dan/
Sheturneddownhisofferofmarriage.
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orphaned
/f nd/
AfterHurricaneKatrina,manychildrenwereleftorphaned.
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deathly
/deli/
Hisfacewasadeathlywhite.
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wentoff
/went f/
Ileaptoutofbedwhenthealarmwentoff.
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cellar
/sel/
Theyturnedthecellarintoaplayroomforthechildren.
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CAEcloseup
recreated
/rikrietd/
TheTitanicvoyageistoberecreatedonacruiseliner100yearsafteritsank.
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CAEcloseup
dressup
/dres p/
Iwenttothepartydressedupasagorilla.
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CAEcloseup
costume
/kstjm/
TheyhadtogotothepartydressedinVictoriancostumes.
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CAEcloseup
ride
/rad/
Wewentforarideinhisnewcar.
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CAEcloseup
highspeed
/haspid/
ThehighspeedBullettrainsslashedjourneytimesacrosstheregion.
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CAEcloseup
fairgroundride
/ferand rad/
Shewantedtogoonthefairgroundride.
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CAEcloseup
outing
/at/
We'regoingonafamilyouting.
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CAEcloseup
themepark
/im pk/
WehadadayoutatFlamingolandthemepark.
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CAEcloseup
beputoff
/bi pt f/
Don'tbeputoffbyhisgruffattitudehe'sgotaheartofgold!
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CAEcloseup
unjustified
/ndstfad/
Ourfearswereunjustified.
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CAEcloseup
evidence
/evd ns/
Youmustbeabletoprovideevidenceofyourability.
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CAEcloseup
satisfied
/stsfad/
I'mnotreallysatisfiedwiththewayhecutmyhair.
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CAEcloseup
beneficial
/benf l/
Theagreementwillbebeneficialtobothgroups.
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CAEcloseup
generating
/denret/
He'salwaystryingtothinkupdifferentwaysofgeneratingmoney.
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CAEcloseup
disapprove
/dspruv/
Herparentsstronglydisapproveofherlifestyle.
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CAEcloseup
overly
/vli/
IthinkKaneisbeingoverlyoptimistic.
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mademefeelnostalgic
EverytimeIhearthatsongitmakesmefeelalittlenostalgic.
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haunted
/hntd/
Thelocalscallitthehauntedhouse,butIdon'tbelieveinsuchrubbish.
WhenIheardhervoice,memoriescamefloodingback.
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memoriescamefloodingback
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oneofmyearliestmemories
OneofmyearliestmemoriesismyDadreadingtomeinbed.
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lookingback
/lk bk/
Lookingback,IregretnotemigratingtoAustralia.
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influence
/nfluns/
TheQueenhasnopoliticalinfluence.
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itallcomesback
/t l kmz bk/
AssoonasIsetfootintheclassroomitallcamebacktome.
Thatsongevokesstrongmemoriesofmyyouth.
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evokesstrongmemories
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wegobackalongway
/wi bk l we/
He'smybestpalwegobackalongway.
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vividlyremember
/vvdli rmemb/
IvividlyremembermyfirstvisittoHongKong.
Ivaguelyrememberherbutcouldn'tgiveyouanaccuratedescription.
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vaguelyremember
/veli rmemb/
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mymind'sgoneblank
I'dmetherbeforebutmymindwentblankandIcouldn'trememberhername.
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fancydress
/fnsi dres/
WewereinvitedtohispartybutIdon'twanttogo,asyouhavetowearfancydress..
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range
/rend/
Thecentreprovidesarangeofservicesfortheelderly.
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grab
/rb/
Hegrabbedmybagandran.
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urbanmyth
/bn m/
Lightningneverstrikestwiceinthesameplace'isanurbanmyth.
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conspiracytheory
/knsprsi ri/
ThedeathofPrincessDianaspawnedlotsofconspiracytheories.
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harmful
/hmf l/
Mostpeopleareawareoftheharmfuleffectsofsmoking.
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illegal
/li l/
It'sillegaltoparkhere.
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drain
/dren/
Wehadtocalltheplumbertocleartheblockeddrain.
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exaggerated
/zdretd/
Hehasanexaggeratedsenseofhisownimportance.
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reassured
/rid/
Thesurgeonreassuredmethattheoperationhadgonewithoutahitch.
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moonlanding
/mun lnd/
TheystayeduptowatchthemoonlandingonTV.
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proof
/pruf/
Thereisnoproofoftheexistenceoflifeonotherplanets.
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faked
/fekt/
Thewholestoryhadbeenfaked.
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commercially
/km li/
Thebusinesswasn'tcommerciallyviable.
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visual
/vul/
Themoviehasastrongvisualimpact.
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fullygrown
/flirn/
Thatpuppywillbeahugedogwhenhe'sfullygrown.
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suitable
/sutb l, sju-/
Wearehopingtofindasuitableschool.
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impressive
/mpresv/
Theviewfromthehotelbalconywasveryimpressive.
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recommendation
/rekmende n/
Thecommitteemadedetailedrecommendationstotheschool.
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troubling
/trbl/
Thecouplewentthroughsometroublingtimesbutmanagedtopullthrough.
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upsetting
/pset/
Hisbehaviourwasupsettingthewholefamily.
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sorrow
/sr/
Thedeathoftheirsonwasatimeofgreatsorrow.
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actionpacked
/k npkt/
Theactionpackedfilmhadusontheedgeofourseats.
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praised
/prezd/
Kenwaspraisedforhisbraveactionintheemergency.
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idyllic
/dlk/
Itwasanidyllicsettingforacountrycottage.
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stunning
/stn/
Youlookstunninginthatdress.
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colossal
/kls l/
They'verunupcolossaldebts.
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distressing
/dstres/
Shehadadistressingdream.
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dazzling
/dz l/
Theactressgaveadazzlingperformance.
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fatuous
/ftus/
Oneoftheboysmadeafatuousremark.
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unbearable
/nberb l/
Thepainwasunbearable.
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tremendous
/trmends/
Ihavetremendousrespectforher.
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excruciating
/kskruiet/
Thepaininmykneewasexcruciating.
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astonishing
/stn/
Inlightofallthefacts,itwasanastonishingdecision.
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agonising
/naz/
Thepainwasagonising.
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laughable
/lfb l/
Heclaimstobetheworld'smostsuccessfulcomedian,butIthinkthat'sjustlaughable.
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traumatic
/trmtk/
Beingmuggedwasatraumaticexperience.
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ludicrous
/ludkrs/
Itwassuchaludicroussuggestion,Itotallyignoredit.
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astounding
/stand/
Theplaywasanastoundingsuccess.
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preposterous
/prpst rs/
That'sapreposteroussuggestion!
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massive
/msv/
TheEnglishMastiffisalarge,massive,powerfuldog.
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disturbing
/dstb/
Thepolicewereworriedbyarecentdisturbingincreaseincrime.
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fad
/fd/
OneofthelatestfashionfadsthisyearisUggboots.
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you'vebeenhad
Howmuchdidyoupayforthis?You'vebeenhad!
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Grammar2
fallenfor
/fln f, f/
Don'ttellmeyoufellforthatoldtrick!
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Grammar2
credibility
/kredblti/
Thescandalhasdamagedthegovernment'scredibility.
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Grammar4
plot
/plt/
Whatistheplotofthisstory?
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neutral
/njutrl/
SwitzerlandremainedneutralduringWorldWarII.
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dramatisation
/drmtaze n/
ThedramatisationofLordoftheRingstrilogywasahugesuccess.
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gossiping
/sp/
Itsnotjustthegirlsintheofficewhoareforevergossiping!
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properly
/prpli/
Ican'tseeproperlywithoutmyglasses.
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nostalgia
/nstld/
Hefeltabriefnostalgiaforhislifeonthefarm.
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pleading
/plid/
Ipleadedwithhernottogo.
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irritating
/rtet/
Shehasanirritatinghabitoffinishingoffyoursentencesforyou.
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sentience
/sen ns/
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ponyclub
/pni klb/
ShehasherownponyandhasjoinedthePonyClub.
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snifferdog
/snf d/
Policewereusingsnifferdogstotrackdowntheescapedconvict.
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customsofficer
/kstmz fs/
Attheairport,thecustomsofficeraskedmeifIhadanythingtodeclare.
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presence
/prez ns/
Thedocumentshouldbesignedinthepresenceofawitness.
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naturaldisaster
/nt rl dzst/
Hurricanesandearthquakesarenaturaldisasters.
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redridinghood
LittleRedRidingHood'ismydaughter'sfavouritebook.
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shabby
/bi/
Theoldmanwaswearingashabbyoldcoat.
Hestronglybelievesinthesentienceofanimals.
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unlikely
/nlakli/
It'sveryunlikelythatthey'llwin.
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escaperoute
/skep rut/
Duringfirepractice,eachdepartmentwastoldwhichescaperoutetotake.
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ghetto
/et/
Criticscomplainedthatexpandingthemodeltownwouldcreateurbanghettos.
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neighbourhood
/nebhd/
Hegrewupinatoughneighbourhood.
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crackle
/krk l/
Canyoupleasestopcracklingthatpaper?I'mtryingtolistentotheTV!
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barely
/beli/
Theyhadbarelyenoughmoneytoliveon.
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backdrop
/bkdrp/
Thefilmwasaboutalovestorysetagainstthebackdropofwar.
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decay
/dke/
Urbandecaybecomesmoreevidentinourcitiesasmorepeoplemovetothesuburbs.
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jolting
/dlt/
Pete'scarwasjoltingdowntheroad.
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takehisbreathaway
Whenhefirstsawher,shetookhisbreathaway.
Theswimmeremergedfromthewater.
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emerges
/mdz/
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beams
/bimz/
Whenshegavehimhispresenthebeamedwithdelight.
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eternally
/tn l-i/
Shegavememystartinlife,forwhichIwillbeeternallygrateful.
Shegoesdowntothestablestwiceaweekforridinglessons.
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stable
/steb l/
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fatherfigure
/f f/
MyfatherdiedwhenIwasababy,andmygrandfatherhasalwaysbeenmyfatherfigure.
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contributor
/kntrbjt/
Thecompanyisabigcontributortoourcharity.
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burnt
/bnt/
InevergiveinterviewsnowI'vebeenburntbythemediatoomanytimes.
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gaintheirtrust
/en e trst/
Howdoyougainsomeone'strustafteryou'velostit?
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documenting
/dkjment/
Thepoliticians'expenseswerewelldocumentedbythenewspapers.
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unique
/junik/
Everyhousewebuildisunique.
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drifted
/drftd/
Thepatientdriftedinandoutofacoma.
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structure
/strkt/
Hiswifemanagedtoputsomestructureandorderinhislife.
YoucanalwayscountonDouginacrisis.
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counton
/kant n/
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let(me)down
/let dan/
Itrusthimcompletelyandknowhe'llneverletmedown.
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rehabilitate
/rihbltet/
Specialhelpisneededtorehabilitateamputees.
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male
/mel/
Themalelioncontrolstheprideanddefendstheirterritory.
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grant
/rnt/
Theyappliedforagovernmentgrantforloftinsulation.
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aggressively
/resvli/
Thefootballcoachtoldhimhehadtoattackmoreaggressively.
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survival
/svav l/
Theoperationwillincreasehischancesofsurvival.
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documentary
/dkjment ri/
Theyaremakingadocumentaryaboutvolcanoes.
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employment
/mplmnt/
Areyouinfulltimeemployment?
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loose
/lus/
Inaloosesense,weagreedwhowouldpayforwhat.
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cooperative
/kp rtv/
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auction
/k n/
Heboughtthepaintingatanauction.
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wealthy
/weli/
Shecomesfromanextremelywealthyfamilyandwantsfornothing.
Ialwaysfoundhimmostcooperative.
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fallenaway
/fln we/
Theplasterhadfallenawayfromtheceiling.
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enhances
/nhnsz/
Exerciseenhancesyourchancesofkeepingyourgoodhealth.
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brokenhome
/brk n hm/
Hecomesfromabrokenhome.
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ignored
/nd/
Hiswarningwasignored,andthedisasterhappenedanyway.
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intheirstead
/n e sted/
Thenightmaresdisappeared,andintheirsteadcamedreamsofchildhood.
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improvement
/mpruvmnt/
Therewasasteadyimprovementinefficiency.
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packhorse
/pkhs/
Thepackhorsewassurefooted,andpickeditswayneatlyoverthedifficultterrain.
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inaposse
/n psi/
Theridersgallopedacrossthefieldsinaposse.
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combination
/kmbne n/
Doctorsnowtreatthisdiseasewithacombinationofdrugs.
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ain't
/ent/
Thisain'tmine,'hesaid,handingitback.
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muddy
/mdi/
Hepulledoffhismuddyboots.
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pen
/pen/
Hebuiltasquarepenforthehorses.
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patch
/pt/
Thedonkeywastiedtoapostonapatchofwasteland.
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wasteland
/westlnd/
Thecouncilvotedtoturntheurbanwastelandintoparks.
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groomed
/rumd/
Theyoungridersweregiveninstructionsonhowtogroomahorse.
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rundown
/rndan/
Theoldmanlivedinanoldrundownshack.
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suburban
/sbbn/
Thefamilylivedinaquietsuburbanstreet.
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faade
/fsd/
Mywifedidn'tlikethefaadeofthehouse.
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converted
/knvtd/
Weconvertedtheguesthouseintoastable.
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ramshackle
/rmk l/
Thebuilderspulleddowntheramshackleoldfarmhouse.
49
financially
Hewassuccessfulandfinanciallysecure.
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metaphorical
/metfrk l/
Herpoetryisrathermetaphoricalinitsuseoflanguage.
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burstwithpride
/bst w prad/
Herparentsalmostburstwithpridewhenshewashandedhergoldmedal.
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illustrate
/lstret/
Achartmighthelptoillustratethispoint.
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contrast
/kntrst/
Thecontrastbetweentherichandthepoorwasevident.
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scenery
/sinri/
She'swonawardsforhersceneryintheirlasttwotheatreproductions.
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opposing
/pz/
Thetwoopposinggroupswereeachgiventhesameamountofairtime.
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emotionally
/m nli/
Myfatherwasanemotionallycoldman.
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limited
/lmtd/
Myknowledgeofthebusinessislimited.
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stretched
/stretd/
Ourbudgetisabitstretchedatthemomentwecan'taffordit.
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separate
/sepret/
Theclasswasseparatedintofourgroups.
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destroy
/dstr/
Thebuildingwascompletelydestroyedbyfire.
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Vocabulary4
restonone'sshoulders
AhugeweightofresponsibilityrestsonthePresident'sshoulders.
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ridingonthis
/rad n s/
We'vegotalotridingonthisit'smakeorbreaktime!
Shewasdeterminedtokeephismemoryalive.
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keepsomethingalive
/kip sm lav/
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catchone'seye
/kt wnz a/
ThisdresscaughtmyeyeandIjustcouldn'tresistit.
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welfare
/welfe/
We'reonlyconcernedwithyourwelfare.
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bloodpressure
/bld pre/
Olderpeopleoftenhavehighbloodpressure.
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stressful
/stresf l/
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implication
/mplke n/
Theimplicationsofthisdecisionwillreverberatethroughouttheland.
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Grammar5
stockbroker
/stkbrk/
Hisstockbrokerboughtsomesharesinthecompany.
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Grammar5
putunderpressure
/pt nd pre/
Thesalesteamwereputunderpressuretosellmore,more,more!
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Grammar5
stressinduced
/stres ndjust/
Simonwasoffworkwithastressinducedillness.
Heleftthecompanybecausehisjobwastoostressful.
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drug
/dr/
Thedoctorprescribeddrugsforhisillness.
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Grammar5
oddly
/dli/
Roger'sbeenbehavingveryoddly.
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Grammar5
observation
/bzve n/
Theresearchermadecarefulobservationsoftheanimal'sbehaviour.
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Grammar5
indicate
/ndket/
Researchindicatesthatwomenlivelongerthanmen.
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Grammar5
nonjudgemental
/nn ddmentl/
Sallyhasaverynonjudgementalattitudetolife.
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Grammar5
perception
/psep n/
Children'sperceptionsoftheworldaredifferentfromthoseofadults.
Threatsweremadeagainsthislife.
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threat
/ret/
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restraint
/rstrent/
Thepoliceshowedgreatrestraint.
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Grammar5
soaring
/sr/
Thehotairballoonwentsoaringintotheair.
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Grammar5
derive
/drav/
It'simportantthatIderivesomepleasurefrommywork.
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Grammar5
roughly
/rfli/
Roughly100peopleattendedthemeeting.
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Grammar5
invested
/nvestd/
I'veinvestedalotoftimeandeffortintothisproject.
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Speaking3
affectionate
/fek nt/
Mygranddaughterisaveryaffectionatechild.
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Speaking3
delighted
/dlatd/
Yokowillbedelightedtoseeyou.
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Speaking3
downhearted
/danhtd/
Shefeltextremelydownheartedwhenshefailedtogetthejob.
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Speaking3
devastated
/devstetd/
Whensheleft,hewasdevastated.
Shewasdeeplytouchedbyhiskindness.
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Speaking3
touched
/ttt/
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contribution
/kntrbju n/
Einstein'senormouscontributiontosciencehasalwaysbeenacknowledged.
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domestic
/dmestk/
Catsanddogsaredomesticanimals.
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Writing4
cute
/kjut/
Theyhavejustboughtacutelittlepuppy.
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Listening3
detect
/dtekt/
Pauldetectedanoteofdisappointmentinhismother'svoice.
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Listening3
educationally
/edjke nli/
Thecompanyonlysoldeducationallyrelatedmaterials.
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Listening3
insect
/nsekt/
Ibrushedawaytheinsectcrawlingupmyleg.
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Listening3
bacteria
/bktri/
Bacteriahelpourbodiesdigestfood.
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Listening3
unfair
/nfe/
Theotherteamhadanunfairadvantage.
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Listening3
rewarding
/rwd/
Nursingisaveryrewardingjob.
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Listening3
unreasonable
/nriz nb l/
DoyouthinkI'mbeingunreasonable?
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checkingout
/tek at/
We'recheckingoutthenewshoppingmall.
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getout
/et at/
Theembassyadvisedtouriststogetoutofthecountry.
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zone
/zn/
Thereporterwasadvisedtogetoutofthetroublezone.
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ruledout
/ruld at/
Thepoliceruledhimoutasapossiblesuspect.
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option
/p n/
It'stheonlyoptionwehaveleft.
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cutsout
/kts at/
Buyadishwasheritcutsoutwashingthedishesbyhand!
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getmoreoutof
/et mr at v/
Doyouwanttogetmoreoutoflife?
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Vocabulary2
highclass
/hakls/
Hetookmeforamealinahighclassrestaurant.
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posh
/p/
Westayedinaposhhotelforhalftheusualprice.
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tryout
/tra at/
Iwanttotryoutmynewcamera.
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organic
/nk/
Sheonlyevereatsorganicfood.
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phase(it)out
/fez at/
Thenewsubjectdidn'tproveverypopular,sowedecidedtophaseitout.
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digout
/d at/
Idugheroutofthesnowwithmyhands.
Thepoliticiansareoutcampaigningonbehalfoftheirparties.
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campaigning
/kmpen/
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tunafishnet
/tjun f net/
Thedolphinswerecaughtupinatunafishnet.
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grasssnake
/rs snek/
Grasssnakesarenotpoisonous.
54
appalling
/pl/
Thechildrenwerelivinginappallingconditions.
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honeybee
/hnibi/
Oneofthemostfamiliarinsectsintheworldisthehoneybee.
54
distinguish
/dstw/
Heisoldenoughtodistinguishbetweenfictionandreality.
54
explosive
/ksplsv/
Dynamiteisatypeofexplosive.
54
wound
/wund/
Thesoldierdiedfromhiswounds.
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absorbs
/bsbz, bzbz/
Plantsabsorboxygen.
54
moisture
/mst/
Drinkinglotsofwaterhelpsretainyourskin'snaturalmoisture.
54
healingagent
/hil ed nt/
Honeyisaneffectivehealingagentforbedsores.
54
bumblebee
/bmb lbi/
Bumblebeespollinateflowersastheysearchforfood.
54
estimate
/estmet/
Weestimatethat75%ofourcustomersareteenagers.
54
interval
/ntv l/
Therewasashortintervalbetweenarrivalanddeparture.
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intandem
/n tndm/
Theyrodeintandem.
54
rhythm
/r m/
DrumsarebasictoAfricanrhythm.
54
nectar
/nekt/
Dodifferentkindsofflowerhavedifferentamountsofnectar?
54
buzz
/bz/
Thebuzzofmosquitoescouldbeheardoutsidethewindow.
54
wing
/w/
Apigeonmakesalotofnoiseflappingitswingswhenittakesoff.
54
stroke
/strk/
Hehadastrokelastyear.
54
hatched
/htt/
Thenewlyhatchedqueenbeesfighttothedeath.
54
unhatched
/nhtt/
Thenewlyhatchedqueenbeedestroysanyunhatchedqueens.
54
hive
/hav/
Therewasabeehiveinthegarden.
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alert
/lt/
Assoonaswesuspecteditwasabomb,wealertedthepolice.
54
waggle
/w l/
Beesreturntothehiveanddoawaggledance.
54
distant
/dstnt/
Wecouldhearthesoundofdistantlaughter.
55
lettuce
/lets/
Myhusbanddoesn'tlikelettuce.
55
inland
/nlnd/
Thetownwasabout30milesinland.
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hurricane
/hrkn/
HurricaneMitchkilledover11,000peopleinCentralAmerica.
abandoned
/bndnd/
Thenumberofabandonedanimalsisrising.
applicant
/plknt/
Theapplicantshavebeeninvitedforinterview.
critical
/krtk l/
It'scriticalthatwewinournextgame.
56
zoology
/zuldi/
Mysonistakingadegreeinzoology.
56
display
/dsple/
Thepanelagreedthatthesecondapplicantdisplayedalotofingenuity.
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handiwork
/hndiwk/
Shesworeitwasallherownhandiwork.
56
leap
/lip/
Thehorsegaveahugeleapforwardandclearedthehurdle.
56
termite
/tmat/
Thewoodenhousewasinfestedbytermites.
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CAEcloseup
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nest
/nest/
Therewerethreeeggsinthebird'snest.
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captivity
/kptvti/
Manyanimalswon'tbreedincaptivity.
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ingenuity
/ndnjuti/
Hisingenuityisabywordthroughoutthecompany.
56
wielding
/wld/
Hewaswieldinghisdrumsticksmanicallythroughouthisdrumsolo.
56
enclosure
/nkl/
Therewasapanicwhentheleopardescapedfromhisenclosure.
56
stacking
/stk/
Davewasstackingtheboxesontopofeachother.
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tool
/tul/
Dadkeepshisgardeningtoolsintheshed.
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breakthrough
/brekru/
Policehavemadeabreakthroughintheirhuntforthekillers.
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stonechip
/stn tp/
Astonechiphadscratchedthepaintoffthecardoor.
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striking
/strak/
Thechimpwasstrikingonecobbleagainstanothertoproduceflakesofstone.
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cobble
/kb l/
Thetown'soldstreetswerepavedwithcobbles.
56
string
/str/
Tom'spackagewastiedupwithstring.
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securing
/skjr/
Hewentroundsecuringallthewindowsbeforeleavingthehouse.
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lid
/ld/
Putthelidonthepan.
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haveashotat
/hv t t, t/
TheymustwintheirnextgametohaveashotatwinningtheCup.
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hurling
/hl/
Childrenasyoungassixwerehurlingstonesatthepassingcars.
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concrete
/kkrit/
Therewasaconcretefloorinthegarage.
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fragment
/frmnt/
Whenthewindowshattered,therewerefragmentsofglasseverywhere.
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hammerstone
/hm stn/
Thechimppicksupthehammerstoneandusesittocrackthenut.
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blanket
/blkt/
Thehillswerecoveredwithablanketofsnow.
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underprivileged
/ndprvldd/
Thecharitysupportsunderprivilegedchildren'shomes.
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fascinating
/fsnet/
Ifindastronomyafascinatingsubject.
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manufacture
/mnjfkt/
Thecompanyisinvolvedinthemanufactureofhightechnologyequipment.
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patronising
/ptrnaz/
Idislikedhispatronisingattitude.
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determination
/dtmne n/
Iadmirehisdeterminationtoworkhiswaythroughlawschool.
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integral
/ntrl/
Trainingisanintegralpartofanyteam'spreparation.
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influential
/nfluen l/
Hehassomeveryinfluentialfriends.
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creativity
/krietvti/
Thecommissionrequiredalotofartisticcreativity.
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enthralled
/nrld/
Oneactresswowedtheenthralledaudiencewithherperformance.
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privileged
/prvldd/
Studentsfromprivilegedbackgroundsusuallyattendprivateschools.
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backbone
/bkbn/
Agoodmanageristhebackboneoftheteam.
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backcloth
/bk-kl/
Thecompanysuppliedstagebackcloths.
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outrageous
/atreds/
Theparentswereshockedattheoutrageouscostofschooluniform.
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fleeing
/fli/
Peoplewerefleeingfromtheburningbuilding.
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flailing
/flel/
Thedrowningmanwasflailinghisarmsaround.
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flapping
/flp/
Alltheswanswereflappingtheirwingsmadly.
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mate
/met/
Hismatesallcongratulatedhimonwinning.
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collusive
/klusv/
Thecompanieswereaccusedofcollusiveactioninpricingtheitemstheysold.
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conclusive
/knklusv/
Thereisnoconclusiveevidenceconnectinghimwiththecrime.
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conniving
/knav/
Theywereaccusedofconnivingtogethertocheattheoldmanofhisfortune.
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plainsailing
/plen sel/
We'vehadafewmishaps,butitshouldbeplainsailingfromnowon.
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gruelling
/rul/
Itwasagruellingjourneyintotheheartofthejungle.
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stone
/stn/
Mydadweighedexactly12stoneforyears.
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knockedoff
/nkt f/
Jamiewasknockedoffhisbike.
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pushing(himself)tothelimit
/p t lmt/
Alltheathletesarepushingthemselvestothelimit.
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prying
/pra-/
Thepoliticianignorethepryingjournalists'questions.
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cutdownon
/kt dan n/
ThedoctortoldmetocutdownontheamountoffoodIeat.
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inspiration
/nspre n/
MonetwasanartistwhodrewinspirationfromTurner'swork.
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blockbuster
/blkbst/
WewenttothecinematoseethelatestHollywoodblockbuster.
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clipculture
/klp klt/
Theclipcultureofvideosharingischangingalmostdaily.
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nomination
/nmne n/
NoonewassurprisedwhenthefilmwasincludedintheOscarnominations.
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amateur
/mt/
Itlookedasifthebuildinghadbeendecoratedbyabunchofamateurs.
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theredcarpet
/ red kpt/
AlltheactresseslookedfabulousastheycrossedtheredcarpetintotheKodakTheatre.
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videosharing
/vdi er/
Herparentswouldn'tallowhertoaccessvideosharingsites.
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inparallel
/n prlel/
Thetwocompetitionsruninparallelwitheachother.
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exponential
/ekspnen l/
Hiscompanyhasenjoyedexponentialgrowthoverthelastfiveyears.
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CAEcloseup
growth
/r/
WhyhasChinaexperiencedrapidgrowth?
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CAEcloseup
galloped
/lpt/
Herhorsegallopedacrossthebeach.
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CAEcloseup
raging
/red/
Hisragingobsessiontobewithherallthetimedrovehermad.
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CAEcloseup
obsession
/bse n/
Hehaslotsofobsessions,buthismodelrailwayistheworstone!
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dedicated
/dedketd/
Sheisextremelydedicatedtoherwork.
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hijacked
/hadkt/
John'struckwashijackedontheroadthroughthemountains.
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CAEcloseup
clickonto
Marvinclickedontohisemailinbox.
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CAEcloseup
browser
/braz/
SafariisApple'swebbrowser.
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CAEcloseup
lure
/l, lj/
ThelureofhalfpriceTVswaswhatbroughtpeopleintotheshop.
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CAEcloseup
slick
/slk/
Hewasaveryslicksalesman,andIdidn'tbelieveawordhesaid.
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CAEcloseup
rickety
/rkti/
Theoldmansatinaricketyoldchair.
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CAEcloseup
unmediated
/nmidietd/
Hepreferredfacetoface,unmediatedcommunication.
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exceeds
/ksidz/
Theirsuccessexceededallexpectations.
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CAEcloseup
mainstream
/menstrim/
Howdoesmainstreamartcommunicatewiththemasses?
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CAEcloseup
contemporary
Wewenttoseeanexhibitionofcontemporaryart.
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CAEcloseup
aesthetic
/isetk, es-/
Hisbuildingsarestriking,buttheydon'thaveaverywelcomingaesthetic.
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deadpan
/dedpn/
Somepeoplethinkthatdeadpancomedyisthefunniestform.
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CAEcloseup
surveillance
/svelns/
Policehavethemanundersurveillance.
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CAEcloseup
revolution
/revlu n/
ArevolutioninscientificthinkingoccurredduringtheRenaissanceperiod.
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confessional
/knfe nl/
Theywerearguingabouttheconfessionalaspectofpsychology.
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CAEcloseup
aspect
/spekt/
What'sthemostinterestingaspectofyourwork?
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popularity
/ppjlrti/
ThepopularityoftheInternethasgrowndramatically.
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inflamed
/nflemd/
Hispatienceinflamedherangerallthemore.
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CAEcloseup
grassroots
/rsruts/
Politiciansneedsupportatthegrassroots.
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CAEcloseup
mischievously
/mstvsli/
Shewinkedatmemischievously.
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CAEcloseup
blurring
/blr/
Theblurringoftherealandthefictionaliswhatmakesthebookinteresting.
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CAEcloseup
turnout
/tn at/
Joannawishedthingshadturnedoutdifferently.
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ingenious
/ndinis/
Theycameupwithaningeniousplan.
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CAEcloseup
footage
/ftd/
Georgeshowedsomeoldfootageofthewar.
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CAEcloseup
practitioner
/prkt n/
She'sapractitionerofhomeotherapyatthelocalsurgery.
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CAEcloseup
bypass
/baps/
Theroadbypassesthetown.
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persistent
/psst nt/
Howdoyoutreatapersistentcough?
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unjudging
/ndd/
Shefoundsolaceinhisunjudgingarms.
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CAEcloseup
uncomprehending
/nkmprhend/
Heknewshedidn'tunderstandfromtheuncomprehendinglookonherface.
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gaze
/ez/
Judithtriedtoavoidhisgaze.
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CAEcloseup
unedited
/nedtd/
Thepublisherreturnedhisuneditedmanuscript.
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CAEcloseup
deepfocus
/dip fks/
Thisscenewasshotindeepfocus.
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CAEcloseup
coerced
/kst/
Shewascoercedintohelpinghim.
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digitally
/ddtl-i/
Allthecelebrities'photographshadbeendigitallyenhanced.
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CAEcloseup
gem
/dem/
It'sagemofafilmonlytenminuteslong,butwonderful!
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CAEcloseup
carpentered
/kpntd/
Thestoryhadbeencarefullycarpenteredintoanepictale.
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CAEcloseup
gripping
/rp/
ItwassuchagrippingstoryIcouldn'tputthebookdown.
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CAEcloseup
raw
/r/
Iaddedsomerawoniontothesalad.
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riveting
/rvt/
Itwasarivetingmovie,andIsatgluedtomyseat.
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eerie
/ri/
Therewasaneeriesoundoutsidemybedroomwindow.
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disquieting
/dskwat/
Ifoundhisattitudedisquieting.
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genre
/nr/
TheBookClubdiscussedliterarygenresandthequalityofthenovel.
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CAEcloseup
bizarre
/bz/
Youlookreallybizarreinthatoutfit!
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captured
/kptd/
Thephotographhadcapturedthelaughterinhiseyes.
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CAEcloseup
sublime
/sblam/
Thefoodwasabsolutelysublime.
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CAEcloseup
clip
/klp/
Hewasbrowsingthroughsomemovietrailersandvideoclips.
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CAEcloseup
trapdoor
/trp d/
Suddenlythetrapdooropenedbeneathhim.
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CAEcloseup
slapstick
/slpstk/
Helovesslapstickcomedy,andisbuildingupacollectionofsilentmovies.
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utterly
/tli/
That'sutterlyridiculous!
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ratings
/retz/
NCISstilltopstheTVratingswithmorethan20millionviewers.
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CAEcloseup
boileddownto
/bld dan t, t/
Theargumentallboileddowntowhowasgoingtodothewashingup!
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CAEcloseup
essence
/es ns/
Theessenceofhisargumentissimple.
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unrestricted
/nrstrktd/
Ourhotelroomgaveusanunrestrictedviewoftheocean.
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convention
/knven n/
Wewerecarefultoobservethesocialconventionsofthecountry.
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CAEcloseup
attempt
/tempt/
Allattemptstoresolvetheproblemhavefailed.
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CAEcloseup
supplement
/splment/
IsupplementmyincomebyteachingItalianatweekends.
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addictive
/dktv/
Cocaineisahighlyaddictivedrug.
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resist
/rzst/
Ijustcan'tresistchocolate.
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unaware
/nwe/
Sheseemedcompletelyunawareofwhatwashappening.
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CAEcloseup
replicate
/replket/
Scientistshavetriedtoreplicatetheexperiment.
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CAEcloseup
address
/dres/
There'saletterhereaddressedtoyou.
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Vocabulary1
extra
/ekstr/
Heshotthefilmusingthousandsofextrasinthecrowdscenes.
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leadrole
/lid rl/
ThatactorisplayinghisfirstleadroleinaHollywoodmovie.
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setting
/set/
Thesettingofthestorywasamagicalforest.
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script
/skrpt/
Oneactorwasstudyinghisscript.
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set
/set/
Afamousdesignerhadcreatedthesetforthefilm.
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direct
/drekt, da-/
Spielberghasdirectedmanysuccessfulfilms.
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soundeffect
/sand fekt/
Thesoundeffectsforthefilmweretrulyamazing.
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soundtrack
/sandtrk/
ThesoundtrackwonaGrammyAwardforalbumoftheyear.
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experimental
/kspermentl/
TheTVshow'Supernatural'hassomeofmyfavouriteexperimentalTVepisodes.
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shot
/t/
Thephotographerusedalonglenstogetthatshot.
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take
/tek/
Wehadtodosixtakesforthisparticularscene.
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entry
/entri/
Areyougoingtosendinanentryforthecompetition?
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archive
/kav/
Acopyofthefilmwentintothearchives.
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decent
/dis nt/
Johngetsquiteadecentsalary.
TheRiverElbeflowsthroughtheCzechRepublic.
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flow
/fl/
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interruption
/ntrp n/
Thankfully,therewerefewinterruptionsatthemeeting.
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vary
/veri/
Pricesvaryfrom15to25.
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angle
/ l/
Iapproachedthebuildingatanangleof45degrees.
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uploading
/pld/
Dariusuploadedhisphotostothewebsite.
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overall
/vrl/
Theoverallcostofthetripis500.
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therefore
/ef/
Iworkhardallweek,thereforeIneverworkattheweekends.
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Grammar2
nevertheless
/nevles/
Hewasn'tfeelingtoowell,buthewenttothepartynevertheless.
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understudy
/ndstdi/
Thereviewssaidtheunderstudywasbetterthanthestaroftheshow.
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whereas
/werz/
Shelikestogoabroadforholidays,whereasIliketostayhome.
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thus
/s/
Heistheeldestson,andthusheirtothethrone.
Itwashandmade,andhenceveryexpensive.
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hence
/hens/
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nonetheless
/nnles/
AlthoughIwassuspiciousofhismotives,Inonethelessacceptedhisinvitation.
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declining
/dklan/
Thebirthratehasbeensteadilydecliningoverthelast20years.
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Grammar5
nation
/ne n/
Theworld'sleadingindustrialnationsmettodiscussglobalwarming.
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couchpotato
/kat ptet/
Mybrotherisacouchpotato,andwatcheswhatevercomesonTV.
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deliberately
/dlb rtli/
Thefirewasstarteddeliberately.
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Listening1
stuntperformer
/stnt pfm/
Forthefilm,thestuntperformerhadtodiveoffthetopofabuilding.
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Listening1
ancillary
/nslri/
Theyhadtolosesomeworkers,andthiswouldincludenursesandancillarystaff.
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Listening1
censor
/sens/
Thefilmwassosadisticitwasdeniedaratingbythefilmcensors.
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Listening2
foresee
/fsi/
Noonecouldhaveforeseensuchadisaster.
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Listening4
highlight
/halat/
Wewatchedthehighlightsoftoday'scricketonTV.
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Listening4
censorship
/sensp/
Somecountrieshavealreadyintroducedinternetcensorship.
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violence
/valns/
There'stoomuchviolenceonTVthesedays.
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Listening4
committee
/kmti/
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Listening4
financed
/fannst, fnnst/
ThecompanyfinancedhistriptoAustralia.
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Listening4
voted
/vtd/
Hewasvotedthemostpopularstudentintheschool.
TheInternationalOlympicCommitteeisbasedinSwitzerland.
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outgrow
/atr/
Kara'salreadyoutgrownhershoes.
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disgraceful
/dsresf l/
Yourbehaviourhasbeendisgraceful!
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Vocabulary3
innovative
/nvtv/
Thedesignerwasfullofnew,innovativeideas.
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dynamic
/danmk/
I'veseenhiminaction,andhereallyisadynamicbusinessman.
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resistible
/rzstb l/
Shefoundhimeasilyresistible.
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screenwriting
/skrinrat/
HewentonascreenwritingcourseinLondon.
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computeranimation
/kmpjutr nme n/
ThefilmStarWarsused3Dcomputeranimation.
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philosophy
/flsfi/
She'sstudyingphilosophyatuniversity.
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curriculum
/krkjlm/
IsSpanishonyourschool'scurriculum?
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plus
/pls/
Twoplustwoequalsfour.
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valuable
/vljub l, -jb l/
Shehassomeextremelyvaluablejewellery.
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coastal
/kstl/
TheylivedinacoastaltowninthesouthofEngland.
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inventory
/nvntri/
Wetookaninventoryofthemuseum.
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paralleled
/prleld/
Hisperformanceshaveneverbeenparalleledbyanyotheractor.
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subscribed
/sbskrabd/
Ticketsfortheeventhavebeenoversubscribed,andyoucan'tgetoneforanyamountofmoney.
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current
/krnt/
Idon'tthinkI'vemethercurrentboyfriend.
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command
/kmnd/
ShootwhenIgivethecommand.
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bomb
/bm/
HerlatestfilmreallybombedIhatedit!
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tentatively
/tenttvli/
Heaskedhertentativelyifhecouldseeheragain.
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underdog
/ndd/
Hewasclearlytheunderdoginthecontest.
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crucial
/kru l/
Moneyiscrucialtotheaidprogramme.
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authenticity
/entsti, - n-/
Expertsdoubtedtheauthenticityofthemanuscript.
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cast
/kst/
Thecastoftheplayweregivenastandingovation.
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surroundings
/srandz/
Isoongotusedtomynewsurroundings.
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facility
/fslti/
Allroomshaveprivatefacilities.
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Writing4
towhatextent
/t wt kstent/
Towhatextentwasheresponsiblefortheaccident?
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Writing5
broadly
/brdli/
Wereachedbroadlysimilarconclusions.
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critic
/krtk/
Thefilmfailedtoimpressthecritics.
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superb
/sjupb, su-/
Graceisasuperbcook.
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contest
/kntest/
MysonqualifiedfortheIronmanHawaiicontest,buthedidn'twin.
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mobbed
/mbd/
Popsingersaresometimesmobbedbytheiradmirers.
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downside
/dansad/
Thedownsideoftheplanisthecost.
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illusion
/lu n/
Themirrorscreateanillusionofspace.
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restriction
/rstrk n/
Thegovernmentintroducednewrestrictionsonthesaleofguns.
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convenient
/knvinint/
Would10:30beaconvenienttimetomeet?
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envy
/envi/
Shehasalifestylemostpeoplewouldenvy.
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telepathy
/tlepi/
Thetwinsseemedabletocommunicatebytelepathy.
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brainbox
/'brenbks/
Dadisthebrainboxinthefamily.
ThepersonalcomputerwasthebrainchildofSteveJobs.
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brainchild
/brentald/
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braindrain
/bren dren/
Lotsofskilledpeoplewereleavingthecountry,andthegovernmentwereworriedbythebraindrain.
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brainteaser
/bren tiz/
Thecompetitionalwaysendedwithabrainteaser.
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brainwash
/brenw/
Peoplearebrainwashedintobelievingthatbeingfatissomekindofcrime.
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brainwave
/brenwev/
IwasstrugglingwiththeproblemwhensuddenlyIhadabrainwave!
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knowledge
/nld/
Youdon'tneedtohaveanyspecialknowledgetodothisjob.
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nativeintelligence
Thespy'snativeintelligencehelpedhimgetoutofsometrickysituations.
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academicintelligence
Noonedoubtshisacademicintelligence,buthehasnopracticalskillsforthejob.
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device
/dvas/
Cellphoneswerebannedfromthegym,asthesesmalldevicesalsotakephotos.
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construct
/knstrkt/
TheEmpireStateBuildingwasconstructedin1931.
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emotion
/m n/
Shetrembledwithemotion.
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electronically
/elktrnkli/
Thecomputerprocessesthedateelectronically.
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reliable
/rlab l/
Rickishardworkingandveryreliable.
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input
/npt/
Teacherscontributedmostoftheinputintothesurvey.
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irritation
/rte n/
Ifindthechildren'sconstantbickeringanirritation.
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gratitude
/rttjud/
Tearsofgratitudefilledhereyes.
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astonishment
/stnmnt/
Weallstaredinastonishment.
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automate
/tmet/
Thecompanycouldnotaffordtoautomatetheproductionprocess.
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complex
/kmpleks/
Thecityhasacomplexsystemofhighways.
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priority
/prarti/
Thegovernment'stoppriorityiseducation.
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rhyme
/ram/
Childrenlovelisteningtonurseryrhymes.
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memorising
/memraz/
Thebestmanwastryingtomemorisehisspeechforthewedding.
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chunk
/tk/
Hebrokeoffachunkofcheese.
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presentation
/prez nte n/
Davidgaveapresentationtoallthecompany'sseniormanagers.
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gobackover
/ bk v/
Hedecidedtogobackoverhisnotesincasehehadmissedsomething.
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get(you)outof
/et at v, v/
Howdoyouexpectmetogetyououtofthismess?
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tricky
/trki/
Itwasatrickydecision.
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getdownto
/et dan t, t/
Isn'tittimeyougotdowntosomework?
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getbehindwith
/et bhand w, w/
He'dgotbehindwithhiswork,andhadtostaylatetofinishit.
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getaheadwith
/et hed w, w/
I'lltryandgetaheadwiththechoresandmeetyouforlunch.
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getbackinto
She'sbeenonmaternityleaveandistryingtogetbackintotheswingofthings.
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getroundto
/et rand t, t/
I'llgetroundtoitsoonerorlater.
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sortout
/st at/
Imustsortoutmydesk.
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file
/fal/
Theschoolkeepsfilesonallstudents.
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getthroughto
/et ru t, t/
Howdoyougetthroughtosomeonewhowon'tlisten?
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goalongwith
/ l w, w/
I'mhappytogoalongwithyoursuggestion.
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gothroughwith
/ ru w, w/
Shecouldn'tgothroughwiththewedding.
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goonabout
/ n bat/
Idowishshewouldn'tgoonabouthimalldaylong!
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gooffwith
/ f w, w/
She'sgoneoffwithmypen.
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forgetful
/fetf l/
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deliberate
/dlb rt/
Shefeltithadbeenadeliberateattempttoembarrassherinfrontoftheclass.
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goinfor
/ n f, f/
I'venevergoneinforgambling.
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crossword
/krswd/
Dadalwaysdoesthecrosswordinthenewspaper.
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puzzle
/pz l/
Iboughtmysonajigsawpuzzleforhisbirthday.
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lecture
/lekt/
HegaveaseriesoflecturesonFrenchliterature.
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technical
/teknk l/
Iencounteredatechnicalproblemwhenaccessingthewebsite.
74
potential
/pten l/
Thereisstillconsiderablepotentialfordevelopment.
74
gleaned
/lind/
Thetechniqueshavebeengleanedfrommanysources.
74
tapped
/tpt/
Chinahasonlytappedafractionofitsnaturalresources.
74
tangible
/tndb l/
Therewasnotangibleproofofhisguilt.
74
genius
/dinis/
Michelangelo'ssculptureofDavidisaworkofpuregenius.
74
course
/ks/
Bryony'stakingacourseinphotographythisterm.
74
relaxation
/rilkse n/
Iswimforrelaxation.
74
throughout
/ruat/
Thepolicesearchedthroughoutthehouselookingforclues.
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refund
/rifnd/
Ifyou'renotcompletelysatisfied,we'llgiveyouarefund.
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relies
/rlaz/
Hecannotbereliedupontotellthetruth.
74
hangingoutwith
/h at w, w/
Gregishangingoutwithhisfriendsdownatthecaf.
74
serial
/sril/
Thedetectivesrealisedthattherewasaserialkillerontheloose.
Grandpa'sgettingabitforgetful.
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pursuing
/psju/
Policewerepursuinghimthroughthewoods.
74
fatfree
/ftfri/
Thebookwasfulloffatfreerecipes.
74
strengthen
/stre n, stren n/
What'sthebestwaytostrengthenyourarms?
74
mental
/mentl/
Stressaffectsphysicalandmentalhealth.
74
cuddling
/kdl/
Shewassatonthesofa,cuddlingthebaby.
74
degree
/dri/
Hehasauniversitydegreebutnocommonsense!
74
expert
/ekspt/
GrahamisanexpertonancientEgyptianart.
74
cognitive
/kntv/
Thechild'scognitiveskillswereexcellent.
74
capacity
/kpsti/
Thefueltankhasacapacityof50litres.
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genetically
/dnetkli/
Heclaimstobegeneticallydisposedtobeingoverweight.
74
decline
/dklan/
Exercisingcanreducethedeclineinmentalabilities.
74
function
/fk n/
Lightingperformsseveralfunctionsinthehome.
74
genetics
/dnetks/
Mydaughterisstudyinggeneticsatuniversity.
75
persuasion
/pswe n/
Afteralittlegentlepersuasion,Debbieagreedtocome.
75
bombarded
/bmbdd/
Aftertheirappealforinformation,thepolicewerebombardedwithtelephonecalls.
75
billboards
/blbdz/
Thebillboardread:'Buckleup,baby,it'sthelaw!'
75
surround
/srand/
Thelakewassurroundedbytrees.
75
buyinto
Idon'tbuyintothisideathatwomenmusthaveperfectbodies.
75
association
/ssie n, si-/
Doyouthinkthere'sanyassociationbetweenhisfamilylifeandhislifeofcrime?
75
subliminal
/sblmn l/
SubliminaladvertisinghasbeenbannedintheUK.
75
subtle
/stl/
Whenheenteredtheroomtherewasasubtlechangeintheatmosphere.
75
unconscious
/nkns/
Shewasfoundalivebutunconscious.
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persuasive
/pswesv/
Hecanbeverypersuasivewhenhewantstobe.
75
noticeable
/ntsb l/
There'sbeenanoticeableimprovementinyourwork.
75
susceptible
/sseptb l/
I'vealwaysbeenverysusceptibletocolds.
76
onthebrain
/n bren/
I'vehadthissongonmybrainallday,andIcan'tstopsingingit!
76
finances
/fannsz, fnnsz/
Hisfinanceswereindirestraits.
76
thebrainsbehind
/ brenz bhand/
Stevewasthebrainsbehindtheproject.
76
beatingmybrainsout
I'vebeenbeatingmybrainsouttryingtothinkofasolution.
76
getmybrainingear
/et ma bren n /
Fortunately,Igotmybrainingearbeforethemeeting.
76
pickyourbrains
/pk j brenz/
IaskedhimifIcouldpickhisbrains.
76
rackingmybrains
/rk ma brenz/
I'vebeenrackingmybrainstryingtothinkofhername.
76
insoluble
/nsljb l/
Shewasfacedwithaninsolubleproblem.
76
thinkforyourself
/k f jself/
Whydon'tyouthinkforyourselfinsteadofdoingeverythinghesays?
76
can'thearmyselfthink
/knt h maself k/
Pleasestopthisnoise!Ican'thearmyselfthink!
76
haveanotherthink
/hv n k/
Whydon'tyouhaveanotherthinkaboutitovertheweekend?
76
dontthinktwiceaboutit
Don'tthinktwiceaboutitifyoulikeit,buyit!
76
thinkonyourfeet
/k n j fit/
She'sagoodworker,andverygoodatthinkingonherfeet.
76
thinktheworldofsomeone
/k wld v smwn/
Harrythinkstheworldofhiswife.
76
wander
/wnd/
Ilostconcentrationandmymindwanderedontootherthings.
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rehearsing
/rhs/
Thecastwererehearsingtheirlines.
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section
/sek n/
Somesectionsofthemotorwayareverybusy.
76
vitally
/vatl-i/
Thisworkisvitallyimportant.
76
predict
/prdkt/
Organisersarepredictingacloserace.
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frontman
/frnt mn/
Thesingeractedasfrontmanfortheband.
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inviewof
/n vju v/
Iaskedhimtoleaveinviewofhisattitudetowardsthejuniorstaff.
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intheeventof
/n i vent v/
Intheeventoffire,pleasewalkcalmlytothenearestexit.
77
conscious
/kns/
Peopleareincreasinglyconsciousoftheneedtoexercise.
77
genuine
/denjun/
SheboughthimagenuineRolexwatch.
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withtheaimof
/w i em v/
Iwenttoseeherwiththeaimofapologisingformybehaviour.
77
assumingthat
/sjum t, t/
Thedresswastootight,andItookitbackassumingthatI'dgetarefund.
77
transmit
/trnzmt/
Thevirusistransmittedthroughsexualcontact.
77
rate
/ret/
Thesuccessrateforthistypeofoperationisveryhightrustme,I'madoctor!
77
bycontrast
/ba kntrst/
Whatdoyouhopetoprovebycontrastingtheoldersisterwiththeyounger?
77
communicate
/kmjunket/
Wecommunicatebyemail.
77
telepathically
/telpkli/
Thetwinsappearedtobecommunicatingwitheachothertelepathically.
77
conducted
/kndktd/
Thepoliceconductedapolygraphtestontheaccused.
77
asaconsequence
/z knskw ns/
Asaconsequenceofclimatechange,theicecapsaremelting.
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attach
/tt/
Pleaseattachaphotographtoyourapplication.
77
significance
/snfk ns/
Whatisthesignificanceofthisnewevidence?
77
weird
/wd/
Ihadareallyweirddream.
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coincidence
/knsd ns/
Itwaspurecoincidencethatwewereonthesametrain.
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aslongas
/z l z/
Idon'tmindyourstaying,aslongasyoucleanupafteryourself.
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makenoallowancefor
/mek n lans f, f/
Thepolicebelievedher,andmadenoallowanceforthatfactthatshemightbeprotectingherbrother.
77
keyissue
/ki u, sju/
Consumerprotectionisakeyissueforonlinebanking.
77
fundamental
/fndmentl/
Itisafundamentaltruththatallmenarebornequal.
77
flaw
/fl/
TherewasaflawinthatglassvaseIboughtlastweek.
77
hypnotised
/hpntazd/
It'sasifhe'sbeenhypnotisedbythewayshelooks!
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ridiculous
/rdkjls/
That'saridiculousidea!
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sceptical
/skeptk l/
I'mhighlyscepticalaboutwhatIreadinthenewspapers.
78
soasto
/s z t/
I'mworkingovertheweekendsoastohaveafewdaysoffnextweek.
78
workout
/wkat/
Colingoesforadailyworkoutinthegym.
78
commute
/kmjut/
Mymorningcommutetakes45minutes.
78
stimulate
/stmjlet/
Thesemeasuresaredesignedtostimulatetheeconomy.
78
cue
/kju/
Halusedcuesinotherpeople'sbehaviourtotellwhethertheywerelying.
78
nondominant
/nn dmnnt/
Ifyou'rerighthanded,therightsideofyourbrainisnondominant.
78
neural
/njrl/
Thismindmaplookslikeasetofneuralpathways.
78
pathway
/pwe/
Hefelloverthecliffwhileoutwalkingononeofthecoastalpathways.
78
mirrorwriting
/mr rat/
LeonardodaVinciusedtheexerciseofmirrorwritingtokeephisbrainworkingefficiently.
78
hippocampus
/hpkmps/
Thesurgeonsfoundatumournearhishippocampus.
78
shorttermmemory
Dad'sshorttermmemoryispoor,buthecanrememberthingsthathappenedalongtimeago.
78
track
/trk/
Thetrainleftthetrackandcrashedintooneofthestationplatforms.
78
continuously
/kntnjusli/
Ifhecansingcontinuouslyforsixteenhours,he'llbreaktherecord!
78
berry
/beri/
Someoftheshrubsinmygardenhaveredororangeberriesontheminthewinter.
78
seed
/sid/
Iplantedsomeseedsherelastspring,butnoneofthemgrew.
78
fattyacid
/fti sd/
Thisfoodcontainsessentialfattyacidsthataregoodforyou.
79
Introduction
icon
/akn/
Tosendafax,clickonthetelephoneicon.
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stormchaser
/stm tes/
StormchasershavereportedahugetornadointhesoutheastofKansas.
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extreme
/kstrim/
Thesportofextremeironinginvolvesdoingyourironinginstrangeplaceslikeunderwaterorhalfwayupacliff.
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manmade
/mnmed/
Ican'tstandshirtsmadefrommanmadefibresIonlylikecottonones.
80
heyday
/hede/
ThisisaphotoofGretaGarboinherheyday.
80
era
/r/
Thepostwarerawasatimewhenwomenfoundgreateropportunitiesforworkthanbeforethewar.
80
vibrant
/vabrnt/
Shewassuchavibrantpersonalityit'ssuchashameshe'sdied.
80
commercial
/km l/
Thefilmwasacommercialsuccess,butthecriticsdidn'tlikeit.
80
hub
/hb/
Thelocalschoolwasthehubofthecommunity.
80
carving
/kv/
TomandJanicebroughthomesomebeautifulcarvingsfromtheSouthPacific.
80
sophistication
/sfstke n/
Rob'ssolutiontotheproblemdoesn'thavethesophisticationthatTed'shas.
80
lured
/ljd/
Shopperswereluredintothestorewithpromisesofdesignerclothingatbargainprices.
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wealth
/wel/
Sheenjoyedsharingherwealthwithherfriends.
80
relevance
/relvns/
Dylan'slyricsstillhaveagreatdealofrelevancetoday.
80
symbol
/smb l/
Thissymbolshowsthattheproductisfireresistant.
80
religious
/rlds/
Wedon'tsharethesamereligiousbeliefs.
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unrivalled
/nrav ld/
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nestled
/nes ld/
TheirfarmisnestledinthehillsjustsouthofMonmouth.
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glittering
/lt r/
Thefireworkslitupthenightskylikeglitteringjewels.
80
empire
/empa/
TheRomanEmpirewasresponsiblefortheintroductionofmanycivilisedtouchestoancientBritain.
80
preserved
/przvd/
Thebodyhasbeenpreservedbythepeatthatitwasburiedin.
MrGooihasanunrivalledcollectionofChineseart.
80
carved
/kvd/
Ornatepanelswerecarvedfromwoodandhungabovethedoorways.
80
acclaimed
/klemd/
Theband'shighlyacclaimeddebutalbumwasfollowedbyanotherthatwasn'tsosuccessful.
80
engineering
/endnr/
There'saprogrammeontonightcalled'MarvelsofEngineering'.
80
ornamental
/nmentl/
Theplantsinhisgardenaremeanttobeornamentalratherthanfunctional.
80
fortress
/ftrs/
Burnleyturnedtheirhomegroundintoafortresswheretheycouldn'tbebeaten.
80
settlement
/setlmnt/
Theprofessordiscoveredasettlementthathadbeenforgottenaboutlongago.
Wefollowedthetraderoutesacrossthedesert.
80
traderoute
/tred rut/
80
funding
/fnd/
Governmentfundingforuniversitieshasfalleninrecentyears.
80
monumental
/mnjmentl/
GettingthisfinishedbyMondaymorningisgoingtobeamonumentaltask.
80
temple
/temp l/
AnewSikhtemplehasbeenbuiltinthecentreofthecity.
80
tomb
/tum/
Manyofthetombshadelaboratestonecarvingsofangelsorsaints.
80
housed
/hazd/
Originally,thisbuildingonlyhousedonefamily.
80
gracious
/res/
Smithactedasagracioushostforthecompany'sguests.
80
spectacular
/spektkjl/
WesuddenlycameuponaspectacularviewoftheGrandCanyon.
80
mausoleum
/mslim/
Thefamilymausoleumstillstands,butit'sbecomeovergrownwithweedsandgrasses.
80
conquered
/kkd/
ThecountrywaslastconqueredbytheGreeks,in1356.
80
region
/rid n/
ThenorthwesternregionofRussianowbordersonanumberofindependentcountries.
80
nobility
/nblti, n-/
Heclaimstohaveconnectiontothenobility,buthe'sreallyjustanordinaryblokelikeanybodyelse.
80
agricultural
/rklt rl/
Someagriculturallandisbeingturnedintolandforhousing.
80
remote
/rmt/
Shenowlivesinaremotevillagemilesfromanywhere.
80
site
/sat/
Thesiteofthebattleismarkedbyalargestonewiththenamesofalltheregimentsonit.
80
enchanted
/ntntd/
Wewereenchantedbythebeautifulviewsfromourhotelbalcony.
80
elevated
/elvetd/
ThehouseoccupiesanelevatedpositionabovethebayofNaples.
80
isolated
/asletd/
ThemoneywasfoundatanisolatedfarminBedfordshire.
81
defence
/dfens/
TheUnitedNationssupportsthedefenceofhumanrights.
81
invading
/nved/
Theinvadingforcewasrepelledbyfiercegunfirefromwithinthecity.
ManyfineexamplesoftribalartcanbeseeninthegalleriesofDarwin.
81
tribe
/trab/
81
construction
/knstrk n/
Theconstructionofanewairportwillgiverisetofierceoppositionfromlocalresidents.
81
grassland
/rslnd/
Sheeparegrazedonthehighgrasslandinthenortheastofthecountry.
81
grandeur
/rnd/
HewasimpressedbythegrandeuroftheSwissmountains.
81
perseverance
/psvrns/
Iadmireherperseverance.
81
laboriously
/lbrisli/
Thisjackethasbeenlaboriouslysewnbyhand.
81
transported
/trnsptd/
Allherbelongingsweretransportedbyairtohernewhome.
81
civilisation
/sv l-aze n/
It'snicetogetbacktocivilisationafterallthoseweeksinthejungle!
81
ally
/la/
TheUSanditsEuropeanalliesfoughttogetherinthetwoWorldWars.
81
underground
/ndrand/
Undergroundstreamsbringvaluablemineralstothesurface.
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well
/wel/
81
sacrifice
/skrfas/
Herparentsmadealotofsacrificestogiveheragoodeducation.
81
sculpture
/sklpt/
Abronzesculptureofahorsestandsinthemainsquare.
81
plumed
/plumd/
Heworeaplumedheaddress,andappearedtobeachief.
81
serpent
/sp nt/
ShetoldthestoryoftheserpentandAdamandEveintheGardenofEden.
81
throne
/rn/
ThisthronehasbeenusedbygenerationsofBritishkingsandqueens.
Mywatchcontainsseventeenjewels.
Wedrewwaterfromthewelltogivetheanimalsadrink.
81
jewel
/dul/
81
passion
/p n/
Hiseyeswereburningwithpassion.
81
marvel
/mv l/
Richardmadeaprogrammeaboutthemarvelsofmodernscience.
81
marble
/mb l/
Theydecidedtohavemarbleworktopsintheirnewkitchen.
81
laidout
/led at/
Thesegardenshavebeenlaidoutbyanexpert.
81
material
/mtril/
Sheworeadressmadeoflightcottonmaterial.
81
exterior
/kstri/
Ontheexteriorsheisveryshy,butshe'sactuallyquiteoutgoingandfriendly.
81
decoration
/dekre n/
Christmasdecorationsarenowonsaleatthegardencentre.
81
equal
/ikwl/
Fourplusfourequalseight.
81
devotion
/dv n/
Theirdevotiontoeachothergrewstrongerovertheyears.
81
landmark
/lndmk/
Thatflightwasalandmarkinthehistoryofaviation.
81
overlooking
/vlk/
Theychoseahouseoverlookingtheharbour.
81
bay
/be/
Yourroomhaswonderfulviewsacrossthebay.
81
outer
/at/
Removethetoughouterleavesbeforecooking.
81
layer
/le/
Alayerofdustcoveredallthefurniture.
81
soapstone
/spstn/
Thefigureswerecarvedfromsoapstone.
81
resistant
/rzstnt/
Awaterresistantwatchisanessentialitemforadiver.
81
railway
/relwe/
ThemainEastCoastrailwaylinerunsneartheirhouse.
81
breathtaking
/bretek/
Wegotabreathtakingviewofthecityfromthehelicopter.
81
panoramic
/pnrmk/
YoucangetapanoramicviewofHongKongfromupthere.
81
elevator
/elvet/
Thiselevatorgoesstraighttotheroofwithoutstopping.
81
whisk(visitors)up
/wsk p/
Asmallrailwaywhisksvisitorsfromsealeveluptothesummitofthemountain.
81
concept
/knsept/
Theconceptoffreedomforallisdeartohisheart.
81
amphitheatre
/mft/
TheColosseumisahugeamphitheatreinthemiddleofRome.
81
viewing
/vju/
Viewingoftheexhibitsisonlyallowedbetweennoonand3p.m.
81
senator
/sent/
SenatorDolevotedagainsttheproposition.
81
emperor
/emp r/
Ancientemperorsoncewalkedthestreetsofthisbeautifulcity.
81
aristocrat
/rstkrt/
HerfatherisawealthyaristocratwholivesinthesouthofFrance.
81
arena
/rin/
They'rebuildinganewsportsarenaforthe2012OlympicGames.
81
underneath
/ndni/
Romancoinswerefoundunderneaththefoundationsofthebuilding.
81
ruins
/runz/
Manyofthebuildingsarenowinruinssincethewar.
81
hosted
/hstd/
Myfirmishostingthisyear'sawardsceremony.
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Vocabulary1
defend
/dfend/
Thetourguideshowedusacastlebuilttodefendtheislandagainstinvaders.
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Vocabulary1
clue
/klu/
Thepolicearestillsearchingforclues.
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sailor
/sel/
ThebarsroundherearefullofsailorsonaSaturdaynight.
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Vocabulary3
architectural
/ktekt rl/
Thebuildingdoesn'thaveanyspecialarchitecturalmerit.
82
Vocabulary3
luxurious
/lzjris, lris/
It'saluxurioushotel,andthepricereflectsthestandard!
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Vocabulary3
tranquil
/trkwl/
Killinisatranquillittletown,exceptinthetouristseason.
83
Grammar2
plain
/plen/
Theplainsstretchedasfarastheeyecouldsee.
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Grammar2
astronomer
/strnm/
PatrickMooreiscertainlyBritain'smostfamousmoderndayastronomer.
83
Grammar2
comet
/kmt/
Halley'scometisnotduetobeseenagaininourskiesforsomeyears.
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Grammar2
centrepiece
/sentpis/
Thispaintingwillbethecentrepieceoftheexhibition.
83
Grammar2
fertility
/ftlti/
Thefertilityofthesoilisimprovedbylettingitlieunusedforayearortwo.
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Grammar2
ritual
/rtul/
Hehasseveralstrangelittleritualsthathehastogothrougheverymorning.
83
Grammar2
miracle
/mrk l/
Ifwesucceednow,it'llbeamiracle!
83
Grammar2
cure
/kj/
AcureforAIDSispossiblynearernowthanithaseverbeen.
83
Grammar2
commonlyheld
/kmnli held/
It'sacommonlyheldbeliefthatallScotsmenlovewhisky,butitisn'ttrue.
83
Grammar2
worship
/wp/
Eveningworshipstartsat7.30p.m.
83
Grammar2
provable
/pruvb l/
It'sagoodtheory,butit'snoteasilyprovable.
84
CAEcloseup
aerosol
/ersl/
Aerosolsnolongercontainsomeoftheharmfulchemicalsthattheyusedto.
84
CAEcloseup
dependent
/dpendnt/
Thelocaleconomyisdependentontourism.
84
CAEcloseup
reading
/rid/
Ienjoyreadinginbed.
85
Grammar2
heatrash
/hit r/
Jimmygotaheatrashwhenheplayedoutinthesunyesterday.
85
Grammar3
commit
/kmt/
Thegangthatcommittedthecrimeweresentencedtolongjailterms.
85
Grammar3
pale
/pel/
Janlookedtiredandpale.
85
Vocabulary1
sweating
/swet/
Afterrunningupthehill,Iwassweatingprofusely.
85
Vocabulary1
shivering
/vr/
ItwassocoldthatIcouldn'tstopshivering.
85
Vocabulary1
goosebumps
/usbmps/
Thatcolddraughtisgivingmegoosebumps.
85
Vocabulary1
sunburn
/snbn/
Avoidsunburnbyusingagood,highfactorsuncream.
85
Vocabulary1
exposure
/ksp/
Toomuchexposuretothesuncancauseskincancer.
85
Vocabulary1
dehydration
/dihadre n/
Theclimbersweresufferingfromdehydrationbecausetheyhadn'ttakenenoughwaterwiththem.
Thepatientissufferingfromdepression.
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depression
/dpre n/
85
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lethargy
/ledi/
Iwasovercomebyafeelingoflethargy,andjustsatinmychairforhours.
85
Vocabulary4
asrightasrain
/z rat z ren/
Takethesepillsforaweek,andyou'llbeasrightasrain.
85
Vocabulary4
weatherastorm
/wer stm/
Wehopetoweatherthestormandgetbackintoprofitnextyear.
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Vocabulary4
feelundertheweather
/fil nd we/
Mum'sfeelingabitundertheweathertoday.
85
Vocabulary4
fedup
/fed p/
I'mfedupwithhavingtoworkallthetimeandnotgettingaholiday.
85
Vocabulary4
hastheirheadintheclouds
Shehasherheadinthecloudsmostofthetime,andhasnoideawhat'sreallyhappening.
85
Vocabulary4
blowhotandcold
/bl ht n kld/
He'sbeenblowinghotandcoldontheideaforawhilenowIdon'tthinkhe'smadehismindupyet.
85
Vocabulary4
getyoursecondwind
Let'sstopforawhile,andthenstartwalkingagainwhenwe'vegotoursecondwind.
85
Vocabulary4
dosomethingintheheatofthemoment
IsaidthingsthatIshouldn'thave,intheheatofthemoment.
86
CAEcloseup
gripped
/rpt/
Hegrippedmyarmandleanedonmeforsupport.
86
CAEcloseup
entrapped
/ntrpt/
Thecriminalswereentrappedbythepoliceintobeingfilmedcommittingthecrime.
86
CAEcloseup
edge
/ed/
Billysatontheedgeofthebed.
86
CAEcloseup
tornado
/tned/
ThisistornadoseasoninthispartoftheUSA.
86
CAEcloseup
via
/va, vi/
IwantatickettoKing'sCrossviaLeeds,please.
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CAEcloseup
satellitelink
/stlat lk/
86
CAEcloseup
track
/trk/
ThewhalesweretrackedacrosstheAtlantic.
86
CAEcloseup
radar
/red/
Twostrangeobjectsappearedontheship'sradar.
86
CAEcloseup
storagebarn
/strd bn/
Putthemachineryinthestoragebarnfornow.
86
CAEcloseup
concealed
/knsild/
Hismicrophonewasconcealedinthebaghewascarrying.
86
CAEcloseup
shielded
/ildd/
Shehopesthatherchildrenwillbeshieldedfromharmforaslongaspossible.
86
CAEcloseup
sheltered
/eltd/
Thefarmhouseisshelteredbyasmallgroupoftrees.
86
CAEcloseup
harboured
/hbd/
He'sharbouredagrudgeagainstmeeversincewewereatschool.
86
CAEcloseup
blurry
/blri/
It'saveryblurryphotographIcan'tmakeoutwho'sinit.
86
CAEcloseup
hazy
/hezi/
Onehazysummermorning,Idecidedtotakeanearlywalkacrossthefields.
86
CAEcloseup
obscure
/bskj/
Jarrettdidn'tliketheplan,forsomeobscurereason.
86
CAEcloseup
dull
/dl/
It'sprettydullheretodaythecloudshavebeenoverheadallday.
86
CAEcloseup
scraping
/skrep/
Icouldhearthesoundofsomeonescrapingontheothersideofthewall.
86
CAEcloseup
squealing
/skwil/
ThepigsstartedsquealingassoonasIappearedwiththeirfeed.
86
CAEcloseup
piercing
/ps/
Apiercingscreambrokethestillnessofthenight.
86
CAEcloseup
roaring
/rr/
RoaringfloodwaterspoureddownthestreetsofthesmallItaliantown.
86
CAEcloseup
gathered
/d/
I'vegatheredalltheinformationIhaveonDad'sfamily.
86
CAEcloseup
tugged
/td/
Shetuggedonhissleevetogethisattention.
86
CAEcloseup
towed
/td/
Thetugstowedthedamagedshipintoasafeharbour.
86
CAEcloseup
sucked
/skt/
Suckthesetablets,don'tchewthem.
87
historical
/hstrk l/
Thebookisamixtureofhistoricalfactsandfiction.
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urge
/d/
HerfriendsurgedhertogotoFrance.
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appeal
/pil/
ThePresidenthasappealedforcalm.
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inhabitant
/nhbtnt/
Mostoftheinhabitantsdon'twantthenewroadtobebuilt.
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wipedout
/wapt at/
Thebluewhalewasalmostwipedoutafewyearsago.
88
restored
/rstd/
HenryboughtanoldhouseinFranceandthenrestoredittoitsformerglory.
Thesatellitelinkisdown,andwecan'ttalktoourcolleaguesinSouthAmericajustnow.
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exclusive
/ksklusv/
ThisprogrammehassecuredanexclusiveinterviewwithNelsonMandela.
88
encounter
/nkant/
Thegovernmentencounteredresistancetoitsplans.
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theNorthernLights
/ n n lats/
I'veneverseentheNorthernLights,butIhearit'sabeautifulsight.
88
strapon
/strp n/
Natstrappedonhisparachuteandpreparedtojumpoutoftheplane.
88
expedition
/ekspd n/
They'replanninganexpeditiontotheNorthPolenextyear.
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circumnavigating
/skmnvet/
HeisfamousforcircumnavigatingtheEarthinasmallboat.
Theicesheetisconsiderablysmallernowthanitwastenyearsago.
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icesheet
/as it/
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justice
/dsts/
Manypeoplehavelostfaithinthecriminaljusticesystem.
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immigrant
/mrnt/
HisgrandfatherwasoneofthefirstPolishimmigrantstocomeandlivehere.
88
harbour
/hb/
TheysailedintoPortsmouthHarbour.
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pedestal
/pedst l/
PeoplewereaskedtosuggestworksthatcouldbeplacedontheemptypedestalinTrafalgarSquare.
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liquid
/lkwd/
Addalittlemoreliquidtothesauce.
88
shake
/ek/
Hishandswereshakingwiththecold.
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occur
/k/
Majorearthquakeslikethisoccurveryrarely.
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lump
/lmp/
Alumpofmudhadstucktohisshoe.
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sore
/s/
I'vegotasorethroatandaheadache.
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suffer
/sf/
She'ssufferingalotofpain.
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witness
/wtns/
Policehaveappealedforwitnessestotheaccident.
89
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pettycrime
/peti kram/
Therateofpettycrimehasdecreasedoverthelastsixmonths.
89
judge
/dd/
Manypeoplethoughtthatthesentenceimposedbythejudgewastooshort.
89
trafficwarden
/trfk wdn/
Atrafficwardengavemeaticketforparkingonayellowline.
89
legalsecretary
LiseworkedasalegalsecretaryinNewYorkforsomeyears.
89
lawyer
/lj/
I'mnotgoingtoansweranymorequestionsIwantalawyer.
89
CCTVcontrolofficer
CCTVcontrolofficersidentifiedthemainleadersofthedemonstration.
89
crimewave
/kram wev/
What'sthereasonforthelatestcrimewaveinMiami?
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offence
/fens/
Possessionofstolengoodsisacriminaloffence.
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offender
/fend/
FelthamBorstalisaninstitutionforyoungoffenders.
89
docommunityservice
Hewassentenceto13weeks'communityserviceforhispartintheburglary.
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faceacustodialsentence
Ifyoucommitthiscrimeagain,youwillfaceacustodialsentence.
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punishment
/pnmnt/
Tougherpunishmentsforsexoffendersarebeingcalledfor.
90
closedcircuittelevisioncameras(CCTV)
Thethieveswererecordedonclosedcircuittelevisionastheybrokeintothefactory.
90
identitycard
/adentti kd/
ThegovernmentwantstointroduceanidentitycardsystemintheUK.
90
identitytheft
/adentti eft/
Johnwasthevictimofidentitytheftlastyear.
90
computerhacking
/kmpjut hk/
Computerhackingisviewedasaveryseriouscrimebymanybusinessesandgovernments.
90
fingerprint
/fprnt/
Thisofficerwilltakeyourfingerprintsforourrecords.
90
trackingtechnology
/trk teknldi/
Trackingtechnologyhashelpedtoavoidtheexportofmanyexpensivestolencars.
90
taggingcriminals
/t krmn lz/
Taggingcriminalshelpstokeeptrackofwheretheyareandwhattheyaredoing.
90
personalsecurity
/ps nl skjrti/
Thepersonalsecurityofourstaffisoneofourprimeconcerns.
90
crimeprevention
/kram prven n/
Thelocalcrimepreventionofficerwillpayyouavisit.
90
gothrough
/ ru/
She'sjustgonethroughimmigration,andwillbearrivinginthebaggageclaimareasoon.
90
immigration
/mre n/
HewasstoppedinImmigrationandaskedtopresenthispassport.
90
beinchargeof
/bi n td v, v/
Jackwasinchargeof200menwhenhewasinthearmy.
90
vehicle
/vik l/
ThreevehicleswereinvolvedinanaccidentontheM45.
90
medicalcare
/medk l ke/
Medicalcareinthiscountryissecondtonone.
90
bankaccount
/bk kant/
Ineedtogetsomemoneyoutofmybankaccountbeforewegoshopping.
90
brokenthelaw
/brk n l/
Whyhaveyoustoppedme?Ihaven'tbrokenthelaw!
90
public
/pblk/
Publicopinionisinfavourofthewar.
91
constantly
/knstntli/
TheEnglishlanguageisconstantlychanging.
91
network
/netwk/
There'stalkofbuildingahighspeedEuropeanrailnetwork.
91
workplace
/wkples/
Theproblemofbullyingintheworkplacewon'tgoaway.
91
monitored
/mntd/
We'llmonitoryourprogressoverthenextfewweeks.
91
canteen
/kntin/
Mealsinthestaffcanteenaresubsidisedbythecompany.
91
honesty
/nsti/
Weneverdoubtedhishonesty.
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consumed
/knsjumd/
Thisfireconsumes2kWofenergyeveryhour.
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revealed
/rvild/
91
observing
/bzv/
Hewasjuststandingthereobservingwhatwasgoingon.
91
effect
/fekt/
Whateffecthastherecessionhadonyourbusiness?
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crackdownon
/krk dan n/
Policearecrackingdownonmotoristswhodrinkanddrive.
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lawenforcement
/l nfsmnt/
SeveralUSTVserieshavebeenmadeonthethemeoflawenforcement.
Whenthestatuewasrevealed,mostpeopledidn'tlikeit.
92
tells(theoffender)off
/telz f/
Ifthejudgejusttellshimoffinsteadofsendinghimtojail,he'lldoitagain.
92
litter
/lt/
Anyonecaughtdroppinglitterisfined.
92
gotawaywith
/t we w, w/
Ican'tbelieveyougotawaywiththat!
92
breakinginto
Thesuspectwascaughtbreakingintothehouseofanelderlylady.
92
tippedoff
/tpt f/
Someonetippedoffthepoliceaboutwhenthebankrobberywasgoingtotakeplace.
92
thief
/if/
Thievesbrokeinandstolesomevaluablejewellery.
92
armed
/md/
Armedguardhavebeenpositionedateveryexit.
92
heldup
/held p/
Thievesheldupthearmouredcarandtriedtostealthemoney.
92
beatenup
/bitn p/
Kenwasbeatenupandrobbedonhiswayhomelastnight.
Thejudgelethimoffbecauseofhispreviousgoodbehaviour.
92
let(him)off
/let f/
92
walkedoff
/wkt f/
Hewalkedoffwithoutevensayinggoodbye.
92
mixedupin
/mkst p n/
Paula'ssongotmixedupinaschemetotrickpeopleoutoftheirsavings.
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government
/vmnt, vn-/
TheGovernmentisnotdoingenoughtocreatenewjobs.
92
getaway
/et we/
Policecaughtthegetawaydriverbutnottheactualbankrobbers.
92
breakin
/brekn/
Therewasabreakinatthecollegelastnight.
92
holdup
/hld p/
Therewasaholdupatthelocalbranchofmybank.
92
tipoff
/tpf/
Policereceivedatipoffthatthetheftwasgoingtotakeplacetoday.
92
crackdown
/krk dan/
Thislatestpolicecrackdownondrugsellershasproducedexcellentresults.
93
entirely
/ntali/
Wewanttoexperienceanentirelydifferentwayoflife.
94
CAEcloseup
policing
/plis/
PolicinghascomealongwaysinceIjoinedtheforce30yearsago.
94
CAEcloseup
entitled
/ntatld/
Thiscouponentitlesyoutoafreecarwash.
94
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dismayed
/dsmed/
IwasdismayedwhenIgottotheshopandtheyhadnopapersleft.
94
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arrested
/restd/
Lenhasbeenarrestedfordrinkdriving.
94
CAEcloseup
unwrapped
/nrpt/
Maryunwrappedherpresentswithagrowingfeelingofexcitement.
94
CAEcloseup
handcuffed
/hndkft/
SergeantJoneshandcuffedthetwoprisonersandtookthemtothepolicestation.
94
CAEcloseup
fined
/fand/
Themanwasfined200fordrivingwithoutduecareandattention.
94
CAEcloseup
icelollystick
Ifinishedoffthelastmouthfulandputmyicelollystickinthebin.
94
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councilwarden
/kans l wdn/
Acouncilwardenfinedher35fordroppinglitter.
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conscientious
/kniens/
Peterwillmakeaveryconscientiousandsuccessfulteacher.
94
CAEcloseup
absentminded
/bs ntmandd/
HeansweredinsuchanabsentmindedwaythatIknewhewasn'tpayingattention.
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CAEcloseup
issued
/ud, sjud/
Ginawasissuedwithafixedpenaltynoticeforparkingondoubleyellowlines.
94
CAEcloseup
licence
/las ns/
Howmuchisatelevisionlicencethesedays?
94
CAEcloseup
states
/stets/
Thisformstatesthatyoumustpaythefinewithin14days.
94
CAEcloseup
harshness
/hns/
Severalpeoplecomplainedattheharshnessoftheirpunishments.
94
CAEcloseup
onpurpose
/n pps/
Ididn'tbumpintoheronpurposeIwasn'tlookingwhereIwasgoing.
94
CAEcloseup
runaway
/rnwe/
Thefilmwasarunawaysuccess.
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CAEcloseup
jury
/dri/
Willthemembersofthejurypleasestand.
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CAEcloseup
trial
/tral/
Ben'sbrotherwasonceawitnessinamurdertrial.
Herunsoneoftheworld'slargesttobaccocompanies.
94
CAEcloseup
tobaccocompany
/tbk kmpni/
94
CAEcloseup
atstake
/t stek/
There'salotofmoneyatstakeinthisweek'sLotterydraw.
94
CAEcloseup
swerves
/swvz/
Thecarswervedtoavoidapedestrianandhitatree.
94
CAEcloseup
offcourse
/f ks/
Theplanewasblownoffcoursebyhighwinds.
94
CAEcloseup
convinced
/knvnst/
I'mconvincedthathe'stellingthetruth.
94
CAEcloseup
demeanour
/dmin/
Severalguestshavemadecommentsabouthercheerfuldemeanour.
94
CAEcloseup
manipulated
/mnpjletd/
IfeltasifIwasbeingmanipulatedintodoingwhatshewanted.
94
CAEcloseup
mildly
/maldli/
Sheseemedmildlyamused.
94
CAEcloseup
redeemed
/rdimd/
AfterhisfailureatLord's,thecaptainredeemedhimselfwithagreatperformanceatHeadingley.
94
CAEcloseup
insight
/nsat/
ThearticlegivesusaninsightintoChineseculture.
94
CAEcloseup
legal
/li l/
It'sperfectlylegaltochargeafee.
94
CAEcloseup
courtroom
/ktrum/
Youmuststandupwhenthejudgeentersthecourtroom.
94
CAEcloseup
repetition
/rept n/
Wedon'twantarepetitionofthisdisaster.
94
CAEcloseup
thrust
/rst/
Whatwasthemainthrustofhisargument?
94
CAEcloseup
rails
/relz/
Thebookrailsagainsttheevilsofthedrugtrade.
94
CAEcloseup
evil
/iv l/
Hisarticletalksabouttheevilsofracism.
94
CAEcloseup
harm
/hm/
Wemustprotectourchildrenfromharm.
94
CAEcloseup
dull
/dl/
Thatwasaprettydullparty!
94
CAEcloseup
fastpaced
/fst pest/
It'safastpacednovelaboutaLosAngelesdetective.
95
CAEcloseup
kidnapping
/kdnp/
KidnappingisafederaloffenceintheUSA.
95
CAEcloseup
insightful
/nsatf l/
HewroteaninsightfulpieceonthePresidentialelection.
95
CAEcloseup
patrolling
/ptrl/
Yourjobinvolvespatrollingthegroundstomakesurethatnointrudershavegotin.
95
CAEcloseup
shiftsystem
/ft sst m/
Weworkashiftsystemthatmeansyoustartat6a.m.oneweekand2p.m.thenext.
95
CAEcloseup
authorise
/raz/
CousinshaswrittenanauthorisedbiographyofthePrince.
95
CAEcloseup
theft
/eft/
Cartheftisontheincreaseinthisarea.
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CAEcloseup
premises
/premsz/
Burglarsbrokeintothepremisesat3inthemorning.
95
CAEcloseup
intrusion
/ntru n/
Thesequestionsareanunwelcomeintrusionintomyprivatelife.
95
CAEcloseup
investigate
/nvestet/
Thecauseofthefireisbeinginvestigated.
95
CAEcloseup
disturbance
/dstb ns/
Policewerecalledtoadisturbanceoutsideabar.
95
CAEcloseup
emergency
/md nsi/
Comequicklyit'sanemergency!
95
CAEcloseup
unauthorised
/nrazd/
Shetooklegalactiontopreventthepublicationofanunauthorisedbiography.
95
CAEcloseup
apprehend
/prhend/
Officersapprehendedthegangastheyattemptedtoleavethebuilding.
95
CAEcloseup
evict
/vkt/
Theneighbourswereevictedfornotpayingtheirrent.
95
CAEcloseup
force
/fs/
Youarenotallowedtouseforcetoenterthesuspect'shome.
95
CAEcloseup
candidate
/knddt/
She'salikelycandidateforthejob.
95
CAEcloseup
trustworthy
/trstwi/
David'salwaysbeenatrustworthyemployee.
95
CAEcloseup
disregarding
/dsrd/
Disregardingwhathesaidabouthispastlife,he'saverypleasantperson.
95
CAEcloseup
protocol
/prtkl/
What'stheprotocolfordrawingupthistypeofgovernmentcontract?
95
CAEcloseup
endangers
/ndendz/
Drivingwhiledrunkendangersotherroadusers.
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CAEcloseup
diligent
/dld nt/
Adiligentstudentwillusuallysucceed.
95
CAEcloseup
assess
/ses/
We'recarryingoutastudytoassesstheimpactofcrimeonpeople'slives.
95
CAEcloseup
recall
/rkl/
Jackhasperfectrecalloftheeventsofthatnight.
95
CAEcloseup
intangible
/ntndb l/
Thebenefitsareintangibleratherthanfinancial.
95
CAEcloseup
trait
/tre, tret/
Beingdishonestisoneofhisworsttraits.
95
CAEcloseup
impeccable
/mpekb l/
Thestaffatthishotelhaveimpeccablemanners.
95
CAEcloseup
intruder
/ntrud/
Hewaswokenbyanintruderat2inthemorning.
95
CAEcloseup
circumstance
/skmstns, -stns/
Undernormalcircumstancesshewouldneverhaveleftherchildwithastranger.
96
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juror
/dr/
Oneofthejurorsfellillandhadtobeexcused.
96
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vandalism
/vnd l-z m/
Thetowncentrehasbeenthetargetofrepeatedvandalism.
96
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speeding
/spid/
Laurawasfined200forspeeding.
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hardenedcriminal
/hdnd krmn l/
Thiswingoftheprisonhousesthehardenedcriminals.
96
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allowingachildtoplaytruant
Shewasfinedforallowingherchildrentoplaytruantrepeatedly.
96
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suspect
/sspekt/
Policehaveasuspectinmindforthemurder.
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Vocabulary3
beaccusedof
/bi kjuzd v, v/
Theywereaccusedofattemptingtostealmoneyfromthebusiness.
96
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bechargedwith
/bi tdd w, w/
Mikewaschargedwithonlinefraud.
96
Vocabulary3
beconvictedof
/bi knvktd v, v/
Paulwasconvictedoftheftandsenttoprisonforsixmonths.
96
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admitto
/dmt t, t/
Hislawyeradvisedhimnottoadmittoanything.
96
Vocabulary3
goonprobation
/ n prbe n/
Keithwasputonprobationfortwoyearsandfined300.
96
Vocabulary3
paya(heavy)fine
/pe fan/
Anyoneconvictedofbreakingthisrulewillhavetopayaheavyfine.
96
Vocabulary3
plead(not)guilty
/plid lti/
Kateplednotguiltytothecrimesshewasaccusedof.
96
Vocabulary3
befound(not)guilty
Alanwasfoundnotguiltybythejury.
96
Vocabulary3
getacriminalrecord
Becausehewasconvictedoftheassault,Simonhasnowgotacriminalrecord.
96
Vocabulary3
besentencedto
Thethiefwassentencedtothreemonthsinjail.
96
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bereleasedfrom
Donwasreleasedafterspendingfourweeksinjail.
96
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beacquittedof
/bi kwtd v, v/
Allthreewereacquittedofthecharges.
96
Vocabulary3
betakenintocustody
Bothdriversweretakenintocustodyaftertheaccident.
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becautioned
/bi k nd/
Youwillbecautionedandthenreleased.
96
Vocabulary3
actasadeterrent
/kt z dternt/
Thesesentencesactasadeterrenttootherstocommitthesameoffence.
96
Vocabulary3
getafairtrial
/et fe tral/
Hedoesn'tthinkshe'llgetafairtrialafterallthenewspapercoverage.
96
Vocabulary3
betried(incourt)
/bi trad/
Doyouwanttopleadguilty,orwouldyouratherbetriedincourt?
96
Vocabulary6
droppinglitter
/drp lt/
Droppinglitternowcarriesa75fine.
96
Vocabulary6
harsh
/h/
Ithoughttherefereewasharshtoawardapenaltykick.
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Vocabulary6
scheme
/skim/
Sheenrolledonagovernmenttrainingschemeforyoungpeople.
96
Vocabulary6
victim
/vktm/
Victimsofcrimecangetsupportfromthecommunitypoliceofficer.
96
Grammar1
crimedetection
/kram dtek n/
Crimedetectionhasfallen,butcrimepreventionisgettingmoreeffective.
97
Grammar4
software
/sftwe/
Iboughtanewpieceofsoftwarelastweek.
Burglariesareontheincreaseinthisarea.
97
Writing1
burglary
/blri/
97
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pickpocket
/pkpkt/
Youneedtowatchforpickpocketswhenyouvisitmanylargecities.
98
property
/prpti/
Policerecoveredsomeofthestolenproperty.
98
smashing
/sm/
Hebrokeinbysmashingthewindow.
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jewelleryshop
/dulri p/
Hewasshotduringarobberyatajewelleryshop.
98
hype
/hap/
There'sbeenalotofmediahypesurroundingthismovie.
Onlyaminorityofstudentsgetafirstclassdegree.
98
minority
/manrti/
98
empathy
/empi/
Sheshowsgreatempathywithstudentswhohaveproblems.
98
logging
/l/
I'vemadethreeattemptsatloggingon,withnosuccess.
MylaptopconnectstotheInternetbyWiFi.
98
WiFi
/wa fa/
98
wirelessbroadbandconnection
Ihaveawirelessbroadbandconnectionathome,butit'squiteslow.
98
homeowner
/hmn/
It'seasiertogetaloanfromabankifyou'reahomeowner.
98
unsecured
/nskjd/
IfyourWiFiconnectiontotheInternetisunsecured,otherscanuseitwithoutyourpermission.
98
arrestingofficer
/rest fs/
Thearrestingofficerwasreadingfromhisnotebook.
98
trialled
/trald/
Itrialledthesoftwareforafewweeks,butdecidednottobuyitintheend.
98
tied
/tad/
I'mtiedtothesamemobilephoneproviderfortwoyears.
98
financialinstitution
Financialinstitutionsarestillpayingtheirdirectorshugebonuses.
98
gang
//
Tworivalstreetgangswerefightinginthecitycentre.
10
99
ecofriendly
/ik frendli/
Thereareanumberofsocalled'ecofriendly'carscomingoutatthemoment.
10
99
awareness
/wens/
Heshowedlittleawarenessofcurrentpoliticalaffairs.
10
99
extinct
/kstkt/
Activistsfearthatthetigermaybecomeextinct.
10
99
sourceofenergy
/ss v endi/
Weneedtofindalternativesourcesofenergybeforetheoilrunsout.
10
99
vegetarian
/vedterin/
Moreandmorepeoplearebecomingvegetarian.
10
99
waste
/west/
Theywastedalotoftimetryingtofixitthemselves.
10
99
resources
/rzsz, -s-/
Weneedtodevotemoreresourcestoresearchonenergyfromwindpower.
Thegovernmentisfinancingalargescaledevelopmentprojectonthesubject.
Unit10
10
99
scale
/skel/
10
99
produce
/prdjus/
Somepeopleareallergictodairyproduce.
10
99
globalwarming
/lb l wm/
Scientistsaredividedontheextentofglobalwarming.
10
100
CAEcloseup
ecological
/ikldk l/
Theecologicalbalanceintheareacouldbedestroyed.
10
100
CAEcloseup
publicity
/pblsti/
Theyhadhopedtoavoidbadpublicity.
10
100
CAEcloseup
meatindustry
/mit ndstri/
Themeatindustrysufferedafterthefootandmouthepidemic.
10
100
CAEcloseup
cruelty
/krulti/
HeworksfortheRoyalSocietyforthePreventionofCrueltytoAnimals.
10
100
CAEcloseup
health
/hel/
Smokingcandamageyourhealth.
10
100
CAEcloseup
experiment
/kspermnt/
Theyclaimthatexperimentsonratsareunnecessaryandarecruel.
10
100
CAEcloseup
tookpartin
/tk pt n/
DantookpartinthedemonstrationlastweekinfrontofParliament.
10
101
fair
/fe/
It'sfairtosaythatmostscientistsagreeontheevolutiontheory.
10
101
controversy
/kntrvsi, kntrvsi/
There'sbeensomecontroversyoverincreasingstudents'fees.
10
101
highlighted
/halatd/
Arecentstudyhighlightedthedifferencebetweenstudentsnowand20yearsago.
10
101
link
/lk/
Howstrongisthelinkbetweendruguseandcrime?
10
101
inconvenient
/nknvinint/
Monday'sabitinconvenient.HowaboutTuesday?
10
101
wasteful
/westf l/
We'reprotestingatthewastefuluseofresourcesbythelocalcouncil.
10
101
inspired
/nspad/
Whenhesawwhatwasbeingachievedelsewhere,hewasinspiredtosetuphisownlaboratory.
10
101
voluntary
/vlnt ri/
Sheworksforavoluntaryorganizationprovidinghelpfortheelderly.
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101
flooded
/fldd/
10
101
batteryfarming
/bt ri fm/
Manyfarmershaveabandonedbatteryfarmingbecausethepublicthinkitiscruel.
10
101
rubbishdump
/rb dmp/
I'lltakeallthisstufftotherubbishdump.
10
101
reminder
/rmand/
Thephotoofhisoldcomradewasapainfulreminderofthewar.
10
101
fillsup
/flz p/
Allthisrubbishjustfillsupyourbagandleavesnoroomforanythinguseful!
10
101
presumed
/przjumd/
Ipresumedyouweregoingtocomestraighthomeafterwork.
10
101
solarpower
/sl pa/
Solarpowerwillonlyprovidepartoftheelectricityyouneed.
10
101
initial
/n l/
AfteraninitialperiodoftrainingIwasgivenmyownareatoworkin.
10
102
Vocabulary1
emission
/m n/
Yourcarroadtaxischargedaccordingtothelevelofemissionsyourcarproduces.
10
102
Vocabulary1
fuel
/fjul/
Theplanewasrunninglowonfuel.
10
102
Vocabulary1
fume
/fjum/
Icouldn'tbreathebecauseofallthedieselfumes.
10
102
Vocabulary1
sewage
/sjud, su-/
Thebeachwascoveredinsewageandcompletelyunfitforuse.
10
102
Vocabulary1
spill
/spl/
AhugeoilspillintheAtlanticcausedheadlinesintoday'spapers.
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spray
/spre/
Sprayblowingofftheseamademewetthrough.
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carexhaust
/kr zst/
YourcarexhaustisverysmokyIthinktheengineisburningoil.
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fossil
/fs l/
Wewenthuntingforfossilsamongtherocksonthebeach.
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untreated
/ntritd/
Untreatedwaterisnotsafetodrink.
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oil
/l/
Thepriceofoilhasrisenby8percent.
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deforestation
/difrste n/
Localinhabitantsareprotestingagainstdeforestation.
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depletion
/dpli n/
Thedepletionoftheozonelayerisaglobalproblem.
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ozonelayer
/zn le/
Theholeintheozonelayerisgettingbigger.
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marine
/mrin/
Marineliferoundthereefisingoodhealth.
Mygardenwasfloodedtodayaftertheheavyrain.
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species
/spiiz/
Threedifferentspeciesofdeerliveintheforest.
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cancer
/kns/
Smokingcigarettescancauselungcancer.
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coralreef
/krl rif/
Touristsareaskednottobreakpiecesoffthecoralreefinfact,it'sillegal.
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profound
/prfand/
Thestoryhadaprofoundeffectonme.
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Speaking1
longterm
/ltm/
Thelongtermeffectsofsmokingarewellknown.
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Speaking1
raise
/rez/
Thecharityworkstoraiseawarenessofthedangersfacedbysmokers.
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nowadays
/nadez/
Peoplelivelongernowadays.
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largely
/ldli/
Thedelaywaslargelyduetobadweather.
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dueto
/dju t, t/
Iwasdelayedduetoheavytraffic.
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item
/atm/
Whatwasthelastitemofclothingyoubought?
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standby'
/stnd ba/
LeavingtheTVonstandbystillusesalotofelectricity.
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unplug
/npl/
Youdon'thavetounplugtheTVifyouswitchitoffatthewallsocket.
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lightbulb
/latblb/
Theselowenergylightbulbsarecompletelyuseless!
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openfireplace
/p n faples/
Doyoustillhaveanopenfireplace?
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insulation
/nsjle n/
Weinstalledinsulationbetweenthewallsofourhouse.
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carboncoach
/kb n kt/
Hegotavisitfromacarboncoachwhocalculatedhowmuchenergyhecouldsave.
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aspire
/spa/
Studentswhoaspiretoacareerinlawmustbepreparedtoworkhard.
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audit
/dt/
Somebody'scomingtoauditthecompanyaccountstoday.
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carbonfootprint
/kb n ftprnt/
Calculateyourcarbonfootprintonourwebsite.
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carbonbalanced'
/kb n blnst/
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monitor
/mnt/
Theinformationdisplayedonthecomputermonitorwaswrong.
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carbondioxide
/kb n daksad/
Howmuchcarbondioxideisbeingproducedbytherubbishyouthrowaway?
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translatesinto
Thismuchenergytranslatesintoalotofmoneywasted.
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per
/p, p/
Howmuchenergydoyouconsumeperjourneytowork?
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inefficiency
/nf nsi/
Youcan'tcompletelyremoveinefficiencyfromacarengine.
Sometouristsaretryingtomaketheirholidays'carbonbalanced'.
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lack
/lk/
Shesuffersfromalackofconfidence.
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install
/nstl/
Thecompanyhasinstalledsecuritycameras.
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heatingbill
/hit bl/
Howmuchwasyourheatingbilllastwinter?
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chimney
/tmni/
Wegotaspecialbasketfittedtothechimneytostopbirdsdroppingthingsdownit.
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stove
/stv/
There'ssomesouponthestove.
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ceramic
/srmk/
Ceramictilescomeinavarietyofcolours.
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tile
/tal/
Iwanttogetnewtilesforroundthesink.
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stone
/stn/
Thewallsofmyhousearemadeofstone.
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retains
/rtenz/
Theinsulationweinstalledretainstheheatreallywell.
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afterthought
/ftt/
'BringClaretoo,'headdedasanafterthought.
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harvest
/hvst/
Iwedon'tharvestthecropsoon,itwillrotinthefield.
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energyefficient
/endi f nt/
Hesoldmeamoreenergyefficientboiler.
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incredibly
/nkredbli/
Nicotineisincrediblyaddictive.
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ecomakeover
/ik mekv/
Thecompanyemployedconsultantstogiveitanecomakeover.
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consultant
/knsltnt/
Marketingconsultantssuggestedthatweshouldchangethenameofourmainproduct.
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put(their)mindstoit
/pt mandz t t/
I'vetoldmystudentsthatthey'recertaintosucceediftheyjustputtheirmindstoit.
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cumulative
/kjumjltv/
Thecumulativeeffectsofstressandoverworkmadehimill.
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appliance
/plans/
Myfavouritedomesticapplianceistheonethatmakesmytoastinthemorning.
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clipped
/klpt/
Healwayswalkedroundwithanametagclippedtohisshirt.
Thismeterregistershowmuchgasyouuse.
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registered
/redstd/
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individual
/ndvdul/
Theygiveverylittleattentiontotherightsoftheindividual.
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minimising
/mnmaz/
I'minterestedinminimisingtheamountoffuelIuse.
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generated
/denretd/
Themarketingcampaigngeneratedalotofinterest.
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throwaway
/r we/
CanIthrowthoseboxesaway?
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tonne
/tn/
Howmanypoundsarethereinatonne?
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calculated
/klkjletd/
Jimcalculatedhiselectricitybillandfoundhewasbeingovercharged.
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fitting
/ft/
Themanisfittinganewcentralheatingboiler.
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solarhotwatersystem
/sl ht wt sst m/
Asolarhotwatersystemtakesalongtimetopayforitself.
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solarpanel
/sl pnl/
Howmuchdiditcosttoinstallsolarpanelsonyourroof?
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acquireatastefor
/kwar test f, f/
Whileshewaspregnantsheacquiredatasteforprunes.
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Vocabulary4
usage
/jusd/
FowlerwroteafamousbookonmodernEnglishusage.
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Grammar2
recycle
/risak l/
Glassbottlescanberecycled.
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carrierbag
/kri b/
Youcantakethesecarrierbagsbacktothesupermarketandreusethem.
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Grammar3
insist
/nsst/
Ididn'twanttogo,butJaneinsisted.
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CAEcloseup
outlining
/atlan/
IwroteashortnoteoutliningwhatIthought.
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CAEcloseup
plasticcup
/plstk kp/
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CAEcloseup
bin
/bn/
Shethrewtheletterinthebin.
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polluted
/plutd/
Theriversnearbyareheavilypolluted.
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petroleum
/ptrlim/
Vaselineisasoothinggelmadefrompetroleum.
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globally
/lb l-i/
Thecompanyisnowsellingitsproductsglobally.
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barrel
/brl/
Whatisthecurrentpriceofabarrelofoil?
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posing
/pz/
WaterlevelsareposingafloodingthreattosomeofthePacificislands.
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gas
/s/
Hydrogengasishighlyflammable.
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contributes
/kntrbjuts/
WindpowercontributesonlyasmallfractionoftheUK'senergyneedsatpresent.
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landfill
/lndfl/
Wetrytoavoidpackagingthathastobesenttolandfill.
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grow
/r/
Babiesgrowquicklyintheirfirstyear.
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sustainable
/sstenb l/
Whatdoweneedtodotoachievesustainableruraldevelopment?
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creation
/krie n/
ThecreationofaUnitedEuropeisperhapsinfactjustadream.
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treetrunk
/tri trk/
Wehadtobrakesuddenlybecausetherewasatreetrunklyingacrosstheroad.
Arethereanyplasticcupsforthewaterdispenser?
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bound
/band/
Thecaptives'handswereboundwithashortlengthofrope.
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branch
/brnt/
Theshophasopenedbranchesalloverthecountry.
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vine
/van/
Theslopesofthisvalleyarecoveredingrapevines.
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support
/spt/
Idon'tsupportanyonepoliticalparty.
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clay
/kle/
Thismodellingclayhardenswithoutbeingheated.
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straw
/str/
Takethisstrawhattoprotectyouagainstthesun.
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demonstration
/demnstre n/
Protestersstagedademonstrationagainstthegovernment.
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basis
/bess/
Thevideowillprovideabasisforclassdiscussion.
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cross
/krs/
Areyoucrosswithme?
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acknowledge
/knld/
Angieacknowledgedthatshe'dmadeamistake.
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owingto
/ t/
OwingtotrackworknearCrewe,thistrainwillbe40minuteslateintoCarlisle.
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fund
/fnd/
We'retryingtoraisefundsforanewsportshall.
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grumpy
/rmpi/
She'salwaysgrumpyinthemorning.
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accurately
/kjrtli/
Canyoudescribeyourattackeraccurately?
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severely
/svli/
Shewasseverelyinjuredinthecrash.
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delight
/dlat/
Thechildrenscreamedwithdelightwhenwetoldthemwhereweweregoing.
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cosmopolitan
/kzmplt n/
NewYorkisavibrant,cosmopolitancitythatisfuntovisit.
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skyline
/skalan/
ThefamousNewYorkskylinecouldbeseenoutoftheaircraftwindow.
Theseremarksarejustfeedingintothepublic'sanxietyonthesubject.
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feedinginto
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regarding
/rd/
I'dlikeawordregardingthenoteyousentmeyesterday.
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outfit
/atft/
Whichoutfitareyouworkingforthesedays?
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thrillsorshock
/rlz k/
Doyoupreferthrillsorshocktobeyourexperiencewhenyouvisitthecinema?
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convincing
/knvns/
Itwasaconvincingexcuse.
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elaborate
/lb rt/
Thetilesmadeanelaboratepatternonthefloor.
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mogul
/m l/
HerhusbandisapropertymogulinCalifornia.
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entice
/ntas/
Goodwindowdisplaysenticecustomersintothestore.
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prevail
/prvel/
Thebookexplainsthebeliefswhichstillprevailinoursociety.
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beset
/bset/
Thefamilywasbesetbyfinancialdifficulties.
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truck
/trk/
Tom'sdadworksasatruckdriver.
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supervisor
/supvaz/
Mysupervisorwon'tletmehavethedayofftomorrow.
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vision
/v n/
Willtheoperationimprovemyvision?
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retrieve
/rtriv/
Iretrievedmysuitcasefromthehallcupboard.
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telltale
/teltel/
Hewasdisplayingthetelltalesignsofdrugaddiction.
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pattern
/pt n/
Weatherpatternshavechangedinrecentyears.
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Introduction
brandnew
/brnd nju/
I'mgoingtobuyabrandnewcarthistime,notanothersecondhandone.
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Introduction
namedafter
/nemd ft/
ThetheatrewasnamedafterLordShaftesbury.
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nickname
/nknem/
Hisnicknamewas'Curly'becauseofhishair.
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initials
/n lz/
Don'tbothertoputyourwholenameyourinitialswilldo.
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username
/juznem/
I'veforgottenmyusernameagain.
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maidenname
/medn nem/
Whatwasyoumother'smaidenname?
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penname
/pen nem/
ShewroteunderthepennameofGeorgeEliot.
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stagename
/sted nem/
That'shisstagenamehisrealnameisRegDwight.
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jobtitle
/db tatl/
MyjobtitlewasSeniorPublishingManager.
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brand
/brnd/
Theadsaredesignedtosellanewbrandofsoap.
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logo
/l/
Nike'slogoisasmalltickor'swoop'.
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brandedgoods
/brndd dz/
Wealwaysbuybrandedgoodsatthesupermarket,nottheirownbrands.
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CAEcloseup
stereotype
/steritap/
Hisbookisfullofstereotypicalimagesofwomen.
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CAEcloseup
idiosyncratic
/disnkrtk/
Hehasaslightlyidiosyncraticwayofsayingwhathemeans.
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CAEcloseup
eccentricity
/eksentrsti, -s n-/
Kate'smotherhadareputationforeccentricity.
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CAEcloseup
seethingsthroughtothebitterend
Idon'tlikethisjob,butI'veagreedtoseeitthroughtothebitterend.
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CAEcloseup
glorious
/lris/
ThefalloftheBerlinWallwasagloriousachievementfordemocracy.
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CAEcloseup
triumph
/tramf/
ItwasadiplomatictriumphforFrance.
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CAEcloseup
heartbreaking
/ht brek/
Therewasaheartbreakingsceneattheendofthefilmwheretheherodies.
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CAEcloseup
thrownup
/rn p/
Thisinvestigationhasthrownupsomeoddresultsthatarenothingtodowithwhatwewerelookingfor.
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CAEcloseup
heroic
/hrk/
India'sheroiceffortagainstAustraliawasrewardedwithathreewicketvictory.
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CAEcloseup
takingon
/tek n/
He'sneverbeenslowtotakeonachallenge.
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CAEcloseup
nobly
/nbli/
Afterherealisedhehadmadethemistake,henoblyresignedfromhispost.
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CAEcloseup
latter
/lt/
Doyouwantbaconandeggsorcornflakesforbreakfast?''I'dpreferthelatter.'
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CAEcloseup
compelling
/kmpel/
Thebookmakesacompellingargumentfornegotiationratherthanwar.
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CAEcloseup
nowlegendary
ThenowlegendaryDalgleishhasbeenaskedtoadvisetheclubonitsyouthteam.
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CAEcloseup
fullblown
/flbln/
ThepatientwasadmittedsufferingfromfullblownAIDS.
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CAEcloseup
takingover
/tek v/
Thenewmanagementaretakingoverthecompanyfromnextweek.
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CAEcloseup
tuckedaway
/tkt we/
Harry'shouseistuckedawayinthehillsaboveSorrento.
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CAEcloseup
PS
/pi es/
PSIloveyou
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CAEcloseup
curiosity
/kjristi/
Iopenedtheboxtosatisfymycuriosity.
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CAEcloseup
namesake
/nemsek/
Iseeyournamesakewasinthenewsagaintoday.
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CAEcloseup
heralded
/herldd/
Theysaythatredskytonightheraldsafinedaytomorrow.
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CAEcloseup
simplify
/smplfa/
TheInlandRevenuehavemadeanattempttosimplifythetaxsystem.
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CAEcloseup
corresponded
/krspndd/
Myexperiencecorrespondedcloselytowhathappenedtoyou.
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CAEcloseup
pack
/pk/
Heopenedanewpackandseparatedthejokersfromtherestofthecards.
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CAEcloseup
joker
/dk/
Jokersaresometimesusedincertaincardgames,forexamplepoker.
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CAEcloseup
odyssey
/dsi/
HisgreatodysseytookhimallthewayacrossRussiaandthroughAsiadowntoAustraliaandNewZealand.
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CAEcloseup
securityalert
/skjrti lt/
Themetalplateinhislegsetoffasecurityalertattheairport.
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CAEcloseup
carpetfitter
/kpt ft/
Thecarpetfitterwillcutthecarpetexactlytofit.
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CAEcloseup
semiretired
/semi rtad/
Myneighbour'ssemiretired,andjustworksafewhoursaweeknow.
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CAEcloseup
lighthouse
/lathas/
Constructingthefirstlighthouseswasaverydangeroustask.
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CAEcloseup
tabloid
/tbld/
Thetabloidsarefullofthenewsoftheirdivorce.
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CAEcloseup
bankrupting
/bkrpt/
Mydaughterisbankruptingme,shespendssomuch!
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CAEcloseup
inruins
/n runz/
Hiscareerwasinruinsafterthecompanyfailed.
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CAEcloseup
quest
/kwest/
TheysetoutonaquestforknowledgethatwastotakethemtothefarthestcornersoftheEarth.
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CAEcloseup
aimless
/emls/
HislifewasprettyaimlessforafewyearsbeforehemetAmy.
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CAEcloseup
wellexecuted
/wel ekskjutd/
Thisisaverywellexecutedpieceofwork.
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CAEcloseup
tomymind
/t ma mand/
Tomymind,it'sthebestthingyou'veeverwritten.
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CAEcloseup
font
/fnt/
Whichfontdidyouuseforthemainheadings?
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CAEcloseup
perspective
/pspektv/
Workingabroadgivesyouawholenewperspectiveonlife.
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CAEcloseup
arise
/raz/
AcrisishasarisenintheForeignOffice.
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CAEcloseup
unpretentiousness
/nprtensns/
Hisunpretentiousnesswasthekeytohissuccess.
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scandal
/skndl/
Hewasinvolvedinamajorfinancialscandal.
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scarce
/skes/
Foodwasoftenscarceinthewinter.
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outrage
/atred/
PublicoutrageatthescandalreachedapeakinOctober.
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turn(thatmusic)down
/tn dan/
WillyouturntheTVdownplease?I'mtryingtogettosleep.
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initiative
/ntv/
Youneedtohavealotofinitiativetodothisjob.
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pavement
/pevmnt/
Apolicemanwasstandingonthepavementoutsidethebank.
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race
/res/
Hillwontheraceeasily.
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homogenous
/hmdns/
Theywereaprettyhomogenousgroupofindividuals.
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preconceived
/priknsivd/
HehasalotofpreconceivedideasaboutlifeinAmerica.
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assured
/d/
TheyassuredmethatIwouldgetmymoneyback.
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valueformoney
/vlju f mni/
Doyouthinkthisholidayisvalueformoney?
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Listening2
insteadof
/nsted v/
Insteadofwinningasexpected,shelost!
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Listening2
despite
/dspat/
Despitemywarnings,hewentaheadanddiditanyway.
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Listening6
boosting
/bust/
Thenewtoyshaveboostedthecompany'ssalesfiguressubstantially.
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profit
/prft/
Thecompanymadeahugeprofitonthedeal.
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Vocabulary1
runoutof
/rn at v, v/
I'msorry,we'verunoutofbaconsandwiches.
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brand
/brnd/
Ryanwasbrandedaliarbythemedia.
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Vocabulary1
hooligan
/huln/
Iwaskeptawakebyhooligansmakingnoisesinthestreetoutside.
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peer
/p/
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unbranded
/nbrndd/
Iprefertobuyunbrandedgoodsbecausethey'recheaper.
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cloakroom
/klkrm, -rum/
DoyouhaveacloakroomwhereIcanleavemycoat?
Teenagersusuallyprefertospendtheirtimewiththeirpeers.
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root
/rut/
Therootsofthetreehavestartedtocomeupthroughthepavement.
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rootforsomebody
/rut f smbdi/
Kellywasrootingforherbrother'steam.
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gettotherootof(aproblem)
/et t rut v, v/
Hestayedallnighttryingtogettotherootoftheproblem.
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sendsomethingcareof
/send sm ker v/
SendittomecareoftheRathboneHotel.
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firequestionsat
/fa kwest nz t, t/
Theinterviewerfiredquestionsatmeoneafteranother.
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racearound
/res rand/
I'vebeenracingaroundtryingtobuyChristmaspresentsatthelastminute.
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araceagainsttime
Itwasaraceagainsttimetogettotheairportbeforehisplanetookoff.
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misery
/mz ri/
Thefilmshowedthemiseryoflifeintherefugeecamps.
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drastic
/drstk/
ThePresidentpromiseddrasticchangesinhealthcare.
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selfesteem
/selfstim/
Thepublicvotewasagreatboosttohisselfesteem.
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addictedto
/dktd t, t/
I'mprettymuchaddictedtochocolatebiscuits!
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measurement
/memnt/
What'syourchestmeasurement?
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positively
/pztvli/
Someofthesedietsforlosingweightarepositivelydangerous.
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executive
/zekjtv/
Larry'sasalesexecutivewithalargechemicalcompany.
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interestrate
/ntrst ret/
Theinterestrateoncurrentaccountsisverylowatthemoment.
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Grammar5
sponsor
/spns/
Ineedasponsorwhowillfinancemynextexhibitionofpaintings.
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expose
/kspz/
Whenawoundisexposedtotheair,ithealsmorequickly.
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Grammar5
constant
/knstnt/
Aconstantstreamofvehiclespouredoverthebridge.
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Grammar5
largescale
/ldskel/
Arewereturningtothedaysoflargescaleunemployment?
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Grammar5
aimed
/emd/
Theleafletisaimedatundecidedvoters.
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Grammar5
motorracing
/mt res/
Motorracingoffershugefinancialrewardstothemostsuccessfuldrivers.
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Grammar5
debt
/det/
Hesoldthehousetopayoffhisdebts.
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Writing1
compulsive
/kmplsv/
Iwenttoseethedoctoraboutmycompulsiveeating.
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Writing1
react
/rikt/
Theaudiencereactedbyshoutingandbooing.
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Writing1
consumerism
/knsjumrz m/
Thepowerofconsumerismtodayistotal.
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impulse
/mpls/
Iresistedtheimpulsetohithim.
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noncommittal
/nn kmtl/
HewasnoncommittalwhenIaskedwhathethoughtofmyidea.
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process
/prses/
Theprocessoflearningalanguageismucheasieratanearlyage.
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hostile
/hstal/
Ahostilecrowdsurroundedtheembassygates.
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headchef
/hed ef/
SteveworksastheheadchefinaposhLondonrestaurant.
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newsreader
/njuzrid/
Newsreadersgetpaidanawfullotofmoneyforjustreadingoutthenews!
Theflightattendantcamepastandaskedmetofastenmyseatbelt.
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flightattendant
/flat tendnt/
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referee
/refri/
Thatrefereeneedsglasses!
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textiledesigner
/tekstal dzan/
Shewasformerlyemployedasatextiledesigner,andnowdesignswallpaper.
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buildingsiteforeman
Thebuildingsiteforemantoldmetogoandhelpthebricklayers.
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beingyourownboss
/bi jr n bs/
There'snothingbetterthanbeingyourownboss.
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publicrelationsofficer
Thecompany'spublicrelationsofficerwentouttotalktothewaitingmedia.
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outweigh
/atwe/
Thebenefitsoutweighthecosts.
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combines
/kmbanz/
Thisjobcombinesflexiblehourswithagoodsalary.
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jobsecurity
/db skjrti/
There'snosuchthingasjobsecurityintheCivilServiceanymore.
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CAEcloseup
digdeepfor
/d dip f, f/
Thepublicalwaysdigdeepforchildren'scharities.
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CAEcloseup
discrepancy
/dskrepnsi/
Policefounddiscrepanciesbetweenthetwomen'sstatements.
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CAEcloseup
salary
/slri/
Theaveragesalaryis25,000ayear.
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CAEcloseup
fund
/fnd/
We'retryingtoraisefundsforanewsportshall.
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CAEcloseup
redistributed
/ridstrbjtd/
Laboursaidthatwealthwouldberedistributedmorefairlybetweentherichandpoor.
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CAEcloseup
paidoff
/ped f/
Allherhardworkfinallypaidoffwhenshewontheaward.
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CAEcloseup
eligible
/eldb l/
Areyoueligibleforaloan?
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CAEcloseup
makeendsmeet
I'mtryingtomakeendsmeetbydoingthreeparttimejobs.
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CAEcloseup
nursing
/ns/
Thenursingprofessionisgenerallynotwellpaidforwhattheyhavetodo.
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CAEcloseup
profession
/prfe n/
Ispentmostofmylifeintheteachingprofession.
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CAEcloseup
donate
/dnet/
Ourschooldonated500totheRedCross.
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CAEcloseup
persist
/psst/
Hepersistedindenyingthechargesagainsthim.
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CAEcloseup
adequate
/dkwt/
Herincomeishardlyadequatetopaythebills.
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CAEcloseup
quit
/kwt/
I'mthinkingaboutquittingschool.
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depressing
/dpres/
It'sadepressingbookabouttheauthor'suneventfullife.
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despatched
/dsptt/
Tomwasdespatchedtogetusallsandwiches.
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series
/sriz/
Therehasbeenaseriesofaccidentsatthatcorner.
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overjoyed
/vdd/
Iwasoverjoyedtohearyouweregettingmarried!
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economics
/eknmks, i-/
EliisaprofessorofeconomicsatHarvard.
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proceeds
/prsidz/
Theproceedsfromtheconcertwillgotocharity.
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public
/pblk/
Themuseumisopentothepubliceveryday.
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tube
/tjub/
Hehadtobefedthroughatubebecausehewassoweak.
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joint
/dnt/
Oneofthejointsbetweenthepipeswasleaking.
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spot
/spt/
Couldyoupossiblygetmeaspotofcoffee?
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rumble
/rmb l/
Therewasarumbleofthunderinthedistance.
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gust
/st/
Agustofwindblewourtentover.
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stroke
/strk/
Hehadastrokeoflucklastyearwhenhewonthelottery.
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flock
/flk/
Aflockofgeeseflewovertowardsthelake.
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herd
/hd/
Aherdofcowswerelyinginthefielditwasobviouslygoingtorain!
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swarm
/swm/
Jillwassurroundedbyaswarmofbees.
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shoal
/l/
Shoalsofcodhavebeenmuchsmallerthannormalthisyear.
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pack
/pk/
Apackofwolveswasthreateningtoattackthewoundeddeer.
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bunch
/bnt/
Itookherabunchofgrapeswhenshewasillinhospital.
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pile
/pal/
Igavehimapileoffoldedclothesandtoldhimtoputtheminhiswardrobe.
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stack
/stk/
Therewasastackofmagazinesinthedoctor'swaitingroom.
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gross
/rs/
Thecorporationmadeagrossprofitof$5millionlastyear.
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guaranteed
/rntid/
Flowersareguaranteedtoputasmileonmywife'sface.
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put(you)off
/pt f/
IhopeIhaven'tputyouoffapplyingforthejob!
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Speaking1
desirable
/dzarb l/
Theyliveinaverydesirableneighbourhood.
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accessory
/ksesri/
Theshopsellsclothesandfashionaccessories.
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uniform
/junfm/
Doyoulikethenewschooluniform?
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aftershave
/ftev/
Thesmellofhisaftershavewasoverpowering.
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figure
/f/
Thelatestunemploymentfiguresarequitedepressing.
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declares
/dklez/
Thenoticedeclaresthatanyonefounddroppinglitterwillbefined.
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commonsense
/kmn sens/
Justuseyourcommonsense.
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required
/rkwad/
Whataretherequiredskillsforthisjob?
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suicidal
/susadl, sju-/
Sheadmitsthatshesometimeshadsuicidalthoughts.
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project
/prdekt/
ThePresident'svisitisprojectedtotakeplaceinMarch.
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concerted
/knstd/
Weshouldallmakeaconcertedefforttoraisethismoney.
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guidance
/ad ns/
Yourteachercangiveyouguidanceonyourcareerchoice.
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favoured
/fevd/
Hewasoneoftheteacher'sfavouredpupils.
I'llguideyouthroughthelegalformalities.
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formality
/fmlti/
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authority
/rti/
Whichcountryhasauthorityovertheseislands?
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settings
/setz/
I'donlymetherininformalsettingspriortothedance.
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beware
/bwe/
Bewareofthetendencytowritetoomuch.
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intimidating
/tmdet/
Ifoundtheinterviewquiteintimidating.
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steerclear
/st kl/
Steerclearofexpressingpoliticalopinionsinyouressays.
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reminiscent
/remns nt/
InascenereminiscentofaHollywoodmovie,theyranoffintothesunset.
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nursery
/ns ri/
BobbygoestonurseryonTuesdaysandFridays.
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soothing
/su/
Theflightattendant'ssoothingvoicerelaxedallthepassengers.
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turnedupsidedown
Thisnewshasturnedthewholeprojectupsidedown!
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pastel
/pstl/
Shewasdressedinpastelshades.
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approachable
/prtb l/
I'vealwaysfoundhimveryapproachable.
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wordofcaution
/wd v k n/
Awordofcautionhecanbeverybadtemperedattimes.
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smartcasual'
/smt kul/
Dresscodefortheeventissmartcasual.
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pulloff
/pl f/
Thegoalkeeperpulledoffsixterrificsaves.
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conservative
/knsvtv/
Hismotherhasaconservativeattitudetoeducation.
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occasional
/ke nl/
Tomorrowwillbewarmwithoccasionalshowers.
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dressdownFriday'
WecanweartrainersandjeanstotheofficeondressdownFriday.
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gambling
/mbl/
Gamblingonfootballresultshasreachednewlevels.
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trend
/trend/
There'satrendtowardsmoreparttimeemployment.
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dangly
/dli/
Sheloveswearingdanglybraceletsandearrings.
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classy
/klsi/
Hetookhertoaclassyrestaurantwherethepriceswereskyhigh.
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nono
/nn/
Atthattime,wearingashortskirtwasadefinitenono.
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messy
/mesi/
He'shadamessyroomeversincehehadaroomofhisowntomessup.
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excessive
/ksesv/
Avoidexcessiveamountsofcoffee.
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bowtie
/b ta/
I'vealwaysthoughtthatabowtiewasasignofaverystrangeperson.
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sleeve
/sliv/
Sheworeablousewithshortsleeves,astheweatherwaswarm.
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prominent
/prmnnt/
Aprominentpoliticianhasbeencaughtinafinancialscandal.
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visible
/vzb l/
Thelightsofthecitywereclearlyvisiblebelowthem.
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bodyart
/bdi t/
I'veneverseentheattractionofbodyart.
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unprofessional
/nprfe nl/
Hisbehaviourwasextremelyunprofessional.
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undesirable
/ndzarb l/
Thetreatmenthasnoundesirablesideeffects.
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overriding
/vrad/
Crimeseemstobetheoverridingconcernofvoters.
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nonverbal
/nn vb l/
Nonverbalcommunicationisimportanttobabies.
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just
/dst/
Thecourtsobviouslythoughtthiswasajustpunishmentforhiscrime.
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moral
/mrl/
Thisisamoralissue,notapoliticalone.
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physical
/fzk l/
Physicalstrengthandmetaltoughnessareequallyimportantinsport.
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promote
/prmt/
WeheldameetingtopromotetradebetweenTaiwanandtheUK.
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identify
/adentfa/
Shewasunabletoidentifyherattacker.
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Reading4
discreet
/dskrit/
Canyoupleasebediscreetaboutthis?
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Grammar1
coverup
/kvr p/
Thewholethingwascoveredupandneverreachedthepapers.
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Grammar1
hardly
/hdli/
IhardlyknowthepeopleI'mworkingwith.
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Grammar3
leisure
/le/
Leisureactivitiessuchassailingandswimmingareofferedattheresort.
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Grammar3
piercing
/ps/
Shehadmultiplepiercingsinhernose.
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Vocabulary2
mumble
/mmb l/
Mickymumbledanapology.
I'mDDDavid,'hestuttered.
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Vocabulary2
stutter
/stt/
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Vocabulary2
flick
/flk/
Heflickedtheflyoffhissleeve.
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browse
/braz/
CanIhelpyou?''Nothanks.I'mjustbrowsing.'
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Vocabulary2
skim
/skm/
Mariejustskimsabookifshedoesn'tthinkshe'sgoingtolikeit.
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Vocabulary2
scan
/skn/
Lookoutswerescanningtheskyforenemyplanes.
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Vocabulary2
pore
/p/
Ispentdaysporingoveroldphotos.
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Vocabulary2
ploughthrough
/pla ru/
Doyoureallywantmetoploughthroughallthispaperworktonight?
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Vocabulary2
scrawl
/skrl/
Charliescrawledhisnameonthewall.
Iscribbledhisnumberonmyhand.
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Vocabulary2
scribble
/skrb l/
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Vocabulary2
jotdown
/dt dan/
Letmejotdownyourphonenumber.
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Vocabulary2
makeanoteof
/mek nt v, v/
I'llmakeanoteofyourphonenumberincaseIforget.
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Vocabulary2
fillin
/fl n/
You'llhavetofillinanapplicationform.
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Vocabulary2
/prnt/
I'mprintingthedocumentnow.
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Writing1
teambuilding
/tim bld/
WewentonateambuildingexerciseinthewildsofScotland.
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Writing1
negotiatingskills
/niet sklz/
Negotiatingskillsarecrucialforasalesexecutive.
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Writing1
socialising
/s l-az/
I'mnotmuchgoodatsocialising.
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grateful
/retf l/
MonawasverygratefultoPeterforhisadvice.
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speculation
/spekjle n/
Therehasbeenalotofspeculationabouthisfuture.
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thunder
/nd/
Therewasahugestormovertheairport,withthunderandlightning.
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leggings
/lez/
Sheworeleggingswithapatternofspotsonthem.
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minutes
/mnts/
Willyoureadouttheminutesofthelastmeeting,please?
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workninetofive
/wk nantfav/
Iusedtojustworkninetofive,butnowIhavetoputinextrahours.
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workovertime
/wk vtam/
Ifyouworkovertime,yougetdoublepay.
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onduty
/n djuti/
Wereyouondutylastnightat10o'clock?
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commuter
/kmjut/
Thetrainwaspackedwithcommuters.
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trainee
/treni/
Lindsaywasatraineeteacherinthesameschoolasme.
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jobsatisfaction
/db stsfk n/
I'mnotgettingthefeelingofjobsatisfactionthatIusedto.
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perk
/pk/
Freetravelisoneoftheperksofthejob.
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unsocialhours
/ns l az/
Policeofficersoftenhavetoworkunsocialhours.
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understaffed
/ndstft/
Ourofficeisunderstaffed,andI'mhavingtoworktwiceashard.
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overcrowded
/vkradd/
Commutersarefedupwithovercrowdedtrains.
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battling
/btl/
IspentthreeyearsbattlingtoworkandbackacrossLondon.
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videoconferencing
Videoconferencingfacilitiesmeanthatwedon'thavetotravelacrossthecountrysooften.
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receptiondesk
/rsep n desk/
Askformeatthereceptiondeskwhenyougethere.
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fleshandblood
/fle n bld/
It'snicetomeetthefleshandbloodpersoninsteadofjustwatchingyouonTV.
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Introduction
sciencefiction
/sans fk n/
IsaacAsimovwasoneofthegreatsciencefictionauthors.
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branch
/brnt/
Theshophasopenedbranchesalloverthecountry.
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CAEcloseup
Unit13
represent
/reprzent/
Craighiredalawyertorepresenthim.
invisible
/nvzb l/
They'veinventedaplanethat'sinvisibletoenemyradar.
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CAEcloseup
heal
/hil/
Thescratchonherfingerhealedquickly.
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CAEcloseup
unproven
/npruv n, -pr-/
Histheoriesareasyetunproven.
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Vocabulary4
pay(much)attention
/pe ten n/
Don'tpayanyattentiontohimhe'sjustjoking.
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Vocabulary4
haveagoat
/hv t, t/
I'mnotsurehowgoodI'llbeatthis,butI'llhaveagoatit.
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Vocabulary4
voicetechnology
/vs teknldi/
Voicetechnologyisstillnotwidelyusedinoffices.
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Vocabulary4
giveitatry
/v t tra/
Giveitatryandseehowyougeton.
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Vocabulary4
doresearch
/du rst/
Wedidsomeresearchintoyourfamilyhistory.
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Vocabulary4
medicalscience
/medk l sans/
Therearestillmanychallengestobeovercomeinmedicalscience.
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Vocabulary4
breaktherecord
/brek rekd/
ThislecturebreakstherecordforthemostboringI'veeverhadtositthrough.
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geneticengineering
/dnetk endnr/
ShewasgiventheMBEforherworkingeneticengineering.
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takingrisks
/tek rsks/
Youwon'tgetanywherewithouttakingafewrisks.
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Vocabulary4
make(toomuch)effort
/mek eft/
Youdon'tmakeenoughefforttotalktopeople.
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comeacross
/km krs/
Icameacrossanolddiaryinherdesk.
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capable
/kepb l/
Doyouthinkhe'scapableofmurder?
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sceptic
/skeptk/
Wherelifeonotherplanetsisconcerned,he'sasceptic.
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wentthrough
/went ru/
Iwentthroughthestepsintheprocesswithherseveraltimes.
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wardrobe
/wdrb/
What'sthelatestadditiontoherwardrobe?
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chore
/t/
Allthechildrenhavehouseholdchorestodo.
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dread
/dred/
Phil'sreallydreadinghisinterviewtomorrow.
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fits
/fts/
Thatjacketfitsyoureallywell.
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matches
/mtz/
Hershoesandbagmatchedperfectly.
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comeupwith
/km p w, w/
Theystillhaven'tcomeupwithanameforthebaby.
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transform
/trnsfm/
ThemovietransformedAmyfromanunknownschoolgirlintoastar.
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cataloguing
/ktl/
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tag
/t/
Ican'tfindthepricetagonthesejeans.
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purchase
/pts/
Weneedmoneyforthepurchaseofnewequipment.
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restricted
/rstrktd/
There'sonlyarestrictedamountofmoneyforexpandingthelibrary.
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keeptrackof
/kip trk v, v/
It'sdifficulttokeeptrackofallthedevelopmentsinthisfield.
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gecko
/ek/
Geckosoftenappearedonthewallsofthehotelroom.
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exhibition
/eksb n/
There'sanexhibitionofhistoricalphotographsattheTownHall.
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principal
/prnsp l/
IknewIwasintroublewhenIwascalledtotheprincipal'soffice.
Manyhouseholdshaveatleastonecomputer.
HespentyearscataloguingthebutterfliesofthelowerAmazon.
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household
/hashld/
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enables
/neb lz/
Internetaccessenablesstudentstodomuchwiderresearchonasubject.
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predictor
/prdkt/
Ageisnotapredictorofsuccess.
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joy
/d/
Shecriedwithjoywhensheheardthenews.
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principle
/prnsp l/
Thechurchbelievesintheneedtoteachchildrenmoralprinciples.
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maximise
/mksmaz/
Maximiseyouropportunitiestoseetheworldwhileyou'reyoung.
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hunch
/hnt/
Ihadahunchyou'dcalltoday.
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intuition
/ntju n/
Trustyourintuition.
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136
boosting
/bust/
I'minterestedinboostingthespeedofmycomputer.
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136
meditation
/medte n/
Rogerwasalwaysverykeenonmediation.
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fulfil
/flfl/
Hefulfilledhispromisetocuttaxes.
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persevere
/psv/
Justpersevere,andyou'llfindyousucceedafterawhile.
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fortune
/ft n/
I'vehadmanystrokesofgoodfortuneinmylife.
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dwellon
/dwel n/
Don'tdwellonthepastthinkaboutthefuture.
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constructive
/knstrktv/
Idon'tmindconstructivecriticism,butthatwasjustnasty!
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136
demonstrate
/demnstret/
Theaccidentdemonstratedtheimportanceofwearingseatbelts.
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chanceencounter
/tns nkant/
Ihadachanceencounterwithhiminthecanteenyesterday.
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sixfigure
/sksf/
Alanisofferingasixfiguresalaryforhisnewapprentice.
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income
/km, n-/
Theirannualincomeislessthan24,000.
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novel
/nv l/
Whatanovelidea!
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nametag
/nemt/
Pleasebesuretowearyournametagatalltimes.
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cameout
/kem at/
Whendoestheearlyeditionofthepapercomeout?
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syndicated
/sndketd/
HiscartoonsweresyndicatedacrosstheUSA.
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nationwide
/ne nwad/
There'sbeennationwidedisgustattheMPs'expensesscandal.
Thename'restaurant'impliesthatyoucangetsomethingtoeathere.
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implies
/mplaz/
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expertise
/eksptiz/
Hismedicalexpertisewasworldfamous.
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die
/da/
Thechildrentookturnsinthrowingthedie.
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worldweary
/wldwri/
Thenovelwasaboutaworldwearydetectivewhodecidestotakethelawintohisownhands.
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intriguing
/ntri/
Idneverheardsuchanintriguingstory.
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happenstance
/hp nstns/
Thewaywemetwaspurehappenstance.
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pushes(his)boundaries
/pz bandriz/
Thetaskpushedhisboundariestothelimit.
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rollofthedie
/rl v da/
Italldependedontherollofthedie.
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hilarious
/hleris/
Theywereahilariouscomedyact.
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rampage
/rmped/
Theescapedelephantwentontherampagefortwodays.
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infects
/nfekts/
Hehadabadcoldlastweekandmusthaveinfectedme.
Trytoinjectsomeenthusiasmintoyourperformance.
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injects
/ndekts/
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chaos
/ke-s/
Thefloodscausedchaos.
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urbane
/ben/
HisyearsintheCivilServicedhonedhisurbanemanners.
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stuffiness
/stfins/
Peopleareputoffbyhisstuffiness.
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academicallyinclined
/kdemkli nkland/
Mydaughterisnotacademicallyinclined.
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137
reformulate
/rifmjlet/
Wehadtoreformulateourideasfromtimetotime.
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precious
/pres/
Wecannotaffordtowasteprecioustime.
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137
dictate
/dktet/
Shedictatedthelettertohersecretary.
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ultimate
/ltmt/
TheRollingStonesaretheworld'sultimaterockandrollband.
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randomly
/rndmli/
Peoplewererandomlychosentohelpwiththesurvey.
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sown
/sn/
Thefarmerhadsowntheseedsafewweeksbefore.
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Grammar3
vaccine
/vksin/
Theswinefluvaccinewasgiventothosemostatrisk.
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Grammar3
strain
/stren/
Hisbodycouldn'tcopewiththestrainoffluthathecaught.
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Grammar3
virus
/vars/
Thecommoncoldvirusspreadsveryeasily.
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Vocabulary1
setabout
/set bat/
Howdoyousetaboutgettingajob?
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Vocabulary1
setoff
/set f/
We'dbettersetoffthefireworksafteritgetsdark.
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Vocabulary1
driedup
/drad p/
Peopleweren'tbuyingthegoods,andthemoneydriedup.
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Vocabulary1
setoutto
/set at t, t/
IaccomplishedallIsetouttodo.
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Vocabulary1
broughtabout
/brt bat/
Whatbroughtaboutsuchachangeinattitude?
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Vocabulary1
fizzledout
/fz ld at/
Thefireworksslowlyfizzledout.
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sparkoff
/spk f/
Hiscommentssparkedoffanideainmyhead.
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finishoff
/fn f/
Ifinishedoffthereportbeforegoinghome.
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startoff
/stt f/
Thatstartedmeoffcrying.
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stirup
/str p/
Johnwasalwaysstirringuptrouble.
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winddown
/wand dan/
It'sdifficulttowinddownabusinessthatyou'veworkedatfor20years.
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glasshalffull'
/ls hf fl/
Rubyhasa'glasshalffull'attitudetolife.
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ruining
/run/
Lossoftradeisruiningthebusiness.
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youth
/ju/
Theyouthoftodayhavenomanners.
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attentionspan
/ten n spn/
Rachelhasaveryshortattentionspan.
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handeyecoordination
/hnda kdne n/
Hishandeyecoordinationwasexcellent.
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conventional
/knven nl/
Thegalleryonlyexhibitsthemoreconventionalformsofart.
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excess
/kses/
Theproblemwascausedbyanexcessofenthusiasm.
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lateral
/lt rl/
Thewallisweak,andneedslateralsupport.
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debate
/dbet/
Theschool'sfuturebecamethesubjectofmuchdebate.
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cloning
/kln/
Dollythesheepwasthefirstanimaltobethesubjectofcloning.
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cultureshock
/klt k/
Theimmigrantsweresufferingfromcultureshock,andnotunderstandingEnglishcompoundedthis.
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getoutoftheratrace
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Idecidedtogetoutoftheratraceandworkformyself.
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fishoutofwater
/f at v wt/
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sellingup
/sel p/
They'resellingupandmovingaway.
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movingon
/muv n/
Thepastisthepast,andI'mnowmovingonwithmylife.
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youhaven'tlived
/j hv nt lvd/
Youhaven'tliveduntilyou'veseenParis.
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custom
/kstm/
ShefollowsIslamiccustombycoveringherhair.
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tribesman
/trabzmn/
Thetribesmanrodehiscamelacrossthedesert.
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tribal
/trab l/
He'sawellknowncollectoroftribalart.
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frozenwastes
/frz n wests/
TheexpeditionsetoffacrossthefrozenwastesofGreenland.
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steamy
/stimi/
Theexplorershackedtheirwaythroughthesteamyjungle.
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jungle
/d l/
Mybackgardenlookslikeajungle!
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wisdom
/wzdm/
Somepeopledoubtedthewisdomofhisdecision.
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commercialism
/km lz m/
Commercialismpromotesconsumptionasawayoflife.
Lisaisextremelymaterialistic.
IhadtoleavethecompanybecauseIfeltlikeafishoutofwater.
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materialistic
/mtrilstk/
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tradition
/trd n/
Thecountryhasalongtraditionofstatecontrol.
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evident
/evd nt/
Itwasevidentthattheywerenotsatisfied.
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childrearing
/tald rr/
Childrearingisusuallyleftuptothemother.
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forinstance
/fr nstns/
Whydon'tyougetahobby,drawingforinstance?
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incarnation
/nkne n/
Hefelthehadmetherbefore,inapreviousincarnation.
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elder
/eld/
Janet'ssisteriseightyearsherelder.
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CAEcloseup
rulebound
/rul band/
Ruleboundsystemsoftenfailtoservethecustomerswell.
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CAEcloseup
division
/dv n/
Theteacherwasattemptingtoteachthedivisionofwordsintosyllables.
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gender
/dend/
Discriminationonthegroundsofgenderisnotallowed.
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permanently
/pmnntli/
Theaccidentlefthimpermanentlydisabled.
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adamant
/dmnt/
Shewasquiteadamantthatshehadneverseenhimbefore.
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firstandforemost
/fst n fmst/
FirstandforemostIwouldliketothankeveryonewhovotedforme.
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anthropologist
/ntrpldst/
Mostanthropologistsareemployedbyuniversities.
Shefoundtheideautterlyabhorrent.
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abhorrent
/bhrnt/
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theprosandcons
/ prz n knz/
Shelistedtheprosandconsoftakinginaroommate.
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CAEcloseup
facet
/fst/
Thereareseveralfacetstothisquestion.
Doyoubelieveintheimmortalityofthesoul?
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soul
/sl/
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indigenous
/nddns/
AboriginesaretheindigenouspeopleofAustralia.
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ancestral
/nsestrl/
Rafetookmetoseehisancestralhome.
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territory
/tert ri/
Thesoldiershadstrayedontoenemyterritory.
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selective
/slektv/
Beselectivewhenyou'reshopping.
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harvesting
/hvst/
Thefarmerwasharvestingthewheat.
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CAEcloseup
seek
/sik/
TheUNisseekingapoliticalsolution.
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CAEcloseup
preconception
/priknsep n/
Shehadnopreconceptionsaboutthenatureofthework.
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CAEcloseup
instilled
/nstld/
Honestywasinstilledintomefromanearlyage.
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CAEcloseup
reflection
/rflek n/
Welookedatourreflectionsinthepool.
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wentawry
/went ra/
Theplanwentbadlyawry.
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obtained
/btend/
HeobtainedafirsteditionofthebookfromeBay.
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gathering
/r/
Shegatheredtheflowersinabasket.
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edible
/edb l/
Weweren'tsurewhethertheberrieswereedible.
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devastated
/devstetd/
Shewasdevastatedtohearthenewsoftheplanecrash.
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Grammar4
undifferentiated
/ndfrenietd/
Undifferentiatedmarketingisanothertermformassmarketing.
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boardinghouse
/bd has/
Everysummerwewenttotheseasideandstayedinaboardinghouse.
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provincial
/prvn l/
Shespeakswithaprovincialaccent.
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pickandchoose
/pk n tuz/
CanIgettopickandchoosewhowillbeonmyteam?
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toandfrom
/tu n frm/
Shecommutestoandfromworkeveryday.
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sinkorswim
/sk swm/
Inthisbusinessyoueithersinkorswim.
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peaceandquiet
/pis n kwat/
Thepeaceandquietofthecountrysidehasacalmingeffectonme.
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Vocabulary2
lifeandtimes
/laf n tamz/
He'sgivingatalkaboutthelifeandtimesofCharlesDarwin.
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insandouts
/nznats/
I'mnotsureifanyonereallyunderstandsalltheinsandoutsoftheplan.
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approval
/pruv l/
Wehaveobtainedapprovalforthefunding.
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horrifically
/hrfkli/
Hehadbeenhorrificallydisfiguredinanaccident.
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tubestation
/tjub ste n/
WeboughtamapshowingtheLondonUndergroundtubestations.
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benchmark
/bentmk/
Thetestresultsprovideabenchmarkformeasuringstudentachievement.
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participated
/ptspetd/
Heparticipatedfullyinthediscussion.
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disturbed
/dstbd/
Iwasverydisturbedbyhernews.
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achangeofheart
/ tend v ht/
WhenIreadtheyhadexecutedaninnocentman,Ihadachangeofheartaboutthedeathpenalty.
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changedhistune
/tendd z tjun/
Hesoonchangedhistunewhenconfrontedbytheevidence.
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changeyourways
/tend j wez/
You'dhavetochangeyourwaysbeforeI'dconsidergoingoutwithyou.
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ringthechanges
/r tendz/
Wedecidedtoringthechangesanddecoratethewholehouse.
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changeofpace
/tend v pes/
Theholidaywasanicechangeofpacefromeverydaylife.
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materially
/mtrili/
CircumstanceshavedchangedmateriallysincehewasmadeCEO.
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changingplaceswith
/tend plesz w, w/
Iaskedhimhowhewouldliketochangeplaceswithmeforaweekstuckathomewiththebaby!
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changewiththetimes
/tend w tamz/
Hospitalsarechangingwiththetimes,andaremorefriendly.
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changedtack
/tendd tk/
Thepartychangedtackontheirattitudetotaxcuts.
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choppingandchanging
/tp n tend/
Juliaisforeverchoppingandchanginghermind.
Herattitudeirritatedme.
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irritate
/rtet/
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stickwith
/stk w, w/
Hestuckwithhisjobatthezoo.
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gasstation
/s ste n/
Wepulledintothegasstationtofillupthetank.
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cemented
/smentd/
TherelationsipwascementedfurtherwhenthePresidentvisitedthecountry.
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mastered
/mstd/
Hehasmasteredthesaxophone.
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remark
/rmk/
Carlmadeaspitefulremarkaboutherhair.
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inspector
/nspekt/
Theticketinspectorclaimedthatmyticketwasnotvalid.
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adjust
/dst/
We'regraduallyadjustingtothenewwayofworking.
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official
/f l/
ThenewspaperarticleswassourcedbyanonymousUSAdministrationofficials.
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shade
/ed/
Theypaintedthelittlegirl'sbedroomalightshadeofpink.
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graduate
/rduet/
HegraduatedfromHarvardlastyear.
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concentration
/kns ntre n/
Theysoongettiredandlosetheirconcentration.
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certificate
/stfkt/
Keepallyourexamcertificates.
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revise
/rvaz/
MuminsistedthatIstayinandrevisefortheexams.
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inretrospect
/n retrspekt/
ItseemedlikeagoodideaatthetimebutinretrospectIcanseethatwewerewrong.
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MAcourse
/em e ks/
He'stakinganMAcourseinPhilosophy.
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mediocre
/midik/
Theactorgaveamediocreperformance.
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tackling
/tkl/
Hetackledtheproblems.
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external
/kstnl/
Thehouseneededrepairstotheexternalwalls.
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mistaken
/mstek n/
Ithoughthesaid12o'clock,butImighthavebeenmistaken.
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overwhelmed
/vwelmd/
Shecouldhearfootstepsbehindherandwassuddenlyoverwhelmedwithfear.
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letdown
/let dan/
Thefootballfanswereletdownbytheteam'sperformance.
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prioritise
/prartaz/
It'simportanttoprioritiseyourworkload.
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store
/st/
Allmyoldclothesarestoredawayintheloft.
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retention
/rten n/
Practisinginformationretrievaliskeytomemoryretention.
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overlook
/vlk/
Thepoliceoverlookedakeypieceofevidence.
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task
/tsk/
Iwasgiventhetaskofhandingoutthecups.
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criterion
/kratrin/
Whatarethecriteriaforselectingthewinner?
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nerves
/nvz/
Hernerveswereonedgebeforetheexam.
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tension
/ten n/
Themayormadeanefforttocalmracialtensionsinthecity.
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adrenalin
/dren l-n/
Fearincreasedtheamountofadrenalineinherbody.
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hindsight
/handsat/
Withhindsight,Ishouldhavewarnedyoutoexpecttrouble.
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drowning
/dran/
Shewasdrowninginalltheinformationflowingherway.
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medicine
/meds n/
Haveyoutakenyourmedicine?
Supposingitrains?Whatwillwedothen?
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supposing
/spz/
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commissioned
/km nd/
Theycommissionedastudyintohowmanylaptopswerelostatairports.
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Grammar4
rectify
/rektfa/
Shemadeeveryefforttorectifytheproblem.
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Grammar4
interrupt
/ntrpt/
Sorrytointerrupt,butIneedsomehelp.
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acquire
/kwa/
Themuseumacquiredthepaintingfor6.8million.
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articulate
/tkjlet/
Shefounditdifficulttoarticulateherfears.
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grounding
/rand/
Todothecourseheneededagoodbasicgroundinginmaths.
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intellectual
/ntlektul/
Groupgamescanhelppromotechildren'sintellectualdevelopment.
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fulfilment
/flflmnt/
Ann'sworkgivesherarealsenseoffulfilment.
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jugglingworkandstudy
/d l wk n stdi/
Shewasfindingitdifficulttostrikeabalancebetweenworkingandstudying.
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strikingabalance
/strak blns/
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assignment
/sanmnt/
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tuition
/tju n/
IhadprivatetuitioninEnglish.
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vocational
/vke nl/
Ellaistakingavocationaltrainingcourseinnursing.
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distancelearning
/dst ns ln/
Hefoundthedisancelearningcoursetooonerouseafterafullday'swork.
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Vocabulary4
promotion
/prm n/
Hispromotiontomanagerwaswelldeserved.
Studentshavetodothreewrittenassignments.
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introductory
/ntrdkt ri/
Hegaveashortintroductoryspeechfortheguestspeaker.
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tutor
/tjut/
HegoestoaprivatetutorforFrenchlessons.
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term
/tm/
Thenewschooltermstartsnextweek.
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Vocabulary4
grade
/red/
Independendschoolsachievebettergrades.
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Vocabulary4
offset
/fset/
Thecostoftheflightwasoffsetbythecheapnessofthehotel.
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Speaking4
sumup
/sm p/
So,tosumup,weneedtoorganiseourtimebetter.
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Speaking4
summarise
/smraz/
Wehadtowriteaparagraphsummarisingthemainelementsinthestory.
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Speaking4
conclude
/knklud/
Thereportconcludedthattheaccidentwaspreventable.
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Speaking4
recap
/rikp, rikp/
Hedidaquickrecapofallthesalientpoints.
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CAEcloseup
statistics
/sttstks/
Thepolicereleasedthelatestcrimestatistics.
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delivery
/dlv ri/
Thespeaker'sdeliverywasclearandconcise.
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Vocabulary3
disgusted
/dsstd/
Wefeltdisgustedbythewaywe'dbeentreated.
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Grammar3
collocation
/klke n/
Thestudentswereaskedtounderlinethecollocations.
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Writing2
justify
/dstfa/
Howcanyoujustifyspendingsomuchmoneyonacoat?
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broaden
/brdn/
Thesocialworldofthechildslowlybroadens.
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horizon
/hraz n/
Wecouldseeashiponthehorizon.
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graduation
/rdue n/
AftergraduationhewenttocollegeandmajoredinScience.
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hint
/hnt/
Suehasbeendroppinghintsaboutherbirthday.
Thecomedian'sjokeswereabitstale.
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stale
/stel/
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qualify
/kwlfa/
Suequalifiedasasolicitorlastyear.
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demands
/dmndz/
Doestheletterdemandanimmediateanswer?
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knockon
/nkn/
Thepriceriseswillhaveaknockoneffectontheeconomy.
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packitallin
/pk t l n/
Theyhadaverybusyschedulebutmanagedtopackitallin.
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dissatisfied
/dstsfad, dss-/
Thedissatisfiedcustomerrangethecompanytocomplain.
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questionnaire
/kwestne/
Studentswereaskedtofilloutaquestionnaire.
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interviewee
/ntvjui/
Theintervieweesalllookedverynervous.
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online
/nlan/
Heorderedsomethingonline.
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fashionlabel
/f n leb l/
Healwayswearsdesignerclotheswiththefashionlabelontheoutside.
OurcorporateheadquartersareinHouston.
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corporate
/kp rt/
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bruising
/bruz/
Thedoctortooknoteofallthebruisingonthechild'sbody.
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breezing
/briz/
ThePresidentbreezedthroughtheroomsmilingandwaving.
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brawling
/brl/
Themenwerebrawlinginthestreet.
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screeching
/skrit/
Thechildrenwerescreechinginsultsatoneanother.
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grumbling
/rmbl/
He'salwaysgrumblingaboutonethingoranother.
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mouthing
/ma/
Whenyoumouththewordsolivejuice,itlookslikeIloveyou.
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dump
/dmp/
Theydumpedtheirbagsonthefloorandleft.
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