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To abandon |
Verb. To stop doing an activity before you have finished it. |
The match was abandoned at half time because of poor weather. |
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To adore |
Verb. To like something or someone very much. |
I adore horses. |
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A step ahead. |
Phrase. Slightly better prepared or more successful than someone else. |
The filmmaker manages to keep a step ahead of his critics by constantly trying new ideas. |
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Aware |
Adjective.
Having knowledge of something. |
She needed to make people aware of danger. |
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Brutal |
Adjective. Cruel and not considering someone's feelings. |
Her criticism was brutal. |
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To Cause |
Verb. To make something happen. |
He actions caused us a lot of problems. |
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Chance of a lifetime |
Phrase. A great opportunity that you will only have one in your life. |
This competition is the chance of a lifetime for me. |
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Compulsory |
Adjective. If something is C, you must do it because of a rule or law. |
Swimming was compulsory at my school. |
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Contestant |
Noun. Someone who competes in a contest. |
In tonight's quiz, or contestants have come from all over the country. |
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To disturb |
Verb. To interrupt someone in a way that they don't want. |
Their loud music disturbed our peace. |
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To fulfill |
Verb. To do something that is expected, hoped for or promised, or to make it happen. |
I know it will fulfill my dreams one day. |
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Gain experience |
Phrase. To get knowledge or skill from doing something. |
I took a summer job to gain some experience. |
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Geek |
Noun. A person, especially a man, who is boring and not fashionable. |
He's such a geek. |
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Get your first taste of |
Phrase. To experience something for the first time. |
She got her first taste of success in that show. |
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Hooked |
Adjective. Enjoying something so much that you are unable to stop having, watching, doing, etc. it. |
I'm hooked on spy movies. |
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Intense |
Adjective. Extreme and forceful or (of a feeling) very strong. |
Intense cold/heated/hatred |
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Intimidated |
Adjective. Frightening or nervous because a person or a situation makes you lose your confidence. |
I was intimidated by all those clever people. |
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Invaluable |
Adjective. Extremely useful. |
Her help was invaluable. |
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To launch |
Verb. To make something begin. |
To launch a career. |
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Media |
Noun. The internet, newspapers, magazines, television, etc considered as a group. |
The media are covering the speech tonight. |
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Nerve-wracking |
Adjective. Causing a lot of worry. |
I find giving talks absolutely nerve-wracking. |
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Photogenic |
Adjective. Having a face that looks attractive in photographs. |
She's very photogenic. |
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Privacy |
Noun. Someone's right to keep their personal matters and relationship secret. |
The new law is designed to protect people's privacy. |
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To pursue |
Verb. If you P a plan, activity or situation, you try to do it or achieve it, usually over a long period of time. |
He decided to pursue a career in television. |
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Realise an ambition |
Phrase. To do something that you had hoped to do. |
He realised his ambition of becoming a doctor. |
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To release |
Verb. If a film is R, it is shown in public for the first time. |
His new movie is due to be released next month. |
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A scandal |
Noun. (An action or event that causes) a public feeling of shock and strong moral disapproval. |
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A sensation |
Noun. Someone or something that causes great interest and excitement. |
The book was a sensation. |
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Someone's... days are behind them |
Phrase. Used to say that someone no longer does a particular activity. |
My traveling days are behind now. |
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To strip away |
Phrasal verb. To remove or peel something from someone or something. |
She striped away his mask of confidence. |
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Stuck in traffic |
Phrase. Unable to drive at the normal speed because there are too many vehicles on the road. |
I'm sorry I'm late- I was stuck in traffic. |
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A tabloid |
Noun. A type of popular newspaper with small pages which has many pictures and short simple reports. |
I read all the gossip in the tabloids. |
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To turn down |
Phrasal verb. To refuse to accept something you are offered. |
She turned down the job. |
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Voluntary |
Adjective. Done, made or given willingly, without being forced or paid. |
The extra homework is voluntary. |