May 15 (0) Pat's words 2021_05_15

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to stay upbeat
The mood is upbeat at Shaw’s campaign headquarters tonight.
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to stay full of hope, happiness, and good feelings
interjection
Her controversial speech was punctuated with noisy interjections from the audience.
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an occasion when someone interrupts someone else, or the interruptions themselves:
to cherry pick (calls)
everyone prefers to cherry pick calls
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to pick the best option
antsy
It was a long drive and the children started to get antsy. I always get antsy about meeting my husband's boss.
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very nervous, worried, or unpleasantly excited:
to pad the bill
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o put unnecessary or additional items on a bill to make the total cost higher
to fidget
Children can't sit still for long without fidgeting. Stop fidgeting!
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to make continuous, small movements that annoy other people
to caught a glimpse
I only caught (= had) a fleeting glimpse of the driver of the getaway car, but I know I would recognize her if I saw her again.
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an occasion when you see something or someone for a very short time
to flip through
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to look quickly at the pages of a magazine, book, etc.
to glance
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to give a quick short look
unsociable
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not liking to meet people or to spend time with them
ambience
Despite being a busy city, Dublin has the ambience of a country town
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the character of a place or the quality it seems to have
I don't * very well (memory)
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I don't memorize very well
crass
He made crass comments about her worn-out clothes.
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stupid and without considering how other people might feel
gutter talk
His minds in a gutter
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offensive language SMART Vocabulary: rel
to laugh* his jokes
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to laugh at his jokes
to be by myself
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to be alone
I can count my close freinds on one hand
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I have a very few close friends.
to glimpse
We glimpsed the ruined abbey from the windows of the train. I quickly glimpsed...
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to see something or someone for a very short time or only partly
in-depth (PR)
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done carefully and in great detail:
primarily
a course primarily related to We're primarily concerned with keeping expenditure down. Baseball is primarily a summer game.
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mainly
japanese (PR)
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japanese
undertaking
The construction of the tunnel is a large and complex undertaking.
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a job, business, or piece of work
it * perfectly (for example, about size)
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it suits perfectly
I've got all mixed up
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I confused everything
sentimental
it has a sentimental value for me.
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giving too much importance to emotions, especially love or sadness
to look * a picture
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to look at a picture
thug
Some thugs smashed his windows
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a man who acts violently, especially to commit a crime
conducive
Such a noisy environment was not conducive to a good night's sleep. A quiet room is a more conducive atmosphere for studying.
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providing the right conditions for something good to happen or exist
kickback
Bankhead got a contract to supply computers to the department in exchange for a kickback.
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an amount of money that is paid to someone illegally in exchange for secret help or work
threaten
They threatened the shopkeeper with a gun. They threatened to kill him unless he did as they asked.
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to tell someone that you will kill or hurt them or cause problems if they do not do what you want:
misconceived
The plan to build the road through the forest is wholly misconceived.
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badly planned because of a failure to understand a situation and therefore unsuitable or unlikely to succeed:
infraction
Any attempt to influence the judges will be seen as an infraction of the rules. A minor infraction
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an occasion when someone breaks a rule or law
bucket list
I have so many things on my bucket list yet to do.
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a number of experiences or achievements that a person hopes to have or accomplish during their lifetime.
to cross off
Did you cross her name off the guest list?
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to remove someone or something, such as a name, from a list by drawing a line through it:
to tick sth off
That's one more action point that we can tick off.
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to put a mark beside an item in a list to show that you have dealt with it:
sleazy
This part of town is full of sleazy bars and restaurants.
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dirty, cheap, or not socially acceptable, especially relating to moral or sexual matters:
underhanded
What really made her mad was the dirty, underhanded way they had tricked her.
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done secretly, and sometimes dishonestly, in order to achieve an advantage:
above board
The deal was completely open and above board.
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If a plan or business agreement is above board, it is honest and not trying to deceive anyone:
overwhelmed
Government troops have overwhelmed the rebels and seized control of the capital. The boxer relied on his power, pace, and pressure to overwhelm opponents.
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to defeat someone or something by using a lot of force
flabbergasted
When they announced her name, the winner just sat there, flabbergasted. She is flabbergasted by the whole affair.
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feeling shocked, usually because of something you were not expecting:
to appease
She claimed that the government had only changed the law in order to appease their critics.
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to prevent further disagreement in arguments or war by giving to the opposing side an advantage that they have demanded:

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