 | Term | Definition |
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greetings |
a message of good wishes for sb's birthday etc - a card |
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salutation |
the words that are used in a letter to address the person you are writing to, for example "Dear Sir" |
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"bad luck" or "unlucky" |
misfortune; used to show sympathy for sth unfortunate that has happened to sb |
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"tough luck" |
used to show sympathy for sth unfortunate that has happened to sb - can be rather ironic |
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"duh" |
you are stupid |
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wordiness |
the use of too many words |
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to quote |
to repeat the exact words that another person has said or written |
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lead |
a heavy soft grey metal, used especially in the past for water pipes |
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to tingle |
to feel as if a lot of small sharp points are pushing into a part of your body |
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culprit |
a person who has done sth wrong or against the law |
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ailment |
an illness that is not very serious |
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cramp |
a sudden pain that you get when the muscles in a particular part of your body contract, usually caused by cold or too much exercise |
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to pull |
to damage a muscle, etc. by using too much force |
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strain |
an injury to a part of your body, such as a muscle, that is caused by using it too much or by twisting it |
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to tear [tea] |
to injure a muscle, etc. by stretching it too much |
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tears [teas] |
an injury in which muscle fibres breaks apart or bursts |
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crucial |
essential, vital, extremely important |
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wrist wrests |
little pillows in front of the mouse or keyboard |
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experience |
knowledge or skill acquired over time (NO plural) |
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experience |
the totality of such events in the past of an individual or group (plural possible) |
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collocation |
combination of words in a language that happens very often and more frequently than would happen by chance |
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to deploy |
to bring (forces or material) into action; to distribute (people or forces) systematically or strategically |
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possible verb collocations with "contact" |
coll: to use, to enter into, to establish; to be in, to keep in, to maintain, to stay in; to lose, cut off, break off |
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possible adjective collocations with "contact" |
coll: (in)frequent, close, loose, (ir)regular, steady |
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to innovate |
to begin or introduce something new |
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possible verb collocations with "experience" |
coll: to use, to provide, to get, to acquire, to apply, to gain, to gather, to learn by/from |
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to intend |
to design for a specific purpose; to signify or mean |
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upright |
vertical |
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furthermore |
in addition; moreover |
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to be in labour |
to give birth to a child |
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a delivery |
the act of giving birth |
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a screwdriver |
a tool used for turning screws (Philips= + slotted= -) |
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a screw |
a thin, sharp-pointed metal pin with a raised spiral thread running around it and a slotted head, used to join things together by being rotated in under pressure. |
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slotted |
a long, narrow aperture or slit into which something may be fitted or inserted. |
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a bolt |
a bar made of wood or metal that slides into a socket and is used to fasten doors and gates |
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a cog wheel |
a toothed wheel |
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a washer |
a small flat ring fixed between a nut and bolt to spread the pressure or between two joining surfaces to act as a spacer or seal |
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a spring |
an elastic device, typically a spiral metal coil, that can be pressed or pulled but returns to its former shape when released |
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a wrench |
an adjustable tool like a spanner, used for gripping and turning nuts or bolts |
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hands |
pointers on a clock or watch, indicating the passing of units of time |
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a dove |
a stocky bird with a small head, short legs |
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to grind |
to crush, pulverize, or powder something by friction |
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to wind up |
to put in a state of continued motion, as a clock, a watch |
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a traffic light |
a road signal for directing vehicular traffic by means of colored lights |
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a spark plug |
a device for firing the explosive mixture in an internal-combustion engine (2 possibilities) |
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an ignition plug |
a device for firing the explosive mixture in an internal-combustion engine (2 possibilities) |
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to polish |
to make smooth and shiny by rubbing or chemical action |
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a soda |
a sweet carbonated drink |
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to weld |
to join (metals) by applying heat, sometimes with pressure and sometimes with an intermediate or filler metal having a high melting point (schweissen) |
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a saw |
a tool which have a thin metal blade or disk with a sharp, usually toothed edge, used for cutting wood, metal, or other hard materials. |
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to solder |
to unite or repair metal by heating and/or melting (löten) |
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an explosion |
an act or instance of exploding |
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idiot-proof |
made or designed to be used or operated with very little risk of breakage or failure |
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selfish |
caring only about yourself rather than about other people |
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skilful |
to be good at doing sth, especially sth that needs a particular ability or special training |
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random |
done, chosen, etc. without sb deciding in advance what is going to happen, or without any regular pattern. In no particular order. |
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to ponder something |
to think about sth carefully for a period of time |
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convenience |
the quality of being useful, easy or suitable for sb |
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scale |
an instrument for weighing people or things |
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libra |
the 7th sign of the zodiac, the Scales / a person born under the influence of this sign |
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tunes |
a series of musical notes |
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bulb |
the glass part that fits into an electric lamp |
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dartboard |
board used in the game of darts |
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agoraphobia |
to be afraid of wide spaces |
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altitude |
height |
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attitude |
the approach to something |
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anxiety attacks |
if you are afraid of something and you get this feeling from one second to another |
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cure |
sth that solves a problem; medicine |
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to deem |
to have a particular opinion about sth |
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elderly people |
older people |
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fear |
another word for anxiety or to be afraid of something |
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fellow |
comrade |
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floppy |
hanging or falling loosely |
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flu (influenza) |
is an illness that causes fever and headache |
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goat |
an animal that is living in the mountains and very good at climbing rocks |
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slow/fast on the uptake |
to understand something |
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to patronise |
to treat sb in a condescending manner |
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poem |
a piece of writing - often in rhyme |
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to possess |
to own |
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pressure |
a pushing force |
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profanity |
behaviour that shows a lack of respect; swear words |
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self doubt |
if you are disbelieving yourself |
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self explanatory |
if something is easy to understand/explaining itself |
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slight |
light/lightweight |
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suburb |
the outer area of a city |
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to suffer (from) |
to be badly infected; to experience sth unpleasant |
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technophobe |
someone who does not like technology |
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to overcome |
to survive |
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