CHURCHGOER----someone who goes to church regularly
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Get along---if two or more people get along, they have a friendly relationship:
Denial---a statement saying that something is not true
SOLEMN--very serious and not happy, for example because something bad has happened or because you are at an important occasion:
SPECIALIZE--to limit all or most of your study, business etc to a particular subject or activity
IN FULL---completely
PRETEND---to behave as if something is true when in fact you know it is not, in order to deceive people or for fun
CHURCHGOER--someone who goes to church regularly
SHORTEN---to become shorter or make something shorter
VIVID---vivid memories, dreams, descriptions etc are so clear that they seem real
SIMILE---an expression that describes something by comparing it with something else, using the words ‘as’ or ‘like’, for example ‘as white as snow
METAPHOR---a way of describing something by referring to it as something different and suggesting that it has similar qualities to that thing
REACH OUT---to stretch out your arm to try to touch or hold someone or something
STROKE---to move your hand gently over something:
SMOOTH
DENY---to say that something is not true, or that you do not believe something
UNMARRIED----not married SYN single:
BIOGRAPHY----] a book that tells what has happened in someone’s life, written by someone else
ORIGINALLY----in the beginning, before other things happened or before things changed:
SUICIDE----the act of killing yourself:
ESTABLISHED----known to do a particular job well, because you have done it for a long time
REPUTATION----the opinion that people have about someone or something because of what has happened in the past
ILL HEALTH---a state of health that is not good, especially over a long period
ALCOHOLISM----the medical condition of being an alcoholi
GET THERE---to arrive somewhere
FALL ASLEEP---to go to sleep - use this especially when you do not intend to, when you go to sleep quickly, or when going to sleep has been difficult:
PROVIDED---only if a particular thing happens or is done
CUE----2 a word, phrase, or action in a play that is a signal for the next person to speak or act:
TAKE AWAY---1 to remove someone or something, or make something disappear:
APPOINTMENT----an arrangement for a meeting at an agreed time and place, for a particular purpose
CHANGE----the money that you get back when you have paid for something with more money than it costs:
FOG---cloudy air near the ground which is difficult to see through
CATCH---to get an infectious disease
PHYSIOTHERAPY----a treatment that uses special exercises, rubbing, heat etc to treat medical conditions and problems with muscles
PLATFORM----the raised place beside a railway track where you get on and off a train in a station\
PORTER----someone whose job is to carry people’s bags at railway stations, airports etc
SUEDE----soft leather with a slightly rough surface:
DRY CLEANER’S---a shop where you can take clothes etc to be dry-cleaned
ALTERATION---a small change that makes someone or something slightly different, or the process of this change
TAKE SMTH OR SMB ALONG---to take someone or something with you to a place:
APEX TICKET----APEX tickets for planes or trains are cheaper than normal ones, and have to be bought several days before you travel:
PUZZLED--confused and unable to understand something:
FLING---a short period of time during which you enjoy yourself without worrying about anything
HAGGIS---a food eaten in Scotland, made from the heart and other organs of a sheep, cut up and boiled in a skin made from the sheep’s stomach
BANNOCK---a flat bread roll made from oats or barley
OATMEAL----a soft breakfast food made by boiling crushed OATS SYN
MALT---grain, usually BARLEY, that has been kept in water for a time and then dried. It is used for making beer, WHISKY etc
LODGE---a small house on the land of a large country house, usually at the main entrance gate
HOUSEKEEPING---the work and organization of things that need to be done in a house, hotel etc, for example cooking and buying food:
HOUSEKEEPER---someone who is employed to manage the cleaning, cooking etc in a house or hotel
LAUNDRY---clothes, sheets etc that need to be washed or have just been washed:\
PRESS---] to make clothes smooth using a hot iron
DRY CLEANING----to clean clothes etc with chemicals instead of water
SAVOURY----savoury food tastes of salt
ACCOMPANY---to go somewhere with someone
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