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cat walk
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models walk along this at fashion shows
honeymoon
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a holyday talent by two people WHO have just hot married
mail order
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buying goods through the post rather than from a normal shop
lifeguard
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He or she saves people from drowning
beautyspot
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a small dark mark on a woman's skin especially her face
man slaughter
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accidentally killing someone
capital punishment
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legally killing someone e.g. by hanging them
bandage
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you might use this if you have cut your hand
people who are allergic to pollen suffer from this
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hay fever
He or she makes sure you don't park for too long or in the wrong places
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traffic warden
an event or situation in which many people are killed in an extremely violent way.
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bloodbath
a narrow section of road or a junction that impedes traffic flow.
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bottleneck
an ambiguity or inadequacy in the law or a set of rules.
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loophole
a sudden clever idea.
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brainwave
a person who enjoys reading.
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bookworm
is a person who attends some event or social affair without being invited or without having proper credentials (like a ticket) to get in. An example of is a person who just shows up and comes into a party uninvited.
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gatecrasher
a person who takes little or no exercise and watches a lot of television.
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couch potato
a nominal leader or head without real power.
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figurehead
your attention is concentrated on it and held by it
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a gripping plot
there are a lot of famous people in it.
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a star studded film
to watch several episodes (= separate parts) of a television series or programme, one after another
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to binge-watch
a book that is so exciting that you want to read it quickly:
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a page-turner
Her latest novel is a real page-turner
If you cannot put a book down, you are unable to stop reading it until you reach the end
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I couldn't put it down.
You use avid to describe someone who is very enthusiastic about something that they do.
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I'm a avid fan of
a situation causing great anxiety or tension
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nail-biter
Saturday's semifinal was a real nail-biter.
a practice or exercise to test or improve one's fitness for athletic competition, ability, or performance.
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to work out at the gym
adj hot and dry enough to burn or parch a surface
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it's scorching hot
rain falling in large drops and with a lot of force standing in the pouring rain.
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pouring rain
he has finished all of the tasks on which he was behind.
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caught up on
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he normally used the afternoons to catch up on paperwork"
unfairly prejudiced for or against someone or something.
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biased
(of a person or their judgement) not influenced by personal feelings or opinions in considering and representing facts.
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objective
a topic or issue that is highly charged emotionally or politically.
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a hot button issue
a number of experiences or achievements that a person hopes to have or accomplish during their lifetime.
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a bucket list
they have many different skills
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versatile
understanding something only from your own position and not that of others
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looking... through the window of their own silo
record the development of something or someone over time
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track progress
chance to experience new ideas and ways of looking at things
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ongoing exposure to the issues
arranges in a different way
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periodically rejigs the teams
too theoretical
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divorced from practice
brings/offer
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confers several benefits
notice something especially when it is difficult to see
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spot opportunities
with a negative meaning
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in the pejorative sense
improve/refine
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helping executive hone the skills
realise that something is related to something else
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connect the dots
My involvement in this project is as the connect-the-dots guy
it is about your growth as an emplyee
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professional development
it teaches you the skills you need to do a particular job
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vocational training
it is an opportunity to evaluate your work and to get feedback
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performance appraisal
it is similar to an internship
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work placement
make sth move with a sudden, quick gesture
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flick
He carefully flicked the loose hairs from the shoulders of his jacket.
keep moving your hands or feet because you are bored or nervous
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fidget
slight movement of something you are wearing so that it is neater or more comfortable
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adjustment
they have succeeded
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they have made it
I'm fed up
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I have had enough
You we have done something that someone else will complain strongly about
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that's torn it
now you have done sth seriously wrong
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now you've done it
she is achieved fame
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she's arrived
he is lost his patience or self-control
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he's lost it
good point
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you have got me there
to swallow or eat hastily or hungrily in large pieces
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gubble up
to complete a task in a fast but careless way
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cutting corners
the client wants us to complete the project quickly but without cutting corners
to go back to the beginning and start again
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to go back to the drawing board
the client was not happy with the research, so we have to go back to the drawing board
to keep someone updated or update our team
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to touch base
I will have to touch base with Marcin before we go ahead with this project
to contact/to get a hold of someone
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reach out
I will reach out to my friend in Warsaw
to be competitive
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to stay ahead of the curve
we need to stay ahead of the curve so that our competitors don't steal our clents
to put more effort than is required to achieve better results
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to go the extra mile
I am always prepared to go extra mile
to keep someone in the know
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to keep them in the loop
at the moment/ for the time being
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as of yet
we haven't got the approval for the wireframes as of yet
unsure / undecided
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to be in two minds
not reach a decision
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to be on the fence
change your mind after some thought
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to have second thoughts
postpone a decision
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to keep your options open
think carefully before making a decision
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mull over something
make quick decisions
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make a snap decision
choice between two good options
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toss - up
consider which is the best choice
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weight up your options
at the back of your mind
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at the back of your mind

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