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Maybe she ........, but her eyes looked tired. sākt mācīties
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Maybe she had slept like a log, but her eyes looked tired.
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"I........ after a meal like this. sākt mācīties
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"I'll sleep like a log after a meal like this.
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I can now sleep ........ in my bed at night. sākt mācīties
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I can now sleep soundly in my bed at night.
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He closed the door ........, then turned and walked away. sākt mācīties
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He closed the door soundly, then turned and walked away.
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Humans sleep around three hours less than other primates like ........ sākt mācīties
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Humans sleep around three hours less than other primates like chimps
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These people are desperate and ....... of hope. sākt mācīties
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These people are desperate and deprived of hope.
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We can get something to drink in the ........ sākt mācīties
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We can get something to drink in the interval.
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The definition of ........ is unable to speak or someone or something that appears stupid. sākt mācīties
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The definition of dumb is unable to speak or someone or something that appears stupid.
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She ........ her boyfriend yesterday. sākt mācīties
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She dumped her boyfriend yesterday.
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The garbage truck took the garbage to the ........ sākt mācīties
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The garbage truck took the garbage to the dump.
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The news ........ her completely ...... – she didn't know what to say. sākt mācīties
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The news caught her completely off guard – she didn't know what to say.
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....... to surprise someone in a way that often makes them confused or embarrassed sākt mācīties
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catch somebody off guard to surprise someone in a way that often makes them confused or embarrassed
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But your reaction was juicy – you got pretty ........ – and that means embarrassed or angry! sākt mācīties
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But your reaction was juicy – you got pretty hot under the collar – and that means embarrassed or angry!
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If you ask good questions and you ... thoughtful answers then you learn more about the person. sākt mācīties
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If you ask good questions and you elicit thoughtful answers then you learn more about the person.
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They would not be able to ........ any more information from her. sākt mācīties
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They would not be able to elicit any more information from her.
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An example of ........ is to get a confession from a suspect. sākt mācīties
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An example of elicit is to get a confession from a suspect.
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So good interviewers ........– or move away – from being the centre of attention. sākt mācīties
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So good interviewers draw back – or move away – from being the centre of attention.
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Socrates was the one who angered lots of important people by his ........– or investigative – questions – and this technique is called Socratic Dialogue. sākt mācīties
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Socrates was the one who angered lots of important people by his probing – or investigative – questions – and this technique is called Socratic Dialogue.
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He was one of the best ........ journalists in the business. sākt mācīties
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He was one of the best investigative journalists in the business.
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Did you ........ during the Christmas holidays, Neil? sākt mācīties
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Did you overindulge during the Christmas holidays, Neil?
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........ means to have too much of something nice – like all that lovely Christmas food! sākt mācīties
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Overindulge means to have too much of something nice – like all that lovely Christmas food!
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Bilingualism Can ........ Your Career sākt mācīties
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Bilingualism Can Enhance Your Career
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what men used to do to ........ – or improve – their physical appearance. sākt mācīties
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what men used to do to enhance – or improve – their physical appearance.
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It was possibly ........ displaying status and rank sākt mācīties
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It was possibly concerned with displaying status and rank
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you don't have to be ........ for our job – and that means smartly dressed. sākt mācīties
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you don't have to be suited and booted for our job – and that means smartly dressed.
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This report is ........ technical details. sākt mācīties
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"concerned with" means "relating to", "involved with": This report is concerned with technical details.
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A ........ conducted by ComRes for BBC Radio sākt mācīties
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A poll conducted by ComRes for BBC Radio. Poll is defined as to cast and gather a vote, or to survey people
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When do we find the first ....... to Robin Hood in English literature? sākt mācīties
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When do we find the first reference to Robin Hood in English literature?
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........ the murder of important people, often for political reasons sākt mācīties
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assassinations the murder of important people, often for political reasons
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trickster someone who ....... or cheats people sākt mācīties
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trickster someone who deceives or cheats people
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Children are ........ to the toys in this supermarket. sākt mācīties
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Children are appealed to the toys in this supermarket.
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So what's so ........ about this man with a bow? sākt mācīties
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So what's so appealing about this man with a bow?
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The first reference ....... in the Langland's book written between 1370 and 1390 sākt mācīties
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The first reference occurs in the Langland's book written between 1370 and 1390
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The ........ of the king occurred at night. sākt mācīties
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The assassination of the king occurred at night.
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...... to kill someone famous or important. sākt mācīties
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assassinate to kill someone famous or important.
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...... somebody who loves money but hates spending it sākt mācīties
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miser somebody who loves money but hates spending it
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Lots of different groups of people come together ........ kindness sākt mācīties
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Lots of different groups of people come together under the banner of kindness
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She's a woman after my own heart. somebody after your own heart someone who is similar to you
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A ........ may die with his money still hidden in the mattress. sākt mācīties
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A miser may die with his money still hidden in the mattress.
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What are your chances of being ........ your bicycle and killed during a one-mile journey sākt mācīties
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What are your chances of being knocked off your bicycle and killed during a one-mile journey
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........ an instinctive emotional response sākt mācīties
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gut reaction an instinctive emotional response
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........ reports about something in the News, newspapers, and the internet sākt mācīties
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media coverage reports about something in the News, newspapers, and the internet
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Do you think BBC is objective in their ...? sākt mācīties
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Do you think BBC is objective in their coverage?
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... something that lasts for a long time sākt mācīties
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chronic something that lasts for a long time
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base jumper a person with a parachute who ...... from tall buildings or cliffs sākt mācīties
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base jumper a person with a parachute who leaps from tall buildings or cliffs
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You're off on holiday tomorrow, aren't you? I am and you know, and I'm ... it. I hate flying! sākt mācīties
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You're off on holiday tomorrow, aren't you? I am and you know, and I'm dreading it. I hate flying!
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Does the thought of flying fill you with ...? sākt mācīties
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Does the thought of flying fill you with dread?
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........ to anticipate with anxiety, alarm, or apprehension; fear intensely sākt mācīties
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dread to anticipate with anxiety, alarm, or apprehension; fear intensely
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If you are anxious and worried about a future event, then that is an example of having ........ sākt mācīties
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If you are anxious and worried about a future event, then that is an example of having apprehension.
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What should I anticipate?
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........ professional help with personal or psychological problems sākt mācīties
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counselling professional help with personal or psychological problems
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........ seeing a situation as better than it really was sākt mācīties
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seeing through rose-tinted spectacles seeing through rose-tinted spectacles seeing a situation as better than it really was
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Did you get any ........? sākt mācīties
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Did you get any counselling? And that means professional help with personal or psychological problems.
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