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grade
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Mark of A, B or C
Learn sth by heart
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To memorise sth’ to know sth very well
edutainment
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Education that is educational and enjoyable
diploma
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Paper given after graduation
mark
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A grade on a final exam
certificate
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A paper received after a training
undergraduate
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a university student who has not yet taken a first degree
To revise
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To study again before an exam
A child prodigy
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a really gifted child
gimmick
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Sth ivented to attract people’s attention, without any value
Academically demanding
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Academically demanding
Model student
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Student that is set as an example for others
Be popular among
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Liked or enjoyed by
(6 years) straight/running
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In a row
To sit an exam
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To take an exam
Pass with flying colours
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To pass an exam with great results
Come top of (my class)
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To be the best student in class
Excel in
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be exceptionally good at or proficient in an activity or subject
scholarship
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a grant or payment made to support a student's education, awarded on the basis of academic or other achievement.
Child's play
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Sth very easy
Sail through (every exam)
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To succeed very easily in sth
Get a dgeree in
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To complete the studies
Graduate from
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To finish studying at school
Go on to
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To continue
Do research
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Gather information on a certain subject
Take up
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To start doing sth
Lecture on/in
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Provide an educational talk to an audience, especially one of students in a university
Post-graduate
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A person after graduation
Form master
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A teacher responsible for a class
Compulsive
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resulting from or relating to an irresistible urge
inveterate
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long-established and unlikely to change
Play truant
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To skip classes
Inflated
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excessively or unreasonably high
Gifted
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Talented, clever
Borderline (candidate)
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Be a barely passing student?
Be expelled
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To be thrown out of school
Expel
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Throw sb out of school
Give credit where credit is due
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To give acknowledgment to the person who deserves it
Throw out
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Get rid of
Lenient
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Not as strict as expected
Notwithstanding
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although; in spite of the fact that
Cheat in
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act dishonestly or unfairly in order to gain an advantage
Mock exam
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An exam taken as practice before the official one
expulsion
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An act of expelling
Do a course in
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To participate in a course
Drop out
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Stop being involved in
Take issue with
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Do not agree with sth
whizz
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A genius
uncanny
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strange or mysterious, especially in an unsettling way
Far-fetched
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Unlikely to happen and uncovincing
Put a price tag on
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Make people pay for sth
Give a glipmse at
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To give sb a brief insight
In terms of
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with regard to the particular aspect or subject specified
Selective
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relating to or involving the selection of the most suitable or best qualified
Comprehensive
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including or dealing with all or nearly all elements or aspects of something.
Opportunities for
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Opportunities for
Inherent (in)
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existing in something as a permanent, essential, or characteristic attribute
To perpetuate
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make (something) continue indefinitely
inequality
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difference in
Better off
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Better off
Well-endowed
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well-supported financially
Push (sb) towards
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To move or proceed toward someone or something, especially with determination or in spite of some difficulty or hindrance
Top of the league
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Top of the league
Decreasing
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becoming smaller or fewer in size, amount, intensity, or degree.
Well-off
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wealthy
Put an emphasis on
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Give sth a special importance
literacy
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Ability to write and read
numeracy
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Ability to do maths
Special needs education
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education for children with some sort of disability
One-to-one
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One-to-one
bully
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seek to harm, intimidate, or coerce (someone perceived as vulnerable)
curriculum
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curriculum
tuition
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a sum of money charged for teaching by a college or university
Drop by
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Drop by
infirmary
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A place in a large institution for the care of those who are ill/injured
Get sth taken care of
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Get sth taken care of
Compulsory
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compulsory
entrench
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Establish so firmly that change is very difficult
Emphasis on
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Emphasis on
Fundamental skills
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The basic abilities necessary to function
Enroll in
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Register, sign on
Elective classes
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An optional course of study
Determine
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cause (something) to occur in a particular way or to have a particular nature
Academic path
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Academic path
Crafts
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Works and objects made by hand
Major
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Student's principal subject of course
flexibility
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the ability to be easily modified
breadth
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wide range or extent
Freedom of choice
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individual's opportunity and autonomy to perform an action
prestigious
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Highly regarded
School spirit
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School spirit
Woven (inextricably)
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Very closely conected
Cutting-edge
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Very modern
Sports culture
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Sports culture
Extracurricular (activities)
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Activity pursued in addition to the normal course of study
holistic
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characterized by the belief that the parts of something are intimately interconnected and explicable only by reference to the whole
Wealth of
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a plentiful supply of a particular desirable thing
Honor classes
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Classes for gifted students
schedule
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Timetable
dictated
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dictated
Affiliated with
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Connected/associated with
merchandise
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goods
eagerly
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Very willingly
distinctive
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distinguishing
transition
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change
assignment
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assignment
gain
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To obtain
profit
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profit
hence
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hence
score
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Obtain points
Odds of
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The chances or likelyhood of sth happening
Gonna pass
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Resign from doing sth
overly
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overly
Elbow grease
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Hard, physical work
enhance
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Intensify, increase, further improve the quality of sth
(achieve) mastery
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Great knowledge abt sth
ditch
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To give sth up
startling
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Extremely unusual
All over the place
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All over the place
Diffused
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Trying to connect different facts
High-stakes
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High-stakes
funding
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money provided, especially by an organization or government, for a particular purpose
Be a source of
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Be a source of
standardize
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cause (something) to conform to a standard
rookie
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Sb who is new to a job
emerge
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Appear, become noticeable
struck
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Be really surprising
stratospheric
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Extremely high
firmly
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strongly
Drop out
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Abandon a course of study
grit
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Persistence in doing sth despite difficulty or delay in achieving success
stamina
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The ability to sustain prolonged physical or mental effort
For the long rung
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In the long term
Follow through
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Continue an action or task to its conclusion
inversely
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In the opposite manner, position or order
Visual
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relating to seeing or sight
kinesthetic
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relating to a person's awareness of the position and movement of the parts of the body
auditory
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relating to the sense of hearing
regardless
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despite the prevailing circumstances
persist
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continue in an opinion or course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition
Interact with
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act in such a way as to have an effect on each other
Illustrate sth
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serve as an example of
passage
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passage
Break sth down
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to divide something into smaller, simpler parts
deliberate
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done consciously and intentionally
To lack
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be without or deficient in
efficency
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the state or quality of being efficient
Nitty-gritty
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the most important aspects or practical details of a subject or situation
elude
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escape from or avoid (a danger, enemy, or pursuer), typically in a skilful or cunning way
Connect the dots
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Connect the facts
boost
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help or encourage (something) to increase or improve
Carbon footprint
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Amount of carbon dioxide released during a particular activity
Charity shop
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A shop where second hand goods are sold to raise money for charity
A cast-off
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Sth that you no longer want or need
dye
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A natural or synthetic substance used to add colour to or change the colour of sth
landfill
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An area where waste is stored
Blended fabric
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Cloth/material produced by weaving together different types of fibers
Donation bin
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A large container where people put stuff they no longer need
To discard
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To get rid of sth
savvy
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Having common sense and practical knowledge
Sustainable
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Conserving an ecological balance
garment
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A piece of clothing
gear
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-II-
apparel
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attire
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Item of clothing
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-II-
unprecedented
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never done or known before
Champion (v.)
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vigorously support or defend the cause of
High-end
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the most expensive of a range of products
flagship
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the best or most important thing owned or produced by a particular organization
disrupting
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changing the structure
hefty
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Impressively large
Get more mileage out of
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derive potential or actual benefit from sth
To tackle
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make efforts to deal with sth
demand
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the desire of consumers, clients, employers, etc. for a particular commodity, service, or other item
Fly in the face of
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be openly at variance with (what is usual or expected)
A glimpse into
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a brief insight into
enlightened
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Wise, informed
Sit uncomfortably with
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to be something that you don’t agree with
Follow suit
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conform to another's actions
viable
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Capable of working succesfully
Dress down
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To dress in a casual way
Dress up
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To dress in a formal way
Resort to sth
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turn to and adopt (a course of action, especially an extreme or undesirable one) so as to resolve a difficult situation
scruff
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Dirty and untidy person
Self-confessed
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having openly admitted to being a person with certain characteristics
Power outfit
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Formal clothes that make you seem powerful
frumpy
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Old-fashioned and boring
Tight/student budget
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involving a relatively small amount of money for planned spending
outfit
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Set of clothes for a particular ocassion
pending
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awaiting decision or settlement
Dress code
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Accepted way of dressing in a particular social group
prospective
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expected or expecting to be the specified thing in the future
flair
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a special or instinctive aptitude or ability for doing something well
Smart-casual
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neat, conventional, yet relatively informal in style, especially as worn to conform to a particular dress code
dressy
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Suitable for formal ocassions
skimpy
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Close-fitting, using little material
baggy
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Loose fitting
snazzy
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Modern, stylish
Be dressed to kill
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To wear clothes intended to attract peoples attention
Designer (label) clothes
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Designer (label) clothes
Off the rack/peg
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ready-made rather than made to order
On the high street
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the main street of a town, especially as the traditional site for most shops, banks, and other businesses
Be all the rage
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Be very fashionable
The height of fashion
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An extremely fashionable way
Up-to-the-minute
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Dealing with the most recent trends
Set a new trend
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Start a new trend in fashion
Be ahead of your time
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Have new ideas or opinions before they are fashionable
Catch on
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Become popular
Slave of/to fashion
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Someone who is strongly influenced by fashion
cuff
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cuff
Cloak
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Cloak
dagger
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dagger
frills
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frills
Off the cuff
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Without having prepared anything
Be hand in glove with sb
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To have a close working relationship with sb
Cloak and dagger
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Involving secrecy and mystery
Take the shirt off someone’s back
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Someone's last possesion
On a shoestring
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Spending as little as possible
Without frills
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Simple and plain
Put someone in a strait jacket
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Restrict someone’s freedom
Wear the trousers
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Be the dominant partner in a marriage
swagger
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A very confident way of behaving
Go mainstream
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Become popular
Invincible
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Too powerful to be defeated or overcome
foray
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attempt
depict
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depict
toss
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toss
As per
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As per
invariably
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Always, everytime
Cease
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stop
regal
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Resembling or fit for a monarch
Single-handedly
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Without help from anyone else
To decay
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Declining in quality, rotting or decomposing
To flap
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Of sth loosely fastened- flutter or wave around
bachelor
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A man who is not and never has been married
soak
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make or allow (something) to become thoroughly wet by immersing it in liquid
slippery
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difficult to hold firmly or stand on because it is smooth, wet, or slimy
Patterned after
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to try to be like and to behave like
paw
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a peacock
To be a product of
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To be a product of
stability
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The state of being stable
stirrup
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each of a pair of devices attached to each side of a horse's saddle
prohibited
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that has been forbidden; banned
elaborate
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involving many carefully arranged parts or details
cumbersome
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large or heavy and therefore difficult to carry or use
Resemble
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have a similar appearance to or qualities in common with
agile
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able to move quickly and easily
sniffy
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sniffy
crop
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Plants grown by farmers
Swathe of land
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Swathe of land
pesticide
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A chemical that is used to kill insects that damage plants
Fiber, textile
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Fiber, textile
lead
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lead
hue
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hue
exposure
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exposure
Meant to last
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Meant to last
lifespan
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the length of time for which a person or animal lives or a thing functions
average
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average
Living wage
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a wage that is high enough to maintain a normal standard of living
Mine
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mine
Textile mill
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Factory where fabrics are being produced
Ship overseas
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Ship overseas
flood
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arrive in overwhelming amounts or quantities
overwhelm
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have a strong emotional effect on
Outsource
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obtain (goods or a service) by contract from an outside supplier
resource
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resource
labor
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work, especially physical work
Mass-produced
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Produced in great quantities
disparity
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a great difference
Non-renewable energy source
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Non-renewable energy source
Commited to
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Commited it
Cotton on
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begin to understand
Make waves (in fashion industry)
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create a significant impression, cause trouble
husk
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husk
Upset the apple cart
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spoil a plan
Spun into a yarn
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Spun into a yarn
transparent
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allowing light to pass through so that objects behind can be distinctly seen
One the up
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moving toward an improved or better state After a slow period
coffer
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coffer
swap
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an act of exchanging one thing for another
glittery
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shiny
coveting
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yearning to possess
Loath to
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Be reluctant; unwilling
crumpled
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crushed to form creases and wrinkles
ballooned
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ballooned
quirky
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having or characterized by peculiar or unexpected traits or aspects
reconditioned
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repaired
Worn out
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damaged or shabby to the point of being no longer usable
A dab hand at
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a person who is an expert at a particular activity
Fallen by the wayside
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to no longer be active or successful
Take up a hem
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Take up a hem
darn
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mend
patch
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Mend with a patch
Breathe new life into
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fill with enthusiasm and energy
subdued
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quiet and rather reflective or depressed
To replicate
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make an exact copy of; reproduce
barely
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barely
focus
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focus
shift
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change
To suit up
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To dress up
To give sb a leg-up
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To give sb an advantage
To concede
inizia ad imparare
admit or agree that something is true after first denying or resisting it
To get a kick
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Get excited
Turn it up a notch
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To increase sth
An outlier
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Sth that is different
leeway
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freedom
fit
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size
Slouchy, sloppy
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untidy
A take-away
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conclusion
Keep track of
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To follow, monitor
inconspicuously
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not clearly visible or attracting attention
diabetes
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diabetes
To assess
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evaluate
respiration
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breathing
remote
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distant
MacGyvere
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Make repair in an improvised way
industry
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economic activity concerned with the processing of raw materials and manufacture of goods in factories
Safety limits
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Safety limits
disposable
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intended to be thrown away after use
toss
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To throw away
merchandise
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Goods to be bought and sold
Daily shipments
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Daily shipments
lust
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lust
Get on like a house on fire
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to get on well
one the house
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sth that you don’t have to pay for
Bring a house down
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to get a postive reaction (e.g. an actor)
flat
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flat
suite
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suite
penthouse
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penthouse
Ground floor
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Ground floor
Hit the roof
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To feel very angry
People who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones
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Don't criticise others for sth you do yourslef
Go out the window
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To give sth up
(a price) goes through a roof
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Sth increases
bungalow
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a low house having only 1 storey
Villa
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a large and luxurious country house or a rented holiday home abroad
Hut
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a small, simple, single storey house or shelter
chalet
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a wooden house typically found in Swiss Alps
mansion
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a large, impressive house
condominium
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a building or complex of buildings containing a number of individually owned apartments or houses
Detached house
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Detached house
Semi-detached house
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Semi-detached house
Block of flats
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Block of flats
High-rise/tower block
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High-rise / tower block
suite
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suite
mold
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mold
dampness
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dampness
fixes
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fixes
optimize
inizia ad imparare
make the best or most effective use of
at the outset
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at the start, from the start
Off-gassing
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giving off a chemical, especially a harmful one, in the form of a gas
Expand from
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become or make larger or more extensive
Energy usage
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Energy usage
Wide-ranging
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covering an extensive range
reduced
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Made smaller or less in amounnt
absenteeism
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the practice of regularly staying away from work or school without good reason
Measurable
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something that can be quantified
Underpinned by
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support, justify, or form the basis for
Body of scientific research
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Body of scientific research
embrace
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accept
upfront
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at the front, in front, in advance; bold, honest, and frank.
facilitate
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make (an action or process) easy or easier
recouped
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regained (something lost or expended)
Key drivers of
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Key drivers of
stagnant
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Showing no activity
chronically
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in a persistent and recurring way
ventilation
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The exchange of air between the lungs and the atmosphere
aim for
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have the intention of achieving.
Double-blind studies
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denoting a test or trial, in which any information which may influence the behaviour of the tester or the subject is withheld until after the test
Cognitive function
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the performance of the mental processes of perception
humidity
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Atmospheric moisture
stuffy
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stuffy
utilize
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make practical and effective use of
make for (happier occupants)
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make for (happier occupants)
Circadian rhythms
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physical, mental, and behavioral changes that follow a 24-hour cycle
craftsmanship
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skill in a particular craft
Tuck sth away
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Hid sth
reinforce
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strengthen
pedometers
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an instrument for estimating the distance travelled on foot by recording the number of steps taken
centerpiece
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an item, issue, etc. intended to be a focus of attention
mobility
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the ability to move or be moved freely and easily
Communal trash
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Communal trash
streetscape
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a view or scene of streets, especially in a city
planter
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imitate
mimic
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mimic
High-efficiency
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High-efficiency
flippers
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flippers
gadgetry
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small mechanical or electronic devices or tools
immediacy
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the quality of bringing one into direct and instant involvement with something
stagnant
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stagnant

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