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The world is your oyster
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you can have or achieve anything you put your mind to
Hold your horses
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wait and be patient
Let the cat out of the bag
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reveal a secret
White elephant
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a possesion that is useless or troublesome, especially one that is expensive to maintain or difficult to dispose of
Birds and the bees
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sex education
Red herring
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a fact, idea or subject that takes people’s attention from the central point being considered
Kill two birds with one stone
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get two things done at once
Cat got your tongue
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someone is at a loss for words, unusually quiet; something you say to someone when you are annoyed because they will not speak
To chicken out
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to decide not to do something out of fear (usually just before)
A little bird told me
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to hear something (usually secretive or unknown) from someone (not named)
Pigs might fly
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said when you think there is no chance at all of something happening
Ants in your pants
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unable to sit still or remain calm out of nervousness or excitement
Eager beaver
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a person that is excited about doing certain work
In the dog house
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in trouble with another person
A wild goose chase
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a search that is completely unsuccessful and a waste of time because the person or thing being searched for does not exist or is somewhere else
Cook someone’s goose
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spoil someone’s plans; cause someone’s downfall
Tackle
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to try to deal with something or someone (usually a problem)
Lay bare
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to reveal or explain
Particulates
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an extremely small piece of dirt, especially one produced by road vehicles, that causes pollution
Airborne pollutants
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harmful substances carried in the air
Diwali
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a Hindu festival with lights, held in the period October to November
Guy Fawkes Night
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event is also known as Bonfire Night, celebrates the failure of a plot against the English government in 1605
Brainchild
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an original idea, plan, or invention
Sophisticated
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intelligent or made in a complicated way and therefore able to do complicated tasks
Dust mites
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bugs that live in household dust
Irritants
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a substance that causes slight inflammation or other discomfort to the body
Medical-grade
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device or equipment certified to operate safely near patients
Pollen
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a fine powder produced by certain plants when they reproduce
Pet-dander
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skin cells that are shed by animals with fur or feathers
Purification
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the removal of contaminants from something
Soot
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a black powder composed mainly of carbon, produced when coal, wood, etc. Is burned
Nitrogen dioxide
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common air pollutant
Volatile
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likely to change suddenly and unexpectedly, especially by getting worse
Cross-party
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involving or relating to two or more parties
Get a fix on someone/something
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to have a clear idea or understanding of someone or something
Count
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concentration in the air
Brainchildren
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contrivances, creations, discoveries, ideas ​​​​​
Alleviate
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easing, relieving, reducing, e.g. a problem ​​​​​
Levy
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impose a tax or a fee​​​ ​​​​​
Spike
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sharp increase in the magnitude or concentration of something ​​
Nifty
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useful, effective, practical ​​ ​​​​​
Launched
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revealed publicly
Have a good hair day
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be in good mood
Purifier
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a machine or a substance that removes harmful substances from something
Conservation
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the protection of plants and animals or natural areas, especially from the damaging effects of human activity
Collective conservation consciousness
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the set of shared beliefs, ideas, and moral attitudes which operate as a unifying force within society, in this case concerning conservation
Naturalist
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a person who studies and knows a lot about plants and animals
Expertise
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a high level of knowledge or skil
Developing countries
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a country with little industrial and economic activity and where people generally have low incomes
Affiliated
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connected to
Breeding
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mating and production of offspring
Dismay
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concern and distress
Biodiversity
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the number and types of plants and animals that exist in a particular area or in the world generally, or the problem of protecting this
Immediate habitat
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closest to natural habitat
In situ
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in the original place
Assertion
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a statement that you strongly believe is true
Restoration
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the act or process of returning something to its earlier good condition
Stir the imagination
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make you imagine something
Unquantifiable
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not able to be measured
Conservationist
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a person who advocates or acts for the protection and preservation of the environment and wildlife
Lifeblood
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the thing that is most important to the continuing success and existence of something else
CEO
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a chief executive officer, the highest-ranking person in a company or other institution
Buzzkill
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something or someone that spoils people’s feelings of excitement, enjoyment, or pleasure
Glee
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happiness or great pleasure
Feel the heat
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to encounter an uncomfortable situation
When it comes to the crunch
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if/when a situation becomes extremely serious and a decision must be made
Beach read
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a book, usually fiction, that one might enjoy during a vacation or a day at the beach because it is engaging, entertaining, and easy to read
Reputation-management-via-bookshelf
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displaying your persona through the books you read
Ward off
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repel, prevent, block
Vacate
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to leave a place or a position
Slather
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spread or smear (a substance) thickly or liberally.
Pollinate
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to carry a powdery substance from the male part of a flower or from a male cone to fertilize the female one
Miniscule
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tiny, minute, microscopic
Homing
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return by instinct to one’s territory
Calamity
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disaster, catastrophe, tragedy
Dwindle
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diminish, decrease, reduce
Afoot
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in preparation, in progress; happening or beginning to happen
To boot - in addition
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To boot - in addition
Pitiful ring - sad tone
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Pitiful ring - sad tone
Foster
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encourage development
Accessory - someone who gives assistance to the perpetrator of a crime without taking part in it
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assisted with crime
Cart round
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transport, carry
Speak volumes
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give a lot of information
Abound
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exist in large number or ammount
Ensue
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result in
Stack
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pile up
Deem
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regard, consider
Tangible
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palpable, substantial
Relegate
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consign, banish
Deploy
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utilize, display
Odds
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probability, chance
Kudos
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status, prestige
Affinity
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natural liking, chamistry
Unfolding
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gradually develop or be revealed
Daunting
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seeming difficult to deal with; intimidating
Endeavour
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an attempt to achieve a goal
Quirky
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unusual in an attractive or interesting way
Eclectic
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composed of elements drawn from different sources
Intricate
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very complicated or detailed
Be on tenterhooks
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worried or nervous about something that is going to happen
Tatty
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worn out, in a poor condition
Mediocrity
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averageness, ordinariness
Lousy
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miserable, inadequate
Notorious
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infamous
Taut
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tight
Prerequisite
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something that must exist or happen before something else can exist or happen
Constraint
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a limitation or restriction
Pool
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a group
Sartorial
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elegant, refined
Scrounge
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seek to obtain
Churn
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to move something
Jaded
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lacking interest or desire because of experiencing too much of something
Tangled
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entwined, twisted
Veneer
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facade, disguise, mask
Comprises
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includes, covers
Fuelled
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intensified, boosted
Prerequisite
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necessity, imperative
Crude
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primitive, basic, vulgar
Refined
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stylish, perfect, sophisticated
To shed a tear
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weep, sob
Dress rehearsal
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the final rehearsal of a live show, in which everything is done as it would be in a real performance
Be in the limelight
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to be at the center of public attention
Backing vocals
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accompaniment to a song
Stage fright
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nervousness when appearing before an audience
Standing ovation
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an occasion when the people in an audience stand up to clap at the end of a performance or speech because they liked it very much
On cue
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at the correct moment
Live performance
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performance is broadcast at exactly the same time as it happens
Stage recall
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method of acting
Curtain call
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bowing after the performance

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