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28 Cards in this Set
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a'broad (adv) |
in or to a foreign country |
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a'ccustomed to (adj) |
If you are accustomed to something, you have experienced it often enough for it to seem normal to you. |
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ad'just (v) |
to change the way you behave or think in order to suit a new situation
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'customs (plural n) |
things that have been done for along time in a society and are part of that society's culture |
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de'fine (as) (v) |
to say exactly what something means
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'evidence (n) |
something that makes you believe that something is true or exists |
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ex'perience (v) |
If you experience something, it happens to you or you are involved in it. |
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fi'nancial 'matters (plural n) |
subjects connected with money |
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give rise to (vp) |
to cause |
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go wrong (vp) |
to develop problems |
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'immigrant (n) |
someone who comes to live in a different country |
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inter'nationally 'recognised qualifi'cations (plural n) |
qualification (= what you get when you pass exams) that are accepted in many different countries |
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'lifestyle (n) |
the way that you live |
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make sense (vp) |
to have a meaning or reason that you can understand |
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'notice (v) |
to see something and be aware of it |
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point of view (n) |
an opinion |
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'problem-solving skills (plural n) |
the ability to find solutions to problems |
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'process (n) |
a series of changes that happen and have a particular result |
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re'cource (n) |
something that a country, person or oranisation has which they can use |
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seek out (vp) |
to look for something you want to have |
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stage (n) |
a period of development or a particular time in a process |
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stand out (vp) |
to be very easy to see or notice |
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su'rroundings (plural n) |
the place where someone or something is and the things that are in that place |
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take 'action (vp) |
to do something to solve a problem |
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take 'something 'seriously (vp) |
to believe that something is important and that you should pay attention to it |
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re'fer to sth/ sb (as) (vp) |
to call someone or something a particular name |
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'values (plural n) |
beliefs about what is morally right and wrong and what is most important in life |
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work sth out (vp) |
to understand something or decide something after thinking very carefully |