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ENGLISH DAY 46

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    VOCAB
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  • She's trying to make a COMEBACK with her first album for 20 years/ The band was popular in the late '70s, and had a COMEBACK in the early '90s.
    An attempt t become famous, powerful, o important again after a period f being much less famous, etc/ A return to an earlier and better position or condition
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  • He's against the idea, but I think I can TALK him INTO it.
    Persuade someone to do something
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  • The bomb reduced the house to RUBBLE.
    The piles f broken stone & bricks, etc. that r left when a building falls down o is destroyed/ Small pieces f stone o rock used fo building
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  • She has loads of natural talent as a runner and with rigorous training she could be a WORLD-BEATER=> A WORLD-BEATING partnership The Fitzwilliam is a WORLD-BEATING gallery.
    A person o thing that is better than any other f its type=> (Of a person or thing) better than any other of its type
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  • She wrote a piece about the battle between two business titans, beginning with the words: "GAME ON!"
    used to show that a competition of some kind is about to start, usually when you are excited about it (IFML)
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  • I didn't really HIT IT OFF WITH his friends. Jake and Sue HIT IT OFF immediately. (IFML)
    like someone and become friendly immediately
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  • We would spend every meal time ENTREATING the child TO eat her vegetables.
    try very hard to persuade someone to do something:
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  • He's definitely lost his MOJO. He needs to get his MOJO working if he's going to win the election. (IFML)
    a quality that attracts people to you and makes you successful and full of energy
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  • The future of the company now RIDES ON the new managing director. I have a lot of money RIDING ON that horse (= I will win or lose a lot of money if that horse wins or loses the race).
    When something important, such as your reputation or money, rides on a particular person or thing, it will be won or achieved if that person or thing is success
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  • He always spent 20 minutes LOOSENING UP before going for his morning run/ She was nervous at the beginning of the interview but LOOSENED UP after a while.
    Stretch ur muscles, esp. by doing special exercises before a hard physical activity/ Relax, esp. after being nervous
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  • In later life she was crippled with ARTHRITIS=> An ARTHRITIC knee
    a serious condition in which a person's joints (= the places where two bones are connected) become painful, swollen, and stiff
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  • Careful! That chair's a bit RICKETY. She slowly climbed the RICKETY wooden steps. The recession put a lot of strain on an already RICKETY economic system.
    In bad condition and therefore weak and likely to break
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  • These ROOKIE cops don't know anything yet. (US, IFML)
    a person who is new to an organization or an activity and does not have much experience
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  • (IFML) I'd love to stay longer but I must be hitting the road.
    Leave a place or begin a journey
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  • CAPACITOR (ELECTRONICS)
    a device that collects and stores electricity, and is an important part of electronic equipment such as televisions and radios
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  • Details of the MODIFIED AMERICAN PLAN will vary based on the hotel or resort you choose.
    a hotel room combined with breakfast and another meal either in the evening or in the middle of the day
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